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New Titles - Entertainment
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The Last Black Unicorn
Tiffany Haddish · Gallery Books Pages: 288 Format: eBook
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From stand-up comedian, actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal essays, as fearless as the author herself.Growing up in one of the poorest neighborhoods... |
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Cinemaps: An Atlas of 35 Great Movies
Andrew DeGraff · Quirk Books Pages: 157 Format: Hardcover
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This beautifully illustrated atlas of beloved movies is an essential reference for cinephiles, fans of great films, and anyone who loves the art of mapmaking. Acclaimed artist Andrew DeGraff has created beautiful hand-painted maps of all your favorite films, from King Kong and North by Northwest... |
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Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks
Stephen Davis · St. Martin's Press Pages: 352 Format: Hardcover
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Stevie Nicks is a legend of rock, but her energy and magnetism sparked new interest in this icon. At 68, she's one of the most glamorous creatures rock has known, and the rare woman who's a real rock 'n' roller.Gold Dust Woman gives "the gold standard of rock biographers"... |
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The Uninvited: How I Crashed My Way into Finding Myself
CRAIG SCHMELL · Post Hill Press Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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The true story of a young imposter with a talent for crashing celebrity events who discovers what's really important in life.Singing on stage at the Grammys, getting high inside the Kremlin, driving in a U.S. president's motorcade - Craig Schmell has a world-class talent for talking... |
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Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool: A True Love Story
Peter Turner · Picador USA Pages: 176 Format: Paperback(Reprint)
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Now a Major Motion Picture Starring Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters, and Vanessa RedgraveThe Golden Age of Hollywood, a young British actor, a love affair, and a tragedy, Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool is Peter Turner's touching memoir of the last days of Hollywood... |
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The Importance of Being Funny: Why We Need More Jokes in Our Lives
Al Gini · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Pages: 168 Format: Hardcover
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When E. B. White said "analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog; few people are interested and the frog dies," he hadn't seen Al Gini's hilarious, incisive, and informative take on jokes, joke-telling, and the jokers who tell jokes. For Gini, humor is more than just foolish... |
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Everything Is Awful: And Other Observations
Matt Bellassai · Atria/Keywords Press Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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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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The Clothes Make the Girl
Brittany Gibbons · Dey Street Books Pages: 240 Format: Paperback
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A sartorial follow-up to her hilarious memoir in stories, Fat Girl Walking, internet personality Brittany Gibbons once again deep dives into the world of the plus size woman, this time chronicling her love/hate (but mostly hate) relationship with what fashion.From Pinterest boards and Instagram... |
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You're Not That Great:
Elan Gale · Grand Central Publishing Pages: 192 Format: Hardcover
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I am addicted to positivity. I am addicted to positivity. I am addicted to positivity.I care more about feeling great than being great.I am NOT THAT GREAT.The self-help industry tells you that if you're positive, if you put your best foot forward and if you just believe in yourself... |
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Jewish Comedy: A Serious History
Jeremy Asher Dauber · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover
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A celebrated scholar's rich account of Jewish humor: its nature, its development, and its vital role throughout Jewish history. In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, Jeremy Dauber traces the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of Twitter.... |
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