Really beautiful book about really beautiful person
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This is very nice and helpful book for any person interested in Amelia Earhart. There are a lot of very interesting photos, personal memories of different people about Amelia, sometimes not famous people who works with her or have had some occasional meetings etc., - very fascinating and full of little details which are so important to make a character of historical person truly close and "3-dimensional"... It helps to feel better true legacy and importance of Amelia Earhart, and very enjoyable to read...
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Eleanor Roosevelt was very like a diamond in the rough. She wasn't much to look at on the outside, but she was stunningly beautiful on the inside. She was strong, multi-faceted, rare, and flawed.

Author Candace Fleming did a wonderful job of showing all aspects of the amazing Mrs. Roosevelt, from her childhood to her death. This was a clearly unbiased portrait, backed by research and notes galore. Fleming does not patronize her young readers. She shows the good, the bad, and the ugly about one woman's life.

The best part about the book is its scrapbook style layout, which allows the reader to peek at little snippets at a time, or read long passages. Full of rare photographs, letters, and little known facts, this book is one of the best biographies I've ever read!

Reviewed by:  Julie M. Prince
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This is a great book to get a glimpse into who Marilyn must have been as a human being, not just as a Starlet.  You can take the death/murder conspiracy stuff if you choose to - I will not share my opinion here.

I will say as a book that shows something of who Miss Monroe was really like - beautiful, kind, frail, broken, and forever searching for her one true love...  well, you can't beat this book.

Mr. Slatzer treats her with a dignity that is rarely seen in bio pieces about her.  You can tell that he really did care about her, that translates very well to the reader.
951156
Gorgeous book about an incredible young woman who's life ended much too early. I hope everyone gets a chance to read it! April Chu's art is stunning.
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This book truly touched me...my only regret is that I did not have it when my kids were growing up!  It's just a beautiful book with an inspiring true story of  Wangari Maathai,  a remarkable African woman  winning a  Nobel Peace Prize for her contribution to sustainable development.  Through the Green Belt Movement she has assisted women in planting more than 20 million trees on their farms and other places.  The artwork is nothing short of amazing!  The photos evoke great  emotion,  and the colors are bright and vivid....just gorgeous.  Wangari changed the lives of many people.
 The story in this book,  coupled with the artwork,  make this children's book a real winner for every child's library.
3046060
You know that when they speak about Sharon, everyone says, "as beautiful as she was on the outside, she was even more beautiful on the inside."  That is exactly what this book represents.  Look at the cover, SPECTACULAR!  I can tell you first hand that "it is even more beautiful on the inside."  Bravo to her sister Debra, for celebrating all the good.  The most intimate look into Sharon, her family, and years of joy.
It's an ageless book for male, female, young and old.  Enjoy...
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Basil Nestor describes this book as "an unabashed celebration of the wonder of Judy Garland," and indeed that is exactly what Judy: A Life in Pictures is: a celebration of a remarkable woman and unsurpassed entertainer.  The biography of Judy is told most tellingly in pictures ranging from a shot of two-year-old Francis Ethel "Baby" Gumm to a wearied, prematurely old Garland hovering on the brink of her premature death.  The pictures, all 125+ included here in this over-sized book, offer a great deal of personal insight into the life of this lady who was larger than the life she suffered through.  Some would scoff at the likelihood of a superstar such as Judy Garland being constantly unhappy, but anyone who knows the gist of her life's story knows that troubles forever haunted her.  The movie studios treated her badly and got her started on drugs because they thought she was fat, she saw only ugliness in the mirror whereas many fans adored her for who she was; I myself see the young Judy Garland as a striking beauty that put the likes of Lana Turner to shame.  These pictures clearly show the toll taken upon Judy by her continuing drug problems, unhappy if not disastrous relationships, constant self-doubt, economic straits, and overall depression, yet they also capture moments of true magic when the real Judy Garland floated to the surface and made everyone around her love her.  The later pictures of Judy are sometimes heartbreaking to see, particularly those of her final year as she basically wasted away, but these pictures show Judy as she really was.
The pictures are accompanied by a short biography of Judy's life and career, and this makes for an excellent introduction to this most complicated and talented of performers.  Her entertainment exploits are documented lovingly, and her failures and tragedies described with great respect.  You will find none of the hurtful innuendoes other authors spitefully insert in their own economically-motivated hatchet jobs of Judy, yet Nestor does not portray her as an innocent angel by any means, acknowledging the fact that many of her troubles in life were a result of her own actions.  Thus, what you get here is a short, respectfully honest peek into the life of the greatest female entertainer the world has ever known, with a sizable number of intimate pictures telling the story more keenly than the words accompanying them.  This is a book sure to delight any fan of Judy Garland.
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I personally know the author and never, ever would had had any inkling that she lived and experience such a life. It brought me to tears once I found out. To see and speak to her now, one would never know what she had to endure. She is such a beautiful person, physically, mentally and spiritually. And yes, she is still standing and standing tall and strong. To all, both males and females who had to go through this type of life and can boldly inform others about it, you have my utmost respect!!!!
758513
Incredible book, amazing pictures, and very inspirational quotes
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I loved this beautiful book and the class that it was based on. I learned so much as I am a beginner. Jane is very inspiring , kind, fun and a very warm person. Her personality comes out 100% in this book which also has gorgeous illustrations.
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This is an amazing book about an awesome person.  I'm lucky to know Bruce and can attest that this book captures his brilliance and wisdom in such approachable detail.  Few books are this well written, and even fewer are this beautiful.  Great book, highly recommended!
4655571
I purchased this lovely book for my neighbors..,.a lovely couple who last year welcomed the "little girl that changed our lives"  after battling infertility for 7 years.  I'm sure the verse will touch their hearts and, hopefully, that little girl will treasure it forever...and always remember how special and loved she is.  The artwork is spectacular.
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This is a very beautiful book.  The story of Blessed Kateri, a pockmarked and half-blind orphan from the Mohawk nation, is told through very good writing and wonderful pictures.  I have collected almost a hundred books on the Lily of the Mohawks, as Kateri is known.  A number of them are for children...some are good, others full of errors, patronizing, sentimental or bigoted.  "Blessed Kateri and The Cross in the Forest" outshines all of the children's books in my little collection.  There is only one reason I did not give it for stars - the last four years of Kateri's life are condensed into a few short paragraphs.  Which may be just as well since this is for youngsters, but these are the years in which Kateri's faith and love truly flourished.  But, despite this, it is a truly fine book and I higly recommend it!
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My daughter loved this book. It is a beautiful, touching, and honest memoir by an equally amazing and beautiful woman, mother, and wife. She truly enjoyed reading the book. She expected it to be mostly about the plane crash, her recovery and what she had to overcome, but it was in fact a real life love story between her and her husband, her children, her family, and her community. The plane crash and her recovery exemplified how deep and beautiful that love really was and is. It really forces the reader to consider how precious life is, to enjoy the simple things, that beauty really does come from within, and how important family is.
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This book on Audrey Hepburn had the rarest photos I had ever seen of her, and I 've seen many. A lot of the photos were covers from her in the 50's,and on, on all kinds of American and European magazines.

Her fans will enjoy this fantastic book of rare photos and some stories from her life.

She is and always will be, a classic and no one today touches her granduer, looks or elegance she portrayed!

Even the  bangs, haircuts, pearls and little ballerina flats are making a BIG COMEBACK, I own an AUDREY HEPBURN Purse she is on the purse in full tiara and sparkling earrings from Roman Holiday, her first Oscar award and first movie, and the tiara sparkles too and  I always get many compliments from having it, I was told it's the last one the seller is selling like the one I have, but someone
always copies the originals, and on other sites I have seen a similiar purse at a very high purse, mainly from China and overseas...

She was an original and a very giving, caring and enchanted lady, and a very glamorous one, she created all her own looks too off the set..

Everytime I wear my pearls the way she did, I think of her charm and of course her acrting was superb too.
That little black dress will always be around and if you accesorize it you can look a bit like her. The closest actress that comes a bit close to looking and acting like her today I feel is Anne Hathaway..

I really miss her and know if she was still here she would still perhaps be doing charity work.

I'm so happy I bought this book and will never forget reading and seeing all the rare covers, photos, the first day I got it.
I'm, glad AMAZON carried it and I recommend it to all...
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I really loved this biography on Audrey Hepburn as well as previous biography I read by Alexander Walker `Audrey Her Real Story'. What grabbed me was the cover of 'Enchantment', which is now in paperback, but I had to review the hardback edition because the photo of Audrey is my absolute favorite shot of her. As soon as I saw it I knew I had to read about her life. I got this book in January 2007. I didn't feel it went into as much detail as `Audrey Her Real Story', but both deserve a space on any fans bookshelf. The book was also an objective take on her life and that took a little getting used to. I love how Donald Spoto incorporated some of Audrey's letters to others, and poems, as well as key lines from films like `The Children's Hour'. It was well researched. `Enchantment' goes into more detail then `Audrey Her Real Story' about Alfred Hitchcock's attempt to cast her in the film `No Bail for the Judge'. Audrey wouldn't have been right in an Alfred Hitchcock picture but I love his work and it would have been intriguing. This film never went ahead. Audrey's favorite film was `The Nun's Story'. It is brilliant. Instead of chapter titles, Donald marks his chapters by the years of Audrey's life. Everything appears to be accounted for. The pictures are wonderful. I have considered reading her son's biography on his mothers life entitled 'Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit A Son Remembers' by Sean Hepburn Ferrer, but haven't done so yet. I'm sure it is excellent. I may do it one day, however right now I feel completely satisfied with my knowledge on Audrey Hepburn's life and films.
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A very good book about a woman who/lived an extraordinary life.