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Tango Lessons: A Memoir

MEGHAN FLAHERTY · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From a dazzling new literary voice, a debut memoir about a young woman learning to dance tango, becoming comfortable in her own skin and in the arms of others Tango was an unlikely choice for Meghan Flaherty. A young woman living with the scars of past trauma, she was terrified of being...
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The Faith of Dolly Parton: Lessons from Her Life to Lift Your Heart

DUDLEY DELFFS · Zondervan
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Dolly Parton has entertained, educated, and inspired millions of fans for over five decades. Whether she's writing songs, performing live, recording new albums, acting in or producing new movies and TV programs, expanding her wildly successful Dollywood amusement park, helping children...
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And Then We Danced: A Voyage into the Groove

Henry Alford · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Equal parts memoir and cultural history, from acclaimed comic stylist and professional hobbyist Henry Alford comes a hilarious journey through the world of dance that will inform, entertain and leave readers tapping their toes.When Henry Alford wrote about his experience with a Zumba class...
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The Encyclopedia of Misinformation: A Compendium of Imitations, Spoofs, Delusions, Simulations, Counterfeits, Impostors, Illusions, Confabulations, ... Conspiracies & Miscellaneous Fakery

Rex Sorgatz · Abrams Image
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

How have the media, government, technology, and history deceived us? Have fake and real become indistinguishable? Were we ever unburdened of disinformation, or is deception bound to the human experience? Are we being manipulated right now, or worse yet, are we deceiving ourselves? These...
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Outside the Jukebox: How I Turned My Vintage Music Obsession into My Dream Gig

Scott Bradlee · Hachette Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of the sensation Postmodern Jukebox--with millions of fans globally--comes an inspirational memoir about discovering what you love and turning it into a creative movement. With student loan debt piling up and no lucrative gigs around the corner, Scott Bradlee found himself...
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Murder at the Grand Raj Palace

VASEEM KHAN · Redhook
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

For a century the iconic Grand Raj Palace Hotel has welcomed the world's elite. From film stars to foreign dignitaries, anyone who is anyone stays at the Grand Raj. The last thing the venerable old hotel needs is a murder... When American billionaire Hollis Burbank is found dead...
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Ghostbuster's Daughter: Life with My Dad, Harold Ramis

Violet Ramis Stiel · Blue Rider Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

From the daughter of Ghostbusters star Harold Ramis (and featuring a Foreword by Seth Rogen) comes a hilarious and heartwarming account of his life, work, and legacy.Most of us know Harold Ramis as the filmmaker and actor who brought warmth and humor to the big screen in classics like...
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My Girls

TODD FISHER · William Morrow
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A revelatory and touching tribute to the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds written by the person who knew them best, Todd Fisher's poignant memoir is filled with moving stories of growing up among Hollywood royalty and illustrated with never-before-seen photos and memorabilia.In...
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Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds: Princess Leia & Unsinkable Tammy in Hell

DARWIN PORTER · Blood Moon Productions
Pages: 624
Format: Paperback

Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher were the greatest mother-daughter act in show business.Born in a shanty in El Paso, Texas, Debbie, a Texas tomboy, endured a life of poverty - jackrabbit every night for dinner - until she moved to California.Blossoming into a young beauty, she won the title...
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Probable Claws: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

RITA MAE BROWN · Bantam
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return with a new tale in their bestselling Mrs. Murphy series, as mysteries past and present converge in Albemarle County, Virginia. Mary Minor "Harry" Haristeen and her friends and animal companions pursue the threads...
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