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Everything's Trash, But It's Okay
PHOEBE ROBINSON · Plume
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author and star of 2 Dope Queens, Phoebe Robinson, comes a new, hilarious, and timely essay collection on gender, race, dating, and a world that seems to always be a self-starting Dumpster fire.Wouldn't it be great if life came with instructions? Of course,... |
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Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film
Alan K Rode · University Press of Kentucky
Pages: 704
Format: Hardcover
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Academy Award-winning director Michael Curtiz (1886-1962) -- whose best-known films include Casablanca (1942) , Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) , Mildred Pierce (1945) and White Christmas (1954) -- was in many ways the anti-auteur. During his unprecedented twenty-seven year tenure at Warner... |
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Liner Notes: On Parents & Children, Exes & Excess, Death & Decay, & a Few of My Other Favorite Things
Loudon Wainwright, III · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Loudon Wainwright III, the son of esteemed Life magazine columnist Loudon Wainwright, Jr., is the patriarch of one of America's great musical families. He is the former husband of Kate McGarrigle and Suzzy Roche, and father of Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche,... |
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Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green
Jimmy McDonough · Da Capo Press
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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With songs like "Love and Happiness," "I'm Still in Love with You," and "Tired of Being Alone," Al Green is considered by many to be the greatest soul singer of all time. He has sold more than 20 million records, been sampled by countless hip-hop artists, and even... |
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Look Alive Out There: Essays
Sloane Crosley · MCD
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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"Sloane Crosley does the impossible. She stays consistently funny and delivers a book that is alive and jumping." -- Steve Martin From the New York Times-bestselling author Sloane Crosley comes Look Alive Out There -- a brand-new collection of essays filled with her trademark... |
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The Three Wells of Screenwriting: Discover your deep sources of Inspiration
Matthew Kalil · Michael Wiese Productions
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback
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Working from a writer's perspective, this book explores these Three Wells and helps you con-sciously draw from them to develop new scripts, or strengthen old ones. It includes 29 exercises and techniques that help you to write stories that contain fresh ideas, intriguing characters,... |
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You're On an Airplane: Subtitle TK
Parker Posey · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker Posey? On an airplane, with Parker as your seat companion, perhaps? Parker's irreverent, hilarious, and enchanting memoir gives you the incredible opportunity. Full of personal stories, whimsical how-tos, recipes, and beautiful... |
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Wanna Bet?: A Degenerate Gambler's Guide to Living on the Edge
Artie Lange · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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When Artie Lange's first book, the #1 New York Times bestseller, Too Fat To Fish, hit the top of the charts, audiences learned what Howard Stern listeners already knew: that Artie is one of the funniest people alive. He is also an artist haunted by his fair share of demons, which overtook... |
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Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters
Bob Dylan · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover
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In a 1969 conversation with Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner, Bob Dylan proclaimed, "I don't give interviews." But in truth, he has spoken at length with print publications large and small and with broadcast media around the world, given numerous press conferences, and even answered... |
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How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People
D L HUGHLEY · William Morrow
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FINALIST"Hilarious yet soul-shaking." - Black Enterprise, a "Must Read Book for 2019"200 years ago, white people told black folks, "'I suggest you pick the cotton if you don't like getting whipped." Today,... |
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True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness: A Feminist Coming of Age
CHRISTINE LAHTI · Harper Wave
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A fiercely intelligent, hilarious, and deeply feminist collection of interrelated personal stories from Academy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and director Christine Lahti.For decades, actress and director Christine Lahti has captivated the hearts and minds of her audience... |
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He's Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly
CYNTHIA BRIDESON · UNIV PR OF KENTUCKY
Pages: 560
Format: Print book
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He sang and danced in the rain, proclaimed New York to be a wonderful town, and convinced a group of Parisian children that they had rhythm. One of the most influential and respected entertainers of Hollywood's golden age, Gene Kelly revolutionized film musicals with his innovative... |
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American Princess: The Love Story of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
LESLIE CARROLL · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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A behind-the-scenes look into the life of Meghan Markle and her romance with Prince Harry - a dishy, delightful must-read filled with exclusive insights for anyone obsessed with the Royal Family.Leslie Carroll's books on royalty are "an irresistible combination of People Magazine... |
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