|
|
Post by Tracy Lord on Oct 10, 2008 21:45:56 GMT -5
^I'm reading Barbara Stanwyck a Biography by Al DioRio. It's the only Stany bio I could find! I paid $8 and got it from an antique store.
|
|
star
Full Member
The Woman Of The Year
Posts: 215
|
Post by star on Nov 29, 2008 10:37:27 GMT -5
Ok in the lst months I really have had no time to read, I've spent a month on some books that our Italian literature teacher gave us, then I had to study for the driving license, I'm always o busy and tired that it took me a lot to finish peacefully On The Road! It is amazing! I really love that book. Now I've started Pic, always by Jack Kerouac.
|
|
|
|
Post by martha on Nov 29, 2008 10:51:43 GMT -5
a large section of the original scroll, the taped together pieces of architectural drawing paper on which kerouac typed the manuscript for ON THE ROAD .. was just touring through chicago .. i visited it .. pretty cool. i am also a fan of the book. if you have a chance, star, get a hold of the recently published unedited version, with all the real names of the characters ... but whether or not the names are changed ("to protect the innocent' as the old detective t.v. show used to say) .. i agree its a marvelous read.  i'm reading a book called RADIUM GIRLS about young women workers in the early 20th century who were poisoned by radium while painting luminous clock faces. the medical dangers of using radium were not well known at the time .. fascinating. i'm working on a play based on several of the women affected in these cases .. called THESE SHINING LIVES. |
|
|
|
Post by Richard on Nov 29, 2008 22:28:46 GMT -5
Long Beach: Step Back in Time written by Loretta Berner and published in 1990 by the Historical Society of Long Beach.
This is a 72-page paperback with various illustrations and maps dating as far back as the 1880s, when the city was founded and known only as the "little seaside village". Since I've lived in Long Beach my entire life I found the information in this book fascinating. But it's sad to realize that nearly every building that was erected during the city's pioneer days is no longer around. Exception: When I was younger, going to elementary school, my father used to drive down this one street where on one of corners sat an old abandoned building. It always puzzled me as to what it was used for, and why it hadn't been demolished. In the book, there is a photo of this building with a bunch of children standing in front of it; learning that it was once used as the town's first school classroom in the 1890s. It still stands today, and for those who know its history, a fine sight to behold.
|
|
star
Full Member
The Woman Of The Year
Posts: 215
|
Post by star on Dec 7, 2008 16:29:01 GMT -5
a large section of the original scroll, the taped together pieces of architectural drawing paper on which kerouac typed the manuscript for ON THE ROAD .. was just touring through chicago .. i visited it .. pretty cool. i am also a fan of the book. if you have a chance, star, get a hold of the recently published unedited version, with all the real names of the characters ... but whether or not the names are changed ("to protect the innocent' as the old detective t.v. show used to say) .. i agree its a marvelous read. Wow that's a piece of history! Now Im' reading for school The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll. THe plot is interesting, but the book isn't! |
|
|
|
Post by dreamer on Dec 7, 2008 19:48:48 GMT -5
Now Im' reading for school The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll. THe plot is interesting, but the book isn't! Even before the journalism/paparazzi really went mad - changing history with their gossip/sensation press - Heinrich Böll (70s) made people aware of the problem we have been facing the last decade. And I think it gets worse - the respect of privacy is almost lost. The plot IS really interesting - as I saw the film again some years ago - felt only sorry for Katharine Blum. Reading Böll is to heavy for me though  - even though I speak German. Have you read Christiane F. - We Children from Bahnhof Zoo by Kai Hermann? That is too an interesting read. The plot is very different from TLHof Katharina Blum - it happened - it's Christiane's story - written down from the tape recordings she made - talking about her drug addiction - first in STERN (magazine) and later as book and film. |
|
|
|
Post by martha on Dec 7, 2008 21:25:22 GMT -5
RADIUM GIRLS: women and industrial reform (by claudia clark) for a play on which i'm working .. called THESE SHINING LIVES
a biography of Hal Prince 'cause, i mean, why not? <smile>
170 YEARS OF SHOW BUSINESS by Kate Mostel and Madeline Gilford (inspired to read this after reading a new play by Gilford's son JoeJ
|
|
star
Full Member
The Woman Of The Year
Posts: 215
|
Post by star on Dec 8, 2008 6:26:19 GMT -5
Now Im' reading for school The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum by Heinrich Böll. THe plot is interesting, but the book isn't! Even before the journalism/paparazzi really went mad - changing history with their gossip/sensation press - Heinrich Böll (70s) made people aware of the problem we have been facing the last decade. And I think it gets worse - the respect of privacy is almost lost. The plot IS really interesting - as I saw the film again some years ago - felt only sorry for Katharine Blum. Reading Böll is to heavy for me though - even though I speak German. Have you read Christiane F. - We Children from Bahnhof Zoo by Kai Hermann? That is too an interesting read. The plot is very different from TLHof Katharina Blum - it happened - it's Christiane's story - written down from the tape recordings she made - talking about her drug addiction - first in STERN (magazine) and later as book and film. Yes that problem is increasing year after year! It's the only book I've read by Böll but I heard he makes you feel depressed! I've read Christiane F. - We Children from Bahnhof Zoo twice and it's ony of my favourites, I've also seen the movie and I like it (even though there are so many parts left). I think it's one of those books that everyone should read to really understand where drugs can lead you. I've heard recently that she's again an addict. Martha, 170 YEARS OF SHOW BUSINESS sounds like something I would read!  |
|
|
|
Post by Richard on Dec 12, 2008 20:57:00 GMT -5
Marlene Dietrich's ABC's
I don't know how many people on this forum share my adoration for this woman, but I can't seem to get enough of her. When I wrote my thoughts on her daughter's book years back, I remember saying that I didn't think Dietrich was as intelligent as she thought she was. Well, I'm taking that back. This book really did it for me. Even if her standards on living and what she expected from those around her were quite high for most people to handle -- then and now -- it is impossible to dismiss what she has written and done in her life as unimportant. It can, and should, be appreciated. In this book, she writes about anything and everything, topics that probably came to mind at the time she was writing. For example: The Beatles. Potatoes. Hemingway, Ernest. Wilder, Billy. These are her opinions, of course, but so much of it rings true to life in general that you'll find yourself ageeing with the woman on nearly every topic. She can be quite bold in her writing at times, but never without wittisism. Did I spell that right?
Take it from me, Dietrich is worth listening to.
|
|
|
|
Post by lionessinwinter on Dec 13, 2008 14:05:40 GMT -5
I just finished Gone with the Wind after having seen the film a zillion and one times I figured it was appropriate for me to read the book now I am into Scarlett the sequel pretty good thus far
I also intend to start a book called JM Barrie and the Lost Boys about how the story of peter Pan came to JM Barrie and formed at least the basis for the movie Finding Neverland.
|
|
|
|
Post by Tracy Lord on Dec 21, 2008 14:55:04 GMT -5
^ I love that book. It's better than the movie I think.
I just finished Love, Lucy by Lucille Ball. She's such a great, funny lady. I wish I was a fan of hers earlier.
|
|
star
Full Member
The Woman Of The Year
Posts: 215
|
Post by star on Dec 27, 2008 19:59:10 GMT -5
Pygmalion - G.B. Shaw It seems funny! |
|
|
|
Post by Alicia on Dec 27, 2008 20:33:52 GMT -5
Pygmalion - G.B. Shaw It seems funny! I chose to read it for my English class, and I thought it was wonderful! I have always been a fan of the musical My Fair Lady--any and every version--so I thought I'd give the play a try. The only downside was I had to analyze the heck out of it with a 20 page paper after, but I still like it... |
|
|
|
Post by Tracy Lord on Dec 29, 2008 20:29:11 GMT -5
I'm reading Gable & Lombard at the moment.
|
|
|
|
Post by Richard on Feb 4, 2009 13:28:00 GMT -5
Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Short Stories and Poems. I'm currently reading this. On and off I guess you can say. I don't want to read too much at one time though because it's simply too exhausting. Poe is a genius, but he certainly didn't believe in brevity that's for damn sure! I only read the first four short stories in the book (which totaled about one hundred pages). Quick thoughts on each:
The Murders in the Rue Morgue: Though somewhat predictable towards the middle and end, it is the best of the four.
The Mystery of Marie Roget: It is an interesting story, but too long and tedious in many parts.
The Black Cat: Short and very good. A great ending.
The Gold-Bug: Not great, but not bad either. Lots of dialogue in this.
I'm also re-reading Maria Riva's book on Marlene Dietrich.
|
|
In order to login - click at the upper right corner - use your name from the board and your password and it should be all right. If not - please let me know and I will try to help!
Jul 29, 2014 7:30:03 GMT -5
Just stumbled upon this interesting board.. Does anyone have any video interviews with KH?? Or maybe transcripts of them? I´ve been especially looking for the full version of the famous Cavett one forever and ever...
Sept 15, 2014 16:06:41 GMT -5
Just stumbled upon this interesting board.. Does anyone have any video interviews with KH?? Or maybe transcripts of them? I´ve been especially looking for the full version of the famous Cavett one forever and ever...
Sept 15, 2014 16:06:41 GMT -5
Sept 15, 2014 16:07:35 GMT -5
Sept 15, 2014 16:07:35 GMT -5