The Absurd World of Charles Bragg
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The Absurd World of Charles Bragg
Geoffrey Taylor
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5 out of 5 stars Whimsical.......2000-05-20

I owned this book for a little while. Then I was so surprised when I met someone who knew what it was about that I gave it to her. It was not unusual for me to lend her books, but in the case of this book, she remembered that I said I was giving it to her. It doesn't matter how much I want it back~she still has it. The funny thing is that one of the pictures in this book is called "In the Beginning, There Were Mistakes." Some things are genuinely foolish, and this book certainly played that to the hilt.

4 out of 5 stars The marvelous art of The Absurd World of Charles Bragg.......1999-10-24

If you enjoy wonderful,classical, imaginative works of art, rife with humor and whimsy, drawn in part from the classics and from his own marvelous imagination, you will find this volume as delightful as I have.

4 out of 5 stars The marvelous art work of Charles Bragg.......1999-10-24

If you enjoy wonderful, imaginative works of art, rife with humor and whimsy, drawn in part from the classics and from his own marvelous imagination, you will find this volume as delightful as I have.
Absurd World of Charles Bragg
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    Geoffrey Taylor
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              I don't read many new graphic novels or comics these days (I'm fifty years old), but my son said I had to read this. He claimed it was worth my attention. Boy, was he ever right about that-- the art, the writing, the whole package is PERFECT! Can't wait to read the subsequent volumes.

              The thing reads like a brilliant set of storyboards for a smash movie. The art (sometimes reminding me of Gene Colan's old stuff) is evocative of mist and rot... that's a *good* thing here. The plot recalls Tim Powers' classic novel "On Stranger Tides," mixing pirates with the undead. Horror-fantasy doesn't get better than that, and "Sea of Red" is of the same calibre.

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              5 out of 5 stars Pirates and vampires a great blend.......2005-12-12

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              5 out of 5 stars biased.......2005-11-26

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              Peter Lawford: The Man Who Kept Secrets
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              5 out of 5 stars PETER LAWFORD, A HOLLYWOOD HORROR STORY, A GREAT MAN WHO WAS OVERWHELMED, I MISS YOU PETER.................2006-07-15

              I like most people who work for a living wish we had the fantasty movie star life Peter Lawford had. There was also a horrible side that came with Peters fantasty life. The Kennedys used Peter to get in with the stars, Frank Sinatra also used Peter to get in with JFK, to get some pull in the White House, to go along with all the mafia connections Frank had. When Frank did not get to have JFK stay at his home, Frank would blame Peter for the rest of life. The punishment that Frank unleashed on Peter would be incomprehensible. Frank black listed Peter from all the big hollywood producers as well as productions. Frank made Peter Lawford suffer for something that after JFKs death Bobby Kennedy would go to Franks home and tell Frank that Peter was not responsable for Jack not staying at Franks home in California in 1962. Some time before the JFK stay at Franks home J. Edgar Hoover stopped by the White House and told JFK that you can't stay at Frank Sinatras home because of his mob connections and that JFK was seeing and fooling around with young starlett Judy Cambell, and that Hoover would let the press know of his affair with Campbell and ruin JFKs presidency. So what happened? JFK told Peter Lawford that he had to tell Frank the bad news. When Peter did tell Frank it sealed Peters hollywood fate for the next 22 years of Peters alcohol drug filled life. Frank Sinatra did ruin Peters acting career, but Peter led a self destructive lifestyle. His alcohol and drug taking severed many ties to some of hollywood biggest connections, not just the ones Frank blackballed Peter with. In the mid sixties Peter co hosted the tonight show when Johnny Carson was unable to do the show. Peter blew it with Carson when Carson partied with Peter one night with some pot and drinking. During the night Johnny Carson was at the top 33rd floor of Peters condominium and nearly jumped off because of indulgances with Peter that night. Carson went to the hospital that night and was told by doctors that the marajuna he smoked had LSD in it ( a drug of the mid-- late 1960s). Peter denied it to Carson, and Carson had nothing to do with Peter ever again. Peter blew a really lucrative future deal. This is just one example of blown opportunities Peter had. Lawford could have made a really great career for himself after the Sinatra blackballing. Peters drugs and alcohol were his real demons, Peter was on a course of self destruction and he knew it in his heart. His mother and upbringing did not prepare him for the fantasty life he would lead. Frank Sinatra is loved by millions and I am one of those people, I was not around during those golden hollywood days but I do love to watch Sinatra movies and listen to his beautiful music. In the immortal words of the late Janet Leigh " God forbid if you ever do Frank wrong" watching that inteview with Liegh I knew she was referring to Sinatras blackballing of Peter. Peter was like many MGM manufactured stars of the 1940s 1950s used and discarded after their draw was gone. Judy Garland comes to mind. Hooked on sleeping pills, drugs and booze MGM ruined Judy, as a big price came with Judys fame and fortune. As far as Sinatra during the 1950s he was very well connected to the hollywood mob and all the Hollywood bigwigs. Many actors and producers, directors were terrified to challange Sinatra in any way. Peter Lawford felt Franks white hot anger and vegence, for something he had nothing to do with except be a messanger from JFK to Sinatra. Peter tried several times over the next 22 years to try to get back with Frank, but Frank would never answer letters from Peter or calls. Frank would help you any way he could, but god forbid if you were on his bad side. Peter really was a self destructive personality ruled by alcohol and drugs but a really good man who was overwhelmed by his situations and surroundings. Everybody seemed to not bother with Peter when he was down and he quickly learned who his friends really were when he was down. Peter will always be my favorite Rat Packer and I really enjoy Peters movies, Easter Parade (Two-Disc Special Edition),Royal Wedding. After reading this book I feel like he was my friend and that I really miss him, I feel like he was a friend of mine even without all his fame and money. This may sound corney and like alot of b.s. but I really do miss you Peter, you deserved a better fate in your career than you were dealt. James Spada does real in depth research with this book. Spada paints Lawford in a sympathetic way but I still found this book facinating and an intersting read. I could'nt put this book down. Awesome book I learned alot from. This book is excellent reading period. Highly recommended!!!!! PS. In an effort to help Peter patch things up with Frank after JFKs 1962 refusal to stay at Franks home, Jack Kennedy in 1962,1963 as president in the White House would call Sinatras home and tell Frank to bring himself and family to the White House for a dinner with Peter and Jackie, Pat Kennedy (Peters wife). Frank could have brought anybody he wanted besides his family. (The presidents private jet supplied for the Sinatra family to travel). Frank refused JFKs offer each time. Unbelievable!!!!!!!!!

              5 out of 5 stars Stunning.......2006-07-13


              Spada has pieced this all together for us. It's a mamoth effort. Its lack of footnotes can be mostly excused because the narrative holds together and has power.

              In summary: an inconvenient but necessary child to his mother becomes a necessary and inconvenient inlaw.

              Lawford's childhood and family stories are astounding. This history includes sexual abuse, an inherited tendancy to addiction and emotional highs and lows. Your heart goes out to Peter as a little boy. The cards are stacked against him, but there surely must have been a hand he could play to win.

              Sir Sydney is sympathetic for his bravery. "Lady" Lawford has nothing going for her but the title she connived. These Victorian relics lived high and fell far. The Lady and the Sir have no marketable skills nor any disposition to acquire them. They need their 16 year old son to park cars... and succeed in a once disdained acting (working) career. The Lawfords save face and receive largess from others of their class by claiming their assets were frozen in war time Britain.

              Peter saves them from the abyss. Polish, persistence, war and good looks bring him movie roles and connections. He marries American royalty, but the family is IRISH and "Lady" is no lady in this regard. This re-elevation is no bed of roses for Peter. He is useful (and may have been critical) for the Kennedys. Through the Kennedys he becomes useful to his former friend Sinatra. Through Sinatra and Monroe he became inconvenient to everyone, and the divorce makes him totally unnecessary to anyone.

              The rest is history, in which Lawford, who has so many starring roles, may not even get a credit.

              He doesn't keep all secrets, he sells Elizabeth Taylor's for $15K. Does he really know who killed JFK and MM, or does he just think he knows?

              I came to this book because I read the bio of his son, "Symptoms of Withdrawal". Peter sees Chris very little, and his sisters even less. Spada makes us ache for Peter, but he did not break the cycle.

              This is a compelling and thought provoking book. It hits you on many levels. When you finish it, you feel you need a few days to absorb all you've read.

              5 out of 5 stars Terrific.......2002-05-31

              Excellent book about Peter Lawford and everything else going on in Hollywood! The book begins with Lawford's parents and his upbringing and how he got into the movie business and into Hollywood. And then you begin a rollercoaster ride that will leave you out of breath and unable to put the book down--the stars he meets, and dates, his marriage to Pat Lawford, the Kennedys, Sinatra and the Rat Pack, Marilyn.... The book also has a lot of information, as the title implies, about what Lawford knew from so many of his acquaintances. I was actually sad to finish the book and sad when Peter Lawford dies, he became somewhat of a welcome friend reading the book over the course of those couple weeks. I highly recommend this book.

              5 out of 5 stars Peter Lawford: His Life Given Meaning.......2002-01-16

              I am a long-time amateur film historian, and have read many film and theater personality biographies over the past 25 years.

              James Spada is an absolutely top-notch biographer. His detailed book on Peter Lawford, a pleasant, eager-to-please, nominally talent, gentle-spirited soul, is not only historically accurate, but is historically important. Why? Because Peter Lawford, a performer of modest ability only deserving of a footnote in American film history, if any at all--was also a well-bred, well-traveled, well-liked and well-associated gentleman who easily cultivated significant relationships with significant people. He had a romance with Princess Margaret of England, and even married the sister of the a man soon to be the most beloved 20th century American president. Lawford was intimates with and loved by major players in both industry (the Fords) and Hollywood (Monroe, Garland, Taylor, Sinatra).

              James Spada's gentle but non-editorializing understanding of human nature, his interest in his subject, his research, organization and writing style are among the best I've ever seen. I say that this work on Peter Lawford is, in many ways, a relevant companion and addition to an American presidential history reading list as is the assiduously-researched and reported Doris Kearns Goodwin book, "THE FITZGERALDS and THE KENNEDYS".

              Many times, movie personality biographers conclude their works with a paragraph that they hope gives a hindsight summation to their subject's life. Without indulging in writer's ego, Spada allows Lawford's captivating, charmed--and ultimately, pathetic--life to speak, loud and clear--for itself. Gently, painfully, Spada leads the reader through Lawford's train-wreck of late-life, showing that Lawford's salvation was impossible for the actor...speaking out--talking about his enchanted but isolated early years; his formidable, mentally ill mother; his personal choices; the strange, dead-ending professional roadblocks--his PAIN--was something Lawford--and all sweet, lost souls--need to do to save themselves...to survive...to heal...to move on...to live. Lawford was unable to listen to his own horrific life truths, and was therefore helpless to save himself. And this is why "PETER LAWFORD--THE MAN WHO KEPT THE SECRETS" is such a poignant, true, morality tale.

              4 out of 5 stars This book was quite addictive........1999-01-08

              This book is very well-written. It soaked me in. It was as though every moment I read it, I disappeared into another world, and the moments I was away from the book, I longed to disappear into that world again. A world that I, at first, believed epitomized all that is lush & lovely gradually eroded into a world of illusion, darkness & loneliness, and a man who I once saw as one of the head angels of that heaven, was gradually brought down to earth. This novel revealed to me Peter Lawford: the man. It revealed him in every dimension. At times I fell in love with him; at times I loathed him. At other times I weeped for the man who was a victim of his own shaky foundation. A foundation which began crumbling at childhood, and inevitably led to his fall. Many who knew him personally, couldn't understand how a man as gifted as he was, in all facets of life, could lead a life so carelessly & self-destruct so willingly. This book gives the reader something that those who personally befriended the mysterious Peter Lawford weren't even able to obtain. It gives the reader a crisp, clear & intimate portrait of the man who hid behind the beauty & the charm which fooled so many. This book is more than a story of a man's life, it's a story of life in all it's light & darkness. It will, inevitably, give the reader a brand new outlook on life & the people who inhabit it: from the "lifestyles of the rich & famous" to the regular folks who lust after it. This book will open yours eyes.
              Peter Lawford: The Man Who Kept the Secrets. (book reviews): An article from: Video Age International
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                Peter Lawford: The Man Who Kept the Secrets. (book reviews): An article from: Video Age International

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                Title: Peter Lawford: The Man Who Kept the Secrets. (book reviews)
                Publication: Video Age International (Magazine/Journal)
                Date: October 1, 1991
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                  5 out of 5 stars A Great Music History Reference.......2000-04-06

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                  • A Book Everyone Should read
                  • A STORYTELLING MENTOR'S JOURNEY
                  The Art of Mentoring: Lead, Follow and Get Out of the Way
                  Shirley, Ph.D. Peddy
                  Manufacturer: Bullion Books
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Paperback

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                  ASIN: 096513766X

                  Book Description

                  A universal guide to developing the talents of others, The Art of Mentoring is a universal guide to developing the talents of others. It teaches how to create partnerships of trust and learning in today's challenging organizations. Brand new in the second edition are new chapters on "the art of being mentored" as well as a discussion of the four key purposes of mentoring.

                  This is the captivating story of an internal consultant sent to a small subsidiary. Her challenge: rekindle motivation in the five marketers or recommend their termination. Her decision: create a culture in which each person has the opportunity and help to succeed. Mentors learn to build a trusting relation; to teach a new employee the "unspoken rules"; to help the mentee transform a mundane job into a satisfying role; to prevent an employee from derailing his career with straight talk; to coach on interpersonal skills; and much more.

                  It illustrates the mentoring process, "lead, follow AND get out of the way," answers the question of who should mentor and who shouldn't, and includes in this new edition ten principles that every mentor should follow and ten principles that every "mentee" should learn.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  1 out of 5 stars barely adequate.......2007-09-19

                  The art of mentoring is by far the most mediocre and mawkishly sentimental book I was ever forced to read. The author condescends to people who are not in the business world, which I find confusing because this book was supposedly written for anyone wanting to "Lead, Follow and Get out of The Way"

                  Rachel the main character sent to TYH to evaluate the employees seems self indulgent, which reflects the authors arrogance. The book would have been tolerable if it was not put in a story format but a straightforward guide. She acts if she is a Demi-God in this book and that everyone must come to her for advice and all ideas they generate were inspired from her. I did not really appreciate her plain boring quotes that did not engage me at all. If you are in the over 50 crowd I am absolutely sure you will enjoy this book. Its old, the author is old and the teachings are as plain as staring at a white wall for 24 hours straight. This book should not be over 5 dollars but in a half priced bookstore in their used book section for 50 cents. I have seen this type of writing before and let me say, just because you have your doctrines degree, that doesn't make you GOD.

                  4 out of 5 stars A Good Read.......2003-03-31

                  Peddy brings to us the wisdom of her successful corporate background and her mentoring relationships through a story. The foreground story is that of mentoring individuals within a company department to effect organizational change. The background story is a personal one about parental responsibilities contrasting the differences between mentoring and supervisory relationships. Although an "easy" read because of her story-telling style, Peddy provides her readers with hard-won insights into the culture of organizations and the role of mentoring relationships in this age of "disposable" employees.

                  Much of what she says applies to life as well as work. She reminds us that we bring our whole self to work each day. Personal success is tied to our values and what we feel we have to contribute to the world. Mentoring relationships may begin within a professional context but will naturally touch upon the personal aspects of our lives. Her story is touching and inspiring. She leaves us with the wisdom she has followed on her own success journey.

                  4 out of 5 stars A Good Read.......2003-03-31

                  Peddy brings to us the wisdom of her successful corporate background and her mentoring relationships through a story. The foreground story is that of mentoring individuals within a company department to effect organizational change. The background story is a personal one about parental responsibilities contrasting the differences between mentoring and supervisory relationships. Although an "easy" read because of her story-telling style, Peddy provides her readers with hard-won insights into the culture of organizations and the role of mentoring relationships in this age of "disposable" employees.

                  Much of what she says applies to life as well as work. She reminds us that we bring our whole self to work each day. Personal success is tied to our values and what we feel we have to contribute to the world. Mentoring relationships may begin within a professional context but will naturally touch upon the personal aspects of our lives. Her story is touching and inspiring. She leaves us with the wisdom she has followed on her own success journey.

                  5 out of 5 stars A Book Everyone Should read.......2003-03-24

                  This book is a journey through the processes of mentoring. Peddy weaves mentoring principles with inspiring story. The storyline is a realistic and frequent one in business; small company bought out by a big company. The small company is in a downward spiral and the employees are angry, fearful and not motivated to perform their best. The previous management took the important factors away; their ability to be rewarded for work performed (via salary incentives), a warm working environment (no pictures on the walls) and the security of their positions. Add this all together and then add a new manager from the "big" company and you have a classic case of mistrust, anger and fear. The dysfunction of the workforce is yet another factor the "new" manager has to fix.

                  The story is a fascinating and eye opening account of how mentoring in its truest sense can make a real difference. As she takes you through her professional struggles in mentoring, the author also weaves her personal struggles with her teenage son and husband.

                  This is an excellent book for anyone interested in mentoring or just interested in reading a great book. It is one of those stories that you savor as you read. I would recommend this to anyone.

                  5 out of 5 stars A STORYTELLING MENTOR'S JOURNEY.......2003-02-23

                  I am a storyteller when I am trying to convey an idea to someone. This book conveys very important ideas about mentoring in a very readable story. The characters in this story are people we can relate to on a personal level, either as ourselves or as people we know. Shirley Peddy focuses on mentorship, using a common sense approach to the subject of mentoring, and giving excellent real-life examples to illustrate her main points. This book gives practical advice on everything from familial interactions to asking for a raise. Each chapter has a summation of the relevant points in that chapter, so you do not have to pause to pull them out of the story and write them down. Peddy includes the ten things every mentee should know or learn and the ten things every mentor should do, as well as potential pitfalls for each. The book is very readable; the writing is fluid, and, if you have an afternoon or so, you can read this entire book. You can also put this book down and easily pick up the story at a later reading. I look forward to reading more books by Shirley Peddy.

                  I learned so much from this book. The three most important things I learned about being a successful mentor were I need to do a lot more listening and a lot less speaking, I need to remember that the commitments that we make to ourselves are our most important commitments and serve as examples to others, and I need to adhere to the steps of lead, follow, and get out of the way.

                  Listening more and speaking less. This ties into the author's message of "Lead, Follow, and Get Out Of The Way." In order to lead, I need to know what information would be most beneficial to my mentee. Listening is a primary skill by which to gather this information. This is done best by asking open-ending questions and giving space for the person to fully answer and for me to fully listen.

                  Commitments to self. The best way to mentor is to lead by example. I need to be firmly grounded in my self-commitments in order to be in a place to establish interpersonal boundaries, to listen to the needs of others, and to model successful ways of dealing with situations.

                  Adhere to the steps. These instructional guidelines give a simple, but not an easy, way to monitor the health of my mentor-mentee relationship. The hardest part about this process is getting out of the way. Mentoring has a life cycle and it will not always have the same level of need. I must learn how to release the relationship when it is time to do so.

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