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Zachary Lazar: IMG Evening's Empire

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Without knowing it, I'd always had two unspoken arrangements with the world. The first was that I would not trouble it with unpleasant conversation... Continue »
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Mother Knew Best: Wit and Wisdom from the Moms of Celebrities (Large Print)

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Synopsis:

How do our mothers' words become central in our moral codes? Here, the authors have compiled 100 true stories about the mothers of celebrities, illustrating how their wisdom, advice, support - and even discouragement - helped make their children outstanding in their fields. In a unique collection of anecdotes and quotations, we catch a glimpse of the wise women who shaped the lives of Dan Rather, Leonard Bernstein, Dolly Parton, David Letterman, FDR, Elvis Presley and many others.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780783885629
Subtitle:
Wit and Wisdom from the Moms of Celebrities
Author:
Hornfischer, Elsa
Author:
Hornfischer, David
Publisher:
G. K. Hall & Company
Location:
Thorndike, Me. :
Subject:
American wit and humor
Subject:
Parenting
Subject:
Motherhood
Subject:
Large type books
Subject:
Mothers
Subject:
Parenting - General
Copyright:
c199
Edition Number:
Large print ed.
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references.
Large Print:
Yes
Publication Date:
May 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
227
Dimensions:
9.19x6.11x.93 in. .72 lbs.
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