Jim Henson: The Biography
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (556 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00C4BA5A8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 488 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Christine McDaniel said A Genius and His Creations. The author of this book spent five years writing his manuscript. In meticulous detail, Brian Kay Jones interviewed Jim Henson's family members, creative partners, and business colleagues to inform the public what a remarkable human being Jim was, how driven he was to make the creative process "fun," and how devoted he was to the Children's Television Workshop and to the Muppets. Fully twenty percent of the manuscript consists of footnotes and photographs. In my opinion, the greatest strength of this book is also its greatest weakness: too much fa. "Just My Two Cents' Worth" according to BlueDiamond66. The many positive reviews about this book say it all, so I'll just throw in my general opinionI rated the book highly because I really enjoyed it. I specifically liked the author's writing style, the pacing of the book, the amount of information, the included pictures, and the subject himself. I grew up with Jim Henson's creations, whether on Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, or elsewhere. This book gave me insight on the man behind the characters who gave me some of my happy childhood memories. I'm glad to have been able to get to know Jim Henson . Excellent Story Telling, Amazingly Beautiful Life. One of my favorite books of all time. Dympna What can I say that will do the man justice? A true saint for our times. He lived his life to bring the world joy and he succeeded. This book is written so well I honestly feel like I knew Jim Henson intimately and I cried when reading about his death and subsequent memorial services. There came a point during the story when I actually dragged my feet reading it because I hated for the book to finish. I have never read a book so gripping as this one. I know a large part of that is because of who Jim Henson was - his life, his personality, his wor
This extraordinary biography—written with the generous cooperation of the Henson family—covers the full arc of Henson’s all-too-brief life: from his childhood in Leland, Mississippi, through the years of burgeoning fame in America, to the decade of international celebrity that preceded his untimely death at age fifty-three. Though an optimist by nature, Henson was haunted by the notion that he would not have time to do all the things he wanted to do in life—a fear that his heartbreaking final hours would prove all too well founded. An up-close look at the charmed life of a legend, Jim Henson gives the full measure to a man whose joyful genius transcended age, language, geography, and culture—and continues to beguile audiences worldwide. Praise for Jim Henson “Jim Henson vibrantly delves into the magnificent man and his Muppet methods: It’s an absolute must-read!”—Neil Patrick Harris “An exhaustive work that is never exhausting, a credit both to Jones’s brisk style and to Henson’s exceptional life.”—TheNew York Times “A sweeping portrait that is a mix of humor, mirth and poignancy.”—Washington Independent Review of Books“A meticulously researched tome ch
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