Celebrities Books

I greatly enjoyed the two books by Mikhail Lemkhin: "Missing Frames" and "Fragments". I am especially moved by portraits. There is something about the portraits that make them very different from most others. The pictures are not posed, but don't seem to be too candid either. I get the impression that the subject is aware of the photographer, but is not posing for him, at least not physically. It is as if the subject is exposing his/her inner soul to the camera. The photographs work, in deeply satisfying way, very well. I know I will look at them again and again.

Just the name Monte Carlo brings images to our minds - James Bondian wins in the Casino (after all, how many casinos are bookended by Chanel and Cartier?), glamorous women, sunny clime, and, of course, money. To many it's a gambler's den or a shopper's paradise. Whatever the case, Monaco, really a tiny principality, continues to fascinate.

This full-color volume is a photographic return to the opulent period when Monaco was inhabited by international playboys and girls, movie stars, royalty, and scions of industry.

If you liked "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," this is your apertif.

MOTHER KNEW BEST is a perfect gift book for mom (Mother's Day, graduation, birthday, anniversaries) because it so compellingly illustrates the profound effect a mother has on a child. From Elvis Presley to Mother Teresa, Colin Powell to Milton Berle, the people about whom the Hornfischers write are carefully chosen -- and unfailingly inspirational.

In this book,you'll find pictures from the hit clay wrestlin show,includin dialogue,storyboards,character models,and more stuff for a clay animation fan. This also includes quotes from the the Celebrity Deathmatch episodes from the past,present,and the future. If you love animation,you'll love this book!

This book is inspirational and very heartwarming. I love the positive outlook of both the author and all of the celebrities that contributed to the collection. Great gift idea!

This book is great fun for anyone who loves golf. The interesting stories that the celebrities tell about their great experiences in the game is quite fascinating. This is a gem.

What a great idea, and so inventively executed. The photographs are all completely unique in ambiance and tone, ranging from downright sweet and romantic to completely twisted, to hysterically funny. I hope Liza Frank does an American version!!!!!

Feisty little Pinata Press has brought us a giant smackdown of a book, the life of Mark Baron, the Angel of Death, as seen through the eyes of his lonely little son, Jesse, now in the 7th grade and worn down from the constant travelling his dad's job entails. His Dad, you see, happens to be a superstar of ACW, American Championship Wrestling, but it's not all that much fun being the son of a man famous for his strength, bravery and macho attitude in the ring and on TV. Other kids in Jesse's new San Antonio school want to get to know him, but they're puzzled because he's not much like his dad.

Fat Wendell wants to be Jesse's friend, but Jesse is too preoccupied with his parents' marital problems to realize that "WendY' is offering him a precious gift of friendship. Three hardcore thug kids in the same middle school, Manuel, Chester Leonard and Hugo Sanchez, are always pushing around and intimidating the smaller kids. They even corner innocent girls and steal their purses to pocket their tiny hoards of dollar bills. Then Jesse steps in, gulping, telling the mean trio to stop harassing the beautiful, foxy half-Spanish Sara Young.

This intervention leads to a bit of romance for our boy, just when his relations with his parents are coming to a showdown. The mother is always nagging Mark to give up the ring. "Look at your knees, Mark," she cries out. "You're 38 years old and you have the legs of an old man." Mark says that he's in the hurting business.

One thing leads to another as a pushy teacher at school fails little Jesse, and then blackmails him, saying she will turn his F into an A if he can produce the Angel of Death, Mark Baron himself, to come to her school and make a rare piblic appearance. Mrs. Petrovsky is a crazed fan like Kathy Bates in Misery and she'll do anything, anything, to get those autographs from her favorite wrestling hero.

Everywhere Jesse goes with his mom and dad, even a trip to their local diner, is spoiled by fans. It made me think that I would hate to be the son of a famous TV personality and/or athlete.

The back cover says that this is the first book by author Ray Villareal. After reading a couple of bestsellers by Irv Muchnick, I wanted something along the same lines as WRESTLING BABYLON and I picked up this book sort of by association. Though Villareal doesn't have Muchnick's classic sportswriters' pizzazz, he is a careful and thorough writer and I got the impression all the Latino parts were very inspiring, all the more so if I was actually in the targeted age group of 5th to 8th grade this novel is aimed at.

This was a good book with nice pictures and the content is very informative to young people who want to know more about this wonderful group. It has info on the guys and how they started out to become Nsync. A very nice book easy reading.

The book brilliantly discusses and displays photographs by Nadar and Warhol. It focuses briefly on the artist's biography and more on their collection of the photography (which are all portraits). A great buy for that photography lover or to be used for that photography history paper.