Fame Game

"Founder of entertainment and brand management company who manages careers of the stars tells behind-the-scenes stories of how they reached their fame and offers information and practical advice on how to become a celebrity"--

You started that social media profile or moved to Hollywood, New York or Atlanta to pursue your dream career in entertainment. But what if no one ever sees your talent because you can't stand out among the millions trying to make it? In Slay the Fame Game, celebrity expert and model Rachel McCord tells you everything she has learned from eight years in Hollywood, working alongside some of the biggest celebrities in the world. Discover the power of grassroots marketing in Hollywood to learn how she went from trailer parks to thousands of red carpets, magazine covers, paparazzi stalking, international modeling campaigns and her own product line in Forever 21, Nordstrom and JCPenny. In this fun, Hollywood guide and tell all, McCord explains how to use the best branding and promotional methods available to get you noticed and land your dream jobs. You'll learn how to:* Increase demand for your work as talent and monetize in the process.* Build fame and a celebrity brand that makes you stand out from the crowd. * Collaborate with fellow celebrities and key influencers to increase notoriety and leverage grassroots marketing.* Learn necessary skills to overcome insecurities and deal with the inevitable rejection. * Create raving fans who follow and support you. * Secure and slay media interviews and appearances.

Imagine you were rich and famous… And suddenly you lost all your money, your home and all the things you'd worked so hard for - what would you do? How would you feel if your ex-PA wrote a 'tell all' book, exposing your family's most shameful secrets? If your public turned against you and the press reviled you? If your phones were tapped, your car was followed and your house was under siege - where would you run to? Who would you turn to if all your friends dropped you and you needed refuge? The Spenders, once Britain's favourite family, have suffered all this and more. Now, forced to flee to the beautiful but dilapidated estate of an old friend, they find that country life doesn't offer quite the calm, uncomplicated solution to their problems that they were hoping for. In fact things are about to get a whole lot scarier… The gripping sequel to Dead Rich. 'A highly entertaining tale that unravels as not so much a whodunit as a who-did-what-to-whom involving multiple identities, murder and much more as we glimpse what the book's blurb describes as the family's 'gilded gutter life'' YOU magazine - Mail on Sunday 'Louise Fennell adds generous helpings of romp and thriller to her debut satire of the world of stellar celebrities - a world which she depicts with vigour and an insider's know-how' Daily Mail

We all want to be famous, don't we? A school drama group finds out that sometimes being famous isn't quite as good as it looks. But will it change their minds about who they want to be? This is an incredibly accessible series for reluctant readers - pitched at a low reading age of between 6 and 7. The First Flight collection offers a variety of different text types including fiction, non-fiction, plays and poetry, so is well placed to cater for many interests and abilities to absorb text. Stories range from shipwrecks, surfing and ghosts to monsters, robots and aliens on earth, plus non-fiction topics include rollercoasters, animals and the biggest lies ever.

Lawyer Nate Thomas is a small-town attorney looking for big-time fame. And when District Attorney William Fletcher is kidnapped from his home, Nate sees the opportunity of a lifetime. But when Fletcher is found murdered in a North Georgia cabin, the game suddenly turns deadly. Now Nate must choose between defending the innocent man charged with the crimes or revealing the truth that could jeopardize his life.

Starting today, you no longer have to live through the gossip news of your favorite celebrities because you can turn your own life into the same star-driven celebrity marketing machine through The Fame Game. Seen through the eyes of an experienced Hollywood talent manager, The Fame Game will guide readers past the carefully crafted public relations images splashed across the pages of their favorite tabloids to reveal how today's hottest celebrities live, thrive, and flourish in the glamorous world of show business where the cameras are always on, the fans' gossip ricochets through all the popular social media networks, and the money flows in multi-million dollar deals based on nothing more than notoriety instead of talent. If you want to learn how Hollywood really works and how you can use the techniques of show business to market yourself into the next Hollywood sensation or just to promote yourself within your own line of work, you need to learn the secrets told in The Fame Game.

Some people dream of being famous. Well, I am - and it's a nightmare! My sister Danni is a big-time Pop Princess, so I spend most of my life trying to figure out the rules to this freaky FAME GAME!

Kaydon Klay wants to be famous. She wants it more than anything else she's ever known. The dream is hers for the taking. All she has to do is embrace the national tragedy that's put her in the spotlight. The entertainment industry feeds on our insecurities, desires, and fears. You can't toy with those kinds of primal emotions without them biting back. Collects GLITTERBOMB: THE FAME GAME #1-4

The most fabulous nine-year-old cowgirl in Texas is back in this heartwarming and hilarious sequel to The Magnificent Mya Tibbs: Spirit Week Showdown! Perfect for fans of Clementine and Ivy and Bean. Nine-year-old Mya Tibbs is in a triple heap of trouble. As the Tibbs household prepares for the new baby, Mya is extra excited to spend time with her mom watching their favorite Annie Oakley marathon before her new sister arrives. Until she’s cornered into a bet with her number-one enemy, Naomi Jackson, that she can beat her in the famous fourth-grade Wall of Fame Game—which means Mya is stuck studying every night instead of hanging out with Mom. As if that wasn’t enough, Mya just entered Bluebonnet’s annual chili cook-off, even though she doesn’t know how to cook! Holy moly! Can Mya find a way to beat Naomi, win the chili cook-off, and get some special mom/daughter time before it’s too late?