As the spirited step dancer and international star of Riverdance, Michael Flatley shattered records, silenced doubters, revolutionized an ancient dance form, and brought joy to millions of people worldwide. After finding his calling at the age of eleven, when he was "dragged by the ears" to dance school, Michael went on to become the first American to win the World Irish Dancing Championship.   In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Michael explains what really happened backstage at Riverdance -- and why and how he launched one of the greatest show business success stories of all time, Lord of the Dance. He also discusses his life as a dancer -- the hours of rigorous training and the drama behind his controversial rise to stardom. Filled with commentary from family, friends, colleagues, and celebrities and brimming with Michael's Irish charm and good humor, this book is the very personal story of a man who has lived life to the fullest according to his own credo: Nothing is impossible.

Lord of the Dance: My Story

Michael Flatley

douglas-thompson

Biographies & Memoirs

Sidgwick Jackson Ltd

The Hustlers

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Lord of the Dance

Arts & Literature

Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

As the spirited step dancer and international star of Riverdance, Michael Flatley shattered records, silenced doubters, revolutionized an ancient dance form, and brought joy to millions of people worldwide. After finding his calling at the age of eleven, when he was "dragged by the ears" to dance school, Michael went on to become the first American to win the World Irish Dancing Championship. In this no-holds-barred autobiography, Michael explains what really happened backstage at Riverdance -- and why and how he launched one of the greatest show business success stories of all time, Lord of the Dance. He also discusses his life as a dancer -- the hours of rigorous training and the drama behind his controversial rise to stardom. Filled with commentary from family, friends, colleagues, and celebrities and brimming with Michael's Irish charm and good humor, this book is the very personal story of a man who has lived life to the fullest according to his own credo: Nothing is impossible.

Humor & Entertainment

Atria

How to Open Your Own Travel Agency

Business & Money

Economics

Dendrobium Pub

Dendrobium Books

The news that Cilla Black had died in August at the age of 72 triggered an outpouring of love and a wave of sadness that spread around the world. Her infectious personality and her common touch made her one of Britain's best loved entertainers. Known to one generation for a string of number-one hits like 'Anyone Who Had a Heart' and 'You're My World', and loved by another for hosting the classic ITV show Blind Date, Cilla came a long way from hanging coats in Liverpool's Cavern Club for five bob an hour. In Cilla: 1943-2015, Douglas Thompson traces her rise to the top, her heartwarming marriage to Bobby Willis and the profound effect his death had on her. This affectionate biography is a fitting tribute to our Cilla, a huge talent who became a national treasure.

Cilla

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The Dark Heart of Hollywood: Glamour, Guns and Gambling - Inside the Mafia's Global Empire

Mainstream Publishing

From the rogue cops who took on the Mob on the streets of Los Angeles to the stars who became stars because Mafia Godfathers said they would, the sinister true story of the Mafia in Hollywood
Detailing how the 21st century Mafia uses Hollywood, this no-holds-barred exposé features previously unseen legal files and FBI documents, and thoroughly strips away the veneer of the movie studios' American Dream. It is an ambitious account of Hollywood's hidden history, crammed with legends, myths, murders, madness, superstar tantrums, super-sexed starlets, power brokers, and politics. The book reveals how all is masterminded by the money-obsessed Mafia, for whom everything and everyone is simply a commodity, in a saga that charges across America: from Hollywood bedrooms to the Oval Office, from California's 21st century computer capital to the cocaine-connection headquarters that stretch from the Sunset Strip across the world. It is an intriguing coincidence that Lucky Luciano was born in the same year, 1897, and place, Sicily, as Frank Capra, who promulgated the fantasy and romance of the movies. With the American Mafia, Luciano helped create the world's most powerful crime organization. Meanwhile, Capra's best-known film, It's a Wonderful Life, was made the year Luciano was deported back to Italy. Both men's legacies remain crucial parts of history of Hollywood, unveiled as Tinseltown without the tinsel in this magnificent and highly compelling volume.

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