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Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night
Jason Zinoman · Harper
Pages: 345
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman delivers the definitive story of the life and artistic legacy of David Letterman, the greatest television talk show host of all time and the signature comedic voice of a generation.In a career spanning more than thirty years, David Letterman redefined... |
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Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years
David Litt · Ecco
Pages: 310
Format: Hardcover
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Remember when presidents spoke in complete sentences instead of in unhinged tweets? Former Obama speechwriter David Litt does. In his comic, coming-of-age memoir, he takes us back to the Obama years - and charts a path forward in the age of Trump. More than any other presidency, Barack... |
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There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch
KELLY OSBOURNE · PUTNAM
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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People ask Kelly Osbourne all the time: "What's your secret?" Kelly Osbourne may not always have been a typical role model, but no one can say that her perspective isn't hard won after spending three decades in the spotlight: from growing up completely exposed to the heavy... |
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Franz Liszt: Musician, Celebrity, Superstar
Oliver Hilmes · Yale University Press
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was an anomaly. A virtuoso pianist and electrifying showman, he toured extensively throughout the European continent, bringing sold-out audiences to states of ecstasy while courting scandal with his frequent womanizing. Drawing on new, highly... |
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Prince: The Man and His Music
Matt Thorne · Bolden
Pages: 640
Format: Print book
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Famously reticent, perverse, and controversial, Prince is one of the few remaining superstars of the 1980s who still, perhaps, remains an enigma. Now a firm fixture in the pop canon, where such classics as "Purple Rain," "Sign o' the Times," and "Parade" regularly... |
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Disney Infinity 2014 Revised Edition: Prima Official Game Guide
Howard Grossman · Prima Games, 2014.
Pages: 463
Format: Paperback
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EASY-TO-FOLLOW WALKTHROUGH FOR ALL AGES - Strategies to overcome obstacles, solve puzzles and complete missions and quests presented in a format that's easy to understand for kids, parents, and all the fans in-between EXPLORE THE DISNEY WORLDS IN STYLE - Exclusive maps cover every... |
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By Women Possessed: A Life of Eugene O'Neill
Arthur Gelb · G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 896
Format: Print book
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Celebrated for their books on Eugene O'Neill and enjoying access to a trove of previously sealed archival material, the Gelbs deliver their final volume on the stormy life and brilliant oeuvre of this Nobel Prize-winning American playwright. This is a tour through both a magical moment... |
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Then and Now: A Memoir
Barbara Cook · Harpercollins
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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One of the greatest American singers and actresses of her generation looks back on a magical and turbulent life spanning a half century of theatrical history from the golden age of the Broadway musical to the present day.A legend of the American theater, Barbara Cook burst upon the scene... |
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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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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: The Album, the Beatles, and the World in 1967
Brian Southall · Imagine
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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A carefully crafted and collectible volume celebrates the 50th anniversary of a legendary and groundbreaking Beatles album. Expert Brian Southall's unique edition recounts the story behind the music and the cultural climate of 1967 when Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band debuted.The... |
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Igor Stravinsky
Jonathan Cross · Reaktion Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book
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Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was perhaps the twentieth century's most celebrated composer, a leading light of modernism and a restlessly creative artist. This new entry in the Critical Lives series traces the story of Stravinsky's life and work, setting him in the context of the turbulent... |
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Not Quite a Genius
NATE DERN · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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From the senior writer at Funny or Die and former artistic director at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, a collection of absurdist, hilarious stories and essays on relationships, technology, and contemporary society.This collection of essays and stories spans a wide variety of topics.... |
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I Scare Myself: A Memoir
Dan Hicks · Jawbone Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
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'Dan is a national treasure and one of America's great songwriters.' - Elvis Costello'Dan's songs were funny, serious, and entertaining, and the combo of old-timey folk, country, and jazz knocked me out.' - Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons'Dan Hicks is like... |
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