Best Selling Books by Carrie Fisher

This last book from beloved Hollywood icon Carrie Fisher is the crown jewel of ideal Star Wars gifts. The Princess Diarist is an intimate, hilarious, and revealing recollection of what happened behind the scenes on one of the most famous film sets of all time. When Carrie Fisher discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved—plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naiveté, and a vulnerability that she barely recognized. Before her passing, her fame as an author, actress, and pop-culture icon was indisputable, but in 1977, Carrie Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her costar, Harrison Ford. With these excerpts from her handwritten notebooks, The Princess Diarist is Fisher’s intimate and revealing recollection of what happened on one of the most famous film sets of all time—and what developed behind the scenes. Fisher also ponders the joys and insanity of celebrity, and the absurdity of a life spawned by Hollywood royalty, only to be surpassed by her own outer-space royalty. Laugh-out-loud hilarious and endlessly quotable, The Princess Diarist brims with the candor and introspection of a diary while offering shrewd insight into one of Hollywood''s most beloved stars.

‘No motive is pure. No one is good or bad – but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.'' Carrie Fisher in Wishful Drinking In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher told the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play aprincess in a little movie calledStar Wars when only 19 years old. "But it isn''t all sweetness and light sabres." Alas, aside from a demanding career and her role as a single mother (not to mention the hyperspace hairdo), Carrie also spends her free time battling addiction and weathering the wild ride of manic depression. It''s an incredible tale: from having Elizabeth Tayloras a stepmother, to marrying (and divorcing) Paul Simon, and from having the father of her daughter leave her for a man, to ultimately waking up one morning and finding a friend dead beside her in bed. Carrie Fisher''s star-studded career included roles in numerous films such as The Blues Brothers and When Harry Met Sally. She was the author of four bestselling novels, Surrender in the Pink, Delusions of Grandma, The Best Awful and Postcards from the Edge, which was made into a hit film starring Shirley MacLaine and Meryl Streep. Carrie''s experience with addiction and mental illness – and her willingness to talk honestly about them – made her a sought-after speaker and respected advocate. She was truly one of the most magical people to walk among us.

** THE NEW YORK TIMES-BESTSELLING CULT CLASSIC NOVEL ** ** In a new edition introduced by Stephen Fry ** ‘I don’t think you can even call this a drug. This is just a response to the conditions we live in.’ Suzanne Vale, formerly acclaimed actress, is in rehab, feeling like ‘something on the bottom of someone’s shoe, and not even someone interesting’. Immersed in the sometimes harrowing, often hilarious goings-on of the drug hospital and wondering how she’ll cope – and find work – back on the outside, she meets new patient Alex. Ambitious, good-looking in a Heathcliffish way and in the grip of a monumental addiction, he makes Suzanne realize that, however eccentric her life might seem, there’s always someone who’s even closer to the edge of reason. Carrie Fisher’s bestselling debut novel is an uproarious commentary on Hollywood – the home of success, sex and insecurity – and has become a beloved cult classic. ‘This novel, with its energy, bounce and generous delivery of a loud laugh on almost every page, stands as a declaration of war on two fronts: on normal and on unhappy’ STEPHEN FRY ‘A single woman’s answer to Nora Ephron’s Heartburn . . . the smart successor to Joan Didion’s Play It as It Lays’ Los Angeles Times ‘A cult classic . . . A wonderfully funny, brash and biting novel’ Washington Post ''A wickedly shrewd black-humor riff on the horrors of rehab and the hollows of Hollywood life'' People ''Searingly funny'' Vogue

Hollywood actress Suzanne Vale stars in this story of a mother''s reaction to her gay son.

Presents a memoir about the actress'' relationship with her father, singer Eddie Fisher, her electroconvulsive therapy, and her past encounters with such recently-deceased celebrities as Michael Jackson, Elizabeth Taylor, and Senator Edward Kennedy.

A very pregnant woman embarks on an odyssey to rescue her Alzheimer''s-striken father from a nursing home

Carrie Fisher era uma jovem atriz iniciante quando foi chamada por George Lucas para interpretar o papel que mudaria sua vida: a Princesa Leia, de Star Wars. Inexperiente, Carrie se viu imersa em um ambiente pouco acolhedor e buscou refúgio em diários que mantinha ao longo das gravações dos filmes. Em Memórias da princesa: os diários de Carrie Fisher, a atriz conta seus melhores e piores momentos ao longo das filmagens de Star Wars e a relação que mantinha com os colegas de trabalho, além de trazer detalhes inéditos sobre sua vida pessoal e sobre como o filme mudou completamente seu modo de viver.

El conmovedor diario de Carrie Fisher sobre lo que sucedió dentro y fuera del rodaje de La Guerra de las Galaxias. Cuando Carrie Fisher redescubrió los diarios que había escrito durante el rodaje de La Guerra de las Galaxias, la primera película de la trilogía Star Wars, le asombró descubrir unos ingenuos poemas de amor y unas cándidas reflexiones que apenas reconocía. Hoy Carrie Fisher ha pasado a la historia como actriz e icono pop, pero en 1976 solo era una chica de diecinueve años perdidamente enamorada de su compañero en la pantalla, Harrison Ford. Con extractos de sus cuadernos manuscritos, El diario de la princesa es el recuerdo íntimo y revelador de lo que sucedió dentro y fuera de uno de los sets de rodaje más famosos de todos los tiempos. Pero Fisher también reflexiona sobre la fama y el absurdo de una vida inventada por la realeza de Hollywood. La sinceridad de sus palabras convierte este libro en las conmovedoras memorias de la inolvidable princesa Leia Organa. ** N.o 1 en ventas de The New York Times. ** Uno de los mejores libros del otoño de 2016 según la revista People. Reseñas: «Fisher ofrece una sarcástica reflexión sobre el precio de la fama y sus ajustes vitales.» New York Times «Una revelación para los fans de StarWars, que además demuestra el talento de Carrie Fisher como escritora.» USA Today «Una aguda inmersión en el volátil corazón de una chica, visto a través de los ojos de su yo más sabio, más adulto, que sigue buscando su lugar en el mundo.» EntertainmentWeekly «El diario de la princesa es una explosión de sinceridad.» VOGUE.com «Una atrevidamirada, a veces dolorosa, a veces hilarante, de la mente de una actriz de 19 años en medio de Hollywood.» Los Angeles Times «Una lectura inesperadamente emotiva.» The Verge

El commovedor diari de Carrie Fisher sobre el que va succeir dins i fora del rodatge de La guerra de les galàxies. Quan Carrie Fisher va descobrir els diaris que havia escrit durant el rodatge de La guerra de les galàxies la primera pel·lícula de Star Wars, es va sorprendre en trobar-hi unes poemes d''amor i unes reflexions molt ingènues que amb prou feines era capaç de reconèixer com a pròpies. Avui Fisher ha passat a la història com a actriu i icona pop, però al 1976 només era una noia de dinou anys perdudament enamorada del seu company a la pantalla, Harrison Ford. Amb extractes d''aquells quaderns manuscrits, El diari de la princesa és el record íntim i revelador del que va succeir dins i fora d''un dels sets de rodatge més famosos de tots els temps. Però Fisher també reflexiona sobre la fama i l''absurd d''una vida inventada per la indústria de Hollywood. Les memòries de la inoblidable princesa Leia Organa són una lectura inesperadament commovedora. Opinions: «Fisher ofereix una sarcàstica reflexió sobre el preu de la fama i els seus ajustos vitals.» New York Times «Una revelació per als fans de Star Wars, que demostra el talent de Carrie Fisher com a escriptora.» USA Today «Una immersió molt aguda en el volàtil cor d''una noia, vist a través dels ulls del seu jo més savi, més adult, que continua buscant el seu lloc al món.» Entertainment Weekly

A u200bhercegnő naplója szellemes, provokatív, őszinte, intelligens és szókimondó. Épp olyan, mint szerzője volt, a napló megszületésekor mindössze 19 éves Carrie Fisher. A színésznő emlékei rendezgetése közben, régi újsághalmok között bukkant rá saját, kézzel írott naplójára, és szembesült egykori tinédzser önmagával, azzal, hogy milyen is volt megélnie a Csillagok háborújának forgatását vagy éppen „hosszúra nyúlt egyéjszakás kalandját" színésztársával, Harrison Forddal. A hercegnő naplója ezekről az intimitásokról is beszámol, igazán egyedivé azonban az időutazás teszi: az idősebb Carrie Fisher találkozása a 19 évessel. A könyvben a hatvanéves színésznő emlékei a stábról, a forgatásról, a szerelemről, a sikerről vagy éppen a függőségekről izgalmasan keverednek, vetülnek a kézzel írott napló szövegeire. Utóbbiakból egy sokkal naivabb, sebezhetőbb nő képe rajzolódik ki, akiben azonban csírájában ott van már az excentrikus, vicces, intelligens, nagydumás Carrie Fisher is. Utolsó kötete ékes bizonyíték rá, hogy nem csupán egy hollywoodi szupersztárt, generációk ikonját, de egy kiváló írót is elveszítettünk a személyében.

En 2015, alors qu''elle reprenait le rôle de la princesse Leia pour une nouvelle trilogie, Carrie Fisher a retrouvé son journal intime tenu pendant le tournage de La Guerre des étoiles. Elle y a relu ses réflexions de toute jeune fille sur l''incroyable aventure qu''elle vivait alors et ses poèmes d''amour mélancoliques. Ce Journal d''une princesse révèle pour la toute première fois des extraits de ces carnets secrets, dévoilant ainsi ce qu''il s''est vraiment passé sur le plateau (et dans les coulisses) d''un des films les plus célèbres de tous les temps. Une autobiographie débordante d''humour et pleine d''émotion racontant la vie de celle qui est devenue à jamais la princesse de tous les coeurs de la Galaxie.

Miss Lavender takes her class of eager young lions on a field trip to the Science Center.

This collection of photographs and comments contains portraits of more than 50 acclaimed actresses, directors, producers and performers, each one posing with her mother or daughter. They bring a wide range of perspectives to the universal theme of motherhood.