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...rival the legend that is Jane Fonda. From her Kennedy-level Hollywood lineage to her multiple Madonna-like transformations, the star has dazzled the cinematic, fitness, and activist scenes, staying long enough to ruffle a few feathers or win an Oscar before moving onto a different chapter. After a 15-year film hiatus, a third divorce (from media mogul Ted Turner, who—as Fonda reveals in her book—supplied “terrific fountains-of-Versailles and fireworks sex!”), and a great many hours in therapy, Fonda has returned, resurrected from beyond...
...decided to write the book when I ended up single at 62,” Fonda says in a personal interview with The Crimson before addressing a large audience on April 21, at First Parish Church in Cambridge...
...Fonda says she was motivated by a need for emotional catharsis and serious self-analysis to write “My Life So Far,” a fearlessly open account of her captivating past. While researching, she noticed the “clear, broad, even universal themes” that ran through her life, and realized that in telling her jam-packed story honestly, she could help women—and men—handle the challenges surrounding “relationships, self-image, and forgiveness...
Recently, pseudo-celebrities like Paris Hilton and Jenna Jameson have published their own tell-alls. However, their tales lack the wisdom gained in 60-plus years of experiences and a backbone. Fonda, on the other hand, writes confidently and intimately; in the end, her journey conveys what a remarkable, brave, and resilient woman...
...anything," he says. "At some point businesses will be held accountable for the actions they take." Meanwhile, should Wal-Mart succeed at shrinking its environmental footprint and lowering prices for green products, both the planet and the company will profit. Sam Walton would have liked that. --By Daren Fonda. Reported by Steve Barnes/Bentonville, Rita Healy/Denver and Adam Pitluk/ McKinney...