Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother
Title | Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother PDF eBook |
Author | Barry Sonnenfeld |
Publisher | Hachette Books |
Total Pages | 368 |
Release | 2020-03-10 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0316415634 |
**A New York Times Editor's Choice selection!** This outrageous and hilarious memoir follows a film and television director’s life, from his idiosyncratic upbringing to his unexpected career as the director behind such huge film franchises as The Addams Family and Men in Black. Barry Sonnenfeld's philosophy is, "Regret the Past. Fear the Present. Dread the Future." Told in his unmistakable voice, Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother is a laugh-out-loud memoir about coming of age. Constantly threatened with suicide by his over-protective mother, disillusioned by the father he worshiped, and abused by a demonic relative, Sonnenfeld somehow went on to become one of Hollywood's most successful producers and directors. Written with poignant insight and real-life irony, the book follows Sonnenfeld from childhood as a French horn player through graduate film school at NYU, where he developed his talent for cinematography. His first job after graduating was shooting nine feature length pornos in nine days. From that humble entrée, he went on to form a friendship with the Coen Brothers, launching his career shooting their first three films. Though Sonnenfeld had no ambition to direct, Scott Rudin convinced him to be the director of The Addams Family. It was a successful career move. He went on to direct many more films and television shows. Will Smith once joked that he wanted to take Sonnenfeld to Philadelphia public schools and say, "If this guy could end up as a successful film director on big budget films, anyone can." This book is a fascinating and hilarious roadmap for anyone who thinks they can't succeed in life because of a rough beginning.
How to Be Your Best When You Feel Your Worst
Title | How to Be Your Best When You Feel Your Worst PDF eBook |
Author | Casey Treat |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 332 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Self-Help |
ISBN | 9780425219201 |
The author draws on his own experiences to reveal how to turn one's life around with the help of prayer, faith, and personal determination, detailing his successful struggle against drug addiction, his battle with hepatitis C, and his resolve to become aminister.
The Minister's Manual for 1990 (Doran's)
Title | The Minister's Manual for 1990 (Doran's) PDF eBook |
Author | James W. Cox |
Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 1989-08 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780060615925 |
SUCCESSFUL FARMING DES MOINES IOWA: THE DISCOVER CHRISTMAS 1909
Title | SUCCESSFUL FARMING DES MOINES IOWA: THE DISCOVER CHRISTMAS 1909 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 958 |
Release | 1909 |
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ISBN |
Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
Title | Proceedings of the Institution of Electrical Engineers PDF eBook |
Author | Institution of Electrical Engineers |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 988 |
Release | 1920 |
Genre | Electrical engineering |
ISBN |
Vols. for 1970-79 include an annual special issue called IEE reviews.
Report of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society
Title | Report of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 578 |
Release | 1917 |
Genre | Gardening |
ISBN |
Best of Times, Worst of Times
Title | Best of Times, Worst of Times PDF eBook |
Author | Wendy Martin |
Publisher | NYU Press |
Total Pages | 368 |
Release | 2011-04-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0814796273 |
A collection of short stories depicting and analyzing key issues in America's "New Gilded Age", a phrase that embodies the glitz and glamour of one of the wealthiest countries in the world but also suggests the greed, corruption, and inequalities teeming just below the surface.