- Hardcover
- Publisher: Kitchen Sink Pr (Nrt); Deluxe edition (September 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0878164774
- ISBN-13: 978-0878164776
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 2.5 x 15.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 612 g
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||
Product Details |
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet on Amazon.ca
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
4.8 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ever wanted to Run Off to Hollywood to be a Movie Star??, Oct 10 1996
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me? (Paperback)
Then you really need to read Jewel Shepard's new book!Jewel Shepard is one of Hollywood's "B-Girls."
For those of you who don't know what a B-Girl is,
these are the women whose job it is to get partially
or fully unclothed as soon after the start of the film
as possible. These are also the women whose dream it is to
rise to the "A" level in the film industry. This is the level
where you'll find actresses such as Julia Roberts, Michele
Pfeiffer, etc., etc.
Jewel's book details her ongoing fight to find a decent
agent, to get a decent part, in a decent film working with
a decent director...without having to get naked for someone to do it.
Throughout it all, you don't know whether to laugh or cry at the trials she is forced to endure.
Horrors such as movie producers, rainy night shoots, producers,
pig excrement, producers, zombies, producers and more producers.
Seriously, I really enjoyed the book, not only because I
know the author somewhat, nor for the pictures her
publishers "asked" her to include, but for the "stick-to-it"
never gonna give up attitude she has. When other people
would have sold their stuff and moved back to Milwaukee, Jewel
shrugs off the blows and keeps on swinging.
Jewel has a wonderful
flow-of-consciousness style of writing, giving the impression
she just sat down and started typing. The book lets you in
behind the curtains for a "No BS" look at one actress's
ongoing quest in Hollywood. It is very entertaining and I
found myself unable to put it down. Of course, the fact that
she's a gorgeous brunette with a great sense of humor
doesn't hurt!
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pluck and a drop-dead gorgeous body are a potent combo., Dec 11 1998
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me? (Paperback)
Have you ever wondered what those women posing nude and semi-nude were thinking? Maybe not, but now you can actually find out. Jewel Shepard, trading on a gorgeous body and what can only be called over-the-top spunk, comes up the hard way through the sleaze and grime to actually accomplish just about everyone's wish, to be in the movies. "Gone With the Wind" they're not, but bare breasts and lots of action sell pretty well out there, thank you, and Jewel has what it takes and holds her nose long enough to get it done. The fact that she can write about her early experiences as a stripper with the accuracy only someone who has done it can gives the book an authenticity rarely achieved elsewhere. And with a sense of humor worthy of Job, she manages to impress you and humble you at the same time. Right on, Jewel! Even though we're just a sea of faces to you, we're with you all the way.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
wow!, Mar 28 2001
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: If I'm So Famous, How Come Nobody's Ever Heard of Me? (Hardcover)
i've read this book a few times, and each time it gets better. jewel's amazing one-track mind (hollywood) and sense of humor keeps her sanity through situations that would crumble most of us. it also reveals a lot of ugly truths about hollywood, making me wonder how anyone becomes a star. strangely, i really enjoyed her time spent hiding from the world in montana. this book will make you wish you'd been fortunate enough to know jewel. of course---now we do.
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
