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Author : Bill Hoest
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780818403217
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)
Download or read book Howard Huge written by Bill Hoest and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of cartoons based on the life of an oversized St. Bernard dog and his family.
Author : Geoff Schumacher
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 1948908611
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes written by Geoff Schumacher and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This newly revised and expanded edition of Howard Hughes chronicles the life and legacies of one of the most intriguing and accomplished Americans of the twentieth century. Hughes, born into wealth thanks to his father’s innovative drill bit that transformed the oil industry, put his inheritance to work in multiple ways, from producing big-budget Hollywood movies to building the world’s fastest and largest airplanes. Hughes set air speed records and traveled around the world in record time, earning ticker-tape parades in three cities in 1938. Later, he moved to Las Vegas and invested heavily in casinos. He bought seven resorts, in each case helping to loosen organized crime’s grip on Nevada’s lifeblood industry. Although the public viewed Hughes as a heroic and independent-minded trailblazer, behind closed doors he suffered from germophobia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and an addiction to painkillers. He became paranoid and reclusive, surrounding himself with a small cadre of loyal caretakers. As executives battled each other over his empire, Hughes’ physical and mental health deteriorated to the point where he lost control of his business affairs. This second edition includes more insider details on Hughes’ personal interactions with actresses, journalists, and employees. New chapters provide insights into Hughes’s involvement with the mob, his ownership and struggles as the majority shareholder of TWA and the wide-ranging activities of Hughes Aircraft Company, Hughes’s critical role in the Glomar Explorer CIA project (a deep-sea drillship platform built to recover the Soviet submarine K-129), and more. Based on in-depth interviews with individuals who knew and worked with Hughes, this fascinating biography provides a colorful and comprehensive look at Hughes—from his life and career to his final years and lasting influence. This penetrating depiction of the man behind the curtain demonstrates Hughes’s legacy, and enduring impact on popular culture.
Author : Christopher John Jenner
Publisher : Christopher Jenner
ISBN 13 : 1311934588
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Final Days of Howard Hughes written by Christopher John Jenner and published by Christopher Jenner. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stunning expose attempts to blow the lid off the decades old case of the death of Howard Hughes, playboy movie-maker, aviator and businessman, alleging a murder and takeover conspiracy orchestrated by the very company designated to care for an aging Hughes The Final Days of Howard Hughes exposes Summa Corp. Syndicate's efforts to siphon off the wealth of The Man, and cover up their neglect, malfeasance and murder with a very detailed Plan of action, all exposed within.
Author : George J Marrett
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1682470377
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes written by George J Marrett and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George J. Marrett, a former test pilot for aviator Howard Hughes, separates fact from fiction to tell the inside story of the genius who set flight speed records in the 1930s and went on to develop some of America’s most famous aircraft and weapons. The author draws on his wealth of experiences and those of other Hughes confidants to take readers inside Hughes’s complex and clandestine world. Marrett integrates stories of Hughes the ace pilot with Hughes the designer and businessman who became America’s first billionaire.
Author : Donald L. Barlett
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393078582
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes: His Life and Madness written by Donald L. Barlett and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life that inspired the major motion picture The Aviator, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Martin Scorsese. Howard Hughes has always fascinated the public with his mixture of secrecy, dashing lifestyle, and reclusiveness. This is the book that breaks through the image to get at the man. Originally published under the title Empire: The Life, Legend, and Madness of Howard Hughes.
Author : Darwin Porter
Publisher : Blood Moon Productions, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9780974811819
Total Pages : 852 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes written by Darwin Porter and published by Blood Moon Productions, Ltd.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 852 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set amid descriptions of the unimaginable changes that affected America between Hughes's birth in 1905 and his death in 1976, this book gives an insider's perspective about what money can buy, and what it can't.
Author : Daniel Alef
Publisher : Titans of Fortune Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1608041689
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes: The Mysterious Billionaire written by Daniel Alef and published by Titans of Fortune Publishing. This book was released on 2009-06-05 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Steven Carter
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1596917369
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)
Download or read book I Was Howard Hughes written by Steven Carter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-12-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part Great Gatsby, part This Is Spinal Tap, Steven Carter's hilarious debut paints a fictional portrait of a biographer, his notorious subject, and the illusions we hold about fame and fortune. Howard Hughes embodied the American dream: envied by powerful men, desired by beautiful women, Hughes lived his life larger than all who surrounded him and yet died an emaciated recluse. All of which makes him the perfect subject for red-hot biographer Alton Reece. Riding high on the wave of previous astonishing successes, Reece sees Hughes as more than simply a name worth the seven-figure advance he's demanding from his publisher. He finds in Hughes a kindred spirit of greatness, a man misunderstood and beaten down by jealous inferiors. But even as Reece struggles to 'know' his subject, his own rapidly unravelling life keeps finding unexpected ways to intrude. With a deft comic touch and an astounding narrative style, Steven Carter's novel creates a picture of a Hughes that might have been, a biographer that can't separate his subject from his own visions of grandeur, and a public that demands its heroes be larger than life-if only so they can be more easily torn down. A graduate of the Centre for Writers at the University of Southern Mississippi, Steven Carter currently teaches at Georgetown College in Kentucky. I Was Howard Hughes is his first novel. 'Sly debut novel' Publishers Weekly
Author : John Harris Sheridan
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1463406932
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes: the Las Vegas Years written by John Harris Sheridan and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people know about Howard Hughes, Americas first billionaire. He was an aviation engineer, an Oscar-winning motion picture producer and director, and a hotel and casino owner in Las Vegas and Reno, with seven establishments. He built the biggest airplane in the world at the timeknown as the Spruce Gooseand the Glormar Explorer supership for the CIA. He owned RKO Motion Picture Studios in Hollywood, as well as tens of thousands of acres in California, Nevada, and Texas. Fewer people, however, know the Howard Hughes of the neon world of Las Vegas in the 1970s. Reclusive and eccentric, Hughes spent his later years surrounded by Mormon aides who insulated him from outsiders. This collection of biographical anecdotes includes stories of the power players of the timecelebrities, famous actresses, and the Las Vegas Mafiaas well as tales of Hughess bevy of less-well-known ladies. Told by an insider who knew Hughes in that era, these stories reveal new aspects of an American icon, set against the background of Sin City, the town he loved so much. John has captured a fascinating era here; I know I was there. Alvin Zuckert, Emmy-award winning television director Johns book caused me to relive an exciting and wonderful time in my life. There were sides of Hughes you never knew existed until now! Ted West, engineer for Hughes Television, KLAS-TV and FOX-TV, Las Vegas, Nevada No crapshoot here; Johns got an absolute winner. Gary Marlow, technical director for Hughes Television, KLAS-TV, Las Vegas, Nevada
Author : Graham M. Simons
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473838789
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)
Download or read book Howard Hughes and the Spruce Goose written by Graham M. Simons and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Howard Hughes' life ambition was to make a significant contribution to the field of aviation development. But the monumental folly of his endeavours on the H-KI Hercules meant that he came to be known and remembered to a great extent for all the wrong reasons. The 'Spruce Goose' (a name Hughes detested) became a product of his wild fixation on perfection and scale. Once completed, it was the largest flying machine ever built. Its wingspan of 320 feet remains the largest in history. Yet it only completed one flight; flying for a mile on its maiden voyage above Long Beach Harbour, before being consigned to the history books as a failure.Experienced author Graham M. Simons turns his attention to the production process that saw this colossus take shape. In words and images, all aspects of this process are illustrated. We have shots taken during the initial design period, images of the craft under construction, and photographs taken at the test flights. In addition, Simons has been gifted access to the highly prized and rarely seen aircraft manual produced for the aircraft, content from which has been extracted and used to supplement the narrative.The book goes on to explore the political issues that sprung up as a result of Hughes' endeavours, looking into the Senate War Investigations Committee's findings which explored the extent to which government funds had been utilised in the development and construction of the airship, adding a whole new layer of controversy to the proceedings.
