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The Sopranos Sessions

Matt Zoller Seitz · Abrams Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

On January 10, 1999, a mobster walked into a psychiatrist's office and changed TV history. By shattering preconceptions about the kinds of stories the medium should tell, The Sopranos launched our current age of prestige television, paving the way for such giants as Mad Men, The Wire,...
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Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain

Danny Goldberg · Ecco
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death comes a new perspective on one of the most compelling icons of our time - and the only book written by someone who knew himIn early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band...
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Shakespeare's Library: Unlocking the Greatest Mystery in Literature

Stuart Kells · Counterpoint
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From acclaimed author and ardent bibliophile Stuart Kells comes an exploration of the quest to find the personal library of the world's greatest writer Millions of words of scholarship have been expended on the world's most famous author and his work. And yet a critical part of the puzzle,...
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Booked: A Traveler's Guide to Literary Locations Around the World

Richard Kreitner
Format: Hardcover

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The Light Years: A Memoir

Chris Rush · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The Light Years is a joyous and defiant coming-of-age memoir set during one of the most turbulent times in American historyChris Rush was born into a prosperous, fiercely Roman Catholic, New Jersey family. But underneath the gleaming mid-century house, the flawless hostess mom, and the thriving...
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Dutch Girl: Audrey Hepburn and World War II

Robert Matzen · GoodKnight Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense...
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Point of View: A Fresh Look at Work, Faith, and Freedom

Elisabeth Hasselbeck · WaterBrook
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Recognized from her roles on Survivor, The View, and FOX & Friends, celebrity Elisabeth Hasselbeck presents a deeply intimate journey of faith, told through the important moments in her life."Point of view," by definition, is a particular attitude or way of considering a matter....
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Mostly Sunny: How I Learned to Keep Smiling Through the Rainiest Days

Janice Dean · Harper
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Fox & Friends meteorologist Janice Dean explains how she purposefully finds the silver lining in every cloud, no matter what challenge she faces.Janice is well-known for the infectious joy she brings to segments on Fox & Friends, no matter the weather. Yet many of her fans know...
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The Ladies of The View: How Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O'Donnell, and Their Quarreling Co-Hosts Transformed Daytime TV

RAMIN SETOODEH · ST MARTIN'S Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

When Barbara Walters launched The View in 1997, ABC executives repeatedly told her that hosting the show would tarnish her reputation as a serious newswoman. Ten years later, The View was being watched daily in the living rooms of tens of millions of Americans and launched the careers of Meredith...
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Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young: The Wild, Definitive Saga of Rock's Greatest Supergroup

David Browne · Da Capo Press
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

"In what is the most comprehensive biography of the group to date, Browne compiles a fun and fast-paced music history.... an authoritative chronicle." --Publishers WeeklyThe first and most complete narrative biography of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, by acclaimed music journalist...
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Wherever the Sound Takes You: Heroics and Heartbreak in Music Making

David Rowell · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover

David Rowell is a professional journalist and an impassioned amateur musician. He's spent decades behind a drum kit, pondering the musical relationship between equipment and emotion. In Wherever the Sound Takes You, he explores the essence of music's meaning with a vast spectrum...
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