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Fast N' Loud: Blood, Sweat and Beers
Richard Rawlings · William Morrow & Company Pages: 224 |
The breakout star of Discovery's hit automotive restoration show Fast N' Loud takes readers on an entertaining ride through his wild life and behind the scenes of his hit show in this memoir and automotive handbook, revving with outrageous details and jaw-dropping stories, and injected... |
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The Lives of Robert Ryan
J R Jones · Wesleyan University Press Pages: 376 |
The Lives of Robert Ryan provides an inside look at the gifted, complex, intensely private man whom Martin Scorsese called “one of the greatest actors in the history of American film.” The son of a Chicago construction executive with strong ties to the Democratic machine,... |
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More Fool Me: A Memoir
Stephen Fry · Overlook Books Pages: 400 |
Stephen Fry invites readers to take a glimpse at his life story in the unputdownable More Fool Me By his early thirties, Stephen Fry -- writer, comedian, star of stage and screen -- had, as they say, "made it." Much loved on British television, author of a critically acclaimed... |
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Blood, Sweat, and My Rock 'n' Roll Years: Is Steve Katz a Rock Star?
Steve Katz · Lyons Press |
On paper Steve Katzs career rivals anyones except the 1960s and 70s biggest stars the Monterey Pop Festival with the legendary Blues Project, Woodstock with Blood, Sweat Tears, and even producing rocks most celebrated speed addict, Lou Reed. There were world tours, and his résumé screams... |
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Shakespeare and the Countess: The Battle that Gave Birth to the Globe
Chris Laoutaris · Pegasus Books Pages: 528 |
The colorful story of the creation of the Globe Theatre -- as a result of the dramatic confrontation between Lady Elizabeth Russell and William Shakespeare. In November 1596, a woman signed a document that would nearly destroy the career of William Shakespeare . . . Who was this... |
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Madeline Kahn: Being the Music, A Life
William V. Madison · University Press of Mississippi Pages: 336 |
Best known for her Oscar-nominated roles in the smash hits Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles, Madeline Kahn (1942-1999) was one of the most popular comedians of her time--and one of the least understood. In private, she was as reserved and refined as her characters were bold and bawdy. Almost... |
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