Waxing on : the Karate Kid and me / Ralph Macchio.
Since The Karate Kid first crane-kicked its way into the pop culture stratosphere in June 1984, there hasn't been a week Ralph Macchio hasn't heard friendly shouts of "Wax on, wax off" or "Sweep the leg!" Now, with Macchio reprising his role as Daniel LaRusso in the #1 Nextflix show Cobra Kai, he is finally ready to look back at this classic movie and give the fans something they've long craved. In a comprehensive look at a film that shaped him as much as it influenced the world, Macchio will share an insider's perspective of the untold story behind his starring role - the innocence of the early days, the audition process, and the filmmaking experience - as well as take readers through the birth of some of the film's most iconic moments. Readers will find themselves reminiscing about the day they met Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miyagi for the first time, and considering how our pasts shape all of us and how it can come back to enrich one's life in surprising and wonderful ways. -- Provided by book's back.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781638086468
- Physical Description: 263 (large print) pages; 23 cm
- Publisher: Thorndike : Center Point Large Print, 2023.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Becoming the kid -- Soulful magic -- Strawberry shortcake and the cannoli -- The Zabka experience -- The crane takes flight -- The "eighties" of it all -- Frozen in time -- Theories and debates (and the birth of Cobra Kai) -- Impact and inspiration -- Finding balance -- Do-overs -- Waxing onward. |
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Subject: | Macchio, Ralph 1961- Karate Kid (Motion picture: 1984) Cobra Kai (Television Program) Actors > United States > Biography Martial arts films |
Genre: | Autobiographies Biographies |
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- 9 of 10 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Abington Community Library | LARGE TYPE 92 MACCHIO (Text) | 50687011821058 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Indian Valley Public Library | Large Print B Macchio (Text) | 39427103725255 | Large Print Room: Large Print Biography | Available | - |
Orwigsburg Area Free Public Library | B Macchio, R (Text) | 3OAPL00077712L | Biography | In Process | - |
Paul Smith Library of Southern York County | Adults Macchio Large Print (Text) | 34318001225305 | Adult Area | Available | - |
Robesonia Community Library | 791.4302 MAC (Text) | 33249023389947 | Large Print Non-fiction | Available | - |
Somerset County Library | 791.43 MAC (Text) | 35907001779102 | SOCM Non Fiction | Available | - |
Taylor Community Library | LARGE TYPE 92 MACCHIO (Text) | 50692011001701 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Tunkhannock Public Library | LT B MACCHIO MAC (Text) | 31650000614474 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Clymer Library | LP B MACCHIO (Text) | 32596000542521 | Large Print | Available | - |
Hamlin Library | LP BIO MAC (Text) | 38427000713264 | Large Print Biography | Available | - |