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In 1953 Freud biographer Ernest Jones revealed that the famous hysteric Anna O. was really Bertha Pappenheim the prolific author, Austro-German Jewish feminist, social activist, and pioneering social worker. This study directs attention away from the young woman who arguably invented thetalking cureand back to Pappenheim and her post-Anna O. achievements, especially her writings, which reveal one of the most versatile, productive, influential, and controversial Jewish thinkers and leaders of her time. ... Read more

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The Baby-sitters Club"" series discusses her childhood in Princeton, New Jersey, her own baby-sitting adventures, her first published book, and her family. ... Read more

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Examines the life and work of the successful novelist, who became the first African American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993. ... Read more

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Dressed to the nines and draped with diamonds, Danielle Steel is America's favorite author. She has enchanted readers with each of her 44 bestselling novels-- and has a total of 350 million books in print! Now, this stunning, uncensored biography reveals how closely Danielle's fiction is based on real life-- the rich men, the dangerous men, the heartbreak, the struggles, the triumphs...and the secrets too dark to tell.

Read all about:

* Her cruel, lonely childhood which became the inspiration for her novel Loving
* Her long-hidden marriage to a convicted rapist, the scandalous real story readers will recognize in her novel Now and Forever
* Her third husband, a handsome heroin addict, who, like the protagonist of Remembrance, broke her heart and nearly ruined her life
* Her lavish spending and opulent lifestyle in a San Francisco mansion
* The tragic death of her nineteen-year-old son in 1997
* The break-up of her fourth marriage-- and the new man in Danielle Steel's life

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Customer Reviews (9)

What a great woman that D. Steel!
I bought the book with the purpose of studying how a single working mother became a bestselling author. It's too bad that D. Steel did not write an autobiography, so this had to do.I didn't care about the secrets of her private life, but wanted to learn about her secrets of success, which, as I thought, turned out not to be any secrets at all: lots of work and perseverance.

A very good read
This is a great book. Danielle Steel is not just some rich arthur in her mansion in San Francisco. She is a compasionate person who actually feels and gets involved with the less fortunate. I didn't feel that this book was slanted either way. I think it is a fair portrait of one's life. Definitely an intestersting read.

Will I ever get this book???
Sorry, but I can't rate this book fairly as I still don't have it.It's been almost 5 weeks since I ordered it, and I'm still waiting.Several complaints, and I got a 5 dollar discount on my next order.Why would I order anything else when I have to wait so long to get what I was promised in 2 weeks?Next time I will buy at the local book store.Yes, I will pay more but at least I will have the opportunity to read it before I die of old age.

Fans, please chill out!
I have to say it: I am not a Danielle Steel fan in the strict sense of the word. I find her prose repetitive, her dénouements fairly sugarcoated and her writing rather low-brow in general, especially for a writer who scoffs at the romance writer definition and would like to be compared with Judith Krantz or Sidney Sheldon. And yet, there is something about her books that keeps me coming back for more. I especially enjoy her period works, like "Vanished," "Zoya," or "Crossings" and I have to say she has a knack at making a good portrayal of the times in which her books are set. The plots are intricate enough and one can almost invariably bond and relate to her characters without difficulty. As to this unauthorized biography, "The Lives of Danielle Steel," it has helped me understand more about the persona who is behind the fiction. The research on the author's life is very thorough and it also makes some good points about her fiction. This book doesn't intend to tarnish Danielle Steel's image, all the opposite: it helps her fans discover her as a human being. It's true that it gouges up a lot of rubbish about her past but in the end it was she who took the decision to marry ex-cons and drug-addicts. We all make mistakes and have to live them down as best we can. I found the book as entertaining as any of Steel's books and, as I have already said, it helped me relate better to Danielle Steel now that I know that she's human.

Others Missing the Point
All of these negative reviewers are missing the point. This book was written to show the interesting parallels between Danielle Steels life and the characters in her book. The book doesn't go out of its way to say that Danielle is a bad person - it's just saying, "look, her books are a lot like her life." You people should just relax and enjoy the parallels between life and fiction. This is a great book, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I'm also a Danielle Steel fan - I've read all of her books - and I now look back at them with a different eye, which is fun! ... Read more

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This book makes accessible the work of the first Indian to write and publish in English, Dean Mahomed (1759-1851). It also provides a detailed life-history of Dean Mahomed, together with related historical analyses and assessments. His book, The Travels of Dean Mohamet [sic], is reprinted here for the first time since its publication in 1794. ... Read more

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An adventerous life and times viewed from a social historia
A surpassing interest in the first of anything is as old asAdam. Just as we are different from the first man and yet in many waysstill the same, Dean Mohamed is also different from the first of Amitav Ghosh, Arundhati Roy, Vikram Chandra, or Shashi Tharoor... You name them .

The main difference is in the use of the language and the market targeted. The similarity lies in the location and contemporary timing of subject matter - their own India! ... Read more

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Twayne's United States Authors Series presents concise critical introductions to great writers and their works.

Devoted to critical interpretation and discussion of an author's work, each study takes account of major literary trends and important scholarly contributions and provides new critical insights with an original point of view. An Authors Series volumeaddresses readers ranging from advanced high school students to university professors. The book suggests to the informed reader new ways of considering a writer's work. A reader new to the work under examination will, after reading theAuthors Series, be compelled to turn to the originals, bringing to the reading a basic knowledge and fresh critical perspectives.

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• A critical, interpretive study and explication of the author's works
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• An accessible chronology outlining the life, work, and relevant historicalbackground of the author
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more