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By Myself and Then Some
by Lauren Bacall
Product Group: Book
Publisher: HarperEntertainment (2005-03-01)
ISBN: 0060755350
EAN: 9780060755355
Dewy Decimal #: 791.43028092
Hardcover: 512 pages
Release Date: 2005-03-01
SKU: 42103
Condition: Collectable Like New
Comments: THE HARDBACK BOOK! 2005. THE UNABRIDGED 1ST EDITION, EARLY PRINT. WITH TERRIFIC PHOTOGRAPHS! HARDCOVER WITH GILT LETTERING AND PAGES ARE NEW! RAPID SHIPPING W/FREE TRACKING, GREAT PACKAGING. Air Mail. PK,
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
The epitome of grace, independence, and wit, Lauren Bacall continues to astound generations with her audacious spirit and on-screen excellence. Together with Humphrey Bogart she produced some of the most electric scenes in movie history, and their romance on and off screen made them Hollywood's most celebrated couple. But when Bogart died of cancer in 1957, Bacall and their children had to take everything he had taught them and grow up fast. In a time of postwar communism, Hollywood blacklisting, and revolutionary politics, she mixed with the legends: Hemingway, the Oliviers, Katharine Hepburn, Bobby Kennedy, and Gregory Peck. She was engaged to Frank Sinatra and had a turbulent second marriage to Jason Robards. But Bacall never lost sight of the strength that made her a superstar, and she never lost sight of Bogie. Now, on the silver anniversary of its original publication, Bacall brings her inspiring memoir up to date, chronicling the events of the past twenty-five years, including her recent films and Broadway runs, and her fond memories of many close lifelong friendships. As one of the greatest actresses of all time turns eighty, By Myself and Then Some reveals the legend in her own beautiful frank words -- encapsulating a story that even Hollywood would struggle to reproduce.
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Customer Reviews
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Slow Start but a Great Read
Rating  (4)
Date: 2008-10-22
I put this book down after the first 20 pages and left it sitting for months. The book just didn't grab me at all. I picked it up again recently and couldn't put it down. Once the book starts rolling, and Bacall finds her rythm, it is great. The pages on her romance with Bogart and his subsequent illness and death will make you weep. She has a few brief sections where she discusses her politics. Those only take up a few paragraphs and can be easily skipped without missing relevant or interesting content. This is a great read and well worth owning and passing along to friends.
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Boring, she should have published only one copy and read it "By Herself"
Rating  (1)
Date: 2008-09-30
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
Boring, Shallow, Very self-absorbed (much liked her previous one). This was mainly a political statement, used to trash politicians, which was clearly not my understanding until reading it. I finally finished and rather than give it away I THREW it away (which I rarely do). I wanted to spare others the pain. Spare yourself the torture and the cost.
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A Moving and Detailed Memoir!
Rating  (5)
Date: 2008-08-05
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
This well written book covers Lauren's entire life, from her childhood in the 1920's through the new century into 2004! She writes with beautiful emotion, and shares her innermost feelings and fears with her readers. You really get to learn a lot about her as a "real" person, instead of just the stunning face we see up on the screen. She was very career driven, but also had a family. She does not write much about her children or grandchildren. I am not sure if that is because they are not very close or not too involved with her life because she was so career driven, or if she thinks we want to mostly know most about her career, or because she wants to keep those relationships private, it's hard to guess.
I think this book is a must read for any fan or hers, or Bogarts, or anyone interested in acting, or in Hollywood's Golden Age.
As for the reviews here that complain about her putting in sections about her political views... She was active in politics all her adult life. That is part of her life, why wouldn't she put that stuff in her book? And as for the end of the book where she talks about all her friend's funerals and deaths... well, if you are lucky enough to live a long and healthy life like she has, you unfortunately have to endure the deaths of all of your closest lifelong friends. Those deaths will effect a person greatly. Of course she wrote about them, that is what has been happening in her life in these later years. She was kind enough to tell us about the pain she went through and how she happily remembers those friends. I think it is beautiful how she trusts the reader with such openness. So, I am very dissappointed with the reviews that are negative for that reason.
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Miss Bacall is a true legend!
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-05-13
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I had read Miss Bacall's previous book, so thought to myself,for the price that Amazon was selling it at, so be it. I'm buying! What else could this great legend say however? A lot. The book was filled with many more personal stories and interests than I suspected it could be. It is an excllent book on one of the last of the great legends in Hollywood. I loved the book. Got her to sign it too, she was most gracious.
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IT'S LAUREN BACALL
Rating (5)
Date: 2007-01-23
0 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
A book that just goes on about herself and people she know's --if you are a Fan this is a must to own ..
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