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Dylan on Dylan: Interviews and Encounters

Bob Dylan · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 560
Format: Hardcover

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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Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear

CARL HIAASEN · Knopf
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover

This is Oh, the Places You'll Never Go--the ultimate hilarious, cynical, but absolutely realistic view of a college graduate's future. And what he or she can or can't do about it."This commencement address will never be given, because graduation speakers are supposed to offer encouragement...
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Go Ask Ali: Half-Baked Advice

Ali Wentworth · Harper
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Ali Wentworth offers her hilarious and unique advice on surviving the absurdity of modern life in her third collection of laugh-out-loud comic vignettes.Ali Wentworth's first two books, Ali in Wonderland and Happily Ali After, were lauded by readers, critics,...
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Thank You for Coming to Hattiesburg: One Comedian's Tour of Not-Quite-the-Biggest Cities in the World

Todd Barry · Gallery Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From the veteran comedian and actor from The Wrestler and Louie comes a hilarious book of travel essays from his time on tour through secondary markets in the US, Canada, and Israel.Hello. It's Todd Barry. Yes, the massively famous comedian. I have billions of fans all over the world, so I do my fair...
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The Art of Southern Charm

Patricia Altschul · Diversion Publishing
Pages: 250
Format: Print book

Fan-favorite Bravolebrity Patricia Altschul from the primetime show, Southern Charm, finally brings fans of the show her opus on etiquette and living a glamorous champagne Southern lifestyle (on a beer budget) . From how to throw the best party, to how to dress for an event, to how to handle...
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Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life

Jonathan Gould · Crown Archetype
Pages: 533
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited, definitive biography of The King of Soul, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Redding's iconic performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic hits as "(Sittin'...
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The Great Gasbag: An A-to-Z Study Guide to Surviving Trump World

JOY BEHAR · Harper
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

One of our most beloved comedians, the brilliantly witty and outspoken star of The View, hits the most unpopular President ever elected where it hurts - and makes us laugh and cheer - in this hilarious alphabetical guide to everything that's wrong with the "Orange One," Donald...
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Don't Stop Believin': The Man, the Band, and the Song that Inspired Generations

Jonathan Cain · Zondervan
Pages: 303
Format: Hardcover

From One of the Greatest Bands in History Comes a Reminder to Never Give Up Hope. In this long-awaited memoir, complete with color photographs, songwriter and keyboardist Jonathan Cain takes us on an odyssey from center stage with Journey when all America was listening to songs like "Don't...
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STAGE to STAGE: My Journey to Broadway

JOSH GROBAN · WEA
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

Stage to Stage, My Journey To Broadway, is a 192 page hard cover coffee table book featuring energetic and intimate behind the scenes images. Stage to Stage captures Josh's perspective on the notable events that illuminated his extraordinary journey to Broadway. Starting with his Stages...
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In a Daze Work: A Pick-Your-Path Journey Through the Daily Grind

SIOBHAN GALLAGHER · TarcherPerigee
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Choose your way to a perfect day with this adventurous book full of personality, tongue-in-cheek wordplay, and gorgeous illustrations. From small-talk to dating to death, In A Daze Work is an exciting, playful new spin on the minute and mundane decisions that make up your daily life. Each...
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So Much I Want to Tell You: Letters to My Little Sister

ANNA AKANA · BALLANTINE
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

From YouTube Star Anna Akana comes a collection of personal essays about everything from self-esteem and friendship to sex and career decisions. In 2007, Anna Akana lost her teen sister, Kristina, to suicide. In the years that followed, Anna realized that the one thing that helped her process...
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Everything Is Awful: And Other Observations

Matt Bellassai · Atria/Keywords Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From the break-out star of BuzzFeed and the People's Choice Award-winning comedian behind the web series "Whine About It" and "To Be Honest" comes a collection of hilariously anguished essays chronicling awful moments from his life so far, the humiliations of being...
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Growing Up Fisher: Musings, Memories, and Misadventures

JOELY FISHER · William Morrow
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Actress, director, entertainer Joely Fisher invites readers backstage, into the intimate world of her career and family with this hilarious, irreverent, down-to-earth memoir filled with incredible, candid stories about her life, her famous parents, and how the loss of her unlikely hero,...
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Captain Fantastic: Elton John's Stellar Trip Through the '70s

Tom Doyle · Ballantine Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

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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I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything.

Orli Auslander · Penguin Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Roz Chast meets Allie Brosh in this hilarious, unfiltered, and beautifully illustrated look at the infinite number of reasons the author experiences guilt, shame, regret and self-reproach in her daily life, and that maybe - just maybe - some of us can relate to as well. In a series of 100 illustrations...
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