EDITORS' CHOICE You Really Like Books ?
[] The Healing Power of Pets
by Dr. Marty Becker w/ Danelle Morton
Surprising and moving tales of animals who make their humans better.
[]The Nine Emotional Lives of Cats
by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson.
The author of Dogs Never Lie About Love offers funny and intriguing observations on the feline world.
[]What Dogs Do, Too
by Sharon Beals.
A perfect stocking stuffer, filled with photos showing the many ways dogs steal our hearts.
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SANTA CLAUS IS GETTING YOUNGER, AT LEAST IN THE EYES OF MICAELA WARD. LAST YEAR, AFTER THE FIVE-YEAR-OLD WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEUKEMIA, HER DOCTORS ARRANGED FOR HER TO RECEIVE "MELANIE," A THREE-YEAR-OLD GREAT WHITE PYRENEES THERAPY DOG.
"MICAELA SAID, 'I THINK MELANIE KNOWS SHE'S MY DOG,'" SAYS HER MOM, VICKY. NOW, A YEAR LATER, THE TWO ARE INSEPARABLE. "IF MY DAUGHTER MAKES THE TINIEST NOISE, MELANIE RUNS TO MAKE SURE SHE'S OKAY," SAYS VICKY. December, 2002
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[]Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry
Glorious photographs of some of the actress's most stunning gems, with stories about the friends and lovers who bestowed them on her.
[]A Life in Movies: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
by Michael Powell
He has lived intimately, and abundantly, with the movies - entering the business at the end of the silent era, growing with the industry, becoming one of Britain's most highly regarded and influential film-makers.
[]ADENAUER: The Father of the New Germany
by Charles Williams
Life and career of the first chancellor of West Germany, a possition he held for three consecutive terms. He lifted Germany out of the ruins of WWII and shaped its modern political landscape/w photos.
[]EISENHOWER: A Soldier's Life
by Carlo D'Este
The definitive account of Eisenhower's astonishing transformation from obscure soldier to one of the greatest heroes of WWII. Cronicles Ike's introduction to the inner sanctums of the War Department, his painful apprenticeships on the battlefields of the Mediterranean, his courageous D-Day decision, and more/w photos.
[]EISENHOWER
by Geoffrey Perret
In-depth look at both the soldier and the president, revealed as a complex, tough-minded and highly capable man. Examines wheather he had an affair with Kay Summersby, why he had so much trouble with Field Marshal Montgomery, and exactly how he brought the Korean War to an end within months of becoming president/w photos.
[]THE DUKE: A Life in Pictures
by Rob L. Wagner
An insightful photo-biography of John Wayne, presents a wealth of images with detailed captions highlighting his extraordinary life and career, from his days on the high school football field to his Academy Award for True Grit/w photos.
[]TO HELL AND BACK
by Audie Murphy
First published in 1949. Murphy tells how, after being rejected by the marines and the paratroopers because he was too small, he found a home with the infantry. He emerged from the war as America's most decorated soldier/w photos.
[]HORST: Sixty Years of Photography
Ed. by R.J. Horst & L. Schirmer
Reviews his brilliant sixty-year career, beginning at Vogue magazine in 1935. He became world famous through his extravagant fashion plates, still lifes, and nuds, and especially for his renowned portraits of such luminaries as Coco Chanel, Maria Callas, and Jacqueline Bouvier. Adults only/w photos.
[]BERNARD OF HOLLYWOOD: The Ultimate Pin-Up Book
by Bruno & Susan Bernard
Comprehensive collection of Bruno Bernard's classic works. He fled Hitler's Germany in 1937 opened his first studio in 1942 in Hollywood. His glamour photography of the golden era included such models as Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Sophia Loren, Anita Eckberg, and Lili StCry. Adults only/w colour photos.
[]THE UNIVERSAL STORY
by Clive Hirschhorn
The complete history of the studio and all its films, from the silent picture era to blackbusters like 1999's THE MUMMY. Documents over 3000 films, with plot synopsis, cast, and a still from most of the films/w photos.
[]THE HOLLYWOOD BOOK OF DEATH: The Bizarre, Often Sordid, Passings of More Than 125 American Movie and TV Idols
by James Robert Parish
Unearth the buried details of Hollywood's dearly departed with this indispensable guide for every dedicated film buff. Organized by the type of death from Accidental to Suicide, provides accounts of celebrities from John Barrymore to John Belushi/w photos.
[]FADE TO BLACK: A Book of Movie Obituaries
by Paul Donnelley
Chronicles the lives and deaths of more than a thousand movie personalities. Includes not only the big stars - Bogart, Cagney, Sinatra, Valentino - but also a wealth of producers, directors, and supporting players, many of whom suffered the most tragic fates.
E n t e r t a i n m e n t :
OUR CLASSIC LASS Deborah Kerr
~ Her ScreenLife and GENERALITIES . . . .
Those Secondary Pages :
Her Legend Her Life
The Ultimate Tragedy
The Pain Of A Mother's Love
Beautiful Supporting CHARACTER People
The Legend ENDS [] Her Obituary
THE ULTIMATE TRAGEDY : Parkinson's Disease
There is no specific test for Parkinson's. However, the typical symptoms and a physical exam almost always are enough to make the diagnosis.
The first signs of the disease are mild tremors of a hand, arm or leg, in that order. The tremors are aggravated by stress or fatigue and are most pronounced when the body is at rest. They lessen when the patient is reaching for something, and the tremors disappear during sleep. Over time, patients with the disease also develop rigidity and tenseness of the muscles, which leaves them stiff and able to move only slowly and with difficulty. The face may become expressionless, the voice low and monotonous, with halting speech or stuttering.
Parkinson's sufferers also tend to shuffle, their steps are short, they keep their arms flexed at the waist and don't swing them. Their balance is so bad that they often run when starting to walk so as not to fall. Their handwriting is small and hard to read. They may have trouble speaking, swallowing or sleeping. Many become seriously depressed, and about half end up demented in much the same was as someone with Alzheimer's. In the end, many are totally dependent on a caregiver.
Hang in There !
From an article (in part only)
by Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld
as written in PARADE
The Sunday Newspaper Magazine
August 12th, 2001 - p. 12, 13
