{"title":"Shawn Levy","description":"\u003cp\u003eShawn Levy crafts compelling biographies and memoirs that delve into the lives of iconic figures, blending detailed research with a narrative style that engages and informs. His works offer insightful perspectives on the subjects, illuminating their personal journeys and cultural impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect thoughtfully written stories that balance factual depth with accessible storytelling, bringing to life the complexities and achievements of notable personalities in film and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"clint-by-shawn-levy-9780063493438","title":"Clint","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"st-1\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons st-left  st-inline-share-buttons st-animated\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"Editors Choice,\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\"Must Read Book for Summer,\" and a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"Best Book of the Year So Far\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This is the biography of Clint Eastwood we've been waiting for.\" — Sir Christopher Frayling, author of \u003cem\u003eSergio Leone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the acclaimed film critic and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling biographer of Paul Newman, a revelatory portrait of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, the most prolific and versatile actor-director in movie history and an imposing icon of American culture for six decades.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eC-L-I-N-T. That single short, sharp syllable has stood as an emblem of American manhood and morality and sheer bloody-minded will, on-screen and off-screen, for more than sixty years. Whether he’s facing down bad guys on a Western street (Old West or new, no matter), staring through the lens of a camera, or accepting one of his movies' thirteen Oscars (including two for Best Picture), he is as blunt, curt, and solid as his name, a star of the old-school stripe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eone of the most accomplished directors of his time, a man of rock and iron and brute force: Clint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo read the story of Clint Eastwood is to understand nearly a century of American culture. No Hollywood figure has so completely and complexly stood inside the changing climates of post–World War II America. At age ninety-five, he has lived a tumultuous century and embodied much of his time and many of its contradictions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe picture Clint squinting through cigarillo smoke in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Fistful of Dol­lars\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly\u003c\/em\u003e; imposing rough justice at the point of a .44 Magnum in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/em\u003e; sowing vengeance in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Outlaw Josey Wales\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePale Rider\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnforgiven\u003c\/em\u003e; grudgingly training a woman boxer in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMillion Dollar Baby\u003c\/em\u003e; and standing up for his neighbors despite his racism in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eGran Torino\u003c\/em\u003e. Or we feel him present, powerfully, behind the camera, creating complex tales of violence, morality, and humanity, such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMystic River\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLetters from Iwo Jima\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Sniper\u003c\/em\u003e. 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