Shirley MacLaine is een Amerikaanse actrice en auteur, gevierd om haar acteertalent en haar diepgaande verkenning van reïncarnatie en New Age-filosofieën. Ze heeft talloze autobiografische werken geschreven, waarin ze ingaat op haar spirituele overtuigingen en haar ervaringen in Hollywood. Haar schrijven onderzoekt vaak thema's als solipsisme en persoonlijke transformatie, met behoud van een onderscheidende en persoonlijke stem. MacLaine's literaire bijdragen bieden een boeiend inzicht in het leven van een artieste en een diepe zoektocht naar betekenis.
Beloved actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine contemplates a wealth of subjects from the mundane to the esoteric in this all-new collection of musings that begin with two simple words: What if… What if hope is the most dangerous emotion? What if a frog had wings? (Answer: He wouldn't bump his ass so much.) What if our political leaders…
Whatever the topic - show business, ageing, politics, family or the future of mankind - Shirley MacLaine has never shied away from sharing opinions that are as fascinating as they are honest. Here she shares her opinions and insights on all the things that drive her crazy, inspire her to action, and keep her firmly in the public eye.
Ab einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt in unserem Leben erkennen wir alle, was wirklich wichtig für uns ist und was einfach keine Rolle spielt. Für Shirley MacLaine ist dieser Zeitpunkt jetzt. In dieser weise, witzig und furchtlos geschriebenen Sammlung von kleinen Beobachtungen und großen philosophischen Fragen verrät sie all das, was sie in ihrem Leben, in der Liebe, zu Hause und in der großen, weiten Welt hinter sich hat. und das, was sie nie als erledigt betrachten wird, egal, wie lange sie lebt. Dabei erinnert sie sich an Erlebnisse mit echten Größen, die sie gekannt hat - Alfred Hitchcock, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, die beiden Jacks (Lemmon und Nicholson) - und sinniert über das Hollywood von gestern und heute. Und sie erinnert sich an ihre Beziehungen und Liebesaffären mit Politikern (darunter zwei Premierminister), Wissenschaftlern, Journalisten und Schauspielerkollegen.
Over the course of ten international bestsellers including The Camino and Out on a Limb, Shirley MacLaine has firmly established herself as a fearless, iconoclastic thinker and seeker of truth. Now, as she confronts the realities and rewards of growing older, MacLaine reflects on where her journey has taken her and the greater understanding of her own place in the universe that her experiences have brought into her life.As she looks back across the remarkable professional and personal milestones she has experienced so far, MacLaine is able to recognize the profound power of synchronicity at work. Sage-ing While Age-ing explores a wealth of issues from health and nutrition, to spirituality, to life on other planets, to MacLaine's views about the greatest mystery of all: what happens to us after death.Filled with her trademark wit and candor, this is a powerful, provocative book that will delight and intrigue MacLaine's legions of fans and fellow travelers everywhere.
Alternating between her own voice and that of her dog, Terry, the entertainer and visionary discusses the changes her pet has made in her life, love, past lives, and the chances that the end of the world is approaching.
R160021127. MON CHEMIN DE COMPOSTELLE. 2000. In-8. Relié. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 222 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey : 810-Littérature américaine
The author and actress chronicles her extraordinary journey along the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in Spain--the famous pilgrimage route that has been taken by pilgrims ranging from St. Francis of Assisi and Charlemagne to Dante and Chaucer. 200,000 first printing.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This book is like nothing you’ve read before about the world of movies—written by a movie star.”—Liz SmithAn Academy Award-winning actress and the internationally bestselling author of Out on a Limb delivers her touching, warm, and headline-making memoir. In My Lucky Stars Shirley MacLaine talks candidly and personally about her four decades in Hollywood, especially about the men and women—her “lucky stars”—who touched and challenged her life.“[Maclaine is] an engaging storyteller. . . . Breezy and entertaining.”— The New York Times Book Review
