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Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
Mara Wilson · Penguin Books
Pages: 259
Format: Print book
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""Growing up, I wanted to BE Mara Wilson. Where Am I Now? is a delight."--Ilana Glazer, cocreator and star of Broad City "Genuine and authentic, funny and heartbreaking, Where Am I Now? reminds you that no matter how unique your life is, some things bind us all together."... |
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Michael and Me: The Untold Story of Michael Jackson's Secret Romance
Shana Mangatal · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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More than seven years after his death, Michael Jackson continues to fascinate the world. Shana Mangatal was one of Jackson's constant and true rocks of stability for nearly two decades. Their relationship was quiet and sweet and real - a closely guarded secret known only to a few trusted... |
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Sophia Loren: Movie Star Italian Style
Cindy De La Hoz · Running Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From the humblest of beginnings in her native Italy, Sophia Loren would flourish on the world stage as one of the most beautiful and talented actresses the screen has ever known. A prize in a beauty contest at age 16 led to a career that has lasted more than sixty years and performances... |
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The Man Who Made the Movies: The Meteoric Rise and Tragic Fall of William Fox
VANDA KREFFT · Harper
Pages: 944
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting story of ambition, greed, and genius unfolding at the dawn of modern America. This landmark biography brings into focus a fascinating brilliant entrepreneur - like Steve Jobs or Walt Disney, a true American visionary - who risked everything to realize his bold dream of a Hollywood... |
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It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays
Shane Dawson · Keywords Press/Atria
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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New York Times bestselling author Shane Dawson returns with another highly entertaining and uproariously funny essay collection, chronicling a mix of real life moments both extraordinary and mortifying, yet always full of heart.Shane Dawson shared some of his best and worst experiences... |
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Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens
Eddie Izzard · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Critically acclaimed, award-winning British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard details his childhood, his first performances on the streets of London, his ascent to worldwide success on stage and screen, and his comedy shows which have won over audiences around the world. Over the course of a thirty-year... |
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Fierce at Four Foot Two
TERRA JOL · Post Hill Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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In this frank, unflinching, hilarious and - at times - heartbreaking memoir, Terra Jolé, beloved star of reality television's Little Women: LA and Terra's Little Family, shares her never-before-told story of what it takes to overcome small-mindedness and make it as a little person... |
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The Men in My Life: A Memoir of Love and Art in 1950s Manhattan
Patricia Bosworth · Harpercollins
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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Acclaimed biographer Patricia Bosworth recalls her emotional coming of age in 1950s New York in this profound and powerful memoir, a story of family, marriage, tragedy, Broadway, and art, featuring a rich cast of well-known literary and theatrical figures from the period.From Bosworth - acclaimed... |
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Lou Reed: A Life
Anthony DeCurtis · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover
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The essential biography of one of music's most influential icons: Lou ReedAs lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground and a renowned solo artist, Lou Reed invented alternative rock. His music, at once a source of transcendent beauty and coruscating noise, violated all definitions... |
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Walk Through Walls: A Memoir
Marina Abramovic · Crown
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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"I had experienced absolute freedom - I had felt that my body was without boundaries, limitless; that pain didn't matter, that nothing mattered at all - and it intoxicated me."In 2010, more than 750,000 people stood in line at Marina Abramović's MoMA retrospective for the chance... |
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The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness
Paula Poundstone · Algonquin Books
Pages: 290
Format: Hardcover
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"A remarkable journey. I laughed. I cried. I got another cat." - Lily Tomlin "Paula Poundstone is the funniest human being I have ever known." - Peter Sagal, host of Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! and author of The Book of Vice "Is there a secret to happiness?"... |
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Adulthood for Beginners: All the Life Secrets Nobody Bothered to Tell You
ANDY BOYLE · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
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A smart, funny, and essential survival guide that you didn't know you needed. But you do. As any current or former 20-something knows, adult life can get a bit weird because no one tells you what to expect. Many of us spend a decade or more figuring out how the world works, hoping that... |
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