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Just the Funny Parts: My 30 Years on the Hollywood Jungle Gym
Nell Scovell · Dey Street Books Pages: 288 Format: Print book
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Introduction by Sheryl SandbergIf Bossypants and Lean In got drunk and hooked up, their sloppy-sex-love-child would be this juicy and insightful memoir which blows the doors off the male dominated writers' room and offers a scathingly funny account of Hollywood's sexual politics over the last... |
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Courageous Faith: My Story From a Life of Obedience
Charles F Stanley · Howard Books Pages: 240 Format: Print book
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As trusted pastor Dr. Charles Stanley comes to the later years of his life, he is ready to share his personal story - on a more intimate level than ever before. As he walks us through his ups and downs, he shares how the biblical principles he's taught all his life affected the way he's... |
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A Black Night for the Bluegrass Belle
Ian Punnett · Acclaim Press Pages: 320 Format: Print book
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On November 6, 1936, 40-year-old Verna Garr Taylor of LaGrange, KY, was found dead in a soggy ditch just over the Henry County line. Her companion that night, 60-year-old Henry H. Denhardt, the sitting adjutant general of the Kentucky National Guard and recent lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth... |
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Women of the American Revolution
E F Ellet · Corner House Publishers Pages: 312
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally... |
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Royal Love Stories
Gill Paul · Metro Books Pages: 192 Format: Print book
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Ruled by responsibility, forbidden from marrying for true love ... royal love stories are often far removed from the fairy tale romances of children's storybooks. In Royal Love Stories the true tales of royal affairs of the heart are laid bare. From the tragic love story of Louis XVI and Marie... |
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Lucky Penny's Tail
Gregory J. Matenkoski · Greg Pages: 218 Format: Paperback
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"Lucky Penny's Tail is a gripping, vivid, first person account. Great and fascinating in detail, the book reads as if one is watching an old war movie." Ricardo R. Villarreal Laredo... |
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Esquire What I've Learned: The Meaning of Life According to 65 Artists, Athletes, Leaders & Legends
Joe Keohane · Hearst Books Pages: 151 Format: Print book
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From Esquire's popular "What I've Learned" column comes a stunning, all-new collection of candid interviews with 65 actors, athletes, directors, musicians, writers, comedians, politicians, and other legendary figures. Every one of the impressive figures profiled here offers... |
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Unforgettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Lessons of a Lifetime
Scott Simon · Flatiron Books, 2016. Pages: 272 Format: Print book
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I'm getting a life's lesson about grace from my mother in the ICU. We never stop learning from our mothers, do we? Scott Simon sat beside his once gorgeous and vivacious mother, holding her hand, comforting her, and reminiscing about good times and bad as she faced her final days. The result... |
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Escape Artist: Memoir of a Visionary Artist on Death Row
William Noguera · Seven Stories Press Pages: 448 Format: Hardcover
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An ABA Indies Introduce Top Ten Title for Winter 2018William A. Noguera has spent thirty-four years at the notorious San Quentin Prison, home to the nation's largest and deadliest death row. Each day, men plot against you and your life rests on a razor's edge. In Escape Artist, he describes... |
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They're playing our song : a memoir
Carole Bayer Sager · Simon & Schuster Pages: 336 Format: Print book
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Grammy and Academy Award-winning songwriter Carole Bayer Sager shares the remarkably frank and darkly funny story of her life in and out of the recording studio, from her fascinating (and sometimes calamitous) relationships to her collaborations with some of the greatest composers and musical... |
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Out of Line: A Life of Playing with Fire
Barbara Lynch · Atria Books Pages: 320 Format: Print book
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Blood, Bones, & Butter meets A Devil in the Kitchen in this funny, fierce, and poignant memoir by world-renowned chef, restaurateur, and Top Chef judge Barbara Lynch, recounting her rise from a hard-knocks South Boston childhood to culinary stardom.Celebrated chef Barbara Lynch credits... |
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Surpassing Certainty: What My Twenties Taught Me
JANET MOCK · Atria Books Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover
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Riveting, rousing, and utterly real, Surpassing Certainty is a portrait of a young woman searching for her purpose and place in the world - without a road map to guide her.The journey begins a few months before her twentieth birthday. Janet Mock is adjusting to her days as a first-generation... |
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Fully Alive: Discovering What Matters Most
Timothy Shriver · Sarah Crichton Books Format: Hardcover
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On a quest for what matters most, Timothy Shriver discovers a radically different, inspiring way of life.At a time when we are all more rudderless than ever, we look for the very best teachers and mentors to guide us. In Fully Alive, an unusual and gripping memoir, Timothy Shriver shows... |
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