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Never Grow Up
Never Grow Up | Jackie Chan
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Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether its from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken boneshe received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film. But at 64 years-old, Jackie is just getting started. Now, in Never Grow Up, the global superstar reflects on his early life, including his childhood years at the China Drama Academy (in which he was enrolled at the age of six), his big breaks (and setbacks) in Hong Kong and Hollywood, his numerous brushes with death (both on and off film sets), and his life as a husband and father (which has been, admittedly and regrettably, imperfect). Jackie has never shied away from his mistakes. Since The Young Master in 1980, Jackies films have ended with a bloopers reel in which he stumbles over his lines, misses his mark, or crashes to the ground in a stunt gone south. In Never Grow Up, Jackie applies the same spirit of openness to his life, proving time and time again why hes beloved the world over: hes honest, funny, kind, brave beyond reckoning andafter all this timestill young at heart.
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kaysworld1
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#Alphabetgame
#LetterN

Never grow up by Jackie Chan
Nefertiti by Michelle Moran
The normal heart by Larry Kramer

Bit behind with these as I took a few days offline!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you for playing! 2y
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Pash
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I don't usually read autobiographies but I really enjoyed this. Learning JC's school was fascinating, it sounds like something from a novel. I admire how up front he was about the darker aspects of his life & some of the things he is not particularly proud of. I think it takes real courage to risk your reputation to acknowledge & publish these darker aspects to those who call themselves a fan of his and didn't already know already (me included).

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Tkgbjenn1
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Who doesn‘t like Jackie Chan? He seems so friendly. But I don‘t know what to think of him after reading his book. The first part is a great story of struggle. The second is largely him boasting. Telling the reader how much money he spends on everything even on charity. I‘ve got a feeling if you met him he wouldn‘t be as nice as you‘d expect. Great career. And certainly set the bar for stunts in movies. I‘ll give him that. Read for the 1st part.

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kaysworld1
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The nice version is he has certainly got better as he got older.
He also did some amazing work for and with a lot of charities.

The not so nice version is he is a selfish, rich nasty man who was absolutely horrible to woman and why in God's name did he ever have a child he said it himself he was a bad father and throwing your child!

#autoboigraphy #librarybook

RJHowe Apparently he has a gay daughter who he is estranged from. Did he mention her in the book? 6y
kaysworld1 @RJHowe it briefly mentioned his affair that ended in a child but that's it. 6y
RJHowe That is kind of sad. Love his films but not the best human being. 6y
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SleepyDragon I never forgave him for "The Kung Fu Kid." 6y
kaysworld1 @NeesyBeth 😬 why? Was it a bad film? 6y
SleepyDragon @kaysworld1 He remade The Karate Kid and changed everything Japanese to Chinese, set it in China, and there's a scene in which he beats up a bunch of 12 yr olds. And it was still called The Karate Kid in the US despite the fact that no one did karate in it. 6y
kaysworld1 @NeesyBeth is that the one he did with Jaden Smith? Yet that film was pretty bad. 6y
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kaysworld1
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Starting this book this morning I don't start work till this afternoon 👊🤟
I hope it's as good as everyone says.
I secretly always had a crush on Jackie Chan 😍
#librarybook #autobiography #JackieChan

Eggs He's so charming ❣️ 6y
kaysworld1 @Eggs He's certainly got better with age 💞 6y
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thereadingowlvina
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Well, Feb was a grindingly slow month for me - only 8 books. Hopefully my reading mode will be back this month 😐

#Feb2019WrapUp #FebWrapUp #FebStats #Feb2019Stats

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thereadingowlvina
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#qotd 😊

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thereadingowlvina
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This is one Chan-Tastic read! It exceeded my expectations 😁

Rating: 5🌟

For my full review please visit https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2697825991

wanderinglynn I love Jackie Chan! 👍🏻 stacked! 6y
thereadingowlvina @wanderinglynn Hope you enjoy the book! 😁👍 6y
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TrishB
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#whenigrowup or not.....
#musicalnewyear
Conference all day today, doing an hours presentation this afternoon - the nerves never kick in until the day for me!!

batsy All the best! You'll rock it 💜 6y
JennyM Good luck, Trish. 😘 6y
Cathythoughts Good luck 👍🏻 you will be brilliant !! 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm Good luck! 😙 6y
Cinfhen Good luck, Trish 💚💚💚im sure you‘ll be brilliant 🙌🏻😁 6y
Balibee146 Good luck Trish nerves = nervous energy = energy to put into a cracking presentation.... Sure you'll ace it xx 6y
Suet624 Gulp. Best wishes! 6y
Tanisha_A All the best best best! 🖤 6y
Crazeedi My sister advised me when I had to speak and was nervous standing there, to dig my nails into my palms and it relieves the nerves! It works 6y
squirrelbrain Good luck! You‘ll smash it! ❤️ 6y
Ms_T Break a leg! 6y
Cinfhen Yay!! Glad it went well 6y
squirrelbrain Hooray! Well done you! 👍 6y
MaureenMc 🙌😊 6y
Balibee146 👍👍👏👏❤️❤️ 6y
vivastory Congratulations on your presentation! 👏🎉🤘 6y
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BookishRedhead
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Last finished read of the year.
Jackie is such an amazing character, he has that playful side but he knows when to be professional.
In this book you learn just how much of a human he is.

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BookishRedhead
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I've been waiting for a updated book like this!

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BookishRedhead
Never Grow Up | Jackie Chan
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... I was supposed to be Xmas shopping.