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Steve McQueen

The Salvation of an American Icon

  • Paperback
  • 240 pages
  • Publisher: Zondervan
  • 13.8 x 21.1 x 1.8 cm

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A great read for cinephiles

The biography explores the deep faith of Steve McQueen

You'll discover a side to the Hollywood icon that you never knew

Exploring the great faith of the classic Hollywood icon, this in-depth biography opens up the deep belief of Steve McQueen and how it guided him.
Anna Hockley

Anna Hockley

Eden Christian Books Specialist

Join Greg Laurie as he takes a cross-country drive in his 1968 Highland Green Ford Mustang 390 GT through the canyons of Malibu, the alleys of Hollywood, the wide and open roads of the Midwest, and the streets of New York as he traces the woolly geography of actor Steve McQueen's life, relationships, career, and spiritual journey. This iconic muscle car was the vehicle McQueen drove in his most raucous and enduring film, Bullitt.

In the 1960s, McQueen was, according to box office receipts, the biggest movie star of his generation and one of the coolest men to ever walk the planet. Greg Laurie was a teen at the time and an ardent fan of "The King of Cool," first mesmerized by McQueen in 1963's The Great Escape. Like millions of cinema fans, Greg developed a lifelong fascination with the actor. Now he has a chance to tell McQueen's story.

McQueen was a complex, contradictory man who lived the same way he drove his motorcycles and cars: fearlessly, ruthlessly and at top speed. After a lifetime of fast cars, women, and drugs, McQueen took a surprising detour.

In this book, Laurie thoughtfully interviews Steve McQueen's friends, co-stars, associates, widow, and pastor to tell of the dramatic life-change for the actor in the spring of 1979 - six months before McQueen was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

What were the critical steps that led McQueen to make such a life-altering decision? Perhaps more importantly, why is that part of his story so rarely told? This book answers these questions.

Greg Laurie will follow the seeds of Christianity that were sown throughout McQueen's improbable life where a Light finally shone into the darkness of his troubled life. These seeds miraculously germinated, allowing McQueen to see that redemption through Jesus Christ is a lasting truth more glittering and real than any magic of the entertainment industry.

Steve McQueen and Steve McQueen: American Icon
Steve McQueen: American IconSteve McQueen

  • Title

    Steve McQueen

  • Author

    Greg Laurie

  • Book Format

    Paperback / softback

  • Publisher

    Zondervan

  • Published

    May 2019

  • Weight

    226g

  • Page Count

    240

  • Dimensions

    13.8 x 21.1 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9780310356158

  • ISBN-10

    0310356156

  • Eden Code

    4930728

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