Tuổi 22 Của Người Nổi Tiếng

by Brad Dunn

Cuốn sách là tập hợp những câu chuyện về những quyết định mang tính bước ngoặt trong cuộc đời của nhiều người nổi tiếng, xảy ra xung quanh thời điểm họ bước sang tuổi 22. Độc giả sẽ được biết về quãng thời gian đặc biệt này của nhiều chính trị gia, nhà khoa học, nghệ sĩ, văn sĩ, vận động viên… lừng danh như Stephen Hawking, Audrey Hepburn, Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford, Marilyn Monroe, Oprah Winfrey, Ernest Hemingway, Helen Keller…
Tất cả những người có mặt trong cuốn sách này cuối cùng đều đã làm được một điều gì đó đáng chú ý với cuộc sống của mình. Và để hiểu câu chuyện của những người này, chúng ta có thể lướt qua chúng tại thời điểm được xem là quan trọng nhất của cuộc đời họ: tuổi 22.

Genres: Biography

179 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2006

About the author

Brad Dunn has been a writer and editor for the New York Times, the New York Daily News, and Court TV, as well as a speechwriter for the NYC Police Department. He also wrote a travel guide, New York: The Unknown City, and the introduction to Above Hallowed Ground, a photography book on 9/11 that reached No. 4 on the New York Times best-seller list.

Reviews

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dunn provides interesting tidbits from the lives of one hundred famous people who made life-altering decisions at the age of 22. Reading this book actually made me want to know more and check out the biographies of several of the stars he included.

[Hannah · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was, in one word, inspirational. I have never seen someone get dates right and everything else wrong, but Brad Dunn does it masterfully. For every narcissist, gas lighter, and equally emotionally abusive scumbag, this book is a how-to manual for convincing women they asked for every abusive thing that’s happened to them. Including, according to Dunn, being raped at 8 or forced into prostitution. But hey, at least they enjoyed it, right? Needless to say, I am so Dunn with this book.

[Talon Crist · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was a great book! Perfect inspiration for a 22 year old to see what so many of todays celebrities were up to back at age 22! Learned lots about people I didn’t know and really enjoyed the simple, get to the point information on each person.

[Katie · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you're looking for a book that reads like an obituary, then this book is for you. A collection of 100 people, most of whose names are accessible to the average American, Brad Dunn takes a "pivotal moment at age 22" formula and jams it down all 100 celebrities, whether it captures their lives accurately or not.

The book makes use of the one and two asterisk system to link people and themes to others in the book, but it struggles to find consistency or Kevin Bacon. Still, the quick bio format changes subjects every page or so making for an interesting enough read. You'll surely happen upon tidbits you didn't know. Mine? Andy Warhol's stalkeresque fascination with Truman Capote led to Warhol's first art exhibition, "Fifteen Drawings Based on the Writings of Truman Capote," even though it did not, on the other hand, bring either into any likeness of a friendship.

[Jay · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a fun little book that I picked up from a "take-a-book-leave-a-book" shelf in Sydney, Australia.

I am enjoying the commonality among this wide range of people, all of whom managed to have a life-changing experience during the year that they were 22 years old.

Here's a partial list of the people whose stories are included: Muhammad Ali, Giorgio Armani, Desi Arnaz, Jerry Falwell, Larry Flynt, Jamie Foxx, J. Edgar Hoover, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Pope John Paul II, Helen Keller, Bob Marley, Condoleezza Rice, Chris Rock, Ringo Starr, Oprah Winfrey, Frank Zappa.

You can see, the cast of characters runs the gamut.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this book when I had just turned 22 myself. Such an interesting read that you can dip in, dip out of... Turning 21 has so much hype. What's glamorous about turning 22? You might think, not much. But as this book shows, there's actually a whole crew of notable people who somehow hit it big at 22.

[Marisa Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was really inspired by the people in this book and I recommend it if you feel like you need a pick-me-up. I felt like I was in a rut and I was never going to live the life of my dreams, but after reading this book, I feel like anything is possible.

[Holly Brennan · Rating 2 out of 5]

eh, sort of disappointed was hoping for something a bit more insightful but still mildly entertaining

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting stories, but ultimately not detailed enough to make a big impression.

[Diem Le · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was inspired by the small stories in this book.