THE DAYS OF OUR LIVES: THE TRUE STORY OF ONE FAMILY’S DREAM AND THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF DAYS OF OUR LIVES
Book ID/图书代码： 12311010B36835
English Summary/英文概要： On a November day almost forty-five years ago, the first episode of Days of our Lives appeared on the NBC Network, NBC’s first color soap opera broadcast. Eleven thousand episodes later, millions excitedly tune in every weekday to watch one of the 260 original one-hour episodes produced each year. What few know though is that the show started as the dream of one family, the Corday family, who still owns and runs the show to this day. These are the days of their lives.
The Days of our Lives is the first insider account of the history behind one of our most beloved soap operas. It is about the family who believed in it, conceived it, and sometimes seemed to live it along with millions of viewers, as they struggled to emerge from nowhere to create and produce one of the most successful and enduring television shows in history.
Ken Corday reveals the triumphs and tragedies behind the scenes over the years, a moving personal story of a family facing everything from death to mental illness, the ever-looming threat of cancellation, and the struggle to keep their dream alive. It is also the story of an extended family-actors, producers, and crew-who formed a bond of love that went beyond just creating a show to establishing a legacy.
You will discover for the first time the true stories behind the show, a story of living a dream and raising a family while things all around you, even fate, seem to conspire against you-and succeeding against all odds.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在約莫45年前的某個11月，美國影集 Days of our Lives第一集， 在美國全國廣播公司播出。這是美國全國廣播公司播出第一部彩色愛情肥皂劇電視節目。播出一萬一千集，當時數百萬人民每個禮拜都瘋狂地守在電視機前收看。
然而，很少人知道，這部影集的構思，始於一個家庭的夢想--—時至今日，Corday家仍然持續經營這場秀。而這部影集中所表達的，就是他們的真實生活。
The Days of our Lives是第一部敘述我們最愛的愛情肥皂劇背後歷史的影集。這部影集描繪關於一個我們所信仰、所想像或甚至感覺自己恍若置身其中(因為有數百萬的觀眾每週準時收看！)的家庭，關於他們如何掙扎著，製造出一部史上最成功且歷久不衰的電視節目。
Ken Corday揭露了多年來，這部片幕後的成功與勝利，就像一部行走的個人故事一樣：劇中人物面對的許許多多大小事—由死到精神疾病、日益逼近的解約威脅，還有他們如何在現實中掙扎著，堅持去實現自己的夢想。這也像是一個延伸的大家庭—有演員、製片人以及投注了瑣有關注與愛的全體工作成員—他們所遺留給後世的一部好作品。
透過閱讀這本書，你將會看見The Days of our Lives這部片背後的真實故事—關於一個簡單的夢想，如何給予「彷彿環繞著我們的」一個家庭強大力量，即使命運預謀顛覆你，又或者你必須歷經種種困難，才能獲得成功—都要相信：我的未來不是夢。(SL)
Awards/获奖情况：作者Ken Corday是美國影集《The Days of our Lives》的作者, 也是克裏斯汀·奧方索( Kristian Alfonso) 女演員，她曾演過Hope Brady的腳色, 本週三早上九點半，將受邀參加Today Show 節目，談及這本她的回憶錄及節目等。 相關評介：
Corday’s poetic The Days of our Lives is a fascinating inside look into one of the few producers who has rarely, if ever, interfered with the writing of his ultimate inheritance.
With this new book, Corday proves that perhaps he missed his true calling. (Corday這本書如同詩歌一般，是本極具吸引力的書，讓讀者和觀者ㄧ窺製片人鮮少給觀眾看到的一面。)
相關報導：
PRE-PUB
Library Journal to post review online May 21
TV
Today Show – May 26
PRINT
*TV Guide (cir. 3.2 million) will run a mention and book cover in the May 17 issue http://images.burrellesluce.com/image/21843A/21843A_6050&site=21843
*King Features Daytime Dial column (nationally syndicated) – Will run mention on May 20
*Fort Worth Star-Telegram (cir. 167,000) – Ran a feature about Ken Corday and the book on May 5 http://www.star-telegram.com/2010/05/05/2167052/days-of-our-lives-is-tale-of-two.html
*Soap Opera Digest (cir. 487,000) – Ran a feature about Ken Corday and the book in April 27 issue
ONLINE
*TV Guide Canada – Posted a mention on 4/30 and a longer review is scheduled for May 10 http://tvguide.ca/Soaps/Nelson_Ratings/Articles/100510_soapgeist_NB
*SoapNet.com (Sony Reader) on 4/29 http://sn.soapnet.go.com/news/article/days-book-premieres-online (602,00 unique monthly visitors)
*We Love Soaps (Sony Reader) on 4/29 http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/04/press-release-days-of-our-lives-ebook.html
*We Love Soaps on 5/4 http://www.welovesoaps.net/2010/05/corday-and-rowell-books-officially-out.html
*Daytime Confidential on 4/30 http://daytimeconfidential.com/2010/04/30/soap-stars-shine-at-ken-corday%E2%80%99s-the-days-of-our-lives-book-launch
*Michael Fairman Soaps on 5/2 http://michaelfairmansoaps.com/days-of-our-lives/the-untold-story-from-ken-cordays-book-launch-party/2010/05/02/
*TV Squad posted on 5/4 http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/05/04/soap-dish-ken-cordays-memoir-tells-the-real-story-of-days-of/
*Whose Dated Who on 5/4 http://www.whosdatedwho.com/news/story_view.asp?ID=102783
*Miss TV Girl on 5/5 http://misstvgirl.blogspot.com/2010/05/ken-cordays-memoir-tells-real-story-of.html
*Actress Alison Sweeney, who attended the party, blogged about it already! http://www.nbc.com/blogs/alison-sweeneys-blog/days-of-our-lives/the-first-sands-through-that-hourglass/#comments
*Actress Crystal Chappell, who attended the party, blogged about it http://crystalchappell.ausxip.com/2010/05/the-untold-story-from-ken-cordays-book-launch-party.html
*Soap Opera Network promoted booksigning at NBC Experience Store http://soapoperanetwork.com/soaps/days/news/2268-ken-corday-book-signing-in-new-york-city
*Soaps.com promoted booksigning at NBC Experience Store http://www.nbs.soaps.com/daysofourlives/news/id/8541/Days_Of_Our_Lives_Ken_Corday_Appearance_and_EBook_/
*Life.com posted launch party photo http://www.life.com/image/98768993, http://www.life.com/image/98769031
EVENTS
*Launch Party in Los Angeles (4/29)
*NBC Experience Store (5/25)
*BEA (5/26)
About the Author/作者介绍： Ken Corday是Days of our Lives的執行製片，Days of our Lives這部影集是由她的父母在1965年所製作。Ken received 在加州大學取得音樂學士學位。
Format:照片
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
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