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People love Hollywood. Not just the sensational films that come from Los Angeles, but the actors, actresses, writers, producers, and directors who bring them to life. The silver screen illustrates and borrows from American culture; sometimes its a challenge to remember which came first: the movie...

Her name is synonymous with Hollywood beauty. During Marilyn Monroe's own lifetime, her reputation as a fragile but charismatic beauty took the world by storm. Even many decades after her death in 1962 at the tragic young age of 36, Monroe's reputation and popularity have not wavered for a second....

Adversity was the driving force behind bestselling suspense author Mary Higgins Clark's international success. The death of Clark's first husband - under circumstances similar to those in which she lost her father as a young girl - left her in a desperate situation. Raising five children alone on...

Quicklets: Your Reading Sidekick! ABOUT THE BOOK Eiger Dreams by Jon Krakauer is an anthology of articles published by various magazines during the mid-to-late 1980s. This collection consists of his earliest works, predating the books that launched him to the top of...

ABOUT THE BOOK When I first read Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster, I was enthralled and amazed. The story he tells about a doomed Mt. Everest expedition in 1996 is both thrilling and terrifying, and it also has a lot to say about the problems with...

ABOUT THE BOOK If you’ve ever been lucky enough to experience the company of a loyal, proud, and loving dog, you will see him or her in the opening pages of The Call of the Wild as Buck, the four-year-old St. Bernard and Scotch shepherd mix who is kidnapped from his comfortable family home...

Maybe you've heard about a little television show called "Game of Thrones"? You know, the fantasy show that's garnered both critical praise and skyrocketing ratings, not to mention rabid fans? Well, like many great cinematic spectacles, "Game of Thrones" began as a series of books, known as...

ABOUT THE BOOK Hope Solo is arguably the best goalkeeper in women’s soccer today. And even though her sporting talent, by itself, has made her internationally famous, she is also increasingly gaining celebrity status for her appearances on television on numerous entertainment shows, as well...

ABOUT THE BOOK Manny Pacquiao has a record unrivaled in the history of boxing, including titles in eight different weight divisions. Experts consider him, pound-for-pound, the best boxer in the world. He is an unstoppable force, with punches of lightning speed and razor-sharp accuracy....

If you know comedy, there's a good chance you've heard of Leslie Nielsen. Since his 1980 breakaway part as Dr. Barry Rumack in Airplane!, the Canadian actor has gone from comedian to legend, from Hollywood thespian to household name. Since that penultimate moment, he's starred in over 200 films, and...

ABOUT THE BOOK While there have been many young and talented stars to come out of the Disney franchise, none have been as successful as Miley Cyrus. She was once just the daughter of musician Billy Ray Cyrus, and then skyrocketed into international stardom. Miley Cyrus built a very profitable...

ABOUT THE BOOK The phrase “idle time” is not in the vocabulary of Academy-Award nominated actor James Franco. While finishing his doctorate in English at Yale University, Franco is simultaneously completing classes at Columbia University, The Rhode Island School of Design and New York University....

ABOUT THE BOOK Jared Diamonds Why is Sex Fun? is sexual anthropology for the layman. As he says in the quote from his preface above, hes speculating, not lecturing. He does it with wisdom, humor and a lot of insight based on research and a deep appreciation for his subject matter. He tackles...

ABOUT THE BOOK In 1984, a young pop musician with a few hits under her belt gave an energetic performance on Dick Clark’s American Bandstand. After the performance, Dick Clark asked of the young woman: "What do you hope will happen, not only in 1984 but for the rest of your professional...