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West of Eden: An American Place
Jean Stein · Random House, 2016.
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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An epic, mesmerizing oral history of Hollywood and Los Angeles from the author of the contemporary classic Edie Jean Stein transformed the art of oral history in her groundbreaking book Edie: American Girl, an indelible portrait of Andy Warhol "superstar" Edie Sedgwick, which... |
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Gone 'til november
Lil Wayne. · Penguin Books
Pages: 176
Format: Print book
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From rap superstar Lil Wayne comes the long-awaited GONE 'TIL NOVEMBER, a deeply personal and revealing account of his time spent incarcerated on Rikers Island for eight months in 2010. |
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Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson
Patrick McGilligan · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 592
Format: Print book
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"Jack's Life feels true. . . . Fascinating." -- Entertainment Weekly Jack Nicholson has lived large on and off the screen. Patrick McGilligan, one of America's outstanding film biographers, has plumbed research and interviews to expand his definitive biography since its publication... |
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I Said Yes to Everything: A Memoir
Lee Grant · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 463
Format: Hardcover
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Born Lyova Haskell Rosenthal in New York City, actress Lee Grant spent her youth accumulating more experiences than most people have in a lifetime: from student at the famed Neighborhood Playhouse to member of the legendary Actors Studio; from celebrated Broadway star to Vogue "It... |
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Morgan Freeman: A Biography
Doug Dolan · Dembner Books
Pages: 194
Format: Paperback
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Morgan Freeman is a reluctant American treasure. Dignified and wry, humble yet confident, he's a journeyman actor who suddenly found himself an overnight success at 50, an age when many actors, especially those of color, are forced into retirement for lack of work. In Mississippi,... |
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A Conspiracy of Tall Men
NOAH HAWLEY · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
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Linus Owen is a young professor of conspiracy theory at a small college just outside San Francisco. His marriage is foundering and his wife, Claudia, has gone to Chicago to visit her mother. But if Claudia is in Chicago, how is it that two FBI agents show up at Linus' office and inform... |
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Calypso
David Sedaris · Little
Pages: 259
Format: Hardcover
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David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book. If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina coast,... |
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The Magnolia Story
Chip Gaines · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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National Bestseller--New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's WeeklyAre you ready to see your fixer upper?These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV's Fixer Upper. As this question fills the airwaves... |
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Just Between Us
Mario Lopez · Celebra
Format: Hardcover
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With a star that rose from unforgettable child acting roles, such as A. C. Slater in Saved by the Bell, to the forefront of today's entertainment media, Mario Lopez is nothing short of a pop culture sensation.Now, as he turns forty, Mario looks back on his life with a newfound perspective... |
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Stand by Your Truth: And Then Run for Your Life!
Rickey Smiley · Gallery Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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"I'm very passionate about everything that I do and I don't play any games. I just keep it honest. I don't put on airs. That's the only way you can be. If you tell one lie, you've got to tell another lie. I'm cool with who I am. What you see is what you get."Stand-up... |
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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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Presto!: How I Made Over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales
Penn Jillette
Format: Print book
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An unconventional weight loss tale from an unconventional personality - Penn Jillette tells how he lost 100 pounds with his trademark outrageous sense of humor and biting social commentary that makes this success story anything but ordinary.Legendary magician Penn Jillette was approaching... |
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Woody: The Biography
David Evanier · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 400
Format: Print book
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In this first biography of Woody Allen in over a decade, David Evanier discusses key movies, plays and prose as well as Allen's personal life. Evanier tackles the themes that Allen has spent a lifetime sorting through in art: morality, sexuality, Judaism, the eternal struggle of head and heart.... |
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