Tom Cruise: Actor (Overcoming Adversity) [School & Library Binding]

Phelan Powell (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Overcoming Adversity

Follows the life and career of the popular actor, focusing on his struggle with dyslexia, his starring roles in such movies as "Risky Business," "Top Gun," and "Jerry Maguire," and his involvement in the Church of Scientology.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: San Val (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613121996
• ISBN-13: 978-0613121996
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,321,473 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pig-ignorance no bar to fame and fortune, February 11, 2002

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This review is from: Tom Cruise (Overcoming Adversity) (Paperback)

The public only see the glamour - but Phelan Powell shows the significant obstacles Tom Cruise has overcome in order to live his life of pampered opulence. In Cruise's case dyslexia was the obstacle - it nearly cost him the part of the barman in "Cocktail" (he thought it was a film about cockatiels and told his agent he "didn't do parrots") and he bought his own wildebeeste to research the part of Lt Maverick Mitchell in "Top Gnu".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good starting point..., May 20, 2002

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Robert Vallecillo "bongoboy" (Metairie, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tom Cruise (OA) (Overcoming Adversity) (Library Binding)

This cute little book gives insight into Tom's career from the beginning through his role in "Jerry Maguire". It covers his early interest in acting, as well as his struggle with dyslexia (which seems to be mentioned on almost every page). I gained a deeper respect for Cruise after reading about his trials dealing with the handicap and his non-compromising dedication to perfecting his job as actor, producer, director. This is definitely an enjoyable book!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A more adult level recent biography is needed., May 17, 2003

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Anne B. "anneb" (Tarrytown, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Tom Cruise (Overcoming Adversity) (Paperback)

I knew this was a kids' book, but it seemed to be the most interesting and recent biography of Tom Cruise, based on the reviews that I looked at on this website. I am a very big Tom Cruise fan, so I decided to take the risk.

I was a bit shocked to find out that the customer review on this website that claimed that Cruise had made punnish errors in reading movie titles seems to have been entirely fabricated. I don't understand why something like that isn't removed from the site.

The book was ok. I learned some things about Cruise's career. There were some nice photos. Still, it wasn't an adult book. I would have liked something more meaty and in depth. I guess that would be hard to write, since he's not a person who likes to reveal intimate details about himself. I suppose eventually some person in his entourage will start talking and we'll actually find out something about him. We'll just have to be patient.

This would be a good book to give to a child who is dyslexic and feeling discouraged about learning to read, though.