| Synopsis: |
How old was Grandma Moses when she began painting? Elvis Presley when he recorded his first record? Robert Ludlum when he wrote his first thriller? The answers are 76, 19, and 44, and they all can be found here, in an entertaining and inspirational book listing, by age, the greatest accomplishments and amusing detours of the world's best-known writers, musicians, and artists. Anyone who picks up this book will be intrigued by:
-- The innovative, sophisticated design
-- Creative and fun new concept
-- Unique gift for any age to celebrate an achievement Jerry Garcia, age 15, takes up the guitar. Samuel Clemens (not yet Mark Twain), joins the Cadets of Temperance, pledging not to take cigars for three months at age 14. At age 31, Frank Sinatra slugs his first reporter in a Hollywood restaurant. |