Patrick Swayze: One Last Dance » (Bargain)

For almost thirty years, Patrick Swayze has been an American icon of masculinity and sex appeal, strong but sensitive, romantic, yet dangerous.

In this intimate and revealing biography, New York Times bestselling author Wendy Leigh shares the inspiring untold story of Patrick's incredible life: his show business childhood, his fairy tale love affair with wife Lisa Niemi, his catapult into alcoholism after his father's untimely death, the daredevil exploits that almost killed him, and his courageous fight against pancreatic cancer, a fight that has offered hope and encouragement to others grappling with similar life-threatening illnesses.

Ever since the steamy low-budget film Dirty Dancing skyrocketed Patrick to fame and cemented his place in the hearts of audiences around the world, he has been one of our most cherished public figures. Based on interviews with countries sources who have never spoken about Patrick before-from the Texas beauty who shared his first kiss, to the woman he almost married, to the manager who worked closely with him from his teen idol days until his romantic tour de force in Ghost, and many more-Leigh unveils surprising details about the charismatic actor's life on-and off-screen. Beginning with his training as a dancer with his choreographer mother and spanning his remarkable-at times challenging-career, this groundbreaking biography of the unforgettable entertainer is the mesmerizing, enduring, and definitive story we all want to read.

Prologue The Star 1

1 Deep In The Heart Of Texas 5

2 An Impressionable Age 11

3 Prince Charming 33

4 My Angel 41

5 Emerald City 61

6 Top Of The World 73

7 Dirty Dancing 88

8 Swayze Mania 108

9 Ghost 120

10 Breaking Point 135

11 Thanks For Everything 146

12 Downward Spiral 159

13 Fighting Back 170

Epilogue 185

Acknowledgments 187

Source Notes 193