Books with author John Parker

With his breath-taking breakthrough performance in Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets in 1973 he forged an enormously fruitful collaboration - including Taxi Driver, Raging Bull and Goodfellas - that, alongside his roles in the likes of The Godfather Part Two, The Deer Hunter and Once Upon a Time in America, reads like a list of the top Hollywood films of the last 30 years.As a 'method' actor De Niro lives and breathes his roles to bring his unique intensity and brooding menace to the screen; be it feasting on pasta to gain 60lbs for Raging Bull or learning to play the saxophone for New York, New York, nothing is beyond him in his pursuit for perfection. But he's certainly not above sending himself up, particularly in recent years, in films such as Analyse This and Meet the Parents, where he has honed a previously unheralded talent for comedy acting.De Niro cuts an enigmatic figure off screen, where he is notoriously reluctant to discuss his life , though his relationships with supermodels such as Toukie Smith and his current wife Grace Hightower have often made the news. His forays into the director's chair as well as setting up his own production company, TriBeCa Productions, have seen him more willing to discuss his work, and his political views are clear. He is an active supporter of the Democrat Party, lending his support to Barrack Obama, and has pledged to revitalise the TriBeCa region of New York following the September 11 attacks.Throughout a career that has seen him date Naomi Campbell, live in a mental hospital (for his role in Awakening), work as a taxi driver, beat prostate cancer and even meet the Fockers, he's always been at the top of his game.

Lucy and her little brother, Max set out on an adventure to the abandoned school not far away from the farm their family had recently moved to. It was turning out to be a pleasant and normal adventure until they got caught in a thunder storm. It was then that the real adventure started. Lucy and Max had cope with some very strange situations. They were both sure that no one was ever going to believe when it was time for their morning talks at school on Monday morning.

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Lucy and Max must leave school early because the roads are flooded. The heavy rain washes away the bridge so there will be no school for Lucy and Max for a few days, but Lucy needs to practice playing her violin, so she will be ready for the upcoming school concert. Problem, Lucy has left her violin at school and is very upset because she knows she must practice to be good enough to be allowed to play at the concert. Her old friend, Mary comes to the rescue and lends her the violin that belonged to Mary's father. Lucy is still not sure that she will be good enough and asks for help from Mary's now departed little brother, Brian who once used to play the same violin. Will the bridge be fixed in time for the concert? Will Mrs. Wallace even let Lucy play at the concert? And if so, will the spirit of little Brian be there to help her be the best that she can be?