The "exceptionally seductive biography" of the 1960s icon as told by those who knew her ( Los Angeles Times Book Review).In the 1960s, actress and model Edie Sedgwick exploded into the public eye like a comet. She seemed to have it all: she was aristocratic and glamorous, vivacious and young, Andy Warhol's superstar. But within a few years she flared out as quickly as she had appeared, and before she turned twenty-nine she was dead from a drug overdose.

West of Eden is the definitive story of Hollywood, told, in their own words, by the people on the inside: Lauren Bacall, Arthur Miller, Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, Ring Lardner, Joan Didion, Stephen Sondheim – all interviewed by Jean Stein, who grew up in the Forties in a fairytale mansion in the Hollywood Hills.The book takes us from the discovery of oil in the Twenties with the story of the tycoon Edward Doheny (There Will Be Blood) and traces the growth of corr...

El esplendor y las miserias de Los Ángeles y Hollywood. Una magnífica indagación en los secretos más inconfesables de una ciudad mítica.En la ciudad de Los Ángeles el sol brilla prácticamente los trescientos sesenta y cinco días del año; en una de sus colinas el legendario cartel de Hollywood anuncia la fábrica de sueños más potente del mundo y en otras se suceden las mansiones. Varias de estas fastuosas residencias forman parte de este libro, que reconstruye la de...

Random House presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of West of Eden by Jean Stein, read by Scott Brick, Paul Boehmer, Tara Sands, Cassandra Campbell, Arthur Morey, Mark Bramhall, Kathleen McInerney, Ann Marie Lee, Fred Sanders, Jorjeana Marie, Keith Szarabajka, Will Damron, and Bruce Mann.‘A selective, sly history of studio era Hollywood... This is undoubtedly one of the best books ever written about the movies.’

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An epic, mesmerizing oral history of Hollywood and Los Angeles from the author of the contemporary classic EdieJean Stein transformed the art of oral history in her groundbreaking book Edie: American Girl, an indelible portrait of Andy Warhol “superstar” Edie Sedgwick, which was edited with George Plimpton. Now, in West of Eden, she turns to Los Angeles, the city of her childhood. Stein vividly capture...

A brilliant and unique biography of Andy Warhol's tragic muse, the 60s icon Edie Sedgwick‘Exceptionally seductive… You can’t put it down’ LA TimesOutrageous, vulnerable and strikingly beautiful - in the 1960s Edie Sedgwick became both an emblem of, and a memorial to, the doomed world spawned by Andy Warhol.Born into a wealthy New England Edie’s childhood was dominated by a brutal but glamourous father. Fleeing to New York, ...

Band 5 der Steinzeit-Saga von Jean M. AuelDas neue Buch aus der erfolgreichen Vorzeitsaga "Die Kinder der Erde"! Nach vielen Abenteuern sind Ayla und Jondalar am Ziel ihrer Reise angelangt. Während Jondalar von seinem Stamm freudig begrüßt wird, bringt man Ayla anfangs nur Abneigung und Misstrauen entgegen.

While grasslands face a number of challenges, such as land-use competition and the impact of climate change, there is a growing recognition of the critical role they play in supporting the transition to more resilient, sustainable and circular agricultural systems.Advances in temperate grassland science and management reviews the wealth of research addressing these challenges and opportunities. The book highlights the potential of grasslands to deliver multiple benefits to...

De par son éducation et sa formation, Jeremy C. Stein a toujours eu le souci d’envisager les questions de recherche en finance sous un angle à la fois théorique et empirique. Il a orienté ses recherches essentiellement dans trois domaines : la finance comportementale et l’efficience des marchés ; la politique financière des entreprises ; la politique monétaire et la régulation financière. L’ensemble de ses recherches présente la spécificité de mettre l’accent à la fois sur le comportement ...

Gray Love narrates stories about the most common themes – searching for and (perhaps) finding love. Forty-five men and women between ages 60 and 94 from diverse backgrounds talk about dating, starting or ending a relationship, embracing life alone or enjoying a partnered one. The longing for connection as old age encroaches is palpable here, with more and more senior singles searching online. Those who find new partners explore issues that most relationships encounter at any age, ...

Socrate va par les rues d'Athènes, interpellant ceux qu'il trouve sur son chemin : Connais-toi toi- même ! Ne te soucie pas des richesses, cherche la vérité et deviens philosophe ! Ce n'est pas du goût des Athéniens. Au terme d'un procès, Socrate est condamné à boire la ciguë. Va-t-il s'enfuir ? Un philosophe doit-il craindre la mort ? Par une froide nuit d'hiver, alors que toute la ville était plongée dans la torpeur, Monsieur Descartes doutait : Se pourrait-il que trois et deux ne fassen...

How relevant is Jung’s work today?How and Why We Still Read Jung offers a fresh look at how Jung’s work can still be read and applied to the modern day. Written by seasoned Jungian analysts and Jung scholars, the essays in this collection offer in depth and often personal readings of various works by Jung, including:Ambiguating JungJung and Alchemy: A Diamonic ReadingChinese Modernity and the Way of ReturnJung: Respect for the Non-Li...