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Rhapsody in Love
Mr. Dan Baker - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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If you love people you will find yourself in its pages. If you do not particularly like people you may find that the optimism found here will help you feel better about the world. If you buy it, at least it will make me feel better about you. These are humorous short stories and poems... |
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Dear Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks
Annie Spence - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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A Gen-X librarian's laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving collection of love letters and break-up notes to the books in her life.Librarians spend their lives weeding. Not weeds, but books! Books that have reached the end of their shelf life, both literally and figuratively. They remove the ones... |
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Hank and Jim: The Fifty-Year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart
SCOTT EYMAN - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author Scott Eyman tells the story of the remarkable friendship of two Hollywood legends who, though different in many ways, maintained a close friendship that endured all of life's twists and turns.Henry Fonda and James Stewart were two of the biggest... |
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Tippi: A Memoir
Tippi Hedren - Harpercollins
Format: Print book
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In this absorbing and surprising memoir, one of the biggest names of classic Hollywood - the star of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Marnie - tells her story, including never-before-revealed experiences on the set of some of the biggest cult films of all time.For decades, Tippi Hedren's... |
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Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens
Eddie Izzard - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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Critically acclaimed, award-winning British comedian and actor Eddie Izzard details his childhood, his first performances on the streets of London, his ascent to worldwide success on stage and screen, and his comedy shows which have won over audiences around the world. Over the course of a thirty-year... |
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The Great Gasbag: An A-to-Z Study Guide to Surviving Trump World
JOY BEHAR - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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One of our most beloved comedians, the brilliantly witty and outspoken star of The View, hits the most unpopular President ever elected where it hurts - and makes us laugh and cheer - in this hilarious alphabetical guide to everything that's wrong with the "Orange One," Donald... |
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The Last Black Unicorn
TIFFANY HADDISH - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From stand-up comedian, actress, and breakout star of Girls Trip, Tiffany Haddish, comes The Last Black Unicorn, a sidesplitting, hysterical, edgy, and unflinching collection of (extremely) personal... |
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You'll Grow Out of It
Jessi Klein - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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PEOPLE'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR! ONE OF NEW YORK TIMES' NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2016!INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER!YOU'LL GROW OUT OF IT hilariously, and candidly, explores the journey of the twenty-first century woman. As both a tomboy and a late bloomer,... |
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Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way
Ryan White - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover
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From acclaimed music critic and author of Springsteen: Album by Album comes the real story behind the legendary beach bum, rock star, and billionaire musician Jimmy Buffett - who has enchanted audiences of Parrotheads for over four decades with his tropical fantasy world of Margaritaville.Jimmy... |
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Scrappy Little Nobody
Anna Kendrick - Touchstone
Format: Print book
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THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An "honest, effortlessly funny, and alternatively relatable" (Harper's Bazaar) collection of autobiographical essays by the Academy Award-nominated actress and star of Up in the Air, Pitch Perfect, and Trolls,... |
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Live Wire: Bon Scott: A Memoir by Three People Who Knew Him Best
Mary Renshaw - Allen & Unwin
Format: Print book
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From his early days with The Valentines, through to the rise of AC/DC, Live Wire gives us the real story of what it was like to be Bon Scott's friend, tour with him, and be part of the close-knit world out of which one of biggest bands of all time emerged. With Bon, there was always... |
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Confessions of a Domestic Failure
Bunmi Laditan - MIRA
Format: Paperback
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Instant Bestseller"Freaking hilarious. This is the novel moms have been waiting for." - Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Let's Pretend This Never Happened"Perfect for readers looking for a funny, realistic look at motherhood." - BOOKLIST... |
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How the Hell Did This Happen?: The Election of 2016
P. J. O'Rourke - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover
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This election cycle was so absurd that celebrated political satirist, journalist, and die-hard Republican P. J. O'Rourke endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. As P.J. put it, "America is experiencing the most severe outbreak of mass psychosis since the Salem witch trials of 1692.... |
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Grace Notes: My Recollections
Katey Sagal - Gallery Books
Format: Print book
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Gripping, singular, and gorgeously reflective, Grace Notes is a memoir told in essays by beloved actress, Hollywood veteran, and singer/songwriter Katey Sagal - perfect for fans of Mary Louise Parker's Dear Mr. You and Patti Smith's M Train.Popular and award-winning... |
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I'm Fine...And Other Lies
WHITNEY CUMMINGS - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover
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Well, well, well. Look at you, ogling my book page. . . . I presume if you're reading this it means you either need more encouragement to buy it, you're very bored in an airport, or we used to date and you're trying to figure out if you should sue me or not. Here are all the stories... |
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You Gotta Get Bigger Dreams: My Life in Stories and Pictures
Alan Cumming - Rizzoli
Format: Print book
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A beloved actor and famous man-on-the-scene, Alan Cumming takes the reader on a wild journey of pithy and cheeky fun, presenting his real-life stories of debauchery during late night Hollywood parties, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and hilarious yet poignant memories of his life, family,... |
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Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure
AMY KAUFMAN - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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The first definitive, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes cultural history of the Bachelor franchise, America's favorite guilty pleasureFor fifteen years and thirty-five seasons, the Bachelor franchise has been a mainstay in American TV viewers' lives. Since it premiered in 2002, the show's... |
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West Winging It: An Un-presidential Memoir
PAT CUNNANE - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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The West Wing meets The Office in this fresh and funny exclusive look into President Barack Obama's years in the White House, directly from his senior writer and former Deputy Director of Messaging.West Winging It: An Unpresidential Memoir is the personal story of Pat Cunnane... |
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True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness: A Feminist Coming of Age
CHRISTINE LAHTI - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover
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A fiercely intelligent, hilarious, and deeply feminist collection of interrelated personal stories from Academy, Emmy, and Golden Globe Award-winning actress and director Christine Lahti.For decades, actress and director Christine Lahti has captivated the hearts and minds of her audience... |
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Lou Reed: A Life
Anthony DeCurtis - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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The essential biography of one of music's most influential icons: Lou ReedAs lead singer and songwriter for the Velvet Underground and a renowned solo artist, Lou Reed invented alternative rock. His music, at once a source of transcendent beauty and coruscating noise, violated all definitions... |
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Charlton Heston: Hollywood's Last Icon
Marc Eliot - Dey Street Books
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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Joni: The Anthology
BARNEY HOSKYNS - Picador
Format: Hardcover
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Nine Grammys. More than ten million albums sold. Named one of the greatest singers and songwriters of all time by Rolling Stone. Here, for the first time, an essential collection of writings on Joni Mitchell that charts every major moment of the famed troubadour's extraordinary career,... |
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"RAYWICKIANS" volume 3
Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State. - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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This third installment of "Raywickians" is full of stories from over 100 years of rich Kentucky History. This collections of stories digs deep into the history of Raywick, KY through photos and family tales. |
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Taylor Swift: This Is Our Song
Tyler Conroy - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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This October will mark the ten-year anniversary of Taylor Swift's first record and the first decade of her career. To celebrate the occasion, Swift's fans, in collaboration with Simon & Schuster, are teaming up to produce and publish the first major book about the artist New York... |
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Age of bowie
Paul Morley - Gallery Books
Format: Print book
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Author and industry insider Paul Morley explores the musical and cultural legacies left behind by "The Man Who Fell to Earth."Respected arts commentator and author Paul Morley, an artistic advisor to the curators of the highly successful retrospective exhibition David Bowie... |
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It Takes Two: Our Story
JONATHAN SCOTT - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times bestseller! Jonathan and Drew Scott, known for their wildly popular HGTV shows including Property Brothers and Brother vs Brother, follow up their New York Times bestseller, Dream Home, with a highly anticipated memoir. It Takes Two:... |
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There Goes My Social Life: From Clueless to Conservative
Stacey Dash - Regnery Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Stacey Dash didn't have the ideal American childhood. Growing up in the South Bronx, her friends were the hustlers, hookers, and gang members who struggled in the face of futility, who sold drugs instead of living on food stamps, who settled matters with fists, knives, and guns because... |
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This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare
Gabourey Sidibe - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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The Oscar-nominated Precious star and Empire actress delivers a much-awaited memoir - wise, complex, smart, funny - a version of the American experience different from anything we've read Gabourey Sidibe - "Gabby" to her legion of fans - skyrocketed to international... |
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Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today
Simon Morrison - Liveright Publishing Corporation
Format: Print book
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An enthralling, definitive new history of the Bolshoi Ballet, where visionary performances onstage compete with political machinations backstage.On a freezing night in January 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet. The crime, organized... |
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I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses
Robert Wagner - Viking
Format: Book
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Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner's memoir of the great women movie stars he has known.
In a career that has spanned more than sixty years Robert Wagner has witnessed the twilight of the Golden Age of Hollywood and the rise... |
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Walk Through Walls: A Memoir
Marina Abramovic - Crown
Format: Print book
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"I had experienced absolute freedom - I had felt that my body was without boundaries, limitless; that pain didn't matter, that nothing mattered at all - and it intoxicated me."In 2010, more than 750,000 people stood in line at Marina Abramovi's MoMA retrospective for the chance... |
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Meddling Kids: A Novel
Edgar Cantero - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"Freaky pleasure...it scratches a nostalgic itch for those who grew up on Saturday morning Scooby-Doo cartoons and sugar-bombed breakfast cereal"--USA Today"Deliriously wild, funny and imaginative. Cantero is an original voice."--Charles... |
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The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness
Paula Poundstone - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover
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"A remarkable journey. I laughed. I cried. I got another cat." - Lily Tomlin "Paula Poundstone is the funniest human being I have ever known." - Peter Sagal, host of Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! and author of The Book of Vice "Is there a secret to happiness?"... |
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Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles Through Philosophy
MICHAEL PERRY - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The beloved memoirist and bestselling author of Population: 485 reflects on the lessons he's learned from his unlikely alter ego, French Renaissance philosopher Michel de Montaigne."The journey began on a gurney," writes Michael Perry, describing the debilitating kidney stone... |
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Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon
Peter Ames Carlin - Henry Holt
Format: Print book
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A revelatory account of the life of beloved American music icon, Paul Simon, by the bestselling rock biographer Peter Ames CarlinTo have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived with the music of Paul Simon. The boy from Queens scored his first hit record in 1957, just months... |
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Anyone Who's Anyone: The Astonishing Celebrity Interviews, 1987-2017
George Wayne - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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From former Vanity Fair magazine's celebrity interviewer George Wayne comes a collection of piquant, poignant, and nostalgic interviews with some of the iconic personalities of our time, curated from his legendary magazine career.The man behind some of the most notorious celebrity interviews,... |
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Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film
Alexandra Zapruder - Twelve
Format: Print book
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The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. Abraham Zapruder didn't know when he began filming President Kennedy's motorcade on November 22, 1963 that his home movie would change not only his family's... |
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Thanks, Obama: My Hopey Changey White House Years
David Litt - Ecco
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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Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Last Days
Tavis Smiley - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's deathMichael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially... |
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Around the Way Girl: A Memoir
Taraji P Henson - 37 Ink
Format: Print book
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From Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner, Taraji P. Henson, comes an inspiring and funny book about family, friends, the hustle required to make it from DC to Hollywood, and the joy of living in your own truth.With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including... |
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Parental Discretion Is Advised: The Rise of N.W.A and the Dawn of Gangsta Rap
Gerrick Kennedy - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the stunning rise, fall, and legacy of N.W.A, one of America's most revered and iconic enduring music groups, who put their stamp on pop culture, black culture, and who changed hip-hop music forever in this comprehensive and authoritative work of music journalism.In 1986, a rap group... |
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Ava Gardner: A Life in Movies
Kendra Bean - Running Press
Format: Hardcover
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Still renowned for her sultry screen performances, down-to- earth personality, and famed lifelong love affair with Frank Sinatra, Ava Gardner left an indelible mark on Hollywood history and led a life as adventurous as any film script.Ava is an illustrated tribute to a legendary life. Authors... |
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Letterman: The Last Giant of Late Night
Jason Zinoman - Harper
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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Kathy Griffin's Celebrity Run-Ins: My A-Z Index
Kathy Griffin - Flatiron Books
Format: Print book
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From #1 NYT bestselling author Kathy Griffin, an A-Z compendium of the celebrities she's met over the years and the outrageous, charming, and sometimes bizarre anecdotes only she can tell about them.
Last year, while watching Straight Outta Compton, Kathy Griffin realized that she knew... |
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Gone 'til november
Lil Wayne. - Penguin Books
Format: Print book
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From rap superstar Lil Wayne comes the long-awaited GONE 'TIL NOVEMBER, a deeply personal and revealing account of his time spent incarcerated on Rikers Island for eight months in 2010. |
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A Tokyo Romance: A Memoir
Ian Buruma - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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A classic memoir of self-invention in a strange land: Ian Buruma's unflinching account of his amazing journey into the heart of Tokyo's underground culture as a young man in the 1970'sWhen Ian Buruma arrived in Tokyo in 1975, Japan was little more than an idea in his mind, a fantasy of a distant... |
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Stephen Colbert's Midnight Confessions
LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT. - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Forgive him, Father, for Stephen Colbert has sinned. He knew it was wrong at the time. But he went ahead and did it anyway. Now he's begging for forgiveness. Based on his popular segment from The Late Show, Stephen Colbert and his team of writers now reveal his most shameful... |
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Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy
Mike Love - Blue Rider Press
Format: Print book
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The New York Times BestsellerMike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history -- timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of "Good Vibrations."... |
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I'll Be Damned: How My Young and Restless Life Led Me To America's #1 Daytime Drama
Eric Braeden - Dey Street Books
Format: Print book
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In this startling candid and poignant memoir, the legendary Emmy Award-winning star of The Young and The Restless, America's #1 soap opera, chronicles his amazing life, from his birth in World War II Germany to his arrival in America to his rise to humanitarian and daytime superstar for the past... |
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Last Girl Before Freeway: The Life, Loves, Losses, and Liberation of Joan Rivers
Leslie Bennetts - Little
Format: Print book
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The definitive book about Joan Rivers' tumultuous, victorious, tragic, hilarious, and fascinating life.Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian; she was an icon and a role model to millions, a fearless pioneer who left a legacy of expanded opportunity when she died in 2014. Her life... |
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The Big Book of Building: Everything Minecraft Imagine it Create it Build it
Triumph Books - Triumph Books
Format: Hardcover
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Brought to you by the authors and editors that created the Minecrafter and Minecrafter 2.0 Advanced guide books, The Big Book of Building features more of everything - more mods, more mining, more mobs, and more Minecraft! Up to date for the 2014 holiday season, The Big Book of Building... |
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I'm Just a Person
Tig Notaro - Ecco
Format: Print book
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One of America's most original comedic voices delivers a darkly funny, wryly observed, and emotionally raw account of her year of death, cancer, and epiphany.In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother... |
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Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III
Robert Greenfield - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Print book
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Augustus Owsley Stanley III, better known by his nickname, Bear, was one of the most iconic figures in the cultural revolution that changed both America and the world during the 1960s.Owsley's high octane rocket fuel enabled Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters to put on the Acid Tests. It also... |
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Are You Anybody: A Memoir
Jeffrey Tambor - Crown/Archetype
Format: Print book
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It's rare that an actor embodies even one memorable character over the arc of a career. Jeffrey Tambor has managed to create three, beginning with Hank "Hey Now!" Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show, the series created by Garry Shandling, Jeffrey's first mentor in television.... |
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Amanda Wakes Up
ALISYN CAMEROTA - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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The Devil Wears Prada meets Primary Colors in this breezy summer read, as seen in The New York Times, People, and O MagazineWhen Amanda Gallo, fresh from the backwater of local TV, lands the job of her dreams at FAIR News - the coveted morning anchor slot - she's... |
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The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian
W KAMAU BELL - DUTTON
Format: Print book
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You may know W. Kamau Bell from his new critically acclaimed, Emmy-nominated hit show on CNN, United Shades of America. Or maybe you've read about him in The New York Times, which called him, "the most promising new talent in political comedy in many years."... |
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Florence Foster Jenkins: The Life of the World's Worst Opera Singer
Darryl W. Bullock - Overlook Press
Format: Print book
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Finally, a biography of Florence Foster Jenkins, considered the world's worst opera singer, soon to be portrayed by Meryl Streep in the forthcoming film."Probably the most complete and absolute lack of talent ever publicly displayed." -- Life MagazineMadame Jenkins couldn't carry... |
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Rich Man, Poor Man: A Memoir
Nick Nolte - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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"I had become an actor because real life was hard for me. Sometimes it was really rough. Acting was different from real life, yet it gave me the chance to search for complex stories that helped me understand and cope with what I encountered away from the stage lights."Legendary... |
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Just Getting Started
Tony Bennett - Harper
Format: Print book
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At ninety, musician and singer Tony Bennett is as vibrant and productive as ever. In addition to his prodigious musical output, including albums, concerts, and personal appearances, this beloved and enduring artist has written his second book. In 2012's Life Is a Gift, Tony reflected on the lessons... |
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Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B-Movie Actor
BRUCE CAMPBELL - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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Introduction by New York Times bestselling author and famous minor television personality John HodgmanIt's been 15 years since his first memoir but Bruce is still living the dream as a "B" movie king in an "A" movie world.Bruce Campbell makes his triumphant... |
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Start to Finish: Woody Allen and the Art of Moviemaking
Eric Lax - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A cinephile's dream: the chance to follow legendary director Woody Allen throughout the creation of a film--from inception to premiere--and to enjoy his reflections on some of the finest artists in the history of cinema. Eric Lax has been with Woody Allen almost every step of the way. He chronicled... |
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Alfred Hitchcock
Peter Ackroyd - Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Format: Print book
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A gripping short biography of the extraordinary Alfred Hitchock, the master of suspense. Alfred Hitchcock was a strange child. Fat, lonely, burning with fear and ambition, his childhood was an isolated one, scented with fish from his father's shop. Afraid to leave his bedroom, he would... |
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Theft by Finding: Diaries
DAVID SEDARIS - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review, New York's "Vulture", The Week, Bustle, BookRiotDavid Sedaris tells all in a book that is, literally, a lifetime in the makingIt's no coincidence that the world's best writers... |
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The Art of Ghost in the Shell
David S Cohen - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover
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Discover the incredible art behind Ghost in the Shell, the much-anticipated sci-fi thriller starring Scarlett Johansson. Discover the incredible artwork behind the creation of Ghost in the Shell, the much-anticipated live-action film that brings to life the adventures of cybernetic detective... |
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It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays
Shane Dawson - Atria/Keywords Press
Format: Paperback
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THE INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER New York Times bestselling author, director, actor, and YouTube superstar Shane Dawson returns with another highly entertaining and uproariously funny essay collection, chronicling a mix of real life moments both extraordinary and mortifying, yet always... |
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Captain Fantastic: Elton Johns Stellar Trip Through the 70s
Tom Doyle - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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Based on rare one-on-one interviews with the flamboyant rock n roll icon, this is the first book to trace Elton Johns meteoric rise from obscurity to worldwide celebrity in the wildest, weirdest decade of the twentieth century.. In August 1970, Elton John achieved overnight fame with a rousing... |
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Elizabeth and Michael: The Queen of Hollywood and the King of PopA Love Story
Donald Bogle - Atria Books
Format: Print book
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One of the country's leading authorities on popular entertainment presents an eye-opening and unique biography of two larger-than-life legends - Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson - and their unlikely yet enduring friendship.From the moment Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson met, they... |
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David Bowie: A Life
DYLAN JONES - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover
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Dylan Jones's engrossing, magisterial biography of David Bowie is unlike any Bowie story ever written. Drawn from over 180 interviews with friends, rivals, lovers, and collaborators, some of whom have never before spoken about their relationship with Bowie, this oral history weaves a hypnotic... |
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Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine
Joe Hagan - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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The first and only biography of Jann Wenner, the iconic founder of Rolling Stone magazine, and a romp through the hothouses of rock and roll, politics, media, and Hollywood, from the Summer of Love to the Internet age.Lennon. Dylan. Jagger. Belushi. Leibovitz. The story of Jann Wenner,... |
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George Lucas: A Life
Brian Jay Jones - Hachette Audio
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of one of the most influential filmmakers ever - George Lucas. On May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining, independent science-fiction film opened in a mere 32 American movie theatres. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named... |
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She Made Me Laugh: My Friend Nora Ephron
Richard Cohen - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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Nora Ephron, one of the most famous writers, film makers, and personalities of her time is captured by her long-time and dear friend in a hilarious, blunt, raucous, and poignant recollection of their decades-long friendship.Nora Ephron (1941-2012) was a phenomenal personality, journalist,... |
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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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Kirk and Anne: Letters of Love, Laughter, and a Lifetime in Hollywood
Kirk Douglas - Hachette Audio
Format: Hardcover
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The late film icon and screen legend Kirk Douglas was married to Anne Buydens for more than six decades. Here they both look back on a lifetime filled with drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they... |
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Standing Strong
NOT AVAILABLE. - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Real Housewives of New Jersey star and New York Times bestselling author Teresa Giudice opens up about her tumultuous past year in her emotional new memoir Standing Strong.In her second memoir, Teresa chronicles her life since her release from prison and what it's... |
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Sorry Not Sorry: Dreams, Mistakes, and Growing Up
Naya Rivera - TarcherPerigee
Format: Hardcover
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Funny and deeply personal, Sorry Not Sorry recounts Glee star Naya Rivera's successes and missteps, urging young women to pursue their dreams and to refuse to let past mistakes define them.Navigating through youth and young adulthood isn't easy, and in Sorry Not Sorry,... |
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In such good company : eleven years of laughter, mayhem, and fun in the sandbox
Carol Burnett - Crown Archetype
Format: Print book
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Comedy legend Carol Burnett tells the hilarious behind-the-scenes story of her iconic weekly variety series, The Carol Burnett Show. Who but Carol Burnett herself has the timing, talent, and wit to pull back the curtain on the Emmy-Award winning show that made television history... |
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The Magnolia Story
Chip Gaines - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover
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National Bestseller--New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publisher's WeeklyAre you ready to see your fixer upper?These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV's Fixer Upper. As this question fills the airwaves... |
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There Are No Grown-ups: A Midlife Coming-of-Age Story
Pamela Druckerman - Penguin Press
Format: Book
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The best-selling author of BRINGING UP BB investigates life in her forties, and wonders whether her mind will ever catch up with her face.When Pamela Druckerman turns 40, waiters start calling her "Madame," and she detects a disturbing new message in mens' gazes: I would... |
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Being a Dad Is Weird: Lessons in Fatherhood from My Family to Yours
Ben Falcone - Dey Street Books
Format: Book
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A funny and intimate look at fatherhood from the actor and writer/director of The Boss and Tammy that combines stories about his own larger-than-life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters with his wife, Melissa McCarthy, who also penned the Foreword, are shaped... |
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