Barbara gordon, author of im dancing as fast as i can, jennifer fever 1988, and defects of the heart 1983, was born in miami beach, florida. It has been thirty years since im dancing as fast as i can was published. In the years since her memoir was first published, thousands of readers all over the world have read her book, followed her descent into hell, traveled with her along the bumpy road to recovery, and celebrated as she creates a new life. Valium was quite popular back in the early 80s and jill clayburgh wanted a chance to snag an oscar nomination.
Watch im dancing as fast as i can full movie video. After graduation from barnard college in new york city, she worked for almost twenty years in television as a writer and producer. This might be a little bit of an exaggeration, but stick with me here. Im dancing as fast as i can by barbara gordon 1982, mass. May, 2008 i hope i can get tales of pirates gold in low price, yesterday i buy tales of pirates gold for my friend. Im dancing as fast as i can 9780553232264 by barbara gordon and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books.
Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Im spelling as fast as i can 2003 tv episode title reference angels in america 2003 tv miniseries said to valium addict and youre dancing as fast as you can. Jan 01, 1980 im dancing as fast as i can, by barbara gordon this book is nonfiction about the dramatic, heartwrenching story of barbara gordons valiuminduced breakdowna breakdown that need never have happenedand of ms. Barbara gordon is the author of the bestselling drugaddiction memoir, im dancing as fast as i can. Thursday, october 25th, 2012 well, the book is taking up about every spare moment of my dayi have just three more chapters to write to finish the story. Throughout her journey, gordons hope and strength make her an incredible heroine worth rooting for. However, jesus definitely would give us the same answer he gave to his beloved friend two thousand. One of todays most gifted and brilliant actresses, jill clayburgh, brings her special sensitivity to the role of barbara gordon, a successful television doc. The dramatic story of one womans survival in a battle for her sanity. A true story about emmywinning documentary filmmaker barbara gordons valium addiction and her desperate attempts to. Read im dancing as fast as i can online by barbara gordon. Attacking the issue of valium addiction as if it were alcoholism, gambling, and crack all rolled into one is im dancing as fast as i can, a broad, obvious, and frequently unintentionally amusing movie that seems to exist for two specific reasons.
I doubt if anyone involved in bringing my memoir to life, especially me, ever dreamed it would have as profound an impact and attract as wide a readership around the world as it did. The screenplay by david rabe is based on the memoir of the same title by emmy award winning documentary filmmaker barbara gordon, whose addiction to and difficult withdrawal from valium serves as the basis of the plot. An easy read because one can skip pages without losing anything meaningful. Im dancing as fast as i can is a 1982 american biographical film directed by jack hofsiss and starring jill clayburgh. In the space of a few months, gordon went from being a woman who had it all. It is filled with thought provoking poetry and very vivid. New york times bestseller in her most revealing memoir yet, shirely maclaine shares deeply personal stories about her family. Barbara gordons groundbreaking memoir tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has it all, or thinks she doesa career as an emmyawardwinning documentary producer, a man she loves, a world of friends, and a beautiful apartment in manhattan. Barbara gordon true story of a womans druginduced breakdown and her courageous struggle back to a new life. Gordons straightforward description of the mental, emotional, and physical symptoms endured by a recovering addict has a powerful universality. Watch im dancing as fast as i can full movie dailymotion. I m dancing as fast as i can by barbaragordon find the. Im dancing as fast as i can book detail midpoint book. Mass market paperback paperback hardcover mass market paperback paperback hardcover.
Im dancing as fast as i can national book foundation. When a friend died, she resolved to kick the habit and, with her psychiatrists assent, she went. Im dancing as fast as i can 1983 tv episode the episode title is based on the title of this film. The author barbara gordon tells her experience dealing with addiction to valium. I m dancing as fast as i can by barbaragordon find the top. At 40, barbara gordon was a successful documentary producer with a devoted lover, close friends, and a. Im dancing as fast as i can, by barbara gordon this book is nonfiction about the dramatic, heartwrenching story of barbara gordons valiuminduced breakdowna breakdown that need never have happenedand of ms. Provided to youtube by idoldancing as fast as i can oysterbandthis house will stand the best of oysterband 1998 2015. Im dancing as fast as i can jack hofsiss, jill clayburgh. Im dancing as fast as i can, the story of a highpowered career woman with a valium habit, is a forceful and involving film.
Nov 08, 2015 i m dancing as fast as i can by barbaragordon this is a great books, i think the book was verynice and worth to read. Barbara gordons groundbreaking memoir tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has it all, or thinks she doesa career as an emmyawardwinning. Lord im dancin as fast as i can is an excellent book written by sistah joy. Despite the severity of the disease discussed, this is an enlighteningly unique yet pleasant read. Though she feels frightened and misunderstood, the tenderness and love of another young patient, jim, helps barbara rediscover her voice and her identity. On the deepest, most personal level, i needed to work out who my parents were and what they had been to me. I have read and agree to the behavenet terms of use and privacy policy. You wouldnt read this book for entertainment, but it is interestingly written and presents information about the terror of being on the brink of madness, and the drug abuse which can accompany psychiatric treatment. Finalist, national book awards 1980 for autobiography hardcover. Will this effectively related account of acute drug withdrawal have a cinderella ending. The brutality of the disease will frighten you, even as it. Im dancing as fast as i can barbara gordon 9780825306099. The book was way ahead of its time when first published. Here is an incredible heroine who was at the top of her field, a tv producer with a marvelous lover, plenty of money, good health and a lot of talent and luck.
Gordon, porovnani cen z internetovych obchodu, hodnoceni. It can be a difficult thing to do but if you can t keep dancing faster and faster, perhaps its time to consider if stopping or changing the pace and the focus of your life is an option. Appears in 3 books from 19892003 page 19 it was as if we had known each other all our lives, you know, travel in the same circles. Jill clayburgh in fast as i can the new york times. Barbara gordon author of im dancing as fast as i can. Restaurants were too noisy, streets too wide, stores to crowded, buildings too tall, elevators too fast. But addict or not, there isnt a woman alive wholl fail to be stirred by this heartstopping tale of selfdiscovery. The screenplay by david rabe is based on the memoir of the same title by emmy awardwinning documentary filmmaker barbara gordon, whose addiction to and difficult withdrawal from valium serves as the basis of the plot. And like martha, who among us hasnt looked up to god and pleaded, lord, dont you care that i am doing all the work. Im dancing as fast as i can is a strikingly honest look at a life gone off the rails. Sep 20, 1996 when the dance stops im reading as fast as i can by lars eighner, fri.
Ill choose my halloween memory winners tonight and post their names tomorrow. We use cookies to collect information when you visit our site. Im dancing as fast as i can book by barbara gordon thriftbooks. Her doctor advised her to quit taking valium coldturkey. Barbara gordons groundbreaking memoir tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has it all, or thinks she doesa career as an emmyawardwinning documentary producer, a man she loves, a world of. Im dancing as fast as i can djcrumbs video edit ephram.
Im dancing as fast as i can 1983 tv episode the episode title is based on the title of this film the simpsons. Im dancing as fast as i can by barbara gordon goodreads. In addition to having been a writer for nbcs the today show, barbara is also a three time emmy award winning film maker. Im dancing as fast as i can by barbara gordon 2011, trade. I think that sistah joy did a remarkable job with the overall layout and design. Well, the book is taking up about every spare moment of my dayi have just three more chapters to write to finish the story. But beneath the facade, barbaras life is spinning out of control. One of these books is the antidote of the other, and in keeping with the usual order of things ill take the dote. Im dancing as fast as i can 1982 ra successful tv producer hopelessly dependent on tranquilizers tries to stop cold turkey.
We modernday marthas are dancing as fast as we can more out of necessity than choice. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. I m dancing as fast as i can is a strikingly honest look at a life gone off the rails. Writing with candor and emotion, shirley explores her complex feelings about success and failure, love and loneliness, the constant pressure to recreate herself in her work, and the challenge of balancing her search for selfawareness with the. Mar 05, 1982 the phrase im dancing as fast as i can of the film and source memoirs title is an expression that has gone into the lexicon of popular culture. Im dancing as fast as i can is an addiction literature classic. Im dancing as fast as i can signed by gordon, barbara. The title itself is very profound, dynamic and universal. This image, the australian bush fires, and the current locust infestations should make us all concerned that the book of st john is upon us, but curiously have the effect of making me think the exact opposite.
Source for information on im dancing as fast as i can. Im dancing as fast as i can was a huge best seller. Of the three books, this one was the most familiar to me. Vsechny informace o produktu kniha im dancing as fast as i can b. This is a book about a smart, successful, independent woman and the horrors she suffered at the hands of a prescriptionhappy culture.
Barbara gordon is the author of the bestselling drugaddiction memoir, i m dancing as fast as i can. A number of books about substance abuse have come out since im dancing as fast as i can, but it still should be on the bookshelves or kindle of everyone directly or indirectly involved with addiction. Oct 03, 2011 a number of books about substance abuse have come out since im dancing as fast as i can, but it still should be on the bookshelves or kindle of everyone directly or indirectly involved with addiction. Im dancing as fast as i can is the true story of what happened to barbara gordon, a successful, emmy awardwinning television producer and writer. Jun 22, 2010 and all three books were presenting an alternative reality to what i have accepted as the truth for a very long time. Read im dancing as fast as i can by barbara gordon with a free trial. Oct 03, 2011 barbara gordon is the author of the bestselling drugaddiction memoir, i m dancing as fast as i can. She has written for parade and numerous other magazines. Oct 03, 2011 barbara gordon is the author of the bestselling drugaddiction memoir, im dancing as fast as i can. When the book was written the danger of addiction to prescription drugs was barely recognized and the authority of doctors was virtually sacrosanct. She has given scores of lectures and speeches throughout the us.
Barbara gordons groundbreaking memoir tells the extraordinary story of a woman who has it all, or thinks she doesa career as an. Then, suddenly, barbara gordons life fell to pieces. Im dancing as fast as i can by barbara gordon kirkus. Im dancing as fast as i can by barbara gordon nook book. An important book, it will grace the lives of sufferers, their families and caregivers for years to come. Buy a cheap copy of im dancing as fast as i can gordon book. But dance while you can is more than a memoirit is an unforgettable glimpse into a womans soul. Jill clayburgh is barbara gordon, a successful television documentary producer, who became hopelessly dependent on tranquilizers. Provided to youtube by universal music groupim dancing as fast as i can juice newtonquiet lies. I m dancing as fast as i canby barbara gordon is a very popular book, with the highestranking sales.
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