A great guide for getting to know the hutongs (traditional housing) of China’s capital. More than forty homes of famous former Beijing residents are featured (including Mao Zedong and Reginald Johnston, tutor to the Last Emperor). Detailed locations w/a
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Customer Review: step by step process takes you from a fan to a pro snapper
Once a photo was worth a thousand words and today it is worth a thousand dollars. Today the stakes can be even higher. When I wrote this book in the early 1980’s a thousand dollars was a top fee for a [...]
The surreal world of celebrity branding is exposed in this provocative and fascinating look into how personalities evolve into iconic brands that are worshiped by millions. The importance of creating a larger-than-life image in retaining admiration and adoration for a star is revealed through a careful investigation of the role of television, film, music videos, [...]
“The Celebrity Black Book” contains over 40,000 updated celebrity addresses of movie, television, music and sports stars, as well as politicians, authors, models, directors, world leaders, religious figures and more. Perfect for anyone who needs to contact a celebrity!
Customer Review: Awesome book for an autograph collector
I purchased this book for my husband who collects autographs, [...]
A stuttering supermodel janitor, two beauty terrorists and the overthrow of the Academy Awards. Permanent caloric reductions, betrayals and blowtorches. A vengeful weight-loss guru and the end of all desire. A mysterious package, famous follicles for sale, a paradise lost and a greatness found … this is celebrity hair.
Customer Review: A Fun Read
This [...]
What drives people to crave fame and celebrity? How does fame affect people psychologically? These issues are frequently discussed by the media but psychologists have shied away from an academic investigation of the phenomenon of fame. In this lively, eclectic book, David Giles examines fame and celebrity from a variety of perspectives.
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Well there back! March 2008 Playboy
25 sexiest Celebrities
“Starring The Girls Next Door”
Ice T’s Coco Nude - Charles Barkley 20Q
Garry Kasparov Interview
The massive music special!
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Performing Menken uses the life experiences of controversial actress and poet Adah Isaacs Menken to examine the culture of the Civil War period and what Menken’s choices reveal about her period. It explores the roots of the cult of celebrity that emerged from crucible of war. While discussing Menken’s racial and ethnic claims [...]
Beginning in the late 1970’s Frida Kahlo achieved cult heroine status less for her richly surrealist self-portraits than by the popularization of the events of her tumultuous life. Her images were splashed across billboards magazine ads, and postcards; fashion designers copied the so-called “Frida” look in hairstyles and dress; and “Fridamania” even extended to T-shirts, [...]
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