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Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How "The Graduate" Became the Touchstone of a Generation

Beverly Gray · Algonquin Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?"

When The Graduate premiered in December 1967, its filmmakers had only modest expectations attached to what seemed to be a small, sexy, art house comedy adapted from an obscure first novel by an eccentric...
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Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever

Gavin Edwards · Dey Street Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A pop culture celebration of Fred Rogers and the enduring legacy of his beloved, award-winning PBS show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood that offers essential wisdom to help us in our troubled times.

Won't you be my neighbor?

For more than thirty years, Fred Rogers was a beloved...

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Off the Charts: Advice & Adventures from My Almost Fabulous Life in Music

Kat Goldman
Format: Hardcover

So you want to make it as a singer-songwriter? Kat Goldman has been there, almost to the very top, and now she's back with sage advice and hilarious behind-the-scenes stories from a lifetime of toil in the dive bars and legendary venues of the contemporary music scene. Learn what it's...
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The Kardashians: An American Drama

JERRY OPPENHEIMER · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Crazy Rich comes a blockbuster unauthorized biography of one of the most famous and ubiquitous family dynasties in contemporary culture: The Kardashians. Secrets and scandals of the Kardashians, so closely held that not even hard core fans have...
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Naturally Tan: A Memoir

Tan France · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From one of the stars of Netflix's overnight sensation Queer Eye, Tan France's memoir Naturally Tan has his signature wit, style, and tells the origin story of the one of the few openly gay, South Asian men on television.

In this heartfelt, funny, touching memoir,...

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My Squirrel Days

ELLIE KEMPER · Scribner
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Comedian and star of The Office and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ellie Kemper delivers a hilarious and uplifting collection of essays about one pale woman's journey from Midwestern naïf to Hollywood semi-celebrity to outrageously reasonable New Yorker.

There comes a time...
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The Way We All Became the Brady Bunch: How the Canceled Sitcom Became the Beloved Pop Culture Icon We Are Still Talking About Today

Kimberly Potts · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

In celebration of the Brady Bunch's 50th anniversary, TV writer Kimberly Potts writes a Seinfeldia-like definitive history of the show that changed the family sitcom and made an indelible impact on pop culture.

There isn't a person in this country who hasn't heard of The...
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Chetna's Healthy Indian: Vegetarian: Everyday veg and vegan feasts effortlessly good for you

Chetna Makan · Mitchell Beazley
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Over 80 delicious, Indian influenced, nutritious vegetarian recipes packed with flavor Chetna's Healthy Indian Vegetarian is a celebration of Indian food at its best; fresh, vibrant and supremely delicious. With over 80 delicious recipes that vegetarian and even the most dedicated...
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Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers

David Trigg · Phaidon Press
Pages: 351
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of artworks featuring books and readers from throughout history, for the delight of art lovers and bibliophiles

As every book tells a story, every book in art is part of an intriguing, engaging, and relatable image. Books are depicted as indicators of intellect in portraits,...

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Star Trek: The Book of Lists

NONE. · Harper Design
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Spanning the epic science fiction franchise's fifty-one-year history, a breathtaking collection of the most compelling Star Trek facts and trivia, including events from both on and off-screen, available in 100 concise lists.Since Gene Roddenberry's original series first aired in 1966,...
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