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In the Company of Legends
Joan Kramer New York - Beaufort Books
Format: Hardcover
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Starting with their award winning profiles of Fred Astaire in 1980, Joan Kramer and David Heeley documented the lives and careers of many Hollywood legends, establishing a reputation for finding the un-findable, persuading the reluctant, and maintaining unique relationships long after the end credits... |
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I Am Charlie Wilson
Charlie Wilson - Atria / 37 Ink
Format: Hardcover
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The long-awaited memoir of seven-time Grammy-nominated artist Charlie Wilson, the iconic R&B and Funk singer-songwriter-producer - interwoven with his recollections of collaborating with fellow artists such as Stevie Wonder, the Rolling Stones, and Snoop Dogg.Recognized the world over... |
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Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne, the First Lady of the Black Press
James McGrath Morris - Amistad
Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed biographer James McGrath Morris brings into focus the riveting life of one of the most significant yet least known figures of the civil rights era - pioneering journalist Ethel Payne, the "First Lady of the Black Press" - elevating her to her rightful place in history... |
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The Living Years: The First Genesis Memoir
Mike Rutherford - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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The story of Genesis is the rock legend of how a humble schoolboy band grew into a group of global superstars. At its center stood Mike Rutherford, driving the music from pioneering prog rock to chart-topping hits. Now for the first time, he tells the remarkable inside story of Genesis... |
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Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne
Douglas Mastriano - University Press of Kentucky
Format: Hardcover
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Alvin C. York 18871964devout Christian, conscientious objector, and reluctant hero of World War Iis one of Americas most famous and celebrated soldiers. Known to generations through Gary Coopers Academy Award-winning portrayal in the 1941 film Sergeant York, York is credited with the capture... |
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny
Holly Madison - Dey St., an imprint of WilliamMorrowPublishers
Format: Print book
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The shocking, never-before-told story of the bizarre world inside the legendary Playboy Mansion - and, finally, the secret truth about the man who holds the key - from one of the few people who truly knows: Hef's former #1 girlfriend and star of The Girls Next DoorA spontaneous decision... |
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Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?: A Memoir
Roz Chast - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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#1 New York Times Bestseller2014 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTIn her first memoir, New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast brings her signature wit to the topic of aging parents. Spanning the last several years of their lives and told through four-color cartoons, family photos, and documents,... |
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Birth of a Theorem: A Mathematical Adventure
Cédric Villani - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Print book
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In 2010, French mathematician Cdric Villani received the Fields Medal, the most coveted prize in mathematics, in recognition of a proof which he devised with his close collaborator Clment Mouhot to explain one of the most surprising theories in classical physics. Birth of a Theorem is Villani's... |
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The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year
Andy Cohen - Henry Holt and Co.; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A year in the whirlwind life of the beloved pop icon Andy Cohen, in his own cheeky, candid, and irreverent wordsAs a TV Producer and host of the smash late night show Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen has a front row seat to an exciting world not many get to see. In this dishy, detailed... |
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America's Pastor: Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation
Grant Wacker - Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover
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During a career spanning sixty years, the Reverend Billy Grahams resonant voice and chiseled profile entered the living rooms of millions of Americans with a message that called for personal transformation through Gods grace. How did a lanky farm kid from North Carolina become an evangelist... |
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