Marilyn Monroe was the world’s favourite pin-up, a ravishing sensual blonde who was every man’s dream – yet she was desperate to be considered for her brain as much as her pneumatic curves. She had an extensive personal library, and kept notebooks for much of her life, filled with poetry, recipes and notes. This rather heartbreaking list below was made in 1955, when she was 29, detailing her New Year’s resolutions – the last note reading: “try to enjoy myself when I can — I’ll be miserable enough as it is.”