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Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

Three Rivers Press

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Charming, debonair, and impeccably attired in a black tuxedo, Dean Martin was coolness incarnate. His music provided the soundtrack of romance, and his image captivated movie and television audiences for more than fifty years. His daughter Deana was among his most devoted fans, but she also knew a side of him that few others ever glimpsed.

In this heartfelt memoir, Deana recalls the constantly changing blended family that marked her youth, along with the unexpected moments of silliness and tenderness that this unusual Hollywood family shared. She candidly reveals the impact of Dean’s fame and characteristic aloofness, but delights in sharing wonderful, never-before-told stories about her father and his pallies known as the Rat Pack. This enchanting account of life as the daughter of one of Hollywood’s sexiest icons will leave you entertained, delighted, and nostalgic for a time gone by.
Dean and Me: (A Love Story)

Three Rivers Press

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They were the unlikeliest of pairs—a handsome crooner and a skinny monkey, an Italian from Steubenville, Ohio, and a Jew from Newark, N.J.. Before they teamed up, Dean Martin seemed destined for a mediocre career as a nightclub singer, and Jerry Lewis was dressing up as Carmen Miranda and miming records on stage. But the moment they got together, something clicked—something miraculous—and audiences saw it at once.

Before long, they were as big as Elvis or the Beatles would be after them, creating hysteria wherever they went and grabbing an unprecedented hold over every entertainment outlet of the era: radio, television, movies, stage shows, and nightclubs. Martin and Lewis were a national craze, an American institution. The millions (and the women) flowed in, seemingly without end—and then, on July 24, 1956, ten years from the day when the two men joined forces, it all ended.

After that traumatic day, the two wouldn’t speak again for twenty years. And while both went on to forge triumphant individual careers—Martin as a movie and television star, recording artist, and nightclub luminary (and charter member of the Rat Pack); Lewis as the groundbreaking writer, producer, director, and star of a series of hugely successful movie comedies—their parting left a hole in the national psyche, as well as in each man’s heart.

In a memoir by turns moving, tragic, and hilarious, Jerry Lewis recounts with crystal clarity every step of a fifty-year friendship, from the springtime, 1945 afternoon when the two vibrant young performers destined to conquer the world together met on Broadway and Fifty-fourth Street, to their tragic final encounter in the 1990s, when Lewis and his wife ran into Dean Martin, a broken and haunted old man.

In Dean & Me, Jerry Lewis makes a convincing case for Dean Martin as one of the great—and most underrated—comic talents of our era. But what comes across most powerfully in this definitive memoir is the depth of love Lewis felt, and still feels, for his partner, and which his partner felt for him: truly a love to last for all time.
Greg Garrison Presents The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts: Man of the Hour: Dean Martin

Guthy-Renker Entertainment

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DVD: Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Man of the Hour: Dean Martin! Greg Garrison. Dean Martin is one of the most beloved entertainers of our time!
That's Amore: A Son Remembers Dean Martin

Taylor Trade Publishing

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As fascination with the Rat Pack thrives in films and on television, Dean Martin remains one of the group's most enigmatic members. The Hollywood image of Dean Martin with a martini in one hand and a woman in the other continues to dominate public perception. Now, Dean's son Ricci reveals the husband and father few people knew, a man who hated parties, adored his mother-in-law, and found utter contentment in a slice of buttered bread. In That's Amore: A Son Remembers Dean Martin, Ricci Martin takes readers on a tour through his childhood, from the star-studded parties to the exploration of "three marriages, eight kids, one family," to the treasured one-on-one time he shared with his father. He also discusses Dean's first meeting with Jerry Lewis and divulges his father's version of the Martin and Lewis breakup. Ricci Martin addresses the key relationships in his father's life, allowing readers to view the Rat Pack years, "The Dean Martin Show," and Dean's divorce from Jeanne through a son's eyes. That's Amore reveals the triumphs, tragedies, and escapades that colored Ricci's childhood, including his brother Dean Paul's death. More than 100 photos from the private Martin family album enhance Ricci Martin's portrait of his father, creating a complete, honest picture of the Rat Pack legend.
Good Deeds

Dean Miles Martin

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50% of proceeds go to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
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Cam Malenfont is plagued by nightmares of creatures made of dirt and stone. In his dreams, the earth has come viciously alive. Cam is beginning to think that his visions are real and that mankind is about to be swallowed whole. Cam needs to find a way to stop it. It's the right thing to do.

Lanny Bells has his own demons. But when he saves a man left for dead, he hopes an act of kindness will drive those demons away. Helping others can't be wrong. Or can it? Death is sometimes the natural order, and now Nature itself wants Lanny as payment.

Lanny and Cam race to stop an unstoppable force. But they may soon discover that sometimes doing the right thing is wrong.
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50% of proceeds go to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
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Cam Malenfont is plagued by nightmares of creatures made of dirt and stone. In his dreams, the earth has come viciously alive. Cam is beginning to think that his visions are real and that mankind is about to be swallowed whole. Cam needs to find a way to stop it. It's the right thing to do.

Lanny Bells has his own demons. But when he saves a man left for dead, he hopes an act of kindness will drive those demons away. Helping others can't be wrong. Or can it? Death is sometimes the natural order, and now Nature itself wants Lanny as payment.

Lanny and Cam race to stop an unstoppable force. But they may soon discover that sometimes doing the right thing is wrong.
I've Seen the Promised Land: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Amistad

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is one of the most celebrated figures of the twentieth century. A crusader for nonviolent social justice, he led African Americans in their demands for equality through peaceful protests during one of the most tumultuous times in recent history.

Set against key moments in the civil rights movement, here is the story of the powerful, eloquent spiritual leader and his belief that nonviolence could be used to overcome racial discrimination.

Walter Dean Myers's moving narrative and Leonard Jenkins's compelling paintings portray a vivid and striking image of the man who moved American society closer to the ideals of freedom and fairness. Dr. King's dream that all Americans would be judged by their individual actions and character is one we still cherish today.

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Martin's wife died from ruptured tumor; funeral set - Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona Capitol Times, AZ - May 30, 2009
Martin's wife died from ruptured tumor; funeral set - Arizona Capitol Times Arizona Capitol TimesMartin's wife died from ruptured tumor; funeral setBy Jeremy Duda, jeremy.duda@azcapitoltimes.com Kerry Martin, the wife of state Treasurer Dean Martin, died due to a ruptured tumor in her liver. The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office said a hepatic adenoma, a type of rare benign tumor of the Birth Control Use Linked Arizona Treasurer Dean Martin's newborn son dies, days after Cactus Needles  -

Treasurer Martin's words of faith - Arizona Republic
Arizona Republic, AZ - May 31, 2009
Treasurer Martin's words of faithThe deaths of Dean Martin's wife and newborn son are tragic to say the very least. I believe the Martin family is showing great strength during this time. I saw him on the news this morning and was touched by his clear belief in God as expressed in his

Summer festivals for fans of Dean Martin, art, even haggis: Best ... - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, OH - May 29, 2009
Summer festivals for fans of Dean Martin, art, even haggis: Best Held each year in the legendary Rat Packer and partier's hometown, the Martin fest pays homage to the singer's humble roots (he was a blackjack dealer and welterweight boxer) and eventual stardom. Events include tours (see the church where young Dino

Cooley house is one of last remaining structures from Martin Institute - Gainesville Times
Gainesville Times, GA - May 31, 2009
Cooley house is one of last remaining structures from Martin Institute"The main building burned in 1942 by arson, but the (Cooley house) was still used for classes, even after the main building burned and the new high school was built in 1947," said Guy Dean Benson, a member of the Jefferson City Schools Board of

Democrats offer a bad way for Arizona to raise taxes - Arizona Republic
Arizona Republic, AZ - May 31, 2009
Democrats offer a bad way for Arizona to raise taxesI did not know state Treasurer Dean Martin's wife, Kerry, who died last week along with their newborn son, Austin, well - only as a casual acquaintance to say hello to in passing. However, even casual observation comported with what those who knew her