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The Los Angeles diaries / James Brown

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : William Morrow, c2003.Description: 200 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 0060521511
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PS 3552.R68563 .B76 2003
Contents:
Fire -- Snapshot -- Daily rushes -- My papa's waltz -- The facts -- Touch -- Daisy -- Personal effects -- On selling a novel to Hollywood -- A fine place -- Midair -- South Dakota.
Summary: Plagued by the suicides of both his siblings, and heir to alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and economic ruin, James Brown lived a life clouded by despair. In The Los Angeles Diaries, he reveals his struggle for survival, mining his past to present the inspiring story of his redemption. Beautifully written and filled with dark humor, these twelve deeply confessional, interconnected chapters address personal failure, heartbreak, the trials of writing for Hollywood, and the life-shattering events that finally convinced Brown that he must “change or die.” Harrowing and brutally honest, The Los Angeles Diaries is the chronicle of a man who ultimately finds the strength and courage to conquer his demons and believe once more.
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Fire -- Snapshot -- Daily rushes -- My papa's waltz -- The facts -- Touch -- Daisy -- Personal effects -- On selling a novel to Hollywood -- A fine place -- Midair -- South Dakota.

Plagued by the suicides of both his siblings, and heir to alcohol and drug abuse, divorce, and economic ruin, James Brown lived a life clouded by despair. In The Los Angeles Diaries, he reveals his struggle for survival, mining his past to present the inspiring story of his redemption.

Beautifully written and filled with dark humor, these twelve deeply confessional, interconnected chapters address personal failure, heartbreak, the trials of writing for Hollywood, and the life-shattering events that finally convinced Brown that he must “change or die.” Harrowing and brutally honest, The Los Angeles Diaries is the chronicle of a man who ultimately finds the strength and courage to conquer his demons and believe once more.

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