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I'll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me To America's #1 Daytime Drama
Eric Braeden · Dey Street Books Pages: 304 Format: Print book
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In this startling candid and poignant memoir, the legendary Emmy Award-winning star of The Young and The Restless, America's #1 soap opera, chronicles his amazing life, from his birth in World War II Germany to his arrival in America to his rise to humanitarian and daytime superstar for the past... |
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Tippi: A Memoir
Tippi Hedren · Harpercollins Pages: 320 Format: Print book
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In this absorbing and surprising memoir, one of the biggest names of classic Hollywood - the star of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Marnie - tells her story, including never-before-revealed experiences on the set of some of the biggest cult films of all time.For decades, Tippi Hedren's... |
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Not to be Missed: Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film
Kenneth Turan · PublicAffairs Pages: 345 Format: Hardcover
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The images and memories that matter most are those that are unshakeable, unforgettable. Kenneth Turan's fifty-four favorite films embrace a century of the world's most satisfying romances and funniest comedies, the most heart-stopping dramas and chilling thrillers.Turan discovered... |
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Red Hot Mama: The Life of Sophie Tucker
Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff · University of Texas Press Pages: 300 Format: Hardcover
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The "First Lady of Show Business" and the "Last of the Red Hot Mamas," Sophie Tucker was a star in vaudeville, radio, film, and television. A gutsy, song-belting stage performer, she entertained audiences for sixty years and inspired a host of younger women, including... |
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Vanessa: The Life of Vanessa Redgrave
Dan Callahan · Pegasus Books, 2014. Pages: 343 Format: Print book
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In this first-ever biography of the woman many have called our greatest living actress, the formidable Vanessa Redgrave is at last revealed to us in all of her different personas.Who isn't in awe of Vanessa Redgrave? Her career on stage and screen remains vital and her extreme-left... |
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The Kardashians: An American Drama
JERRY OPPENHEIMER · St. Martin's Press Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Rich comes a blockbuster unauthorized biography of one of the most famous and ubiquitous family dynasties in contemporary culture: The Kardashians. Secrets and scandals of the Kardashians, so closely held that not even hard core fans have... |
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Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?: A Memoir
George Clinton · Atria Books Format: Print book
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The long-awaited memoir from one of the greatest bandleaders, hit makers, and most influential pop artists of our time—known for over forty R&B hit singles—George Clinton of Parliament-Funkadelic.George Clinton began his musical career in New Jersey, where his obsession with... |
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Cosby: His Life and Times
Mark Whitaker · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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The first major biography of an American icon, comedian Bill Cosby. Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associates, it is a frank, fun and fascinating account of his life and historic legacy. Far from the gentle worlds... |
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Getting Waisted: A Survival Guide to Being Fat in a Society That Loves Thin
Monica Parker · HCI; 1 edition Format: Paperback
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Monica Parker bridges the divide between serial dieter's survival guide and memoir, taking readers on a hilariously funny yet bumpy ride from chubby baby to chunky adult.In Getting Waisted, Monica begins every chapter with a diet she committed to and reveals how much weight, money,... |
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Hope: Entertainer of the Century
Richard Zoglin · Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover
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Revelatoryfascinating The New York Times The first definitive biography of Bob Hope, featuring exclusive and extensive reporting that makes the persuasive case that he was the most important entertainer of the twentieth century. With his topical jokes and his all-American, brash-but-cowardly... |
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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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Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film
Don Graham · St. Martin's Press Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover
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A larger-than-life narrative of the making of the classic film, marking the rise of America as a superpower, the ascent of Hollywood celebrity, and the flowering of Texas culture as mythology.Featuring James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Elizabeth Taylor, Giant is an epic film of fame and materialism,... |
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