{"product_id":"2940157624491","title":"F*Words","description":"Some people lead charmed lives. There is extra grace involved \u003cbr\u003e  when the person who lives that life is as charming and irresistible \u003cbr\u003e  as the author of this autobiography. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The author seems to have just walked in the door full of enthusiasm \u003cbr\u003e  as projects - films, plays, restaurants -  were forming and fresh talents \u003cbr\u003e  being born to which she offered her services.  Bright and educated \u003cbr\u003e  but not wielding one special talent, she proved to be endlessly improvi-\u003cbr\u003e  sational working on films \"Woodstock\", \"Marjoe\", \"Eraserhead\", \u003cbr\u003e  \"The Last Waltz\", etc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Some she offered to help had genius, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Marty \u003cbr\u003e  Scorsese, David Lynch and others.  Generally, she was just looking \u003cbr\u003e  for work with people she might enjoy and the results were ingenious. \u003cbr\u003e  The places you can go and the things you can experience with such an \u003cbr\u003e  honest attitude and indestructible spirit are simply and beautifully described. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Young women, especially, will thrill to see how a life can be created, \u003cbr\u003e  and not just take the one they've been given. Other readers can enjoy \u003cbr\u003e  a view from the wings of fame, revel in a life well-lived and realize \u003cbr\u003e  that simple choices can lead to magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor's Statement:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"F\" Words \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYears ago, when people would ask \"What are you into?\", an easy answer was, \"Things that start with \"F\"....film, food, fabric....etc. wink wink.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am a voice of my generation, beginning in the 1940s and continuing until the present.  I have lived in remarkable times and have met and befriended remarkable people.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI didn't make these connections out of ambition.  I'm adventurous but I'm also practical.  Usually, I was just looking for a job and ended up with amazing people with great work ethics. I spent much of my time behind the scenes with people of substance, even genius.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePracticality can lead you to magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI am convinced that each person has an amazing story, whether told through a novel like Carol Shields' \"The Stone Diaries\" or described in terrifying detail in \"Anne Frank's Diary\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was young in the time of extraordinary change in America, post-war and into the '60s and lo and behold, things have been changing rapidly ever since.  I'm telling this story because I feel proud and grateful to have witnessed, and even taken part in, many moments of change and beauty.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI hope I'm talking to young women who will see that your life's journey doesn't have to be planned, that you can stay open and resilient and let nothing bring you down.","brand":"F-Stop Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103940395248,"sku":"2940157624491","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157624491_p0.jpg?v=1764105712","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157624491","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}