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Patrick Swayze: Still Inspiring!
Paperback
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Publisher Price: $24.99
ISBN13: 9780989408684
Publisher: Passion Spirit Dreams Press
Published: Jan 14 2025
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Nobody puts the Dirty Dancing, Ghost, Renaissance Man, HERO in a corner!
Patrick Swayze was more than a legendary performer of movies, dance, television shows, Broadway shows, and songs. He was also a family man, friend, trailblazer, dreamer, and an inspiration.
This inspiring collection compiles memories, stories, and tributes from colleagues in the entertainment industry, including writers, directors, producers, actors, and stunt staff, friends, Arabian horse enthusiasts, and fans. Their stories will entertain and move you as they pay homage to a man who not only was an immensely talented performer, but who also was a hero.
Patrick lived a life in which he demonstrated courage in the face of adversity--time and time again--and showcased traditional values and beliefs such as loyalty, morality, and integrity.
He was an advocate for the performing arts, conservation, cancer diagnostic and treatment advances, and Arabian horses. He battled pancreatic cancer with his never-give-up determination, courage, and grace that touched countless lives.
Enjoy exclusive memories, stories, tributes, and behind-the-scenes information from forty-four contributors. Appreciate words from Patrick that are timeless and moving. View nineteen delightful and rarely-seen photos. Be inspired while you celebrate and honor Patrick. Help preserve Patrick's powerful legacy as an Artist and a man of character and spirituality.
Patrick was known to talk about the power of love in real life and in his movies Dirty Dancing and Ghost. He sums this up beautifully when he talks about his movie Three Wishes: It's about the only thing we have is love . . . and that's all you take with you when you die. --Patrick Swayze, copyright 1995 by and used with permission of Us Weekly.
WHO WOULD ENJOY THIS BOOK:
Patrick Swayze fans
80s and 90s pop culture enthusiasts
Current and aspiring filmmakers, actors, dancers, singers, songwriters
Hollywood historians
Arabian horse enthusiasts
Anyone who loves an inspirational story
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