He has been one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, a hard-charging actor whose intensity on the screen was mirrored in his personal life. As he's grown older, however, Kirk Douglas has become less impetuous and more reflective, especially after his recovery from a near-fatal helicopter crash and a[...]
With the simple power and astonishing candor that made his 1988 autobiography, "The Ragman's Son, " a number one international bestseller, Kirk Douglas now shares his quest for spirituality and Jewish identity -- and his heroic fight to overcome crippling injuries and a devastating stroke. On Febru[...]
From Kirk Douglas, Hollywood royalty and bestselling author of "The Ragman's Son "and "My Stroke of Luck, "comes the candid story of the making of "Spartacus," the blockbuster film that broke the blacklist
One of the world's most iconic movie stars, Kirk Douglas has distinguished himself as a pro[...]
In this 2008 text, two of the world's leading experts in palynology and paleobotany provide a comprehensive account of the fate of land plants during the 'great extinction' about 65 million years ago. They describe how the time boundary between the Cretaceous and Paleogene Periods (the K-T boundary)[...]