Shirley MacLaine je americká herečka a spisovateľka, známa nielen svojím herectvom, ale aj záujmom o reinkarnáciu a New Age. Napísala množstvo autobiografických diel, ktoré sa zaoberajú jej duchovnými presvedčeniami a zážitkami z Hollywoodu. Jej písanie často skúma témy ako solipsizmus a osobná transformácia, pričom si zachováva jedinečný a osobný tón. MacLaineho diela ponúkajú fascinujúci pohľad na život umelca a hlboké hľadanie zmyslu.
Autorka v knihe opisuje svoju duševnú odyseu, ktorá ju zaviedla do sveta, kde sídli minulosť, veci určuje existencia ducha a vrodená nesmrteľnosť duše sa pre ňu stáva skutočnosťou. Rozpráva o tom, ako krátko po prekročení štyridsiatky začala poznávať samu seba, hovorí o prepojení mysle, ducha a tela, o hľadaní.
Autorka v knihe opisuje s láskou, humorom a istým uspokojením svoje skúsenosti v úlohách dcéry, matky a priateľky. Je vyjadrením jej nadšenia, že dosiahla významný bod, pokiaľ ide o duchovné osvietenie, a že pochopila zmysel života. Záleží len na nás, ako budeme žiť. V každej sekunde si vytvárame vlastnú realitu...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “This book is like nothing you’ve read before about the world of movies—written by a movie star.”—Liz SmithAn Academy Award-winning actress and the internationally bestselling author of Out on a Limb delivers her touching, warm, and headline-making memoir. In My Lucky Stars Shirley MacLaine talks candidly and personally about her four decades in Hollywood, especially about the men and women—her “lucky stars”—who touched and challenged her life.“[Maclaine is] an engaging storyteller. . . . Breezy and entertaining.”— The New York Times Book Review
"I've always felt that I would never develop into a really fine actress because I cared more about life beyond the camera than the life in front of it. Over the years my search became broader and broader. After two months on a picture my car seemed to veer toward the airport of its own accord. I still loved acting and enjoyed it. I was a professional, but basically I was more interested in the people I played than the movies I played them in... " -- Shirley MacLaine.An outspoken thinker, a keen observer, a truly independent woman, Shirley MacLaine takes us on a remarkable journey into her life and her inner self. From her Virginia roots, to stardom, marriage, motherhood and her enlightening travels to mysterious corners of the world, her story is exciting and poetic, moving and humorous-the varied and life-changing experiences of a talented, intelligent and extraordinary woman.
Beloved actress and bestselling author Shirley MacLaine contemplates a wealth of subjects from the mundane to the esoteric in this all-new collection of musings that begin with two simple words: What if… What if hope is the most dangerous emotion? What if a frog had wings? (Answer: He wouldn't bump his ass so much.) What if our political leaders…
"If we are not in harmony with ourselves, how can we possibly be in harmony with anyone else, much less the world we inhabit? We want to lead lives that are whole, without sorrow, anger, fear, stress, and anxiety, yet we continue to define ourselves by these negative outlooks. "We seem to be ignorant of, and even threatened by, more positive perceptions. Intellectuals who achieve personal security only in being cynical scoff at love and the softer emotions as being mere sentimentality. Good is not in the cards for the human race, they say. What they are really saying is, 'I don't want to risk belief, or love, or anything kindly, because I can't bear to be hurt, or betrayed, or rebuffed, or made to look foolish.' "The human race has indeed had a bloody history. So what do we do? Keep allowing, or causing, it to happen? Or try, each one of us individually, to accept the internal recognition of responsibility, to believe in and make real the power that each of us possesses, knowing that what one single person does can indeed make a difference." From Going Within
Alternating between her own voice and that of her dog, Terry, the entertainer and visionary discusses the changes her pet has made in her life, love, past lives, and the chances that the end of the world is approaching.
Shirley MacLaine returns with the most accessible, funny and timely book of her career, detailing all the things she's over ... and a few she's not. číst celé
The most intimate and revealing memoir yet from the extraordinary woman whose energy, drive, and talent are legendary. In her astonishingly frank, often funny, and always fascinating way, MacLaine writes of the powerful familial forces that propelled her to stardom, her sometimes difficult relationship with her daughter Sachi, and her friendships with Debbie Reynolds, Grace Kelly, Dean Martin, Elizabeth Taylor, and other Hollywood greats. 32 pages of photographs.
