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Marilyn in Manhattan: Her Year of Joy
Elizabeth Winder · Flatiron Books
Pages: 304
Format: Print book
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A city, a movie star, and one magical year.In November of 1954 a young woman dressed plainly in a white oxford, dark sunglasses and a black pageboy wig boards a midnight flight from Los Angeles to New York. As the plane's engines rev she breathes a sigh of relief, lights a cigarette... |
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Roar
Cecelia Ahern · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of P.S., I Love You, a fiercely feminist story collection that blends fables with magical realism--perfect for fans of Roxane Gay.In this singular and imaginative story collection, Cecelia Ahern illuminates the myriad ways in which women overcome adversity with... |
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Rich Man, Poor Man: A Memoir
Nick Nolte · William Morrow
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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"I had become an actor because real life was hard for me. Sometimes it was really rough. Acting was different from real life, yet it gave me the chance to search for complex stories that helped me understand and cope with what I encountered away from the stage lights."Legendary... |
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Beastie Boys Book
Adam Horovitz · Spiegel & Grau
Pages: 590
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself - by band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST... |
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The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth: And Other Curiosities from the History of Medicine
Thomas Morris · Dutton
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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This wryly humorous collection of stories about bizarre medical treatments and cases offers a unique portrait of a bygone era in all its grisly weirdness. A puzzling series of dental explosions beginning in the nineteenth century is just one of many strange tales that have long lain undiscovered... |
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Charlton Heston: Hollywood's Last Icon
Marc Eliot · Dey Street Books
Pages: 576
Format: Print book
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This is the definitive biography of one of the most iconic, complex and enduring legends of Hollywood's golden age, whose major presence in American film, radio, television, stage and theater lasted beyond the second half of the 20th Century, and whose classic films are known throughout... |
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Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films
Molly Haskell · Yale University Press
Pages: 248
Format: Print book
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A film-centric portrait of the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented "Everything about me is in my films," Steven Spielberg has said. Taking this as a key to understanding the hugely successful moviemaker,... |
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Hark
SAM LIPSYTE · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliant send-up of our contemporary culture from Sam Lipsyte, the critically acclaimed author of Home Land, centered around an unwitting mindfulness guru and the phenomenon he initiates.In an America convulsed by political upheaval, cultural discord, environmental collapse, and spiritual... |
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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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Literary Starbucks : fresh-brewed, half-caf, no-whip bookish humor
Jill Poskanzer · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 240
Format: Print book
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From the creators of the eponymous viral Tumblr comes a single day with your favorite authors in one Twilight-Zone-esque Starbucks...Ever wonder which intricate, elaborately-named drinks might be consumed if your favorite authors and characters wandered into a Starbucks? How many pumpkin... |
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It Takes Two: Our Story
JONATHAN SCOTT · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times bestseller! Jonathan and Drew Scott, known for their wildly popular HGTV shows including Property Brothers and Brother vs Brother, follow up their New York Times bestseller, Dream Home, with a highly anticipated memoir. It Takes Two: Our Story shares never-before-revealed... |
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Naked Joy: Confessions of a Skittish Catholic from Idaho
Nan Kilmer Baker · Steelhead Books
Pages: 287
Format: Hardcover
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What do you know about Idaho other than potatoes or maybe that Ernest Hemingway killed himself here? NAN KILMER BAKER grew up in this sparsely populated northwestern state, a skittish Catholic raised in a town full of eccentric characters who intrigued her enough to write about them years... |
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Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
Judd Apatow · Random House
Pages: 530
Format: eBook
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks comes a collection of intimate, hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy from the past thirty years - including Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Roseanne Barr,... |
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The Last Black Unicorn
TIFFANY HADDISH · Gallery Books
Pages: 288
Format: eBook
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From stand-up comedian, actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author herself.Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods... |
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