Kirjahaku

Rob Ryder made that pledge to his wife, and he was determined to stick to it. As technical consultant on blockbuster sports films, he had seen up close how the film business works and what kind of chaos can, and usually does, ensue. And now he was ready to take it on Hollywood Jock is the suspenseful, dramatic, outrageous, and honest true story of the year when Rob Ryder, screenwriter, laid it all on the line -- and kicked, scratched, wheeled, dealed, and fought like hell to hit the Tinseltown big time. It is a chronicle of schmoozing producers, shopping screenplays, corralling sports legends, and dodging irate actors -- a fascinating perspective on the highs, the very lows, and the behind-the-scenes madness that makes the world of Hollywood so endlessly compelling . . . and infamously brutal.

Her name is Dale, and everyone wants a piece of her. She's a saucy, fragile young beauty. A talented painter with a grim past, living the fast life in L.A. But Dale is blocked, angry, about to implode, so her mentor, Rania, spirits her away to the mystical Ojai Valley. To Baca, a sexual healer. Baca and Rania introduce Dale to a world of Tantric awareness and awakening. But Dale's heart still beats cold, and Baca finally has to summon his son, Emilio, to work his magic. Ah, Emilio...