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The Glass Castle: A Memoir»rank: 170by: Jeannette Walls
: :Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an 'excitement addict.' Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last ... |
The Glass Castle (a memoir,THE GLASS CASTLE)»rank: 124857by: Jeannette Walls
: :a trade paperback book,a memoir |
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The Glass Castle, unabridged, 10 CD set»rank: 253116by: Jeannette Walls
: :a trade paperback book,a memoir |
The Glass Castle: A Memoir»rank: 492163by: Walls Jeannette
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El castillo de cristal/ The Glass Castle»rank: 534600by: Jeannette Walls
: :Jeannette Walls grew up with parents whose ideals and stubborn nonconformity were both their curse and their salvation. Rex and Rose Mary Walls had four children. In the beginning, they lived like nomads, moving among Southwest desert towns, camping in the mountains. Rex was a charismatic, brilliant man who, when sober, captured his children's imagination, teaching them physics, geology, and above all, how to embrace life fearlessly. Rose Mary, who painted and wrote and couldn't stand the responsibility of providing for her family, called herself an ''excitement addict.'' Cooking a meal that would be consumed in fifteen minutes had no appeal when she could make a painting that might last ... |
Dish:: How Gossip Became the News and the News Became Just Another Show»rank: 321380by: Jeannette Walls
: :Gossip. It's more than just hearsay. society columns, and supermarket tabloids. It has, like it or not, become a mainstay of American pop culture. In Dish, industry insider Jeannette Walls gives this provocative subject its due, offering a comprehensive, serious exploration of gossip and its social, historical, and political significance. Examining the topic from the inside out, Walls looks at the players; the origins of gossip, from birth of People magazine to the death of Ladi Di; and how technology including the Internet will continue to change the face gossip. As compelling and seductive as its subject matter, Dish brilliantly reveals the fascinating inner workings of a phenomenon that is ... |
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The Glass Castle»rank: 892724by: Jeannette Walls
: :Gossip. It's more than just hearsay. society columns, and supermarket tabloids. It has, like it or not, become a mainstay of American pop culture. In Dish, industry insider Jeannette Walls gives this provocative subject its due, offering a comprehensive, serious exploration of gossip and its social, historical, and political significance. Examining the topic from the inside out, Walls looks at the players; the origins of gossip, from birth of People magazine to the death of Ladi Di; and how technology including the Internet will continue to change the face gossip. As compelling and seductive as its subject matter, Dish brilliantly reveals the fascinating inner workings of a phenomenon that is ... |
Dish:: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip»rank: 805764by: Jeannette Walls
: :Love it or hate it, create it or repeat it, America is obsessed with gossip. Here is a fascinating look at five decades of dish: a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the personalities that control what we read and see; the unholy and unchanging trinity of celebrity, publicist and reporter that has stoked the American appetite for gossip from the salad days of silver-screen magazines to the instantaneous communication of the scoop-filled Internet.Insider Jeannette Walls delivers a tantalizing tell-all that features not only gossip itself, but its history, its movers and shakers (including quite a few tony Ivy Leaguers), high and low points, and the watershed events and personalities--like Elvis, Diana, Michael ... |
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CASTILLO DE CRISTAL, EL»rank: 805764by: WALLS JEANNETTE
: :Una historia transformadora sobre la locura la pobreza y el amor. Algunas veces en la vida nos encontramos con libros excepcionales. Libros que se nos van imponiendo lentamente que nos envuelven con su magia y que se instalan en nuestro corazon para no irse mas. Asi es la historia que nos cuenta Jeannette Walls una exitosa periodista que durante muchos anos oculto un gran secreto el de su familia. Una familia al mismo tiempo profundamente disfuncional y tremendamente viva vibrante. El padre Rex es un hombre carismatico y entusiasta que logra transmitir a sus hijos la pasion por vivir. Les ensena fisica geologia les cuenta historias. Pero Rex es alcoholico ... |
Dish»rank: 805764by: Jeannette Walls
: :Una historia transformadora sobre la locura la pobreza y el amor. Algunas veces en la vida nos encontramos con libros excepcionales. Libros que se nos van imponiendo lentamente que nos envuelven con su magia y que se instalan en nuestro corazon para no irse mas. Asi es la historia que nos cuenta Jeannette Walls una exitosa periodista que durante muchos anos oculto un gran secreto el de su familia. Una familia al mismo tiempo profundamente disfuncional y tremendamente viva vibrante. El padre Rex es un hombre carismatico y entusiasta que logra transmitir a sus hijos la pasion por vivir. Les ensena fisica geologia les cuenta historias. Pero Rex es alcoholico ... |