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The wit and wisdom of St. Mary Mead’s sharpest mind — in her own words. Jane Marple — Agatha Christie’s beloved spinster sleuth — solved murders by comparing criminals to village folk she had known. This charming collection gathers her most memorable lines: shrewd observations on human nature, gentle put-downs, and the quiet wisdom that unmasked killers.
Arranged thematically — on village life, on human nature, on murder itself — the quotations remind us why Miss Marple endures: beneath the knitting and the fluttery manner lies one of fiction’s most formidable minds. Each quote is sourced to its novel or story, making this both a delight to browse and a guide back to the books.
For Christie collectors and Marple devotees, this is the perfect bedside companion — the detective’s philosophy in miniature. Small, beautifully produced, and full of the gentle malice that made Miss Marple immortal.
In 1960, Lawrence Schiller was a young photojournalist shooting for Life, Time, and Paris Match when he met Marilyn Monroe. Two years later, he would photograph her for what would become her last film — and one of the most famous nude shoots in history. Marilyn & Me is his intimate memoir of those final months: the story of a legend before her fall and a young photographer on his way up.
With more than 100 images — including rare outtakes from the set of Marilyn Monroe’s last film — Schiller offers a real and unexpected portrait of the star: playful, vulnerable, luminous, and impossibly human. Behind the icon was a woman he came to know in stolen moments between takes, and these pages capture her as few ever saw her.
Part memoir, part photography book, Marilyn & Me is a blissful portrait of a vanished era — Hollywood at its most glamorous and most fragile. For fans of Marilyn Monroe, lovers of classic photography, and anyone fascinated by the collision of fame and art, this is an unforgettable book by the man who was there.
This e-book edition brings Schiller’s memories and photographs to your screen.
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