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And Nothing But the Truthiness: The Rise
Lisa Rogak - Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A funny and personal portrait of the comedian who became the headline-making, ground-breaking star of The Colbert Report. "My name is Stephen Colbert, but I actually play someone on television named Stephen Colbert, who looks like me and talks like me, but who says things with a straight... |
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Hope: Entertainer of the Century
Richard Zoglin - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Revelatoryfascinating The New York Times The first definitive biography of Bob Hope, featuring exclusive and extensive reporting that makes the persuasive case that he was the most important entertainer of the twentieth century. With his topical jokes and his all-American, brash-but-cowardly... |
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Broke: The Plan to Restore Our Trust, Truth and Treasure
Glenn Beck - Threshold Editions
Format: Hardcover
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Beck makes the case that when you're traveling in the wrong direction, slight course corrections won't cut it. He exposes the idea of "transformation" for the progressive smokescreen that it is, while maintaining that a return to individual rights, an uncompromising adherence... |
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Kilroy Was Here: The Best American Humor From World War II
Charles Osgood - Hyperion; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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War is hell, but it can also be hilarious. Now, inspired by a ubiquitous piece of graffiti that servicemen left behind during World War II, Emmy Award-winning television journalist Charles Osgood has collected an assortment of classic stories and comic tales that celebrate the good humour... |
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Eat Cake. Be Brave.
MELISSA RADKE - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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My name is Melissa Radke, and there is a very real chance you have no idea who I am or why I wrote a book. But admit it, you're curious! Even though millions of people seem to like watching my videos bemoaning the trials of parenting, marriage, French braiding, faith, and living life... |
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Russell Baker's Book of American Humor
Russell Baker - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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One of the great glories of life in the U.S. is the humor of its people. Baker surveys this territory in this rich treasury and stakes it out in a dozen sections. Roaming through them, the reader will find P.J. O'Rourke, H.L. Mencken, James Thurber, Zora Neale Hurston, and many others. |
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Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion
Derek Hough - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Derek Hough, the dashing Emmy Award-winning fan favorite, and only five-time champion of the hit ABC reality show Dancing With the Stars, tells the inspiring story of his life and career, and shares insider tips of how he transforms his celebrity dance partners into confident, charismatic... |
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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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I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend
Martin Short - Harpercollins
Format: Print book
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In this engagingly witty, wise, and heartfelt memoir, Martin Short tells the tale of how a showbiz-obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself into one of Hollywood's favorite funnymen, known to his famous peers as the "comedian's comedian."Martin Short takes you on a rich, hilarious,... |
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Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him
David Henry - Algonquin Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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“Addictively readable . . . Someday, when fewer people know Richard Pryor’s name, Furious Cool will be the best defense against the worst sort of forgetting--the kind that involves who we are now, who we loved once, and why.” —EsquireRichard Pryor was arguably... |
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The Last Testament: A Memoir
David Javerbaum - Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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***NOW A MAJOR BROADWAY SHOW STARRING JIM PARSONS (THE BIG BANG THEORY) AND DIRECTED BY JOE MANTELLO (WICKED)***Over the course of his long and distinguished career, God has literally seen it all. And not just seen. In fact, the multitalented deity has played a pivotal role in many major... |
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This Is a Book
Demetri Martin - Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the renowned comedian creator star and executive producermultiple title-holder of Comedy Centrals Important Things with Demetri Martin comes a bold original and rectangular kind of humor bookDemetris first literary foray features longer-form essays and conceptual pieces such as Protagonists... |
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Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned Filthy Comedian
Bob Saget
Format: Hardcover
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He is the sweetly neurotic father on the smash hit Full House . . .The charming, wisecracking host of America's Funniest Home Videos . . .The scatological, out-of-his-mind stand-up comic from Entourage and The Aristocrats . . .He is Bob Saget, and in Dirty Daddy he delivers uproarious,... |
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America Again: Re-becoming the Greatness We Never Weren't
Stephen Colbert - Grand Central Publishing; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Book store nation, in the history of mankind there has never been a greater country than America. You could say we're the #1 nation at being the best at greatness.But as perfect as America is in every single way, America is broken! And we can't exchange it because we're 236 years... |
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Destined for Destiny: The Unauthorized Autobiography of George W. Bush
Scott Dikkers - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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And now for an unauthorized message from the President of the United States, George W. Bush: Writing this book may be my first ever mistake. Free from all the filters, handlers, and facts, I tell the untold story of my inspirational life. You will struggle with me in my strugglesome youth.... |
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I Didn't Ask to Be Born:
Bill Cosby - Center Street; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In this hilarious collection of observations, Cosby brings us more of his wonderful and wacky insights into the human condition that are sure to become classics. In the tradition of Fat Albert, I DIDNT ASK TO BE BORN offers a host of new characters, including Peanut Armhouse and Old Mother... |
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Cher: All I Really Want to Do
Daryl Easlea - Backbeat Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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(Book). Still going strong in her 60s, Cher is one of the most enduringly successful stars of our time. She has sold more than 100 million records, topped the charts in six consecutive decades an unprecedented feat and starred in some of the most popular films of the past 30 years.... |
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This Will Only Hurt a Little
Busy Philipps - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Audiobook
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A collection of humorous autobiographical essays by the beloved comedic actress known for her roles on Freaks and Geeks, Dawsons Creek, and Cougartown who has become "[T]he breakout star on Instagram stories.... [I]magine I Love Lucy mixed with a modern lifestyle guru" (The New Yorker)... |
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Remembering Whitney
Cissy Houston - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive account of Whitney Houstons astonishing life ground-breaking career and tragic death complete with never-before-seen photographs from the only one who truly knows the story behind the headlines her mother Cissy HoustonCissy has said little publicly about Whitneys heart-breaking... |
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales
Oliver Sacks - Summit Books
Format: Book
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In his most extraordinary audiobook, "one of the great clinical writers of the twentieth century" (The New York Times) recounts the case histories of patients lost in the bizarre, apparently inescapable world of neurological disorders. Oliver Sacks's The Man Who Mistook His Wife... |
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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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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
David Sedaris - Little
Format: Print book
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David Sedaris plays in the snow with his sisters. He goes on vacation with his family. He gets a job selling drinks. He attends his brother's wedding. He mops his sister's floor. He gives directions to a lost traveler. He eats a hamburger. He has his blood sugar tested. It all sounds... |
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Boogers Are My Beat: More Lies, but Some Actual Journalism
Dave Barry - Crown; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times calls him “the funniest man in America,” and his legions of fans agree, laughing and snorting as they put his books on bestseller lists nationwide.In Boogers Are My Beat, Dave gives us the real scoop on:• The scientific search for the world’s funniest... |
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The Girl: Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch, and the Birth of an Unlikely Feminist
MICHELLE MORGAN - Running Press Adult
Format: Hardcover
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With an in-depth look at the two most empowering years in the life of Marilyn Monroe, The Girl details how The Seven Year Itch created an icon and sent the star on an adventure of self-discovery and transformation from a controlled wife and contract player into a businesswoman and unlikely... |
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The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero
William Kalush - Atria Books
Format: Paperback
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Handcuff King. Escape Artist. International Superstar.Since his death eighty-eight years ago, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in film, and on television. Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and bestselling writer Larry Sloman... |
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A Year and Six Seconds: A Love Story
Isabel Gillies - Hyperion
Format: Hardcover
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A real-life romantic comedy about getting dumped and getting over itIsabel Gillies the New York Times bestselling author of Happens Every Day has written another irresistibly moving and funny memoir A Year and Six Seconds A Love Story When our story opens its a dark and slushy winter in New York... |
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Freaks I've Met
Donald Jans - Sheabeau publishing; First Edition, unabridged edition
Format: Hardcover
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Spokane, Washington, is nearly perfect for most people, but Jack Fitzpatrick is not one of them. Hours after graduation and armed with his final paycheck from his nemesis, Jack heads for Southern California. Dreams are a dime a dozen in the City of Angels. Broke, barely scraping by, and hating... |
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Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks
Dick Cavett - Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Dick Cavett is back, sharing his reflections and reminiscences about Hollywood legends, American cultural icons, and the absurdities of everyday lifeIn Brief Encounters, the legendary talk show host Dick Cavett introduces us to the fascinating characters who have crossed his path, from... |
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Fat Girl Walking: Sex, Food, Love, and Being Comfortable in Your Skin...Every Inch of It
Brittany Gibbons - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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Told through a series of larger-than-life snapshots, a hilarious memoir in essays about love, sex, marriage, motherhood, bikinis, and loving your body, no matter what size you are from the acclaimed blogger and body image advocate.Brittany Gibbons has been a plus size her whole life. But instead... |
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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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Borden Chantry
Louis L'Amour - Bantam Books
Format: eBook : Document : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The marshals name was Borden Chantry. Young, lean, rugged, hes buried a few men in this two-bit cow townevery single one killed in a fair fight. Then, one dark, grim day a mysterious gunman shot a man in cold blood. Five grisly murders later, Chantey was faced with the roughest assignment... |
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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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A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley
Neal Thompson - Crown Archetype; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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An Amazon Best Book of the Month A Barnes Noble Booksellers Pick An NPR pick for 2013 A Vanity Fair Hot Type pick A Publishers Lunch Buzz Book 2013 An iTunesiBookstore Best Book of the Month A Parade magazine 2013 Summer Read A Curious Man is the marvelously compelling biography of Robert... |
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Then We Came to the End: A Novel
Joshua Ferris - Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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This wickedly funny big-hearted novel about life in the office signals the arrival of a gloriously talented new writer The characters in Then We Came to the End cope with a business downturn in the time-honored way through gossip secret romance elaborate pranks and increasingly frequent... |
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Home and Away: A Story of Family in a Time of War
Nancy French - Center Street; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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David French picked up the newspaper in the comfort of his penthouse in Philadelphia, and read about a soldier - father of two - who was wounded in Iraq. Immediately, he was stricken with a question: Why him and not me? This is the story of what happens when a person - rather a family... |
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The Rain in Portugal: Poems
Billy Collins - Random House
Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins comes a twelfth collection of poetry offering nearly fifty new poems that showcase the generosity, wit, and imaginative play that prompted The Wall Street Journal to call him "America's favorite... |
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Al Franken, giant of the Senate
Al Franken - Twelve
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The Harvard-educated comedian, talk-show host, and U.S. Senator chronicles the story of his unlikely senatorial campaign, detailing the ensuing months-long recount and what his service has taught him about America's deeply polarized political culture."From the #1 bestselling author--a... |
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Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly
Joseph Minton Amann - Nation Books
Format: Paperback
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Bill O'Reilly is a man who believes he is a voice of reason. He calls for boycotting Canada, says Adolf Hitler would have been a card-carrying member of the ACLU, and thinks Hurricane Katrina victims seen carrying televisions should be shot on sight. Amann and Breuer – the creators... |
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Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
Nick Offerman - Dutton Books
Format: Hardcover
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The star of Parks and Recreation and author of the New York Times bestseller Paddle Your Own Canoe returns with a second book that humorously highlights twenty-one figures from our nation's history, from her inception to present day - Nick's personal pantheon of "great Americans."To... |
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Marilyn & Me: A Photographer's Memories
Lawrence Schiller - Nan A. Talese; First Edition edition
Format: Print book
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An intimate memoir recalling a young photographer's relationship with Marilyn Monroe just months before her death, with extraordinary photographs, some of which have never been published."With the precision of a surgeon, Schiller slices through the façade of Marilyn Monroe... |
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Adulthood for Beginners: All the Life Secrets Nobody Bothered to Tell You
ANDY BOYLE - TarcherPerigee
Format: Paperback
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"A hilarious guide to help young workers not be idiots....a guide to being an adult in the modern age." --Chicago TribuneStop saying "adulting" -- and other life advice you didn't know you needed. But you do.It's no secret that being a grown-up can be hard. Most... |
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I Hate Everyone...Starting with Me
Joan Rivers - Berkley Hardcover; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." - Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 1850"How do I hate thee? How much time do you have?" - Joan Rivers, 2012 Joan Rivers is a groundbreaking, award-winning, internationally renowned entertainment goddess. She's also opinionated... |
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Finding Peter: A True Story of the Hand of Providence and Evidence of Life after Death
William Peter Blatty - Regnery Publishing; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Bestseller! For those who have lost a loved one to that liar and fraud named Death. So reads the dedication of William Peter Blattys Finding Peter, a deeply moving memoir that tests the bounds of grief, love, and the soul. Blatty, the bestselling author and Oscar Awardwinning... |
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When You Are Engulfed in Flames
David Sedaris - Hachette Audio
Format: Audiobook
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Once again, David Sedaris brings together a collection of essays so uproariously funny and profoundly moving that his legions of fans will fall for him all over again. He tests the limits of love when Hugh lances a boil from his backside, and pushes the boundaries of laziness when, finding... |
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Fakebook : a true story based on actual lies
Dave Cicirelli - Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Format: Paperback
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This hilarious, irreverent, and profoundly honest memoir explores our cultural obsession with social media and dares to ask: Who is the real "you" and what is the story you tell others? At age 26, Dave Cicirelli found himself at a crossroads. While his friends on Facebook appeared... |
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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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I Hate Everyone, Except You
Clinton Kelly - Tantor Audio
Format: Hardcover
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Clinton Kelly is probably best known for teaching women how to make their butts look smaller. But in I Hate Everyone, Except You, he reveals some heretofore unknown secrets about himself, like that hes a finicky connoisseur of 1980s pornography, a disillusioned critic of New Jerseys premier... |
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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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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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Natalie Wood
Manoah Bowman - Running Press
Format: Print book
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In the 1950s and '60s, there was no star that shone brighter than Natalie Wood. As a child actor who smoothly transitioned to adult roles, Natalie made an unforgettable impact on the world with her sensitive performances and her spectacular beauty. In a span of less than twenty years, her talent... |
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Stirring the Pot: My Recipe for Getting What You Want Out of Life
Jenny McCarthy - Ballantine Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe View host and New York Times bestselling author Jenny McCarthy is like your favorite friend honest, open, and oh-so-funny. She also speaks her mind and says what the rest of us are thinking, a characteristic that has won her millions of fans no matter how much... |
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Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny
Marlo Thomas - Hyperion; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny is a book that only Marlo Thomas could write—a smart and gracious, witty and confident autobiographical journey.For as long as Marlo Thomas can remember, she’s lived with laughter. Born to comedy royalty—TV and nightclub... |
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Make Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America
Michael Kantor - Twelve
Format: Hardcover
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From the most popular routines and the most ingenious physical shtick to the snappiest wisecracks and the most biting satire of the last century, MAKE EM LAUGH illuminates who we are as a nation by exploring what makes us laugh, and why. Authors Laurence Maslon and Michael Kantor draw on countless... |
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Si-cology 1: Tales and Wisdom from Duck Dynasty's Favorite Uncle
Si Robertson - Howard Books
Format: Hardcover
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As you read this book, there are a few things you have to understand 95 percent of my stories are truthful. Every member of the Robertson family has the God- given gift of storytelling. Hey, when youve sat in a duck blind for more than half of your life, you have to figure out some way to pass... |
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Redneck Woman: Stories from My Life
Gretchen Wilson - Grand Central Publishing; Har/DVD edition
Format: Hardcover
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A "New York Times" bestseller, this memoir recounts an all-American success story, as Gretchen Wilson shares her childhood memories, her exploits along the road to the top, inspirations, fashion preferences, and more, in an open, honest, and hilarious memoir that will enchant... |
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Robin Williams: A Singular Portrait, 1986-2002
Arthur Grace - Counterpoint LLC
Format: Print book
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I had always thought that when I was around 84 and Robin was 80 we could collaborate on a book about the golden years of his career where he could look at my photographs and reminisce about the events and his feelings at the time. Unfortunately, that book was never to be . . . .Photographer... |
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The Last Testament
David Javerbaum - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Over the course of his long and distinguished career, god has literally seen it all. And not just seen. In fact, the multi-talented deity has played a pivotal role in many major events, including the Creation of the universe, the entirety of world history, the life of every human being... |
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Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story
Ginger Alden - Berkley
Format: Hardcover
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ELVIS PRESLEY'S FIANCE AND LAST LOVE FINALLY TELLS HER STORY "Elvis, you and I know the truth and unfortunately you're not here to set the record straight. With this book, I will try to..." Elvis Presley and Graceland were fixtures in the life of Ginger Alden, having been... |
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Grace & Style: The Art of Pretending You Have It
Grace Helbig - Touchstone, 2016.
Format: Print book
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grace's Guide and the host of The Grace Helbig Show on E! comes a beautifully illustrated, tongue-in-cheek book about style that lampoons fashion and beauty guides while offering practical advice in Grace Helbig's trademark... |
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When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?
George Carlin - Hyperion; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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On the heels of George Carlin's #1 New York Times bestseller Napalm & Silly Putty comes When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops -- infused with Carlin's trademark irreverent humor and biting cultural observations. Here we go again . . . George Carlin's hilarious When Will Jesus... |
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The Blazing World: A Novel
Siri Hustvedt - Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Longlisted for the prestigious Man Booker Prize and hailed by The Washington Post as "Siri Hustvedt's best novel yet, an electrifying work," The Blazing World is a masterful novel about perception, prejudice, desire, and one woman's struggle to be seen.In a new novel called... |
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The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty
J Randy Taraborrelli - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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THE HILTONS is a sweeping saga of the success-and excess-of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. But outside the boardroom, Conrad struggled with... |
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Wild Tales: A Rock & Roll Life
Graham Nash - Crown Archetype; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From Graham Nashmdashthe legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby Stills amp Nash and The Holliesmdashcomes a candid and riveting autobiography that belongs on the reading list of every classic rock fanGraham Nashs songs defined a generation and helped shape the history... |
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How to Hepburn: Lessons on Living from Kate the Great
Karen Karbo - Bloomsbury USA; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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How to Hepburn, Karen Karbo's sleek, contemporary reassessment of one of America's greatest icons, takes us on a spin through the great Kate's long, eventful life, with an aim toward seeing what we can glean from the First Lady of Cinema. One part How Proust Can Change Your... |
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I Am America (And So Can You!)
Stephen Colbert - Hachette Audio
Format: Audiobook
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What The Daily Show is to evening news, The Colbert Report is to personality-driven pundit shows. Stephen Colbert brings his sarcastic charm to a half-hour report, tackling the important issues of the day and telling his guests why their opinions are just plain wrong. Stephen stands for "truthiness"... |
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Rubber Balls and Liquor
Gilbert Gottfried - St. Martin's Press; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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The bawdy, clarion-voiced comedian traces his rise from an awkward Jewish youth in New York City to a famous stand-up performance artist, sharing everything from the stories behind his signature routines to his haphazard encounters with fellow celebrities. |
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Wild Thing: A Novel
Josh Bazell - Reagan Arthur / Back Bay Books
Format: eBook
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Beat the Reaper left critics applauding, readers gasping, and Dr. Pietro Brnwa on the run from the mob. WILD THING finds him adrift: at sea, literally, as a cruise ship doctor under an assumed name. So when a reclusive billionaire offers him a job accompanying a sexy but self-destructive... |
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Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing
Jennifer Weiner - Atria Books
Format: Book
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"I'm mad Jennifer Weiner's first book of essays is as wonderful as her fiction. You will love this book and wish she was your friend." - Mindy Kaling, author of Why Not Me? "A fiercely funny, powerfully smart, and remarkably brave book. I was spellbound from the first... |
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You're On an Airplane: A Self-mythologizing Memoir
Parker Posey - Blue Rider Press
Format: Hardcover
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like talk to Parker Posey? On an airplane, with Parker as your seat companion, perhaps? Parker's irreverent, hilarious, and enchanting memoir gives you the incredible opportunity. Full of personal stories, whimsical how-tos, recipes, and beautiful... |
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Spencer Tracy: A Biography
James Curtis - Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The best goddamned actor Ive ever seen!George M. CohanHis full name was Spencer Bonaventure Tracy. He was called The Gray Fox by Frank Sinatra other actors called him the The Pope.Spencer Tracys image on-screen was that of a self-reliant man whose sense of rectitude toward others was matched... |
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7 Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin
James Sullivan - Da Capo Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In Seven Dirty Words, journalist and cultural critic James Sullivan tells the story of Alternative America from the 1950s to the present, from the singular vantage point of George Carlin, the Catholic boy for whom nothing was sacred. A critical biography, Seven Dirty Words is an insightful... |
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Bossypants
Tina Fey - Little
Format: eBook
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From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon, comedian Tina Fey reveals... |
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Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America
John Waters - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Paperback
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Carsick is the New York Times bestselling chronicle of a cross-country hitchhiking journey with Americas most beloved weirdo.John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads "Im Not Psycho," he hitchhikes across... |
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The Great Movies II
Roger Ebert - Broadway; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From America's most trusted and highly visible film critic, 100 more brilliant essays on the films that define cinematic greatness.Continuing the pitch-perfect critiques begun in The Great Movies, Roger Ebert's The Great Movies II collects 100 additional essays, each one of them... |
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Little Failure: A Memoir
Gary Shteyngart - Random House of Canada, Limited
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALISTNAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES * NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY TIMENAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MORE... |
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Sophia Loren: Movie Star Italian Style
Cindy De La Hoz - Running Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the humblest of beginnings in her native Italy, Sophia Loren would flourish on the world stage as one of the most beautiful and talented actresses the screen has ever known. A prize in a beauty contest at age 16 led to a career that has lasted more than sixty years and performances... |
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This Is Your Captain Speaking: My Fantastic Voyage Through Hollywood, Faith & Life
Gavin MacLeod - Thomas Nelson; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable life, career, and faith journey of the star of The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. For 16 years, millions of Americans welcomed Gavin MacLeod into their living rooms every Saturday night. This veteran of stage and screen transformed himself from a seasoned character... |
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Bob Hope
Bob Hope - Hyperion; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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o comedians, 'material'-their jokes-has always been precious, worthy of protecting and preserving. On stage, a good vaudeville routine could last years as it was performed on tour across the country. On radio, a year's vaudeville material might be fodder for one week's broadcast.... |
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Ali in Wonderland
Ali Wentworth - Harper; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Mix 1 oz. Chelsea Handler, 1.5 oz. Nora Ephron, finish with a twist of Tina Fey, and you get Ali in Wonderland, the uproarious, revealing, and heartfelt memoir from acclaimed actress and comedian Ali Wentworth. Whether spilling secrets about her quintessentially WASPy upbringing (and her delicious... |
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The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth
Jon Stewart - Grand Central Publishing; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The eagerly awaited new book from the Emmy-winning, Oscar-hosting, Daily Show-anchoring Jon Stewart--the man behind the megaseller America (The Book). Where do we come from? Who created us? Why are we here? These questions have puzzled us since the dawn of time, but when it became apparent... |
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Mad about the boy
Helen Fielding - Alfred A. Knopf, 2013.
Format: Print book
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Londonite Bridget Jones faces the challenges of maintaining sex appeal as the years roll by, the nightmares of drunken texting, the skinny jean, the disastrous e-mail cc, total lack of Twitter followers, and TVs that need ninety buttons and three remotes to simply turn on. |
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The Onion Book of Known Knowledge: A Definitive Encyclopaedia Of Existing Information
The Onion - Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Are you a witless cretin with no reason to live? Would you like to know more about every piece of knowledge ever? Do you have cash? Then congratulations, because just in time for the death of the print industry as we know it comes the final book ever published, and the only one you will... |
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Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero
William Makepeace Thackeray - Modern Library
Format: Book
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"I do not say there is no character as well drawn in Shakespeare [as D'Artagnan]. I do say there is none that I love so wholly."--Robert Louis Stevenson"The lasting and universal popularity of The Three Musketeers shows that Dumas, by artlessly expressing his own nature in the persons... |
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Arguing with Idiots: How to Stop Small Minds and Big Government
Glenn Beck - Threshold Editions; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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1 New York Times bestselling author and radio and tv host Glenn Becks ultimate handbook for tackling and winning lifes most important arguments. FUNNY. FRIGHTENING. TRUE. It happens to all of us Youre minding your own business, when some idiot informs you that guns are evil, the Prius... |
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The Last Testament: A Memoir
David Javerbaum - Simon & Schuster; Rev Upd edition
Format: Paperback
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***NOW A MAJOR BROADWAY SHOW STARRING JIM PARSONS (THE BIG BANG THEORY) AND DIRECTED BY JOE MANTELLO (WICKED)***Over the course of his long and distinguished career, God has literally seen it all. And not just seen. In fact, the multitalented deity has played a pivotal role in many major... |
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Simple Times: Crafts for Poor People
Amy Sedaris - Grand Central Publishing; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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America's most delightfully unconventional hostess and the bestselling author of I Like You delivers a new book that will forever change the world of crafting. According to Amy Sedaris, it's often been said that ugly people craft and attractive people have sex. In her new book,... |
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Dear Mr. You
Mary-Louise Parker - Scribner
Format: Print book
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A wonderfully unconventional literary debut from the award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker.An extraordinary literary work, Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person... |
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Shirley, I Jest!: A Storied Life
Cindy Williams - Taylor Trade Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Cindy Williams, half of the comedic duo of Laverne & Shirley, has had a wild and lively career in show business. This book is an engaging and heartfelt journey from Williams's blue collar roots to unexpected stardom - from being pranked by Jim Morrison while waiting tables at Whisky... |
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Seriously...I'm Kidding
Ellen DeGeneres - Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Ive experienced a lot the last few years and I have a lot to share. So I hope that youll take a moment to sit back, relax and enjoy the words Ive put together for you in this book. I think youll find Ive left no stone unturned, no door unopened, no window unbroken, no rug unvacuumed, no ivories... |
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I'm Over All That: And Other Confessions
Shirley MacLaine - Atria Books; 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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At a certain time in life, we all come to realize what is truly important to us and what just doesn't matter. For Shirley MacLaine, that time is now. In this wise, witty, and fearless collection of small observations and big-picture questions, she shares with readers all those things... |
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Brunette Ambition
Lea Michele - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover
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The star of the hit show Glee shares her experiences and insider tips on beauty, fashion, inner strength, and more in an illustrated book that's part memoir, part how-to, and part style guide. Lea Michele is one of the hardest working performers in show business. Whether she's... |
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Unsinkable: A Memoir
Debbie Reynolds - William Morrow; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Unsinkable is the definitive memoir by film legend and Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds.Actress, comedienne, singer, and dancer Debbie Reynolds shares the highs and lows of her life as an actress during Hollywoods Golden Age, anecdotes about her lifelong friendship with Elizabeth Taylor and her experiences... |
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The Encore: A Memoir in Three Acts
Charity Tillemann-Dick - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable true story of acclaimed opera singer Charity Tillemann-Dick, who received not one but two double lung transplants and went from struggling to draw a single breath to singing at the most prestigious venues in the world.Charity Tillemann-Dick was a vivacious young American... |
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The Richard Burton Diaries
Richard Burton - Yale University Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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Irresistibly magnetic on stage, mesmerizing in movies, seven times an Academy Award nominee, Richard Burton rose from humble beginnings in Wales to become Hollywood's most highly paid actor and one of England's most admired Shakespearean performers. His epic romance with Elizabeth... |
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Civil War Blunders: Amusing Incidents From the War
Clint Johnson - Blair
Format: Paperback
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There was little funny about a war in which 620,000 humans died. But it was finding humor amid devastation that kept Civil War soldiers marching toward the enemy. Union or Confederate, those in command proved adept at making mistakes. Many leaders were drunkards, couldn't speak English,... |
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Brain Droppings
George Carlin - Hyperion; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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With nearly 20 albums, two Grammys, two Cable ACE awards, and more HBO specials sunder his belt than anyone else, George Carlin is more popular than ever. Now, for the first time, Carlin has prduced a book of original humor pieces, Brain Droppings. Filled with thoughts, musings, questions,... |
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Amnesia: A novel
Peter Carey - Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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The two-time Booker Prize winner now gives us an exceedingly timely, exhilarating novel - at once dark, suspenseful, and seriously funny - that journeys to the place where the cyber underworld collides with international power politics. When Gaby Baillieux releases the Angel Worm into Australia's... |
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If Beale Street Could Talk
James Baldwin - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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In this honest and stunning novel, soon to be a major motion picture directed by Barry Jenkins, James Baldwin has given America a moving story of love in the face of injustice. Told through the eyes of Tish, a nineteen-year-old girl, in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father... |
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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 When I Thought I'd Dropped My Last Egg: Life and Other Calamities
Kathie Lee Gifford - Ballantine Books; English Language edition
Format: Hardcover
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As one of Americas most recognized faces, Kathie Lee Gifford has been a part of our morning routine for more years than she cares to count. And thats why it may come as a surprise to hear that there are still sides of this fiftysomething ! devoted mother and dedicated television personality... |
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Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of the Planet Earth, 73rd Edition
The Onion - Little, Brown and Company; 73 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Our Dumb World: The Onion's Atlas of The Planet Earth, 73rd Edition features incorrect statistics on all of the Earth's 168, 182, or 196 independent nations. It also features maps, including a fold-out world map at actual size. Readers will learn about every country from Afghanistan,... |
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Pan's Labyrinth
Mar Diestro-Dopido - British Film Institute
Format: Paperback
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Del Toro's cult masterpiece locates the monstrous within fairytales and links it to the very real horrors of post-Civil War Spain. This book explores the film's cross-cultural and historical contexts, and its groundbreaking use of ancient myths and folklore. It also includes an interview... |
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Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
Tom Shales - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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WHEN A YOUNG WRITER named Lorne Michaels talked NBC executives into taking a chance on a new weekend late-night comedy series, nobody really knew what to expect-not even Michaels. But Saturday Night Live, launched in 1975 and still thriving today, would change the face of television. It introduced... |
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A Short History of Film
Wheeler W Dixon - Rutgers University Press
Format: Paperback
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The history of international cinema is now available in a concise, conveniently sized, and affordable volume. Succinct yet comprehensive, A Short History of Film provides an accessible overview of the major movements, directors, studios, and genres from the 1880s to the present. More... |
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