Leonardo Di Caprio: Romantic Hero Pb [Paperback]

Mark Bego (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 14, 1998

At the age of 23, Leonardo Di Caprio has achieved the kind of success that many actors spend their careers dreaming about. He started acting at 14, and has starred in over 10 movies so far. This text features insights into his childhood, and has stills from all his films, including "Titanic".

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Ebury Press (May 14, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0091865670
• ISBN-13: 978-0091865672
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,692,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Bego is the author of 56 books on rock & roll and show business, including two "New York Times" Best Sellers, a "Los Angeles Times" Best Seller, and a "Chicago Tribune" Best Seller, three multi-million-sellers, and two half-million selling titles. With over 10 million books in print, he is acknowledged as the best-selling biographer in the rock and pop music field. His latest book is his 2010 memoir about his career as an author, entitled "Paperback Writer." His show business biographies have included the life stories of some of the biggest stars of ROCK (Elton John, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bonnie Raitt, The Doobie Brothers, Three Dog Night, Billy Joel), SOUL (Aretha Franklin, The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Tina Turner, Whitney Houston), POP (Sonny & Cher, The Monkees, Sade, Barry Manilow), and COUNTRY (George Strait, Patsy Cline, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill). He has also written about film and television stars as well (Rock Hudson, Julia Roberts, Leonardo DiCaprio, Will Smith, Matt Damon, The Marx Brothers.

One of the most exciting books of Bego's career is his recent biography on Elton John. The book was released in June of 2009 by Hannibal books of Austria. Published in the German language under the title "Elton John: Die Story," it has been heralded in the media as "the ultimate Elton John" biography by "Manner Magazine." The book was published by Phoenix Books in America under the title "Elton John: The Bitch is Back" (2009), and in England and Australia with the title "The Elton John Story" from JR Books in London that same year. It will be published in Denmark and in Russia as well.

Thanks to Hannibal Books, in 2009 Mark had a great year in German language bookstores. As he explains it, "Not only has Hannibal published my 'Elton John: Die Story,' they also published the German language reprint of my Tina Turner book, under the title 'Tina Turner: Die Biographie.' In addition, they also published a German language exclusive: 'Whitney Houston: Die Biographie.'" All three books are available internationally through German Amazon.com and they are also distributed to bookstores throughout Austria, Germany and Switzerland. The Whitney and Tina books were released in October 2009. In 2011 Mark is due to update his critically acclaimed book, "Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul," internationally.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Vaue for your money, November 23, 1999

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E. Nederpel (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leonardo Dicaprio: Romantic Hero (Paperback)

This book is great for the more serious Leo admirers. O.k. there's not very much about Leo himself, but more about his films and that's what interests me. In this book you'll find comments from Leo on his films and working on it, but also from his co-stars and directors. In my opinion it would be even more valuable if there was more about Leo and his decisions to do a film and more about him working on the film. But still worth the money.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The one of a kind Leonardo Di Caprio book!, April 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Leonardo Dicaprio: Romantic Hero (Paperback)

I really like the book because I learned so much about my favorite star, Leonardo Di Caprio. I also love the photos. Some of the pictures in the book are the ones I haven't seen before. I enjoyed reading this book so much that I didn't realize I finished it for just two hours. I have repeated reading it for about seven times. I learned some things that I did not know about Leonardo Di Caprio and his movies. I even read some news about him that I haven't heard before. I love this book!!!!It's great!!!Buy it if you are a fan of Leonardo Di Caprio.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I THOUGHT THE BOOK WAS REALLY COOL AND INTERESTING TO READ, February 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Leonardo Dicaprio: Romantic Hero (Paperback)

WHAT I TRUELY THINK ABOUT THIS BOOK IS, ITS NEAT AND IT TELLS YOU ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF LIFE STYLE HE HAS HAD I TRUELY THINK THAT LEO IS A VERY INTELLAGENT AND ASTONISHING PERSON TO WORK WITH. THE REASON WHY I LIKE LRO IS BECAUSE HE SEES LIFE IN A DIFFERENT WAY ,FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE NOT THE WAY THAT OTHER PEOPLE MIGHT SEE IT.THATS WHAT I THINK OF HIM AS.