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Marilyn in Manhattan: Her Year of Joy
Elizabeth Winder - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book
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A city, a movie star, and one magical year.In November of 1954 a young woman dressed plainly in a white oxford, dark sunglasses and a black pageboy wig boards a midnight flight from Los Angeles to New York. As the plane's engines rev she breathes a sigh of relief, lights a cigarette... |
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De Niro: A Life
Shawn Levy - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover
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REMARKABLE BIOGRAPHY OF AN ICONThere's little debate that Robert De Niro is one of the greatest screen actors of his generation, perhaps of all time--if not, in fact, the greatest. His work, particularly in the first 20 years of his career, is unparalleled. Mean Streets, the Godfather... |
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Years of Minutes: The Best of Rooney from 60 Minutes
Andrew A Rooney - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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Andy Rooney has been at it for twenty-five years. It's time to celebrate. So here's the ultimate gift for every Rooney fan: an illustrated collection of Rooney's very best pieces from a quarter century at 60 Minutes. Readers can relive Rooney's sharpest investigative reports... |
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Hope: Entertainer of the Century
Richard Zoglin - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Revelatoryfascinating The New York Times The first definitive biography of Bob Hope, featuring exclusive and extensive reporting that makes the persuasive case that he was the most important entertainer of the twentieth century. With his topical jokes and his all-American, brash-but-cowardly... |
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Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir
Wil Wheaton - William Morrow; Annotated edition
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd, Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom--and now for the first time in audio, narrated by Wil himself!From... |
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My Squirrel Days
ELLIE KEMPER - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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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 naf to Hollywood semi-celebrity to outrageously reasonable New Yorker.There comes a time in every... |
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The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
MAXWELL KING - Abrams Press
Format: Hardcover
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Fred Rogers (1928-2003) was an enormously influential figure in the history of television and in the lives of tens of millions of children. As the creator and star of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, he was a champion of compassion, equality, and kindness. Rogers was fiercely devoted... |
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Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History
Chuck D - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover
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A comprehensive, chronological survey of rap and hip hop from 1973 to the present by Chuck D, arguably the most influential rapper in the world.In the more than 40 years since the days of DJ Kool Herc and "Rapper's Delight," hip hop and rap have become a billion-dollar worldwide... |
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