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The Chess Player's Bible: Illustrated Strategies for Staying Ahead of the Game
James Eade · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.
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Master the ancient art of chess, the game of kings. Now, novice players can learn quickly and at a glance the key techniques and classic moves of the chess masters. This fully revised and updated edition includes basic and advanced tactics, combinations, sacrifices, pawn structures, and annotated... |
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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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Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index
Kathy Griffin · Flatiron Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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From #1 NYT bestselling author Kathy Griffin, an A-Z compendium of the celebrities she's met over the years and the outrageous, charming, and sometimes bizarre anecdotes only she can tell about them.
Last year, while watching Straight Outta Compton, Kathy Griffin realized that she knew... |
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Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film
Alexandra Zapruder · Twelve
Pages: 480
Format: Print book
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The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. Abraham Zapruder didn't know when he began filming President Kennedy's motorcade on November 22, 1963 that his home movie would change not only his family's... |
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The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s
Joseph Egan · Diversion Publishing
Pages: 300
Format: Print book
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One of Hollywood's first scandals was nearly its last. 1936 looked like it would be a great year for the movie industry. With the economy picking up after the Great Depression, Americans everywhere were sitting in the dark watching the stars -- and few stars shined as brightly as one of America's... |
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Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story
Steven Curtis Chapman · Flemming H Revell
Pages: 448
Format: Print book
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For decades, Steven Curtis Chapman's music and message have brought hope and inspiration to millions around the world. Now, for the first time, Steven openly shares the experiences that have shaped him, his faith, and his music in a life that has included incredible highs and faith-shaking... |
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Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night
Jason Zinoman · Harper
Pages: 345
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman delivers the definitive story of the life and artistic legacy of David Letterman, the greatest television talk show host of all time and the signature comedic voice of a generation.In a career spanning more than thirty years, David Letterman redefined... |
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Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Last Days
Tavis Smiley · Little
Pages: 277
Format: Print book
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A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's deathMichael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially... |
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - The Skyrim Library, Vol. I: The Histories
Bethesda Softworks · Titan Books
Format: Hardcover
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For the first time, the collected texts from the critically and commercially acclaimed fantasy video game The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim are bound together in three exciting volumes. Lavishly illustrated and produced, these titles are straight out of the world of Skyrim - and a must for any wandering... |
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Men Explain Things To Me
Rebecca Solnit · Haymarket Books
Pages: 171
Format: Paperback
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"This slim book - seven essays, punctuated by enigmatic, haunting paintings by Ana Teresa Fernandez - hums with power and wit." - Boston Globe"The antidote to mansplaining." - The Stranger"Feminist, frequently funny, unflinchingly honest and often scathing in its conclusions."... |
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In such good company : eleven years of laughter, mayhem, and fun in the sandbox
Carol Burnett · Crown Archetype
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show. Who but Carol Burnett herself has the timing, talent, and wit to pull back the curtain on the Emmy-Award winning show that made television history for eleven... |
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Who Is Rich?: A Novel
Matthew Klam · Random House
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A provocative and hilarious satire of love, sex, money, and politics in our new gilded age - the long-awaited first novel from the the acclaimed author of Sam the CatEvery summer, a once-sort-of-famous forty-two-year-old cartoonist named Rich Fischer leaves his wife and two kids behind... |
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