By Myself And Then Some Lauren Bacall by Lauren Bacall 9780755364695, 0755364694 instant download after payment.

The epitome of grace, independence, and wit, Lauren Bacall continues to project an audacious spirit and pursue on-screen excellence. The product of an extraordinary mother and a loving extended family, she produced, with Humphrey Bogart, some of the most electric and memorable scenes in movie history. After tragically losing Bogart, she returned to New York and a brilliant career in the theatre. A two-time Tony winner, she married and later divorced her second love, Jason Robards, and never lost sight of the strength that made her a star.

Now, thirty years after the publication of her original National Book Award–winning memoir, Bacall has added new material to her inspiring history. In her own frank and beautiful words, one of our most enduring actresses reveals the remarkable true story of a lifetime so rich with incident and achievement that Hollywood itself would be unable to adequately reproduce it.

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Bacall's 1979 National Book Award–winning memoir, By Myself, has been reissued with an 80-page "And Then Some" that brings her fans up to date. The first three CDs are devoted to an abridgement of the first book (recorded by Bacall in 1994 with a few third-person narrative bridges read by Robert O'Keefe). The final three CDs contain Bacall's unabridged reading of her update. The 80-year-old actress is an interesting paradox. Her husky voice and somewhat haughty tone contrast with her writing, which is intimate, reflective and inviting. Nevertheless, the new material offers a wealth of pleasures. She ruminates on finding projects as an older actress ("My goal in life has always been to work," she notes) and describes her love of New York City (her 9/11 memories are haunting). Most affecting are the sections in which she mourns the loss of Roddy McDowall, Katharine Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Bacall's concise eulogies eloquently capture what made each a treasured friend. Simultaneous release with the HarperCollins hardcover (Forecasts, Feb. 21). (Mar.)
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Expanding on her best-selling 1979 autobiography, By Myself, Bacall entertains with her signature breathy prose, straightforward manner, and unmatchable style. The past is more elaborately drawn out, and the intervening 25 years add maturity and worldliness to this most respected of Hollywood icons. Much of what's discussed anecdotally in her 1994 book, Now, is delved into in more detail here. While readers will find Bacall's recollections of her days of hobnobbing with Bogart, Hepburn, and other stars of Hollywood's Golden Age as captivating as always, even more appealing are her personal stories--stories of family and single motherhood, of hope and tragedy. As a celebrity and as a woman, Bacall was always a bit more independent than the times usually allowed, but what shines through is her generosity and giving nature. She shares how her love for FDR and her travels to many foreign lands helped shape the bittersweet relationship she now has with the U.S., which, she feels, while making so many great strides toward inclusion and human rights, has also taken many steps backward in these and other areas. Certainly more intelligently written than your average celebrity autobiography, this memoir tells a fascinating story of one woman's journey through life with an intimacy that's sure to engage legions of readers. Mary Frances Wilkens
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