A French Kiss With Death

Author : Michael Keyser
Publisher : Bentley Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780837615523
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A French Kiss with Death written by Michael Keyser and published by Bentley Pub. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback! Acclaimed motor sports photographer and author Michael Keyser's A French Kiss With Death is part celebrity biography, part motor sports history and part behind-the-scenes filmmaking account.This spine-tingling title and the “King of Cool's” intense headshot telegraph the excitement to be found under the book cover. Keyser's observant and engaging storytelling weaves together screen legend Steve McQueen's rugged, individualistic life, his love affairs with motorcycles, cars, racing, partying and women, along with a story of exceptional filmmaking, including the breakthrough, Oscar-winning cinematographic techniques used to capture the visceral essence of racing's most famous event for the silver screen.Throughout 464 highly charged pages, A French Kiss With Death dazzles the reader with the “King of Cool's” roller-coaster life of adventure and accomplishment. The book contains more than 800 photographs and illustrations, most seen for the first time and many shot during the actual “24 Hours of Le Mans.” Providing an unforgettable ride, A French Kiss With Death pulls readers rapidly into the exotic, heady, cutthroat world of international sports car racing. Keyser's longtime friend and ex-racer Jonathan Williams also contributed to the book.

Author : Michael Keyser
Publisher : Driving
ISBN 13 : 9780837602349
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A French Kiss with Death written by Michael Keyser and published by Driving. This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A French Kiss with Death: Steve McQueen and the Making of Le Mans: The Man--The Race--The Cars--The Movie examines the life of actor Steve McQueen, the films in which he appeared and his love affair with the many cars and motorcycles he owned during his lifetime. The book details the history of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the backgrounds of Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Lola, Matra and Porsche leading up to the 1970 Manufacturers' Championship Series. You're there when Steve hones his driving skills in his Porsche 908 at Willow Springs, Phoenix and Riverside; and at the 1970 Daytona 24 Hours, 12 Hours of Sebring, and 24 Hours of Le Mans, on which the film Le Mans was based. A major portion of the book gives a detailed behind-the-scenes account of the making of Le Mans--from start to finish--with insightful and entertaining stories from some of the key players involved in the making of the film, both from behind the cameras and behind the wheels of the more than 25 cars used during the production: Alfa Romeos, Corvettes, Chevrons, Ferraris, Porches, Lotas, & Matras. Chapters: 1. Author's Notes 2. Foreword 3. Wheels & Reels 4. The Man and the Machine 5. Twice Around the Clock 6. Havin' A Ball 7. Rules & Regulations 8. Alfa Romeo 9. Ferrari 10. Lola, 11. Matra 12. Porsche 13. 24 Hours of Daytona 14. Getting Competitive 15. 12 Hours of Sebring 16. Test Weekend 17. Cracks in the Facade 18. The Making of Le Mans

Author : Adam Bagdasarian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780744583342
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First French Kiss written by Adam Bagdasarian and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Will as he struggles up a godforsaken mountain with other miserable campers, tosses aside all scruples to get in with the cool kids at school, searches for the true path to romantic love and tries to live up to his father's impossibly high standards.

Author : Stephanie Perkins
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1409579956
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Anna and the French Kiss written by Stephanie Perkins and published by Usborne Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna had everything figured out – she was about to start senior year with her best friend, she had a great weekend job and her huge work crush looked as if it might finally be going somewhere... Until her dad decides to send her 4383 miles away to Paris. On her own. But despite not speaking a word of French, Anna finds herself making new friends, including Étienne St. Clair, the smart, beautiful boy from the floor above. But he's taken – and Anna might be too. Will a year of romantic near-misses end with the French kiss she's been waiting for?

Author : Sarra Manning
Publisher : Atom
ISBN 13 : 9780349001562
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diary of a Crush 1 written by Sarra Manning and published by Atom. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New town, new college, new people, Edie's feeling overwhelmed. What if nobody wants to be her friend? But then something happens that turns her life upside down: Edie spots Dylan. Messy-haired, pouty, frustratingly elusive Dylan. . . Fast forward to the college trip to Paris and things are really heating up. In between the shopping, the clubbing, the kissing and the making up, something happens between Edie and Dylan that changes both their lives for ever. But do boys like Dylan ever play for keeps?

Author : Monica Ali
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147110009X
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Untold Story written by Monica Ali and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-07-05 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was the most famous woman in the world. She died tragically, too young, in a terrible accident. The world mourned. Monica Ali, the beloved author of Brick Lane, explores the extraordinary question: what if she hadn't died? Lydia lives in a nondescript town somewhere in the American Midwest. She's a nice, normal woman - if strikingly beautiful. She lives a nice, normal life: her friends are normal, her job is normal, her hobbies are normal. Her friends and boyfriend adore her. But her past is shrouded in mystery. Who is Lydia? Where does she come from? And why is her English accent so posh? Lydia is a woman with secrets. Extraordinary secrets. She might even be the most famous woman on the planet... a woman whose death the world mourned by millions. Who is she? *~*~* Praise for Untold Story*~*~* 'A beautiful, gripping accomplishment, a treat for the heart and the head, and will be a joy to readers who believe in the possibility that a book can transform your basic sense of life' Andrew O'Hagan 'A terrific, clever, multi-layered and subtle book (and let's not forget - hugely entertaining)' Joanne Harris 'Haunting and intensely readable, this is something between a thriller and a ghost story' Lady Antonia Fraser 'A startlingly intelligent, perceptive and entertaining piece of fiction. It's quite brilliant' Henry Sutton, Daily Mirror 'Thoughtful, compassionate... a suspenseful and gripping read' Suzi Feay, Financial Times 'Ali's third-person princess is a very convincing and sympathetic figure... extremely skilfully done' Tibor Fischer, Observer

Author : Barbara Hambly
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0553581651
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Die Upon a Kiss written by Barbara Hambly and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2002-04-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1835, the cold New Orleans streets are alight with masked Mardi Gras revelers as the American Theater’s impresario, Lorenzo Belaggio, brings a magnificent yet controversial operatic version of Othello to town. But it’s pitch-black in the alley where free man of color Benjamin January hears a slurred whisper, spies the flash of a knife, and is himself wounded as he rescues Belaggio from a vicious attack. Could competition for audiences—or for Belagio’s affections—provoke such violent skulduggery? Or is Shakespeare’s tragic tale, with its spectacle of a black man’s passion for a white beauty, one that some Creole citizen—or American parvenu—would do anything to keep off the stage? The soaring music will lead January into a tangle of love, hate, and greed more treacherous than any onstage drama, as he must discover who is responsible...and who will Die Upon a Kiss.

Author : Dennis Glaser
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1499006659
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The French Kiss-Off & Other Short Stories written by Dennis Glaser and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: …When I left the small hotel in the Montparnase section of Paris to enter the taxi I’d booked with the desk clerk the night before to take me to the Charles DeGaulle airport north of the city, I paused on the sidewalk and considered: Do I have all of my luggage? Yes. And my ticket and passport? Yes. Am I doing the right thing? Will this man be the right one . . . or perhaps I’m making another wrong turn on my road through life? But my last question went unanswered in my mind as I watched the driver put my bags in the trunk, then I began my journey to America. And to Jim…

Author : Ian Moore
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 172827057X
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death and Croissants written by Ian Moore and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Laugh-out-loud caper." —Shelf Awareness, Starred Review "A fast-paced, witty story for those who enjoy dry British humor." —Library Journal Meet Richard Ainsworth: an almost divorced part time B&B owner, part time film historian, full time self-deprecator. Hoping to continue running his B&B in the quiet Val de Follet, he has no idea of its hidden intrigue, from the mafia to swingers, to the peddling of (il)legal grape seeds. His quiet has flown the coop on a fateful afternoon with a bloody handprint, a missing guest, and one dead Ava Gardner (beloved hen). Death and Croissants is an unputdownable, hilarious mystery perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club. What readers are saying: "Richard Osman meets Sherlock Holmes rampaging through the charming Loire Valley in this raucously funny book. I loved it." "A light, very funny mystery with appealing characters in a wonderful French countryside." "Oh wow, this was funny. This one just knocks it out of the park." "A story full of interesting and diverse characters told with lots of humor." "The author gives you everything you want in a humorous, witty mystery that chases you through all the twists and turns with murder, mafia, and mayhem."

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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