Elizabeth Taylor, A Passion for Life - The Wit and Wisdom of a Legend

A beautiful, illustrated, keepsake volume of quotations by the legendary Elizabeth Taylor

"Passion is the ingredient in me that has made me who I am. It's my passion for life...my passion for passion that has made me never give up." -- Elizabeth Taylor

From the time she appeared in National Velvet, the film that skyrocketed her to international fame at age twelve in 1944, until her death in 2011, Elizabeth Taylor's beauty, allure, and personal strength captivated the world. In a career that spanned more than sixty years, she brought her raw talent and magnetism to bear in now-classic films such as Father of the Bride, Suddenly, Last Summer, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Giant, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Off screen, she lived just as passionately. That intensity brought her enormous joy and pain -- and notoriety, whether it was from her vast collections of extraordinary fine jewelry and art to her battles with addiction and ill health, from her internationally recognized humanitarian efforts on behalf of AIDS to her scandalous love affairs and seven highly scrutinized marriages.

This anthology -- illustrated with more than 30 gorgeous images of the star throughout her career and personal life -- reveals the candor and honesty with which the actress led her extraordinary life. Here are Elizabeth's first-person reflections on her childhood, career, love and marriages, motherhood, beauty, aging, extravagances, charity, and sense of self. Whether witty or poignant, these words are always demonstrative of her generous, unapologetic, and fiercely determined nature, reflecting the essence of a great star and legendary modern woman.

Go behind the headlines and hear directly from the legend herself on:

Love and Marriage: Her candid thoughts on her seven husbands, the great love affair with Richard Burton, and why she was an "incurable romantic." Hollywood Stardom: Reflections on growing up on camera, working on classic films from National Velvet to Cleopatra, and the difference between Elizabeth Taylor the person and Elizabeth Taylor the commodity. Unapologetic Living: Her fierce and funny takes on beauty, aging, her passion for jewelry, and owning her reputation as a "scarlet woman." A Legacy of Giving: The powerful story of her turn to humanitarianism, her pioneering fight against AIDS in memory of friends like Rock Hudson, and her belief that "giving is to give to God."