books about: hollywood     books:       The Black Book of Hollywood Diet Secrets21 reviews Kym Douglas, Cindy Pearlman Plume, 2007 A Fun Read with Good Advice "We interviewed A-list stars and their trainers and nutritionists because celebs have no choice but to stay in shape; it's their job." ~ Introduction "The Black Book of Hollywood Diet Secrets" is a book filled with not-so-secret tips for weight loss. While it is true that you may have heard it all before (eat your veggies and protein), this book puts the tips in an easy-to-read format that is ...             Honor Thyself27 reviews Danielle Steel Delacorte Press, 2008 A page turner at Danielle Steele's best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really enjoyed this book, it started good from the start . It continued on at a slower pace but you have to acquire a taste for the character and all involved . People who suffer from amnesia has to go through this process to try and remember stuff from their life , so i dont think it was repetive that she loved her ex husband like a brother , she just did not remember much details about her ...             sTORI Telling234 reviews Tori Spelling Simon Spotlight, 2008 Insightful! Tori did a great job telling the story of her life growing up in such a way that most of us dream of! I was surprised to learn of all the ups and downs Tori & her Mother went and continue to go through...I could not put this book down & I had it read cover to cover in 2 days...Enjoy!!             LL Cool J's Platinum Workout: Sculpt Your Best Body Ever with Hollywood's Fittest Star81 reviews LL Cool J, Dave Honig, ... Rodale Books, 2006 excellent i lost a 100lbs. in 1 week. Just kiddin. A great book. The workout is insane and very intense if you do it right. You also find out you can do more than you thought you could. Funny thing is that you don't get over that initial workout pain because you seem to push yourself harder and harder.             Power Hold'em Strategy15 reviews Daniel Negreanu Cardoza, 2008 Poker Strategy This book gives you a different view on how to play no limit poker. Have been trying these different strategy's and they are working very well! I have made the final table six times in a row. What the book is saying so far has worked excellent!! Mike             Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry--from Music to Hollywood33 reviews Terrance Dean Atria, 2008 A White Man's Opinion I was in Houston visiting a friend when he pulled this book out. I was bored and started flipping through it... and then started to read it. I don't pretend to know ANYTHING about this lifestyle but I do know the book was very easy to read and very simply written - conversational style. I had no knowledge (still don't) of any of the references to hip hop or even the Hollywood references above the ...             Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player115 reviews Robert Rodriguez Plume, 1996 Teriffic! Loved this book. Funny and insightful look at breaking into Hollywood. Read it & watch El Mariachi.             The Mysterious Montague: A True Tale of Hollywood, Golf, and Armed Robbery9 reviews Leigh Montville Doubleday, 2008 The Mysterious Montague A detailed recollection of events in the life of a very mysterious person. Leigh Montville brings back a time when personalities were indeed bigger than life, and one that reluctantly stood out in that crowd is the subject of the story. As the reader enjoys amazing stories involving some famous hollywood names it becomes clear why our subject is not willing to share the spotlight. I found The ...             Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home45 reviews David Shipley, Will Schwalbe Knopf, 2007 A Must-Own for both the Savvy and the Clueless This breezy tome will do an excellent job of making a savvy writer from even the most oblivious Luddite. It is to internet communication what The Elements of Style is to the written word: clear, concise instruction that elaborates not only on what should be done, but explains why. Email was thrust upon an unsuspecting populace years ago; unlike English grammar and composition, the proper use ...             Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood23 reviews Mark Harris Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Transitions from Failure to Communicate This is an insightful book about the 5 movies nominated for Best Picture Oscar of 1967: Bonnie and Clyde - Ultimate Collector's Edition, The Graduate (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition), In the Heat of the Night (40th Anniversary Collector's Edition), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (40th Anniversary Edition), Doctor Dolittle and the times from which they sprang. If you are a movie insider, ...             Heath Ledger: Hollywood's Dark Star4 reviews Brian J. Robb Plexus Publishing, 2008 Heath Ledger, a closer look Beautiful, never before seen pictures of Heath Ledger throughout his career. Author did a tasteful job in writing this book. R.I.P. Heath             5-Factor Fitness: The Diet and Fitness Secret of Hollywood's A-List86 reviews M.Sc., Harley Pasternak, Ethan Boldt Perigee Trade, 2005 A fitness program you can stick to! I loved this book! I don't think there's anyone who would disagree that exercise is good for you. The problem is finding the time to do it. So what usually happens is, I start a fitness program and stay with it at first, but then I miss a day here and there and pretty soon I'm not doing it anymore. That hasn't happened with "5-Factor Fitness." What makes the program so easy to stay with is ...             American Lightning: Terror, Mystery, the Birth of Hollywood, and the Crime of the Century12 reviews Howard Blum Crown, 2008 Unions, Capitalists and Dynamite; An Explosive Mix When I think of union activism and violence, I tend to think of the mine workers, the steel workers and other the meat packers. And, I always associate this activity with the Chicago or other eastern cities. I am not sure I even knew that the unions were all that active in Los Angeles. The author has taken an unusual tack by mixing the stories of D. W. Griffith, William Burns and Clarence ...             The Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2009 (Unofficial Guides) Bob Sehlinger, Menasha Ridge Press Wiley, 2008 More than 4 million copies sold! This series is the only one that offers evaluations based on reader surveys and critiques, compiled by a team of unbiased inspectors. • Hotels, attractions, and restaurants in all price categories • Extensive information on shopping, nightlife, and sports • Easy-to-use, two-color design • Detailed, 2-color maps From the publishers of The ...             Inventing the Movies: Hollywood's Epic Battle Between Innovation and the Status Quo, from Thomas Edison to ...10 reviews Scott Kirsner CreateSpace, 2008 Excellent! Highly recommend for movie buffs, movie makers and innovators. Very well thought out and insightful. As an independent filmmaker, and at a time when the industry is going through so much change, I found it to be a very stimulating and relevant read.             The Celebrity Black Book 2008: Over 55,000 Accurate Celebrity Addresses (Celebrity Black Book)20 reviews Mega Niche Media, 2007 Amazing! Having a non-profit foundation, this book has been a great asset. It has allowed me to contact celebrities that would have been difficult for me to contact.             Hollywood Crows: A Novel35 reviews Joseph Wambaugh Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Hilarious cop stories "Hollywood Crows" is a terrific novel, with colorful characters and an endless supply of cops-and-robbers anecdotes, sometimes hilarious and sometimes tragic, but always fascinating. There's a plot too, but, really, who cares? It's the characters and the anecdotes that make the book so entertaining. And if that's what appeals to you, then I highly recommend Wambaugh's "Choirboys," which ...             Celebutantes27 reviews Amanda Goldberg, Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper St. Martin's Press, 2008 Hoping for a sequal This book is so catchy. It makes you want to sneak to the bathroom at work to see what's going to happen next. It's a very light read and can definately capture all of your attention. I would recommend this book to anyone who would love to just get consumed by a novel, but not feel like they fried their brain along the way.             The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession (Ballantine Reader's Circle)166 reviews Susan Orlean Ballantine Books, 2000 No Title Pretty quick read because it is totally, utterly engrossing. Orlean has a wonderful writing style, and a knack for just the right amount of metaphors and similes. Plus terrific descriptive abilities. Every bit as wonderful as the film "Adaptation" which was made from this book. I really liked this non-fiction book about obsession, collectors, orchids, plants, all things in southern Florida. ...             The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets35 reviews Kym Douglas, Cindy Pearlman Plume, 2006 The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets Not only was the book helpful with the beauty secrets, but I loved the sense of humour. I look forward to the next book by these authors.              search for books 23-year-old, 5-factor, accurate, addresses, american, ballantine, celebrity, celebutantes, century, disneyland, entertainment, essential, filmmaker, fitness, hollywood, industry, innovation, inventing, lightning, montague, mysterious, mystery, obsession, pictures, platinum, revolution, robbery, secrets, strategy, unofficial books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen magazines: Parents Make the Difference C-W Parents Still Make the Diffe home  impressum - about us