In the months before she died; Florence Ballard; the spunky teenager who founded the most successful female vocal group in history—the Supremes—told her own side of the story. Recorded on tape; Flo shed light on all areas of her life; including the surprising identity of the man by whom she was raped prior to her entering the music business; the details of her love-hate relationship with Motown Records czar Berry Gordy; her drinking problem and pleas for help; a never-ending desire to be the Supremesrsquo; lead singer; and her attempts to get her life back on track after being brutally expelled from the group. This is a tumultuous and heartbreaking story of a world-famous performer whose life ended at the age of 32 as a lonely mother of three who had only recently recovered from years of poverty and despair.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good instruction book.By VickyAnother gift for my son. He really liked this one. He loves to draw these type of characters but has some trouble. This really helped him work through some of the rough spots.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Best Frickin How to Fantasy Art Book Ever!By KittyI purchased this book because I have the book Hellbeasts by the artist James Pavelec. I was thoroughly impressed with the explanations and the artwork in Mr. Pavelecs first book. When I received Wreaking Havoc I was equally as impressed and pleased with this new book. Mr. Pavelec and the 3 other artists did a fantastic job explaining their craft. I was very interested to compare their unique styles and techniques. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in learning how to create excellent quality fantasy artwork.5 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Copying and tracing defeats the purpose of artBy RevelleI was a bit disappointed after reading the good reviews. I guess I expected more. but the company. Impact. seems to target the very. very inexperiences artists. They really dont give a whole lot of detail and dont emphasize enough on the different types of weapons and armor or the archetypal beings. They dont really emphasize much on anatomy either. Now the only Impact book series that I would really recommend are the ones with the stock photos in them. Gives a lot of ideas on poses and such (which I really struggle on for some reason).I mean. a step-by-step book is not a good teaching tool at all when it comes to art. Art is about practice. not tracing or copying. Copying teaches nothing. repetition does (and there is a MAJOR difference between the two). A book that an aspiring artist really needs to get when looking to improve technique or form is an anatomy book. Ive found that an anatomy book taught me most because I kept my own style. but improved on it through good references of different body parts such as the arm and chest area. Tips help massively too in those types of books.Actually. a book I recommend for both beginners and experts alike is Christopher Harts "Simplified Anatomy for the Comic Book Artist". He really knows how to explain muscles in terminology that everyone can understand and he gives comparison pictures between the old style and new style of comics. He also gives a lot of references on the different types of major muscles and has a whole section devoted to each. Even if youre not a comic book artist. his book is definitely worth a look at if youre more into cartooning types of art styles than realism.
