2008 books
Hollywood Undercover
2008 books | books critical of scientology | non-fiction books Hollywood Undercover: Revealing the Sordid Secrets of Tinseltown is a non-fiction book about the culture of Hollywood society, written by investigative journalist and author Ian Halperin. Halperin poses as a gay man trying to become a successful actor in Hollywood, and informs individuals he is from the non-existent "Israeli royal family". He investigates rumors that the Church of Scientology reportedly claims to have a "cure" for homosexuality through " auditing", and speaks with a former Scientologist about his experiences. He also explores the casting couch phenomenon, the pornography industry, and the Oscars. Halperin meets with famous actors and celebrities, successfully obtains a talent agent, and a role in the film The Aviator.
The book was published in 2007 in the United Kingdom by Mainstream Publishing, and on January 15, 2008 in the United States. Hollywood Undercover received generally positive reviews in The Herald, New York Daily News, The Saturday Star, and Contactmusic.com; and a critical review in The Independent. Halperin later released a documentary film on the same topic, His Highness Halperin, which premiered in New York City in April 2008. His Highness Halperin is a companion documentary to the book.
Fallen Giants
2008 books | american books | non-fiction booksFallen Giants is a 2008 non-fiction book by two historians. The historians are Maurice Isserman and Stewart Weaver.
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The book is about 250 years of Himalayan mountain climbing. The book tells about how modern mountain climbing evolved. The earliest climbers were Western that came in the service of the empire. The heights of the Himalayas was first reported by English survey teams that were sent out to map Britain's expanding influence in India. The peaks are usually higher than 2,600 feet. In earlier decades, Himalayan climbing was a bunch of failures.Here Comes Everybody
2008 books | community building | cultural studies books | global internet community | group processes | internet | myspace | online social networking | organizational studies and human resource management | technology books | virtual communities | wikipedia'Here Comes Everybody' or Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations is an adult non-fiction 327 page hardcover book written by Clay Shirky published by Penguin Group on February 28, 2008. (ISBN 978-1594201530) "Evaluates the significant role being played by technological advances on the formation and experience of modern group dynamics, citing such examples as Wikipedia and MySpace to demonstrate the Internet's power in bridging geographical and cultural gaps. 40,000 first printing." ISBN Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
"Amazon.com editorial descriptions of this work: A revelatory examination of how the wildfirelike spread of new forms of social interaction enabled by technology is changing the way humans form groups and exist within them, with profound long-term economic and social effects-for good and for ill."
Armageddon in Retrospect
2008 books | short story collections by kurt vonnegut Armageddon in Retrospect is a collection of short stories about war and peace written by Kurt Vonnegut. It is the first collection of his previously unpublished writings to be published posthumously. The book includes an introduction by Mark Vonnegut as well as a letter from Kurt to his family about his experiences as a prisoner of war. Like many of Vonnegut's other books, Armageddon in Retrospect is laden with handwritten quotations and rough drawings by the author.
The Collection
- Vonnegut's Speech at Clowes Hall, Indianapolis, April 2007
- "Wailing Shall Be in All Streets"
- "Great Day"
- "Guns Before Butter"
- "Happy Birthday, 1951"
- "Brighten Up"
- "The Unicorn Trip"
- "Unknown Soldier"
- "Spoils"
- "Just You and Me, Sammy"
- "The Commandant's Desk"
- "Armageddon in Retrospect"
