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Diane Cilento: My Nine Lives

My Nine Lives

By: Diane Cilento

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Feisty, uncompromising and free-spirited, Diane Cilento won international acclaim as an actress during the 1950s and 1960s. She was nominated for an Oscar for her role as the seductive Molly in Tom Jones in 1963, around which time she also gained celebrity status as the wife of Sean Connery, then becoming famous as the iconic James Bond. But these are only a few of the parts Diane has played. The twists and turns of her extraordinary life took her from a privileged childhood in Queensland, Australia, to Broadway, then to London in the Swinging Sixties. In this candid memoir Diane revisits her rich but rebellious youth, an impetuous elopement at the age of twenty-three, and her work with some of the biggest stars of stage and screen. She also shares her ongoing search for self-expression and spiritual fulfilment. Having turned her back on stardom in the 1980s, she moved to Far North Queensland, where she built and still runs Karnak Playhouse, a unique centre for the arts.

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661

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Penguin Group Australia

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1742281877

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9781742281872

Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1981-1990

By: Diane Langmore

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Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1981-1990

By: Diane Langmore

Volume 17 of the Australian Dictionary of Biography contains 658 biographies of individuals who died between 1981 and 1990. The first of two volumes for the decade, it presents a colourful mosaic of twentieth-century Australian life. It contains biographies of well-known identities such as Sir Henry Bolte, Sir Robert Askin, Sir Reginald Ansett, Sir Macfarlane Burnet, Sir Raphael and Lady Cilento, Sir Arthur Coles, Robert Holmes-O-Court, Sir Warwick Fairfax, Sir Edmund Herring, Albert Facey, Donald Friend, Sir Roy Grounds, Sir Bernard Heinze and Sir Robert Helpmann. Eminent Australian women in the volume include Dame Elizabeth Couchman, Dame Kate Campbell, Dame Doris Fitton, Dame Zara Holt and Lady (Maie) Casey. Although many of the women achieved prominence in those professions conventionally regarded as the preserve of women, othersandmdash;such as Ruby Boye-Jones, coast-watcher; Ellen Cashman, union organiser; Elsie Chauvel, film-maker; Dorothy Crawford, radio producer; Ruth Dobson, diplomat; Mary Hodgkin, anthropologist; Margaret Kelly, restaurateur; and Patricia Jarrett, journalistandmdash;demonstrate that some women at least were breaking free of the constraints of traditional expectations. The lives of fifteen Indigenous Australians are included, as are those of a number of immigrants who fled from persecution in Europe to establish a new life in Australia.

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695

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The Miegunyah Press

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052285382X

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9780522853827

A Farewell to Arms, Legs & Jockstraps

A Sportswriter's Memoir

By: Diane K. Shah

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A Farewell to Arms, Legs & Jockstraps

A Sportswriter's Memoir

By: Diane K. Shah

“Diane Shah was a boots-on-the-ground female sports reporter in the Cro-Magnon 1970s and brings it all back in this hilarious, well-crafted book.” —Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe sports columnist and New York Times bestselling author Strike fast, strike hard—whether it’s scoring a homerun or front-page news, Diane K. Shah, former sports columnist, knows how to grab the best story. In her memoir A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps, follow Diane’s escapades, from interviews with a tipsy Mickey Mantle, to sneaking into off-limits Republican galas, dining with Frank Sinatra, flying a plane with Dennis Quaid, and countless other adventures where she wields her tape recorder and a tireless drive for more. From skirting KGB agents while covering the Cold War Olympics to hunting down the three mechanical sharks starring in Jaws, Diane’s experiences are filled with real heart and a tongue-in-cheek attitude. An insightful look into the difficulties of navigating a male-dominated profession, A Farewell to Arms, Legs, and Jockstraps offers rich retellings and behind-the-scenes details of stories of a trailblazing career and the prejudices facing female sportswriters during the sixties and seventies. “Impossibly elegant, and the most fun ever. The only thing better than reading Diane K. Shah’s memoir was, I suppose, living it.” —Sally Jenkins, columnist and feature writer, Washington Post “Diane’s memoir is just like her columns—smart, funny, enlightening—just like her. Until reading it, I never really knew all the challenges she dealt with. She broke ground but never acted like it. I was lucky to work with the first female sports columnist in the country.” —Ken Gurnick, LA Dodgers correspondent for MLB.com

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252

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Red Lightning Books

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1684351162

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9781684351169

The Movie Dialogue Quiz Book

By: Diane Giddis

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The Movie Dialogue Quiz Book

By: Diane Giddis

More than simply a series of movie lines, this book is also a tour de force through the history of the silver screen, testing every aspect of your movie memory and bringing back the golden memories of over 80 years of film. Features first and last movie lines and the movies' greatest pieces of banter. Photos.

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260

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0688114563

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9780688114565

Dirty Diana

By: Charlene Diane Mitchell

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Dirty Diana

By: Charlene Diane Mitchell

Charlene Diane Mitchell is a native of Southern California and has earned her Baccalaureate Degree in Liberal Studies at California State University Northridge, and she has earned her Masters Degree from National University in Counseling Psychology. She has recently released three books: "Blu' Tonic Relationships", "White For One Night", and "The Willis Mitchell Story". These books are striking the publics interests and are great resources for Black History.

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210

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Xlibris Corporation

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1477103589

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9781477103586

Suzanne Collins

By: Diane Bailey

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Suzanne Collins

By: Diane Bailey

Examines the life of the author of the bestselling children's series "The Hunger Games," including her early work in television and her inspiration behind the famous Hunger Games trilogy.

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109

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Rosen Publishing Group

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1448869382

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9781448869381

Toni Morrison

By: Diane Patrick-Wexler

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Toni Morrison

By: Diane Patrick-Wexler

Discusses the personal life and literary achievements of the woman who, in 1993, became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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0817268766

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Diane Cilento: My Nine Lives

Diane Cilento: My Nine Lives

Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1981-1990

Australian Dictionary of Biography, 1981-1990

A Farewell to Arms, Legs & Jockstraps

A Farewell to Arms, Legs & Jockstraps

The Movie Dialogue Quiz Book

The Movie Dialogue Quiz Book

Dirty Diana

Dirty Diana

Suzanne Collins

Suzanne Collins

Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison

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