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Naturally Tan: A Memoir
Tan France · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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From one of the stars of Netflix's overnight sensation Queer Eye, Tan France's memoir Naturally Tan has his signature wit, style, and tells the origin story of the one of the few openly gay, South Asian men on television. In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir, Tan France tells... |
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Don't Stop Believin'
Olivia Newton-John · Gallery Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! With candor, humor, and warmth, legendary musician, actress, activist, and icon Olivia Newton-John reveals her life story - from her unforgettable rise to fame in the classic musical Grease to her passionate advocacy for health and wellness in light of her battles... |
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Up Jumped the Devil: The Real Life of Robert Johnson
Bruce Conforth · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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Robert Johnson is the subject of the most famous myth about the blues: he allegedly sold his soul at the crossroads in exchange for his incredible talent, and this deal led to his death at age 27. But the actual story of his life remains unknown save for a few inaccurate anecdotes. Up Jumped... |
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Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever
Nick de Semlyen · Crown Archetype
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Featuring comedy legends Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, and Eddie Murphy, and covering fan favorites such as Animal House, Caddyshack, and Ghostbusters, the behind-the-scenes story of the iconic funnymen who ruled '80s Hollywood and the beloved films... |
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Jewish Comedy: A Serious History
Jeremy Asher Dauber · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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A celebrated scholar's rich account of Jewish humor: its nature, its development, and its vital role throughout Jewish history. In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, Jeremy Dauber traces the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of Twitter.... |
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Sterling Hayden's Wars
Lee Mandel · University Press of Mississippi
Pages: 348
Format: Hardcover
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A master sailor when he was barely in his twenties, Sterling Hayden (1916-1986) became an overnight film star despite having no training in acting. After starring in two major films, he quit Hollywood and trained as a commando in Europe. Hayden joined the OSS and fought in the Balkans... |
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Captain Fantastic: Elton John's Stellar Trip Through the '70s
Tom Doyle · Ballantine Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Based on rare one-on-one interviews with the flamboyant rock 'n' roll icon, this is the first book to trace Elton John's meteoric rise from obscurity to worldwide celebrity in the wildest, weirdest decade of the twentieth century. In August 1970, Elton John achieved overnight fame with... |
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The Hollywood Jim Crow: The Racial Politics of the Movie Industry
Maryann Erigha · NYU Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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The story of racial hierarchy in the American film industry The #OscarsSoWhite campaign, and the content of the leaked Sony emails which revealed, among many other things, that a powerful Hollywood insider didn't believe that Denzel Washington could "open" a western genre... |
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