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Read [Grace Lee Whitney Book] * The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy Online * PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy She opened for jazz great Billie Holiday, shared the set with Marilyn Monroe, and flirted on-screen with Jack Lemmon. In her dream role, Gene Roddenberry beamed her aboard the Starship Enterprise as Yeoman Janice Rand in the original ""Star Trek"" series. But a terrifying sexual assault on the studio lot and her lifelong feelings of emptiness and isolation would soon combine to turn her starry dream into a nightmare.]
| Title | : | The Longest Trek: My Tour of the Galaxy |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.46 (597 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1884956033 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-09 |
| Language | : | English |
She opened for jazz great Billie Holiday, shared the set with Marilyn Monroe, and flirted on-screen with Jack Lemmon. In her dream role, Gene Roddenberry beamed her aboard the Starship Enterprise as Yeoman Janice Rand in the original ""Star Trek"" series. But a terrifying sexual assault on the studio lot and her lifelong feelings of emptiness and isolation would soon combine to turn her starry dream into a nightmare.
Later she imparts how that incident affected her: she became alcoholic. She is civil, perhaps remarkably so, when discussing people who victimized her or said nasty things about her and winds up exemplifying how one can, it seems, rise above anything. Meanwhile, we learn that she smoked and had sex when very young--both behaviors, she says, are early signs of an addictive personality. She recounts her spiritual journey, from the Methodist Church to rejecting religion to Judaism, pointing out that sp
"Remember 1966" according to Amazon Customer. Interesting read that opens with the apparent defining scenario of Ms Whitney's life- an after work party on a Friday night in 1966 with the cast of a new TV series that have been working together for just a few months. After a few drinks, Ms Whitney is pulled aside by an "executive" for a private discussion about her career and shortly thereafter sexually assaulted. She is not a naïve teenager, but a worldly wise Remember 1966 Interesting read that opens with the apparent defining scenario of Ms Whitney's life- an after work party on a Friday night in 1966 with the cast of a new TV series that have been working together for just a few months. After a few drinks, Ms Whitney is pulled aside by an "executive" for a private discussion about her career and shortly thereafter sexually assaulted. She is not a naïve teenager, but a worldly wise 35 year old woman, a mother . 5 year old woman, a mother . "Great Book to Help Alcoholics & Substance Abuse" according to A Customer. I found this author's openness "amazing." The story of the original Star Trek is very little because the author kept the story line mostly "about her life", her ideology and personal affairs more than about Star Trek. Star Trek is used as a vehicle to tell her story of alcohol, sex, drugs, religion, recovery and survival; which makes it an Important book for anyone who is suffering from addictions. I found the book educational about what one goes . Mr. Dana said Enjoyable Book. I enjoyed this book, but I am having a difficult time deciding how much. It certainly was one of the more interesting and truthful ones, as far as autobiographical information goes. It was not however, one of my favorites, as far the Star Trek Alumni Biographies go. George Takei's and Walter Koenig's take the top two spots there. Her battle for sobriety was forthright and made for good reading. I can't really buy into her claims to have had vision
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