LIONEL FRIEDBERG

Full Service is the ultimate guilty pleasure, revealing for the first time the shadow lives of the people who created popular culture, told by the man who was so central to fulfilling their desires.Scotty Bowers, a dashing young ex-Marine exuding sex appeal, arrived in Hollywood in 1946 and quickly caught the attention of many of the towns stars. Working out of a gas station on Hollywood Boulevard, Bowers soon became the go-to guy for anyone looking for a bespoke sexual partner; no matter how outlandish the tastes, Scotty could find someone for everyone...In his thirty years tricking and arranging tricks for LAs rich and famous, Bowers went to bed with thousands of people and engineered sexual liaisons of all flavours for countless more.

En el Hollywood de los años 40, 50 y 60 del pasado siglo, fuera del plató muchos de los actores y actrices llevaban secretamente una vida muy desenfrenada, y un hombre en particular les ayudaba a hacerlo: Scotty Bowers. Scotty se acosto con numerosas estrellas y puso en contacto a otras con sus amigos jovenes, atractivos y sexualmente desinhibidos. Un dia, mientras trabajaba en una gasolinera, se le acerco y le ligo el actor Walter Pidgeon, que se lo llevo sin mas a la villa de un amigo, donde pasaron una tarde de piscina, sol y sexo. Fue el primero de muchos encuentros que tuvo Scotty con los ricos y famosos de Hollywood como Noel Coward, Katharine Hepburn, Rita Hayworth, Cary Grant, Montgomery Clift, Vivien Leigh o Edith Piaf. El libro, con prologo de Roman Gubern, es la cronica fascinante del underground sexual de Hollywood.

An artistic rendering of the African antelope, the Springbok, was depicted with stylized wings to serve as the logo of South African Airways (SAA) for well over 60 years. It was replaced by a new corporate identity when the airline was rebranded after the demise of apartheid, the release of Nelson Mandela from political incarceration, and the introduction of a non-racist democratic society in South Africa in the mid-nineties. As a state-owned entity, many people once saw SAA as the apartheid airline. For a time, travel on board its aircraft was restricted to whites only, but this was later changed to include members of all the countrys diverse racial groups. SAA pioneered flight throughout Africa during the colonial era, long before airports, supply services, radio and weather forecasting capabilities even existed. Its staff and equipment served with the Allies in Europe and North Africa during WWII and it met the enormous challenge of having to circumvent African airspace when flying to destinations abroad after most African nations closed their skies to it in protest against the countrys racist policies in the early sixties. Over the years the airline grew into one of the worlds major domestic, regional, and international carriers. Its long history was eventually terminated and replaced by a new entity in 2020 with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. In its original incarnation it could proudly boast of being one of the worlds oldest and longest-surviving international carriers. It is still seen by many around the world as the airline with that much revered and fondly remembered emblem, the Flying Springbok.

Emmy Award-winning producer and New York Times bestselling author Lionel Friedberg has spent 50 years making films as diverse as full-length theatrical features and television documentaries. After growing up in South Africa during the troubled era of apartheid he began his career during the dying days of colonialism in Central Africa. He eventually settled in Los Angeles where his work took him to the sound stages of Hollywood and to the most remote regions of the Earth. His career exposed him to the extraordinary wonders of our planet and brought him into close contact with many unforgettable personalities from maverick scientists to politicians, entertainers and people who survived near-death experiences. His observations have taught him that life is far more complex and infinitely stranger than we can imagine. When he was struck by an unexpected life-threatening illness his efforts to find a way to save his life took him back to Africa where he encountered the age-old rituals and powerful healing methods of African shamans. Their mysterious ways have much to teach us and are as relevant today as they were in ancient times.

En el Hollywood de los años 40, 50 y 60 del pasado siglo, fuera del plató muchos de los actores y actrices llevaban secretamente una vida muy desenfrenada, y un hombre en particular les ayudaba a hacerlo: Scotty Bowers. Scotty se acosto con numerosas estrellas y puso en contacto a otras con sus amigos jovenes, atractivos y sexualmente desinhibidos. Un dia, mientras trabajaba en una gasolinera, se le acerco y le ligo el actor Walter Pidgeon, que se lo llevo sin mas a la villa de un amigo, donde pasaron una tarde de piscina, sol y sexo. Fue el primero de muchos encuentros que tuvo Scotty con los ricos y famosos de Hollywood como Noel Coward, Katharine Hepburn, Rita Hayworth, Cary Grant, Montgomery Clift, Vivien Leigh o Edith Piaf. El libro, con prologo de Roman Gubern, es la cronica fascinante del underground sexual de Hollywood.