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Steve Jobs: A Biography
Walter Isaacson - Thorndike Press
Format: Large Print
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Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality... |
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A Life of Barbara Stanwyck: Steel-True 1907-1940
Victoria Wilson - Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Frank Capra called her “The greatest emotional actress the screen has yet known.” She was one of its most natural, timeless, and underrated stars. Now, Victoria Wilson gives us the first full-scale life of Barbara Stanwyck, whose astonishing career in movies (eighty-eight in all)... |
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Elizabeth
J Randy Taraborrelli - Warner Books
Format: Print book
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For more than six decades she has been part of our lives. An American icon, Elizabeth Taylor has been surrounded by fame and notoriety since childhood. Now acclaimed biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli looks past the tabloid version of Elizabeth's life to the person she really is -- and how she evolved... |
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The Garner Files: A Memoir
James Garner - Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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After suffering physical abuse at the hands of his stepmother Garner left home at fourteen He became Oklahomas first draftee of the Korean War and was awarded with two Purple Hearts before returning to the United States and settling in Los Angeles to become an actor Working alongside some... |
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Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality
Jacob Tomsky - Doubleday; First Ed 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of Kitchen Confidential and Waiter Rant, a rollicking, eye-opening, fantastically indiscreet memoir of a life spent (and misspent) in the hotel industry. Jacob Tomsky never intended to go into the hotel business. As a new college graduate, armed only with a philosophy... |
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Ava Gardner: "Love Is Nothing"
Lee Server - St. Martin's Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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The dramatic life of the incomparably beautiful and swashbuckling Ava Gardner--one of Hollywood's most beautiful actresses and lover of many men, from bullfighters to Frank Sinatra--by The New York Times bestselling author of ROBERT MITCHUM: Baby, I Don't Care |
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Kiss Me Like A Stranger: My Search for Love and Art
Gene Wilder - St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In this personal book from the star of many beloved and classic film comedies -- from The Producers to Young Frankenstein, Blazing saddles to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory -- Gene Wilder writes about a side of his life the public hasn't seen on the screen. Kiss Me Like a Stranger... |
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Ayn Rand and the World She Made
Anne Conover Heller - Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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Ayn Rand is best known as the author of the perennially bestselling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged. Altogether, more than 12 million copies of the two novels have been sold in the United States. The books have attracted three generations of readers, shaped the foundation of the Libertarian... |
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I'm Your Man: The Life of Leonard Cohen
Sylvie Simmons - Ecco
Format: Print book
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The legend behind such songs as Suzanne, Bird on the Wire and Hallelujah andthe poet and novelist behind such groundbreaking literary works as Beautiful Losers and Book of Mercy, Leonard Cohen is one of the most important and influential artists of our era, a man of powerful emotion and intelligence... |
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Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise
Ruth Reichl - Penguin Press HC, The; 1ST edition
Format: Print book
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GARLIC AND SAPPHIRES is Ruth Reichl's riotous account of the many disguises she employs to dine anonymously. There is her stint as Molly Hollis, a frumpy blond with manicured nails and an off-beige Armani suit that Ruth takes on when reviewing Le Cirque. The result: her famous double... |
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Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone?: The Carter Family and Their Legacy in American Music
Mark Zwonitzer - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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The first major biography of the Carter family follows the musical pioneers who almost single-handedly established the sound and traditions that grew into folk, country, and bluegrass music--a style most recently popularized in the George Clooney hit movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? of photos. |
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Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox
Lois Banner - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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Like her art, Marilyn Monroe was rooted in paradox: She was a powerful star and a childlike waif; a joyful, irreverent party girl with a deeply spiritual side; a superb friend and a narcissist; a dumb blonde and an intellectual. No previous biographer has recognized -- much less attempted... |
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High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly
Donald Spoto - Thorndike Press; Lrg edition
Format: Hardcover
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In the seven years from 1950 through 1956‚ Grace Kelly made eleven feature films and established herself as one of Hollywood’s most iconic beauties. Then‚ at twenty-six‚ she withdrew from stage and screen to marry a European |
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Shirley Jones: A Memoir
Shirley Jones - Center Point Pub; Lrg edition
Format: Book
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Shirley Jones is an American film legend of the first order, having starred in Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The Music Man, as well as playing her Oscar-winning role as a prostitute in Elmer Gantry long before The Partridge Family. On that iconic show, she portrayed the epitome of American motherhood,... |
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The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and Manipulation
Melissa Rivers - Crown Archetype
Format: Print book
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Joan Rivers was known all over the world - from the Palace Theater to Buckingham Palace, from the bright lights of Las Vegas to the footlights of Broadway, from the days of talkies to hosting talk shows. But there was only one person who knew Joan intimately, one person who the authorities... |
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Sinatra: The Chairman
James Kaplan - Doubleday
Format: Print book
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Just in time for the Chairman's centennial, the endlessly absorbing sequel to James Kaplan's bestselling Frank: The Voice - which completes the definitive biography that Frank Sinatra, justly termed the "Entertainer of the Century," deserves and requires. Like Peter Guralnick... |
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Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys?
Billy Crystal - Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians as he turns 65, and a look back at a remarkable careerBilly Crystal is turning 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that... |
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Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography
Andrew Morton - St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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1992: Andrew Morton showed a Princess in a light we had never seen before--Diana: Her True Story became a #1 New York Times bestseller.1999: Andrew Morton revealed the young woman behind the blue dress--Monica’s Story was a #1 New York Times bestseller.January 15, 2008: Andrew Morton... |
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The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels--A Love Story
Ree Drummond - William Morrow; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Thats when I saw himmdashthe cowboymdashacross the smoky room Ill never forget that night It was like a romance novel an old Broadway musical and a John Wayne western rolled into one Out for a quick drink with friends I wasnt looking to meet anyone let alone a tall rugged cowboy who lived... |
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Better: How I Let Go of Control, Held On to Hope, and Found Joy in My Darkest Hour
Amy Robach - Ballantine, 2015.
Format: Print book
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER"I have breast cancer." When Good Morning America anchor Amy Robach revealed her shocking diagnosis on live television in November 2013, the seasoned news reporter embarked on the most difficult and illuminating journey of her life. In this intimate memoir she retraces... |
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My Extraordinary Ordinary Life
Sissy Spacek - Hyperion; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD
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In her delightful and moving memoir, Sissy Spacek writes about her idyllic, barefoot childhood in a small East Texas town, with the clarity and wisdom that comes from never losing sight of her roots. Descended from industrious Czech immigrants and threadbare southern gentility, she grew... |
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Life
Keith Richards - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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The long-awaited autobiography of the guitarist, songwriter, singer, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Ladies and gentlemen: Keith Richards.With The Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the songs that roused the world, and he lived the original rock and roll life.Now, at last,... |
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Notorious RBG : the life and times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Irin Carmon - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"The authors make this unassuming, most studious woman come pulsing to life. . . . Notorious RBG may be a playful project, but it asks to be read seriously. . . . That I responded so personally to it is a testimony to [its] storytelling and panache." - Jennifer... |
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Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
Misty Copeland - Touchstone Books, published by Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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Determination meets dance in this memoir by the history-making ballerina.In this instant New York Times bestseller, Misty Copeland makes history, telling the story of her journey to become the first African-American principal ballerina at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. But when... |
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Waging Heavy Peace
Neil Young - Blue Rider Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This beautiful limited edition will be signed by Neil Young and repackaged in a slip case and linen cover. Only 1,500 copies will be printed, making it an essential addition to every music lover’s collection.For the first time, legendary singer, songwriter, and guitarist Neil Young... |
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From This Moment On
Shania Twain - Atria Books
Format: Print book
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The world may know Shania Twain as many things: a music legend, a mother, and recently, a fixture in the news for her painful, public divorce and subsequent marriage to a cherished friend. But in this extraordinary autobiography, Shania reveals that she is so much more. She is Eilleen Twain,... |
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My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir
Dick Van Dyke - Crown Archetype; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Dick Van Dyke indisputably one of the greats of the golden age of television is admired and beloved by audiences the world over for his beaming smile his physical dexterity his impeccable comic timing his ridiculous stunts and his unforgettable screen roles nbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbspnbsp... |
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Julia: Her Life
James Spada - St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Julia Roberts represents a return to the glamour of the great Hollywood stars of another era. Fans flock to her movies, and shes a staple cover subject of People magazine and every entertainment show imaginable, but her real life has only been seen in tabloid glimpses until now. James... |
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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer - Gallery Books
Format: Print book
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From award-winning comedian, writer, producer, and actress Amy Schumer comes The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, a thoughtful, honest, and hysterical collection of (very) personal essays.Never one to shy away from the uproarious, challenging, and remarkable moments that make up life,... |
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So, Anyway...
John Cleese - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover
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John Cleese's huge comedic influence has stretched across generations; his sharp irreverent eye and the unique brand of physical comedy he perfected with Monty Python, on Fawlty Towers, and beyond now seem written into comedy's DNA. In this rollicking memoir, So, Anyway ... ,... |
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Maggie Smith: A Biography
Michael Coveney - Macmillan Audio, 2015.
Format: Audiobook on CD
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No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith. Michael Coveney's biography shines a light on the life and career of a truly remarkable performer, one whose stage and screen career spans six decades. From her days as a West End star... |
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Bruce
Peter Ames Carlin - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover
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Peter Ames Carlin’s New York Times bestselling biography of one America’s greatest musicians is the first in twenty-five years to be written with the cooperation of Bruce Springsteen himself; “Carlin gets across why Mr. Springsteen has meant so much, for so long, to so many... |
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Mom & Me & Mom
Maya Angelou - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A moving memoir about the legendary author's relationship with her own mother.Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick!The story of Maya Angelou's extraordinary life has been chronicled in her multiple bestselling autobiographies. But now, at last,... |
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The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames
Kai Bird - Random House Inc
Format: Hardcover
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The Good Spy is Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird's compelling portrait of the remarkable life and death of one of the most important operatives in CIA history - a man who, had he lived, might have helped heal the rift between Arabs and the West. On April 18, 1983, a bomb exploded... |
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Open: An Autobiography
Andre Agassi - Knopf; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography.Agassi's incredibly rigorous training begins when he is just a child. By the age of thirteen, he is banished to a Florida tennis... |
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I'm Perfect, You're Doomed: Tales from a Jehovah's Witness Upbringing
Kyria Abrahams - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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I'm Perfect, You're Doomed is the story of Kyria Abrahams's coming-of-age as a Jehovah's Witness -- a doorbell-ringing "Pioneer of the Lord." Her childhood was haunted by the knowledge that her neighbors and schoolmates were doomed to die in an imminent fiery... |
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The Butler: A Witness to History
Wil Haygood - Atria / 37 INK; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities fellow Wil Haygood comes a mesmerizing inquiry into the life of Eugene Allen, the butler who ignited a nation's imagination and inspired a major motion picture: Lee Daniels' The Butler, the highly anticipated film that stars... |
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Bossypants
Tina Fey - Little, Brown & Company; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD
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Before Liz Lemon, before Weekend Update, before Sarah Palin, Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV.She has seen... |
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My Cross to Bear
Gregg Allman - William Morrow; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock 'n' roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long... |
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Now
Lauren Bacall
Format: Hardcover
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"CANDID AND HONEST...A philosophical looking-backward and forward--an inquiry into the question 'Is that all there is?' "--Liz Smith New York Newsday"FRANK AND AMUSING...[AND] BRIMMING WITH CONFESSIONS...Part career memoir and part meditation on what it's like to be a single woman of lingering... |
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A Natural Woman: A Memoir
Carole King - Grand Central Publishing; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD
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Carole King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed songwriting and performing talents of all time. A NATURAL WOMAN chronicles King's extraordinary life, drawing readers into her musical world, including her phenomenally... |
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Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America
Peter Biskind - Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In this compulsively readable and constantly surprising book, Peter Biskind, the author of the film classics Easy Riders, Raging Bulls and Down and Dirty Pictures, writes the most intimate, revealing, and balanced biography ever of Hollywood legend Warren Beatty. Famously a playboy, Beatty... |
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Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story
Howard Means - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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This portrait of Johnny Appleseed restores the flesh-and-blood man beneath the many myths. It captures the boldness of an iconic American life and the sadness of his last years, as the frontier marched past him, ever westward. And it shows how death liberated the legend and made of Johnny... |
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Prairie Tale: A Memoir
Melissa Gilbert - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting tale of self-discovery from the beloved actress who earned a permanent place in the hears of millions for her role in Little House on the Prarie when she was just a child.To fans of the hugely successful television series Little... |
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Wishful Drinking
Carrie Fisher - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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In WISHFUL DRINKING, Carrie Fisher tells the true and intoxicating story of her life with inimitable wit. Born to celebrity parents, she was picked to play a princess in a little movie called Star Wars when only 19 years old. "But it isn't all sweetness and light sabres."... |
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Clapton: The Autobiography
Eric Clapton - Broadway; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choices were my specialty, and if something honest and decent came along, I would shun it or run the other way. With striking intimacy and candor, Eric Clapton tells the story of his eventful and inspiring... |
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This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection
Carol Burnett - Harmony Books
Format: Hardcover
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A touching and hilarious memoir by the author of Carrie and Me: A Mother Daughter Love Story, This Time Together is 100 percent Carol Burnett - funny, irreverent, and irresistible. Carol Burnett is one of the most beloved and revered actresses and performers in America. The Carol Burnett... |
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Not My Father's Son: A Memoir; Library Edition
Alan Cumming - Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged edition
Format: Audio CD
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Read by the author - Alan Cumming In his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career. A beloved star of stage, television,... |
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