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One Man's Island
''One Man's Island'' is a non-fiction book written by David Conover carries on the story begun in ''Once Upon an Island'', but in a totally different style and format. Written some thirteen years after the experience described in ''Once Upon an Island'', this book presents another year in the life of the couple who began their island paradise. This book is based on the diary Conover kept and presents a mixture of his experiences as he was writing his first book and philosophical insights and wisdom which he collected during his life on the island. Excerpt A sample of what he wrote: IN MAKING LOVE, or making a dessert, I am the constant novice. When I am not learning I am not living. The tragedy of our life is our inability to grow, to change, to stretch. Every day beckons me to enlarge myself. I wire or shingle a cotage in the morning; make camera studies, repair a wharf ora generator, and catch a salmon in the afternoon; write a chapter, study the Greeks, or create a poem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Conover
David Conover (June 26, 1919 – December 21, 1983) was an author and documentary photographer who is credited with discovering Marilyn Monroe while taking photos for '' Yank'' magazine. While attached to the U.S. Army Air Forces' First Motion Picture Unit, his commanding officer was future U.S. president Ronald Reagan, who had sent Conover to the Radioplane Munitions Factory where he discovered Monroe. His published writings include: *''Once Upon an Island'' Publisher: San Juan Publishing (November 2003) *''Reader's Digest Condensed Books'': Volume 74 - Summer 1968 Publisher: Reader's Digest (1968) *''Best Sellers from Reader's Digest Condensed Books'' - 1970 *'' One Man's Island'' Publisher: General Pub. Co (1971) *'' Sitting on a Salt Spring'' Publisher: Paper Jacks (1978) *'' Finding Marilyn: A Romance'' Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (1981) See also Immortal Marilyn (David Conover story + early photos) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Publishing Group
The Crown Publishing Group is a subsidiary of Penguin Random House that publishes across several fiction and non-fiction categories. Originally founded in 1933 as a remaindered books wholesaler called Outlet Book Company, the firm expanded into publishing original content in 1936 under the Crown name, and was acquired by Random House in 1988. Under Random House's ownership, the Crown Publishing Group was operated as an independent division until 2018, when it was merged with the rest of Random House's adult programs. Crown authors include Jean Auel, Max Brooks, George W. Bush, Eitan Bernath, Deepak Chopra, Ann Coulter, Andrew Cuomo, Giada De Laurentiis, Will Ferrell (as fictional character Ron Burgundy), Gillian Flynn, Jim Gaffigan, Ina Garten, Mindy Kaling, Rachel Maddow, Jillian Michaels, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Theresa Rebeck, Mark Brennan Rosenberg, Judith Rossner, Rebecca Skloot, Suzanne Somers, Martha Stewart, Jonah Goldberg, Michael Jackson and many others. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971 Non-fiction Books
* The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events January * January 2 – 66 people are killed and over 200 injured during a crush in Glasgow, Scotland. * January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. * January 8 – Tupamaros kidnap Geoffrey Jackson, British ambassador to Uruguay, in Montevideo, keeping him captive until September. * January 9 – Uruguayan president Jorge Pacheco Areco demands emergency powers for 90 days due to kidnappings, and receives them the next day. * January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom ''All in the Family'', starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. * January 14 – Seventy Brazilian political prisoners are re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
