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Lädt ... Palm Trees on the Hudson: A True Story of the Mob, Judy Garland & Interior Decoratingvon Elliot Tiber
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   ) audraelizabeth | Aug 28, 2019 |   ) Fliss88 | Oct 10, 2011 | ) emigre | Aug 15, 2011 | This biography chronicles Tiber's life until around the age of 35. It glimpses at his childhood with his cold mother and passive father, his "run for freedom" to Greenwich Village, and his struggle to become a success as an interior decorator. Tiber seems like such a fascinating person, and in this memoir I couldn't help but feel for him as he talked about his mother, or as he searched for someone to love. But I also amazed by him, from his time in Greenwich Village to his meeting with his icon, Judy Garland. He came across as an incredibly likable person through the pages, and I, the reader, held a permanent seat in his corner rooting him on the further in the book I read. He has a way with words which made the book a quick read and it in no way "dragged on" or made reading it feel like a chore. It was enjoyable through and through even though a lot of the content wasn't all "sunshine and rainbows". Anyone who read and enjoyed Tiber's Taking Woodstock should give this, the prequel, a try. You will not be disappointed ( ) TheyCallMeVarmit | Mar 28, 2011 | Zeige 4 von 4 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
*** IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist (AUDIOBOOK - Nonfiction category) *** Palm Trees on the Hudson is the hilarious prequel to Elliot Tiber's bestseller Taking Woodstock. Before Elliot found financial success by bringing Woodstock Ventures to his upstate motel, he was one of Manhattan's leading interior designers. Then Elliot's career came to a halt due to a floating society party, Judy Garland, and the Mob. In April 1968, Elliot was hired to throw an elegant dinner party aboard a luxury yacht on the Hudson River. Included on the guest list were New York's rich and famous--politicians, financiers, and even Elliot's icon, Judy Garland. The big night arrived. But when a fight broke out, resulting in the destruction of everything including rented palms, Elliot's event turned into financial disaster. Things couldn't get any worse--or so it seemed until the Mob paid a visit. By turns comic and tragic, Palm Trees on the Hudson is the take-no-prisoners memoir that gives readers a more intimate look at the man who went on to fight back at Stonewall and who helped give birth to the Woodstock Nation. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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