{"product_id":"lucky-me-isbn-9781592408627","title":"Lucky Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eSachi Parker opens up about her unconventional childhood and shares stories from her past as the only child of famed actress Shirley MacLaine.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eShirley MacLaine has graced Hollywood with her talent for decades. Yet, as Sachi Parker can attest, being the daughter of a movie star was far from picture-perfect. In \u003ci\u003eLucky Me\u003c\/i\u003e, the only child of the Academy Award–winning actress opens up about her unique experiences of growing up with a mother who believed in reincarnation and extraterrestrials—but not necessarily parenthood.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLucky Me \u003c\/i\u003eis not only Sachi’s personal story but also a compelling snapshot of America in the second half of the twentieth century, from the Rat Pack world of the ‘60s through the free-love ‘70s to the new-age self-absorption of the present. It offers a compelling insight into the politics of Hollywood, where the fight for the spotlight never ends and your fiercest rivals are closer than you think. There are Sachi’s warm and admiring remembrances of legendary actors—Jack Nicholson, Jack Lemmon, Robert Mitchum, her uncle Warren Beatty—as well as acid-sharp portraits of the schemers and buffoons who roam the hills of La-La Land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUltimately \u003ci\u003eLucky Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a bittersweet love letter to a mother who is at once a universally beloved and larger-than-life figure and yet always seems beyond reach.“Few lives can claim the rollercoaster swoops and swerves of actress Sachi Parker's.” — \u003cb\u003e1888pressrelease.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSachi Parker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the only child of actress Shirley MacLaine and producer Steve Parker. An accomplished actress herself, Sachi has appeared in theater and films throughout the world. These appearances include \u003ci\u003eStick\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Burt Reynolds, \u003ci\u003eBack to the Future, About Last Night, Peggy Sue Got Married, Riders to the Sea, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eScrooged\u003c\/i\u003e, and TV shows such as \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: the Next Generation \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEqual Justice\u003c\/i\u003e. Her theater work includes \u003ci\u003eLadies in Waiting, Pastorale, and The Lulu Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, which she won a Daramalogue Best Actress award. Parker recently collaborated with co-author Frederick Stroppel (\u003ci\u003eA Brooklyn State of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e) on a one-woman show about her life, also titled \u003ci\u003eLucky Me.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Avery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302966251749,"sku":"NP9781592408627","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781592408627.jpg?v=1767731952","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/lucky-me-isbn-9781592408627","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}