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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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The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: An Oral History
NICK OFFERMAN - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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At last, the full story behind Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman's epic romance, including stories, portraits, and the occasional puzzle, all telling the smoldering tale that has fascinated Hollywood for over a decade.The year: 2000. The setting: Los Angeles. A gorgeous virtuoso of an actress... |
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How Not to Get Shot: And Other Advice From White People
D L HUGHLEY - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS FINALIST"Hilarious yet soul-shaking." - Black Enterprise, a "Must Read Book for 2019"200 years ago, white people told black folks, "'I suggest you pick the cotton if you don't like getting whipped." Today,... |
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How to Be Alone: If You Want To, and Even If You Don't
LANE MOORE - Atria Books
Format: Paperback
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The former Sex & Relationships Editor for Cosmopolitan and host of the wildly popular comedy show Tinder Live with Lane Moore presents her poignant, funny, and deeply moving first book.Lane Moore is best known as an award-winning sex and relationships editor, a comic,... |
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You Are a Complete Disappointment: A Triumphant Memoir of Failed Expectations
Mike Edison - Sterling
Format: Print book
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"You are a complete disappointment." On his deathbed, Mike Edison's father gasped those words to his son - and that was just the beginning of his devastating salvo. For anyone who has ever suffered from parental bullying, this often-hilarious yet intensely heartbreaking memoir... |
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Giant: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the Making of a Legendary American Film
Don Graham - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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A larger-than-life narrative of the making of the classic film, marking the rise of America as a superpower, the ascent of Hollywood celebrity, and the flowering of Texas culture as mythology.Featuring James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Elizabeth Taylor, Giant is an epic film of fame and materialism,... |
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One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter: Essays
Scaachi Koul - Picador
Format: Paperback
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A DEBUT COLLECTION OF FIERCE, FUNNY ESSAYS ABOUT GROWING UP THE DAUGHTER OF INDIAN IMMIGRANTS IN WESTERN CULTURE, ADDRESSING SEXISM, STEREOTYPES, AND THE UNIVERSAL MISERIES OF LIFEIn One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, Scaachi Koul deploys her razor-sharp humor... |
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The Clincher: A Horseshoer Mystery (Horseshoer Mystery Series)
Lisa Preston - Skyhorse
Format: Hardcover
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The first book in the Horseshoer Mystery series by bestselling novelist Lisa Preston featuring farrier and amateur detective Rainy Dale, for fans of William Kent Kruger and Craig Johnson.. Rainy Dale is The Clincher, a twenty-something high school-dropout turned farrier (horseshoer) who is haunted... |
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You're Not That Great:
Elan Gale - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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I am addicted to positivity. I am addicted to positivity. I am addicted to positivity.I care more about feeling great than being great.I am NOT THAT GREAT.The self-help industry tells you that if you're positive, if you put your best foot forward and if you just believe in yourself... |
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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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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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Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech Youll Never Hear
Carl Hiaasen - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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This is Oh, the Places Youll Never Go--the ultimate hilarious, cynical, but absolutely realistic view of a college graduates future. And what he or she can or cant do about it."This commencement address will never be given, because graduation speakers are supposed to offer encouragement... |
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Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too
LOUIE ANDERSON - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover
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With wry wit and poignant humor, Louie Anderson, New York Times bestselling author and three-time Emmy Award-winning comedian starring in Zach Galifianakis's Baskets, shares his journey of turning life's challenges into joy as well as the wisdom he's gained from his mother.Louie... |
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Would Everybody Please Stop?: Reflections on Life and Other Bad Ideas
Jenny Allen - Sarah Crichton Books
Format: Hardcover
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"One of the funniest writers in America." That's what The New Yorker's Andy Borowitz calls Jenny Allen -- and with good reason. In her debut essay collection, the longtime humorist and performer declares no subject too sacred, no boundary impassable.With her eagle eye for the absurd... |
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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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Calypso
David Sedaris - Little, Brown and Company
Format: eBook
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David Sedaris returns with his most deeply personal and darkly hilarious book.If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. You'd be wrong. When he buys a beach house on the Carolina... |
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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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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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None of My Business
P J O'ROURKE - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover
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After decades covering war and disaster, bestselling author and acclaimed satirist P. J. O'Rourke takes on his scariest subjects yet -- business, investment, finance, and the political chicanery behind them.Want to get rich overnight for free in 3 easy steps with no risk? Then don't buy this... |
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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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Marilyn Monroe: The Private Life of a Public Icon
Charles Casillo - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Based on new interviews and research, this ground-breaking biography reveals how Marilyn's childhood contributed to her struggle with bi-polar disorder, and impacted her career and personal life.Marilyn Monroe. Her beauty still captivates. Her love life still fascinates. Her story still... |
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Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life
Jonathan Gould - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover
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The long-awaited, definitive biography of The King of Soul, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Redding's iconic performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic hits as "(Sittin'... |
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So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know
Retta - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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In her hilarious book of essays, Parks and Recreation star Retta shares the stories that led to her success in Hollywood.In So Close to Being the Sh*t, Y'all Don't Even Know, Parks and Recreation star Retta takes us on her not-so-meteoric rise from roaches... |
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White
Bret Easton Ellis - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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Combining personal reflection and social observation, Bret Easton Ellis's first work of nonfiction is an incendiary polemic about this young century's failings, e-driven and otherwise, and at once an example, definition, and defense of what "freedom of speech" truly means.Bret... |
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Between Heaven and the Real World: My Story
Steven Curtis Chapman - Flemming H Revell
Format: Print book
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For decades, Steven Curtis Chapman's music and message have brought hope and inspiration to millions around the world. Now, for the first time, Steven openly shares the experiences that have shaped him, his faith, and his music in a life that has included incredible highs and faith-shaking... |
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My Girls
TODD FISHER - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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A revelatory and touching tribute to the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds written by the person who knew them best, Todd Fisher's poignant memoir is filled with moving stories of growing up among Hollywood royalty and illustrated with never-before-seen photos and memorabilia.In... |
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I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons
KEVIN HART - Atria / 37 INK
Format: Hardcover
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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Superstar comedian and Hollywood box office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include: the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together... |
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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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Gross Anatomy: Dispatches from the Front
Mara Altman - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover
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An honest, funny, neurotic, and totally gross love child of Mindy Kaling and Mary Roach.Mara Altman's volatile and apprehensive relationship with her body has led her to wonder about a lot of stuff over the years. Like, who decided that women shouldn't have body hair? And how sweaty is too sweaty?... |
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Billy Martin: Baseball's Flawed Genius
Bill Pennington - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of one of baseball's most celebrated, mercurial, and misunderstood figures Billy Martin is a story of contrasts. He was the clutch second baseman for the dominant New York Yankees of the 1950s. He then spent sixteen seasons managing in the big leagues, and is considered... |
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30 Before 30: How I Made a Mess of My 20s, and You Can Too
MARINA SHIFRIN - Wednesday Books
Format: Paperback
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A charming, relatable and hilarious collection of essays documenting a young woman's attempt to accomplish thirty life goals before turning thirty.Something was nagging Marina Shifrin. As a freshly minted adult with student loan payments, a barely hospitable New York apartment, a "real"... |
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Superficial: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries
Andy Cohen - Henry Holt
Format: Print book
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The star-studded and sidesplitting follow up to The Andy Cohen DiariesThe megapopular host of Watch What Happens: Live and executive producer of The Real Housewives franchise is back, better than ever, and telling stories that will keep his publicist up at night. Since... |
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Soul Survivor: A Biography of Al Green
Jimmy McDonough - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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With songs like "Love and Happiness," "I'm Still in Love with You," and "Tired of Being Alone," Al Green is considered by many to be the greatest soul singer of all time. He has sold more than 20 million records, been sampled by countless hip-hop artists, and even... |
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Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy
Amy Ratcliffe - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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They are heroes and villains, Sith and Jedi, senators and scoundrels, mothers, mercenaries, artists, pilots. . . .The women of the Star Wars galaxy drive its stories and saga forward at every level. This beautifully illustrated, fully authorized book profiles 75 fascinating female characters... |
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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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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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Barbra Streisand: Redefining Beauty, Femininity, and Power
Neal Gabler - Yale University Press 2016.
Format: Print book
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Barbra Streisand has been called the "most successful...talented performer of her generation" by Vanity Fair, and her voice, said pianist Glenn Gould, is "one of the natural wonders of the age." Streisand scaled the heights of entertainment - from a popular vocalist... |
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Fox 8: A Story
George Saunders - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world - featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations by Chelsea Cardinal.Fox 8 has always been... |
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Adjustment Day: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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The author of Fight Club takes America beyond our darkest dreams in this timely satire.People pass the word only to those they trust most: Adjustment Day is coming. They've been reading a mysterious book and memorizing its directives. They are ready for the reckoning.Adjustment Day, the author's... |
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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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Lessons from the Prairie: The Surprising Secrets to Happiness, Success, and
Melissa Francis - Weinstein Books
Format: Print book
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Melissa Francis was only eight years old when she won the role of a lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls on the world's most famous prime-time soap opera, Little House on the Prairie.Now in Lessons from the Prairie, she shares behind-the-scenes stories from the set, and lessons learned... |
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There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch
KELLY OSBOURNE - PUTNAM
Format: Print book
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People ask Kelly Osbourne all the time: "What's your secret?" Kelly Osbourne may not always have been a typical role model, but no one can say that her perspective isn't hard won after spending three decades in the spotlight: from growing up completely exposed to the heavy... |
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Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide (Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide (Mass Market))
Leonard Maltin - Signet
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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Read Leonard Maltin's posts on the Penguin Blog. Consulted more frequently than ever in this era of Netflix as the resource, Leonard Maltin’s New York Times bestselling film guide remains the most complete, most reliable, and most authoritative resource for movie reviews.... |
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My Life as Eva: The Struggle is Real
Eva Gutowski - Gallery Books
Format: Print book
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From the popular YouTube tastemaker Eva Gutowski comes a unique lifestyle and advice book on the ups and downs of life in her hilarious and earnest voice.What's up guys? It's me, Eva! You may know me from my YouTube channel, MyLifeasEva. If that's the case, then you might also... |
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The State of Play: Creators and Critics on Video Game Culture
Dan Goldberg - Seven Stories Press
Format: Print book
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FEATURING: IAN BOGOST - LEIGH ALEXANDER - ZOE QUINN - ANITA SARKEESIAN & KATHERINE CROSS - IAN SHANAHAN - ANNA ANTHROPY - EVAN NARCISSE - HUSSEIN IBRAHIM - CARA ELLISON & BRENDAN KEOGH - DAN GOLDING - DAVID JOHNSTON - WILLIAM KNOBLAUCH - MERRITT KOPAS - OLA WIKANDERThe State of Play... |
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Everything's Trash, But It's Okay
PHOEBE ROBINSON - Plume
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author and star of 2 Dope Queens, Phoebe Robinson, comes a new, hilarious, and timely essay collection on gender, race, dating, and a world that seems to always be a self-starting Dumpster fire.Wouldn't it be great if life came with instructions?... |
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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 Donald J. Trump Presidential Twitter Library
DAILY SHOW WITH TREVOR NOAH. - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover
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As seen on The Daily Show, an illustrated portrait of the Donald J. Trump Twitter account, with analysis and "scholarly" commentary from the writers of The Daily Show and an introduction by Trevor Noah In June 2017, just steps from Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan,... |
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Voice Lessons: A Sisters Story
Cara Mentzel - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Voice Lessons is the story of one younger sister growing up in the shadow of a larger-than-life older sister -- looking up to her, wondering how they were alike and how they were different and, ultimately, learning how to live her own life and speak in her own voice on her own terms. As Cara... |
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Paul Simon: The Life
Robert Hilburn - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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A publishing event from music legend Paul Simon: an intimate, candid, and definitive biography written with Simon's participation - but without editorial control - by acclaimed biographer and music writer Robert Hilburn.Through such hits as "The Sound of Silence," "Bridge... |
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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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Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, F*ckups, and Failures
JENNIFER ROMOLINI - HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover
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An honest, sharp-witted, practical guide to help you get and keep the job you want - from an outsider whose been there and done it, a woman who went from being a broke, divorced, college dropout to running some of the biggest websites in the world.Jennifer Romolini started her career as an awkward... |
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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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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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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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Tragedy Plus Time: A Tragi-comic Memoir
Adam Cayton-Holland - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Inspiring, tragic, and at times heart-rendingly funny." - People Unsentimental, unexpectedly funny, and incredibly honest, Tragedy Plus Time is a love letter to every family that has ever felt messy, complicated, or (even momentarily) magnificent.Meet the Magnificent Cayton-Hollands,... |
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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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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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Liner Notes: On Parents & Children, Exes & Excess, Death & Decay, & a Few of My Other Favorite Things
Loudon Wainwright, III - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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Loudon Wainwright III, the son of esteemed Life magazine columnist Loudon Wainwright, Jr., is the patriarch of one of America's great musical families. He is the former husband of Kate McGarrigle and Suzzy Roche, and father of Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright... |
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Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those Who Create It
Charlamagne Tha God - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Hardcover
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Charlamagne Tha God - the self-proclaimed "Prince of Pissing People Off", cohost of Power 105.1s The Breakfast Club, and "hip-hops Howard Stern" - shares his unlikely success story as well as how embracing ones truths is a fundamental key to success and happiness. In his new book,... |
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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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Man of the Year: A Memoir
LOU COVE - FLATIRON Books
Format: Print book
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For one 1970's family, the center may not hold, but it certainly does fold.In 1978 Jimmy Carter mediates the Camp David Accords, Fleetwood Mac tops charts with Rumours, Starsky fights crime with Hutch, and twelve-year-old Lou Cove is uprooted from the Upper West Side of Manhattan to Salem,... |
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The Chapo Guide to Revolution: A Manifesto Against Logic, Facts, and Reason
CHAPO TRAP HOUSE. - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover
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The creators of the cult-hit podcast Chapo Trap House deliver a manifesto for everyone who feels orphaned and alienated - politically, culturally, and economically - by the bloodless Wall Street centrism of the Democrats and the lizard-brained atavism of the right: there is a better... |
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Little (Thorndike Press Large Print Historical Fiction)
Edward Carey - Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Library Binding
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The wry, macabre, unforgettable tale of an ambitious orphan in Revolutionary Paris, befriended by royalty and radicals, who transforms herself into the legendary Madame Tussaud. In 1761, a tiny, odd-looking girl named Marie is born in a village in Switzerland. After the death of her parents,... |
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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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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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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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Bit by Bit: How Video Games Transformed Our World
Andrew Ervin - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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An acclaimed critic argues that video games are the most vital art form of our time Video games have seemingly taken over our lives. Whereas gamers once constituted a small and largely male subculture, today 67 percent of American households play video games. The average gamer is now thirty-four... |
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We Are Never Meeting in Real Life.: Essays
Samantha Irby - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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*A New York Times Bestseller*Sometimes you just have to laugh, even when life is a dumpster fire. With We Are Never Meeting in Real Life., "bitches gotta eat" blogger and comedian Samantha Irby turns the serio-comic essay into an art form. Whether talking about how her difficult... |
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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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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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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 Bob's Burgers Burger Book: Real Recipes for Joke Burgers
Loren Bouchard - Universe Publishing(NY)
Format: Print book
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"The Bob s Burgers Burger Book" gives hungry fans their best chance to eat one of Bob Belcher's beloved specialty Burgers of the Day in seventy-five original, practical recipes. With its warm, edgy humor, outstanding vocal cast, and signature musical numbers, Bob's Burgers has become... |
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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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Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films
Molly Haskell - Yale University Press
Format: Print book
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A film-centric portrait of the extraordinarily gifted movie director whose decades-long influence on American popular culture is unprecedented "Everything about me is in my films," Steven Spielberg has said. Taking this as a key to understanding the hugely successful moviemaker,... |
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The Beautiful No: And Other Tales of Trial, Transcendence, and Transformation
Sheri Salata - Harper Wave
Format: Hardcover
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"Thursday morning.One hundred pounds overweight, no man in sight, and rounding the bend to 57 years old - a full-blown catastrophe."What happens when you realize you've had the career of your dreams, but you don't have the life of your dreams? This was the stark reality facing... |
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I Am Brian Wilson: A Memoir
Brian Wilson - Da Capo Press
Format: Print book
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They say there are no second acts in American lives, and third acts are almost unheard of. That's part of what makes Brian Wilson's story so astonishing.As a cofounding member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most groundbreaking and timeless popular music ever... |
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Every Day I'm Hustling
VIVICA A FOX - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Vivica A. Fox is a dynamo who has created a lasting career on her own, through sheer, roll-up-your-sleeves DIY hustle. Every Day I'm Hustling is a personal book with a message Fox passionately believes in: that you make your own luck, that you never ever wake up in the morning thinking... |
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Funny Man: Mel Brooks
Patrick McGilligan - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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A deeply textured and compelling biography of comedy giant Mel Brooks, covering his rags-to-riches life and triumphant career in television, films, and theater, from Patrick McGilligan, the acclaimed author of Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane and Alfred... |
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Like Brothers
Mark Duplass - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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The multitalented writers, directors, producers, and actors (as seen on The League, Transparent, and The Mindy Project) share the secrets of their lifelong partnership in this unique memoir. Whether producing, writing, directing, or acting, the Duplass Brothers... |
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How to Date Men When You Hate Men
Blythe Roberson - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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From New Yorker and Onion writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a comedy philosophy book aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society. Blythe Roberson's sharp observational humor is met by her open-hearted... |
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Talking Pictures: How to Watch Movies
Ann Hornaday - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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Whether we are trying to impress a date after an art-house film screening or discussing Oscar nominations with friends, we all need ways to watch and talk about movies. But with so much variety between an Alfred Hitchcock thriller and a Nora Ephron romantic comedy, how can everyday viewers... |
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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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Beastie Boys Book
Adam Horovitz - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Hardcover
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself - by band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Spike Jonze, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST... |
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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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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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And Then We Danced: A Voyage into the Groove
Henry Alford - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Equal parts memoir and cultural history, from acclaimed comic stylist and professional hobbyist Henry Alford comes a hilarious journey through the world of dance that will inform, entertain and leave readers tapping their toes.When Henry Alford wrote about his experience with a Zumba class... |
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The Reluctant Fortune Teller
Keziah Frost - Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Library Binding
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A retired accountant becomes the town's fortune-teller in this witty and heartfelt story of coming-of-age late in life, a poignant reminder that we're never too old to learn new tricks. |
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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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The Clothes Make the Girl
Brittany Gibbons - Dey Street Books
Format: Paperback
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A sartorial follow-up to her hilarious memoir in stories, Fat Girl Walking, internet personality Brittany Gibbons once again deep dives into the world of the plus size woman, this time chronicling her love/hate (but mostly hate) relationship with what fashion.From Pinterest boards and Instagram... |
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My Voice: A Memoir
Angie Martinez - Celebra
Format: Print book
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Radio icon Angie Martinez is "The Voice of New York." Now that voice speaks out about her experiences at the helm of the #1 radio show in the country and her unlikely path to the heart of hip-hop music. In her twenty years behind the mic at New York City's two biggest hip-hop... |
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Improv Nation: How We Made a Great American Art
SAM WASSON - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling author of Fosse, a sweeping yet intimate - and often hilarious - history of a uniquely American art form that has never been more popular. At the height of the McCarthy era, an experimental theater troupe set up shop in a bar near the University of Chicago.... |
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Being Wagner: The Story of the Most Provocative Composer Who Ever Lived
Simon Callow - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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Simon Callow, the celebrated author of Orson Welles, delivers a dazzling, swift, and accessible biography of the musical titan Richard Wagner and his profoundly problematic legacy--a fresh take for seasoned acolytes and the perfect introduction for new fans.Richard Wagner's music... |
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He's Got Rhythm: The Life and Career of Gene Kelly
CYNTHIA BRIDESON - UNIV PR OF KENTUCKY
Format: Print book
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He sang and danced in the rain, proclaimed New York to be a wonderful town, and convinced a group of Parisian children that they had rhythm. One of the most influential and respected entertainers of Hollywood's golden age, Gene Kelly revolutionized film musicals with his innovative... |
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She Wants It: Desire, Power, and Toppling the Patriarchy
Jill Soloway - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover
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From the creator of the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series Transparent, a poignant memoir of personal transformation set against the profound cultural upheaval and shifting power dynamics that continue to shape our society.In She Wants It, Jill Soloway takes us on a patriarchy-toppling... |
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Tango Lessons: A Memoir
MEGHAN FLAHERTY - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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From a dazzling new literary voice, a debut memoir about a young woman learning to dance tango, becoming comfortable in her own skin and in the arms of others Tango was an unlikely choice for Meghan Flaherty. A young woman living with the scars of past trauma, she was terrified of being... |
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