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'The most revelatory and entertaining Hollywood book since Easy Riders, Raging Bulls.' Daily Telegraph

This biography explores the life of a remarkable figure in American entertainment, detailing his extraordinary highs and devastating lows, many of which remain largely unknown. Mike Nichols emerged as a prodigious talent in his 20s, forming a successful improv duo with Elaine May that captivated the nation. He directed four hit Broadway plays, winning three Tony Awards for Best Director. By his mid-30s, his films, including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and The Graduate, became the highest-grossing movies of their respective years, with The Graduate earning him an Oscar. Before turning 40, Nichols enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, living in a Central Park West penthouse, driving a Rolls Royce, and befriending prominent figures like Jacqueline Kennedy and Stephen Sondheim. His journey is particularly striking given his beginnings: born Igor Peschkowsky in Berlin in 1931, he and his brother were sent alone to America in 1939. Their father awaited them, while their mother followed shortly after. The family faced immense challenges, including poverty and the early death of his father when Nichols was just 11. He also dealt with the stigma of being completely bald due to an allergic reaction as a child. Mark Harris presents a nuanced account of Nichols's life, balancing his successes and failures, ultimately revealing the complexity of one of theater and film's most significant figures.

This biography chronicles the life of a remarkable figure in American entertainment, revealing both extraordinary successes and lesser-known struggles. The acclaimed author explores Mike Nichols' ascent as a prodigious talent, starting with his groundbreaking improv duo with Elaine May in his 20s. He quickly transitioned to directing, earning multiple Tony Awards for his Broadway productions. By his mid-30s, he directed two of the highest-grossing films of the 1960s, winning an Oscar for Best Director for The Graduate. Nichols enjoyed a lavish lifestyle, residing in a Central Park West penthouse and befriending notable figures like Jacqueline Kennedy and Stephen Sondheim. His journey is particularly striking considering his origins: born Igor Peschkowsky in Berlin in 1931, he and his brother fled to America in 1939, reuniting with their father while their mother arrived later. The family faced significant hardships, including the death of his father when Mike was just 11 and his mother's mental instability. Additionally, Nichols dealt with severe alopecia, which left him completely bald from a young age, and his parents struggled to afford a wig until he was nearly in high school. Mark Harris presents a nuanced portrayal of Nichols, balancing his achievements with the challenges he faced, ultimately crafting a compelling narrative of a complex and influential figure in theater and film.

Focusing on the intersection of biblical creation texts and contemporary scientific theories, this book offers a thorough historical analysis of the narratives surrounding creation. It explores the shared insights and distinct differences between science and religion, advocating for a thoughtful dialogue between the two. By examining these foundational ideas, it seeks to illuminate how both perspectives can coexist and inform our understanding of origins.

Weaving together life today with the wisdom of saints like John Bunyan and Evelyn Underhill, Mark Harris has created a practical guide to spiritual growth that covers issues such as spiritual dryness, temptation, discouragement and more.

Henry Wiggen, hero of The Southpaw, became the best-known fictional baseball player in America. Now he is back again in Bang the Drum Slowly, throwing a baseball "with his arm and his brain and his memory and his bluff for the sake of his pocket and his family."Also available in Bison Book editions are The Southpaw, It Looked Like For Ever, and A Ticket for a Seamstitch, the other three volumes in the Henry Wiggen series.

Union of differences can be the source of beauty;Division of opinions need not be the cause of war.--Mark Harris, March 2022.EAST 100 is a collection of one hundred artworks by artist Mark Harris in Los Angeles at the end of 2021. The project composes harmonious combinations of world-famous western paintings and art from ancient China.With this bold fusion of East and West, Mark Harris presents us with artworks that are fascinating to the eye and enchanting to the heart.

This book is part of a series of flipbooks by Mark Harris.

Readers will enjoy the fantasy journey of the protagonist, Michelangelo DiCaprio, as he ventures forth to find a new life beyond the Great Wall that divides the United States and California. In this unique work of magical realism, MICHELANGELO THE BEST ACTOR, author Mark Harris captivates readers with his use of humor, irony, and play on words to ultimately create a fictitious, yet strangely familiar world in which society’s norms are upended. The novel takes readers on the protagonist’s journey from the United States, a country depicted as underdeveloped and in deep decline and social disrepair, into the mythical world of a burgeoning and culturally lush California, which is no longer a part of the United States but rather a country unto itself. As with any life quest, Michelangelo’s travels are fraught with danger and confusion. He must overcome many obstacles that attempt to overpower him and even threaten to take his life. Ultimately, Michelangelo is forced by a mysterious phantom to become an actor and to fight for the coveted A-Star Award for Best Actor given only to Hollywood’s most accomplished actors. Our protagonist has the opportunity to play the most prized role of all – that of God, himself. Will his quest for greatness succeed through his dogged determination or will he succumb to more powerful forces that seek to destroy him and his surroundings? Author Mark Harris renders a brilliant story of an imagined world in which the protagonist is deeply challenged by his desires and emotions as he negotiates a world of high tech beyond his experience or understanding. The author intrigues readers with his ingenious references to many familiar aspects of traditional culture, such as the graphic design on the US dollar and Michelangelo’s famous painting. Using a unique style of prose that will entertain and delight readers, Harris redefines the familiar and replaces it with an exciting and humorous new paradigm. MICHELANGELO THE BEST ACTOR is an invitation to escape the confines of realism and cross over the Great Wall, along with the protagonist, into the imagined world of the author’s creation. Michelangelo believes a better life awaits him in California, but his journey threatens to end in great destruction. This novel will provide you with an exciting reading experience. Readers’ perceptions of the world as they know it will be delightfully overturned as the author, with bold imagination, presents the United States as a backward country, California as a developing country, and Mexico as a developed country. You will break from reality and travel into a new reality of time and place. When you close this book and return to your everyday life, you will find that the real world is somehow new.

In this flip book, you will see an amazing situation: a hedgehog and a deer combined into an unexpected image.