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Usually ships in 1-2 business days | | | | | | When identical twin brothers Logan and Noah Miller's homeless father died alone in a jail cell, they vowed, come hell or high water, that their film, Touching Home, would be made as a dedication to their love for him. Either You're in or You're in the Way is the amazing story of how -- without a dime to their name nor a single meaningful contact in Hollywood -- they managed to write, produce, direct, and act in a feature film alongside four-time Academy Award nominated actor Ed Harris and fellow nominees Brad Dourif and Robert Forster. Either You're in or You're in the Way is a mordern-day Horatio Alger on steroids -- a fast-paced thrill ride of heartbreak and redemption that will both captivate and inspire. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Logan Miller | | Hardcover: | 304 pages | | Publisher: | Harper | | Publication Date: | April 28, 2009 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0061763144 | | Product Width: | 156.5 centimeters | | Product Height: | 233.0 centimeters | | Product Weight: | 1.01 pounds | | Package Length: | 9.0 inches | | Package Width: | 6.1 inches | | Package Height: | 1.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 110 reviews |
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12 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 A Powerful and Moving Book - Highly Recommended May 04, 2009
By C. F. Hill
"CFH"
The Miller brother's "Either You're in or You're in the Way" literally drew in me after the first few pages. I finished the 280 page book in a single sitting. I was expecting something along the lines of Robert Rodriguez's Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player, which was about a young film maker working outside the Hollywood model, and instead got a touching story about two brothers trying to fulfill a dream and promise to their deceased father, while working (bulldozing) their way through the Hollywood establishment. The brothers, or "Bros" as they call themselves, wrote and eventually filmed "Touching Home" a semi-autobiographic story about their failed professional baseball careers and an alcoholic father in a cycle of self-destruction. As you learn fairly quickly in the telling, the Bros had set some lofty goals for producing this movie, including securing "real" actors like Ed Harris (A Beautiful Mind, Radio, Enemy at the Gates, etc).
You could look at this book in two different ways, first as a how to guide on getting a movie made when you have no experience or creditability in Hollywood, or secondly as study on the effects of an alcoholic father and a dysfunctional family life on two brothers.
As a guide, the book illustrates the challenges, hard work, and sleepless nights aspiring moviemakers can expect to face. It also makes you appreciate the effects of luck, both good and bad, on achieving long standing goals. The Bros had more than their fair share of both types, but as Louis Pasteur said, "Luck favors the prepared", and they seemed always prepared to capitalize on good luck and worked to minimize the effects of bad luck.
As a voyeuristic view into a life influenced by an alcoholic father, the Bros hit too close to home for me. Their father could have been mine, an alcoholic living in his car, spending more time in jail than not, and dying alone. The parallels made some of the reading difficult as I recalled the good times when he was sober and guilt of not being able to help as he self-destructed. The Bros did an excellent job capturing the emotions without bogging the story down.
This was one of the few books that lived up to the hype printed on the dust jacket! I did laugh-out-loud, got teary eyed in parts, and felt a sense of accomplishment when they finished shooting their movie.
Highly recommended!
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Never Give Up Feb 25, 2009
By Christopher Caproni
"Founder, Mill Valley Alliance for Youth Athletics"
" This book is a "How to" manual for overcoming adversity and reaching ones goals and dreams in order to lead an extraordinary & fulfilled life. I absorbed this book over 4 days, laughing, reflecting and crying ("Full Circle") from cover to cover.
Everyone who has ever had a dream, lost one or achieved theirs, NEEDS to read this book by the Miller Twins. No matter your age, profession or station in life you will find a pearl of wisdom, laugh you're a_ _ off and cry for the experiences of Noah and Logan as they pursued their dream to make the beautiful and inspiring film, "Touching Home" starring 3 academy award nominees, including Ed Harris.
The writing is visceral (young Noah grabbing the goose by it's neck and punching it, living from shack to shed), refreshing, uplifting, magnetic, hard charging Red Bull reading reminiscent of "Fear and loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S Thompson with one major twist, the story and characters are ALL real.
As a sales & leasing professional I was attracted by the "Seven thoughts" particularly 2) Surround yourself with gray hair and listen. 3) Never wait for a phone call 5) There are only solutions and 7) Either you're in or you're in the way. REFRESHING advice from kids so young yet so mature.
Cast away your fear, uncertainty and doubt and chase your dreams with every ounce of energy you've got. Noah and Logan can show you how!
Order this book now!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A must read...from a Mom. Apr 18, 2009
By Michele Joy Augustis
"Michele Joy"
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3QAWNMBDQ7F8L Hi I'm Michele,
I live in California and wanted to share my thoughts on this wonderful book.
Thanks,
Michele
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Foulmouthed, funny and heartwrenching Aug 21, 2009
By Mary G. Longorio
"Texasbookgirl"
Logan and Noah Miller are facing the death of their father. The death is not unexpected, their father had been an alcoholic, homeless and in and out of their lives for years. They had recently seen him, shared a meal...and then this news. Their father had died in jail. Both brothers were mourning their father and had regrets that they had not been able to see him one more time before his death. They also had always promised him they were going to tell their story one day, and now that wasn't possible. Both brothers gained a new resolve not to toil their whole lives in mediocrity and obscurity. They wanted the film "Touching Home" a semi biographical story of their father's struggles and their short time trying to play professional baseball, to be a testament to their father, and a memorial of their love for him. They began to write screenplay despite a lack of experience, no financial backing and no contacts in the moviemaking business. The brothers were determined to finish and the lack of knowledge probably allowed them to plunge headlong into the project. Working day jobs and trying to use any "in" they could find the brothers, or Bros as they call themselves, not only write a script, they manage to gat it into the hands of four-time Academy Award-nominated actor Ed Harris and fellow nominees Brad Dourif and Robert Forster and some stellar filmmakers. This is a hard to put down story will have the reader alternating between sheer disbelief and cheering out loud for the Bros.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
either your in or you're in the way Jun 04, 2009
By John S. Patterson
Do not read this book before you go to bed. I read this book in 4 days, and each night I couldn't sleep, because it motivates you to do everything you have put on the back burner. The Miller Bro's enthusiasm is contagious...and their storytelling had me laughing one page and crying the next. This is a deeply heart-felt book that embodies the spirit of perserverence. If your in the film industry or someone with a dream, learn from them...buy this book! John Patterson
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