Amelia

"Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace, the soul that knows it not, knows no release from little things"--Amelia Earhart. This book is the official companion to director Mira Nair's movie chronicling the life of Amelia Earhart, it includes an abbreviated script, photos and designs from the film, as well as photos, articles, writings, and images of the real life Amelia, and the world's obsession with her adventures. A noted author and publisher, Amelia Earhart was also a fashion designer, national public speaker, VP of National Airways (Northeast Airlines) and developed passenger service for TWA. A good friend of Eleanor Roosevelt, she traveled in all circles of life, including Midwest farmland and New York society. The movie is a look a the life of legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean in 1937 during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe. Amelia earned her place in history through her determination and adventurous spirits. This pioneer also became a symbol of freedom and success for women around the world. And this book, which contains an abbreviated script and scenes from the film, also provides the reader with real-life ephemera, including press clippings, news stories, photographs and other items supporting the film's thesis that Amelia is proof that dreamscan be achieved... "you can act to change and control your life--and the procedure, the process is its own reward."