A "lively" memoir by the Hollywood legend about the making of Spartacus, with a foreword by George Clooney ( Los Angeles Times).One of the world's most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a producer, philanthropist, and author of ten works of fiction and memoir. Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epic Spartacus, Douglas reveals the riveting drama behind the making of the legendary gladia...

Más de cincuenta años después de la filmación de su epopeya Spartacus, Kirk Douglas revela el fascinante drama que tuvo lugar durante la realización de la legendaria película del gladiador. En una era políticamente convulsa, cuando los magnates de Hollywood rechazaban contratar mediante acusaciones de simpatías comunistas, Douglas escogió para escribir el guión a Dalton Trumbo, un guionista puesto en la lista negra, uno de los hombres que habían ido a prisión tras declarar ante el Comité d...

He was one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, a hard-charging actor whose intensity on the screen was mirrored in his personal life. As Kirk Douglas grew older, he became less impetuous and more reflective. In this poignant and inspiring new memoir, Douglas contemplates what life is all about, weighing current events from his frame of mind at ninety while summoning the passions of his younger days.Kirk Douglas was a born storyteller, and throughout Let's Face It he tells...

Kirk Douglas has been one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, a hard-charging actor whose intensity on the screen has been mirrored in his personal life. In this poignant and inspiring memoir, Douglas contemplates what life is all about, weighing current events from his present frame of mind while summoning the passions of his younger days.Kirk Douglas is a born storyteller, and throughout Let's Face It he offers wonderful tales, favorite jokes, and hard-won insights. He ...

In the six decades since he took to the stage and screen, Kirk Douglas has starred in eighty-three films, nine plays, written seven books, and made a remarkable commitment to humanitarian causes world-wide. Now in My Stroke of Luck, his vivid and very personal reflection upon his extraordinary life, Kirk Douglas finally completes his story by offering a candid and heartfelt memoir of where it all went right.Written in his own words, Kirk offers tender vignettes of his chil...

From Kirk Douglas, Hollywood royalty and bestselling author of The Ragman’s Son and My Stroke of Luck, comes the candid story of the making of Spartacus, the blockbuster film that broke the blacklistOne of the world’s most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a producer, philanthropist, and author of ten works of fiction and memoir. Now, more than fifty years after the release of his enduring epic Spartacus

While mentoring a troubled Latino youth, a man confronts memories of his own painful teenage years growing up gay in a small Oregon town. A Readers' Favorite 2018 Audiobook and 2017 Inspirational Book Award Winner -- this heartfelt memoir captures the life-changing power of unconditional love and perseverance.

Thought-provoking, riveting, and erotic, Dance with the Devil is the debut novel of legendary actor Kirk Douglas. Hollywood can be a tough town, but it's been awfully good to Danny Dennison. At 55, he's wealthy, successful, and respected throughout the film world. But Danny has been living a lie. Haunted by his past, he longs to find peace and answers. His true identity is buried halfway around the world in the ruins of a Nazi concentration camp. Danny believes his secret to be sa...

Softhearted, emotionally fragile Patricia Dennison— orphaned heiress to the Stoneham fortune— divides her life between trips to a Swiss sanatorium, where she is ensconced in the suicide ward, and the farm where she pensions off broken-down horses, cultivates a lush rose garden, and moons after a handsome, seemingly heroic doctor. Enter arrogant Miguel Cardiga, a Portuguese bullfighter whose career is sidelined by a rogue bull's deadly horns. Son of a famed equestrian, Miguel schools Patric...

Actor Kirk Douglas will be 92 in December (2008). 92! I'm roughly half his age and from everything I've heard about him of late, he's got twice the energy and drive that I do. Every generation of the last 60 years can easily point to a favorite Kirk Douglas movie, whether it's Champion, Paths of Glory, Lust for Life, Spartacus, or Tough Guys. As for me, I've always had a fondness for the cartoon silliness of The Villain. His latest autobiographical book, Let's Face It: 90 Years of Living, ...

While mentoring a troubled Latino youth, a man confronts memories of his own painful teenage years growing up gay in a small Oregon town. A Readers' Favorite 2018 Audiobook and 2017 Inspirational Book Award Winner -- this heartfelt memoir captures the life-changing power of unconditional love and perseverance.

Kirk Douglas is one of the best known actors of the silver screen. Known for his 'tough guy' image, he quickly became one of the finest Hollywood stars and is still renowned today as one of the greatest actors of all time.Off screen, Douglas is an equally interesting and very likeable character, with well publicised views on a variety of topics. This book brings together some of the finest of these, providing a unique insight into a truly legendary personality.