{"product_id":"george-clooney-joni-hirsch-blackman-9780313358265","title":"George Clooney: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis insightful biography of George Clooney looks at his work on-screen, his off-screen activities as a political activist, and the many things that make him stand out from the Hollywood crowd.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorge Clooney: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e will help students understand that having achieved the clout accorded a Hollywood star, one can use it to fight injustice and create a better world. The biography covers Clooney's life from childhood through adulthood. It looks at the influence of his famous aunt, Rosemary Clooney, and his television-broadcaster father. It reveals his dream of becoming a professional baseball player and his failed tryout with the Cincinnati Reds in 1977. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo create her portrait, author Joni Hirsch Blackman called on sources as diverse as childhood friends, coworkers, and a UN official who traveled with Clooney on his missions as a UN Messenger of Peace. What comes across is a picture of a warm, caring, witty, and intelligent man whose priorities are his craft, his friends and family, and the world around him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joni Hirsch Blackman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313358265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313358265\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Joni Hirsch Blackman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44119578411263,"sku":"9780313358265","price":43.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53a442cc-e344-42b8-ac11-748a0015ca71.jpg?v=1687410002","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/george-clooney-joni-hirsch-blackman-9780313358265","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}