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Homey Don't Play That!: The Story of In Living Color and the Black Comedy Revolution

David Peisner - Atria / 37 INK
Format: Hardcover

Discover the fascinating behind-the-scenes stories and lasting impact of the trailblazing sketch comedy show that upended television, launched the careers of some of our biggest stars, and changed the way we talk, think, and laugh about race: In Living Color.Few television shows...
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Through the Prism: Untold Rock Stories from the Hipgnosis Archive

Aubrey Powell
Format: Sheet music

The most intriguing stories of creative endeavor, volatile relationships, excessive lifestyles, and bizarre events from the world of rock, as told by Hipgnosis cofounder, creative designer, photographer, and filmmaker Aubrey Powell.Founded in 1967 by Aubrey "Po" Powell, Storm...
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When All Your Friends Are Aliens . . .: And 23 Other Scenarios to Survive

Butterfield, Moira - ICE HOUSE BOOKS


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Do You Mind If I Cancel?: (Things That Still Annoy Me)

GARY JANETTI - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

The Instant New York Times Bestseller"From "Family Guy" to his own Instagram account, Janetti has been behind some of his generations greatest comedy. This book of essays is no exception." -- The New York TimesFans of David Sedaris, Jenny Lawson, and Tina Fey ... meet...
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60 Songs That Explain the '90s

Rob Harvilla - Twelve
Format: Hardcover

A companion to the #1 music podcast on Spotify, this book takes readers through the greatest hits that define a weirdly undefinable decade. . The 1990s were a chaotic and gritty and utterly magical time for music, a confounding barrage of genres and lifestyles and superstars, from grunge...
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Rock on Film: The Movies That Rocked the Big Screen

FRED GOODMAN - ?Running Press Adult
Format: Hardcover

For rock music and film buffs alike, this is the ultimate guide exploring the electrifying, entertaining, and often daring marriage of rock & roll and cinema.When the use of Bill Haley's "Rock Around the Clock" turned 1955's Blackboard Jungle into a teen sensation and a box-office...
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Serious Eater: A Food Lover's Perilous Quest for Pizza and Redemption

Ed Levine - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

"A hilarious and moving story of unconventional entrepreneurialism, passion, and guts." --Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group; Founder of Shake Shack; Author of Setting the TableOriginal recipes by J. Kenji Lpez-Alt of The Food Lab and Stella Parks...
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The Seventies: A Photographic Journey

Ira M. Resnick - Abbeville Press
Format: Hardcover

Unseen images of the personalities who defined a decade The seventies in America were a time of social and cultural ferment, and Ira Resnick was there with his camera to capture it all. Now he is opening his archives to reveal hundreds of rare celebrity photos -- many never seen since their...
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BRAVE

ROSE MCGOWAN - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

"My life, as you will read, has taken me from one cult to another. BRAVE is the story of how I fought my way out of these cults and reclaimed my life. I want to help you do the same." -Rose McGowanA revealing memoir and empowering manifesto - A voice for generationsRose McGowan...
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Red Birds

Mohammed Hanif - Grove Press, Black Cat
Format: Paperback

An American pilot crash lands in the desert and finds himself on the outskirts of the very camp he was supposed to bomb. After days spent wandering and hallucinating from dehydration, Major Ellie is rescued by one of the camp's residents, a teenager named Momo, whose entrepreneurial money-making...
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