The Hollywood Book of Death: The Biza...
James Robert ParishThe death of a celebrity is often as fascinating as--and sometimes more fascinating than--a star's actual life. From the grisly end of Sharon Tate at the hands of the Manson family and the mysterious demise of Bob Crane to the peacefu...
Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Pa...
Patty DukeThe Star--The public saw her as a gifted child star: the youngest actor to win an Oscar for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and the youngest actor to have a prime-time television series bearing her own name....
Early Bird: A Memoir of Premature Ret...
Rodney RothmanA former head writer for "David Letterman" recounts his decision to retire from big-city life in his mid-twenties, his relocation to South Florida, and his humorous experiences with the older retired senior crowd that compri...
How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A ...
Jenna JamesonToday, Jenna Jameson is the biggest star in the history of adult movies, consistently ranked as one of the most beautiful women alive. But behind the glamour and the meteoric rise to fame is a path paved with tragedy and heartbreak. D...
Barbara Leaming's Marilyn Monroe is a complex, sympathetic portrait that will forever change the way we view the most enduring icon of America sexuality. To those who think they have heard all there is to hear about Marilyn Monroe, th...
Memories Are Made of This: Dean Marti...
Deana MartinIn an intimate memoir, the daughter of Dean Martin describes life growing up with one of Hollywood's most colorful, charming, and roguish celebrities, recalling her early years in the erratic care of her father's first wife, the ever-...
While millions of people know Chuck Norris as a movie and television star, he is also a sincere Christian--a man whose faith plays a role in everything he does and who gives full credit to God for helping him overcome obstacles such a...
Ron Jeremy: The Hardest (Working) Man...
Ron JeremyHe's the porn world's Everyman. Blessed with an enormous 'talent' yet average looks, he's starred in more than 1,700 adult films, directed 250 of them, and over the last twenty years has become porn's biggest ambassador to the mainst...
All That Is Bitter and Sweet: A Memoi...
Ashley JuddNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In 2002, award-winning film and stage actor Ashley Judd found her true calling: as a humanitarian and voice for those suffering in neglected parts of the world. After her first trip to the notorious brothels...
Heath Ledger: His Beautiful Life and ...
John McShaneYoung, cocksure, handsome and absurdly talented, Australian actor Heath Ledger shot to prominence with his first Hollywood film '10 Things I Hate About You': and a star was born.With huge charisma and smouldering looks lighting up the...
The Hollywood Book of Extravagance: T...
James Robert ParishSavor the inside scoop on over-the-top superstars 'I'm not a paranoid, deranged millionaire. . . . I'm a billionaire!' 'Acting is an empty and useless profession.' 'Good girls go to heaven. Bad girls go everywhere...
Vivien: The Life of Vivien Leigh
Alexander WalkerBook annotation not available for this title.Title: VivienAuthor: Walker, AlexanderPublisher: PgwPublication Date: 1989/10/01Number of Pages: Binding Type: PAPERBACKLibrary of Congress: BL 00004057
Happily Ever After: The Drew Barrymor...
Leah FurmanDrew Barrymore was a star by the time she was seven years old, a drug addict by twelve, and a has - been before her sixteenth birthday. But with the resounding success of such recent films as Ever After: A Cinderella Story, The Weddin...
A fascinating look into the history of the American sideshow and its performers. Learn what's real, what's fake, and what's just downright bizarre. You've probably heard of Tom Thumb. The Elephant Man. Perhaps even Chang and Eng, the...
When You Lie About Your Age, the Terr...
Carol LeiferStand-up comic and comedy writer Carol Leifer faced a critical dilemma and had only two options: either continue sharing her greatest childhood memory (seeing the Beatles at Shea Stadium in 1966) or lie about her age. But the choice s...
For nine seasons, Mary McDonough was part of one of the most beloved families in television history. Just ten years-old when she was cast as the pretty, wholesome middle child Erin, Mary grew up on the set of The Waltons, alternately ...
The View from the Bridge: Memories of...
Nicholas MeyerThe critically acclaimed director and writer shares his account of the making of the three classic Star Trek filmsThe View from the Bridge is Nicholas Meyer's enormously entertaining account of his involvement with the Star Trek films...
Untied: A Memoir of Family, Fame, and...
Meredith Baxter"I remember Sarah asking me, when I'd just begun therapy with her, what I looked for in a man. After a few moments of silent, tense deliberation I had it. 'Hair,' I blurted. 'He has to have hair.'" Meredith Baxter is a ...
Through down-home storytelling, Reba McEntire offers her fans a glimpse into her personal life, as well as a healthy dose of traditional, God-lovin' values. Like a quilt, McEntire's book of country comfort is stitched from real-life m...
GASPING FOR AIRTIME: TWO YEARS IN THE...
Jay MohrNow in paperback, the revelatory and surprising memoir of life behind the scenes at Saturday Night Live, by former cast member Jay Mohr his insider account of the inner workings of Saturday Night Live provides the scoop on quirky gues...
Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepbu...
Donald SpotoHer name is synonymous with elegance, style and grace. Over the course of her extraordinary life and career, Audrey Heurn captured hearts around the world and created a public image that stands as one of the most recognizable and belo...
Dino: Living High in the Dirty Busine...
Nick ToschesOnly a handful of showbiz biographers can lay claim to posessing the literary acumen of writers like Michael Holroyd and Peter Ackroyd. Nick Tosches is one of these writers, and his unauthorized biography of Dean Martin stands as a te...
American Rose: A Nation Laid Bare: Th...
Karen AbbottNATIONAL BESTSELLERAmerica was flying high in the Roaring Twenties. Then, almost overnight, the Great Depression brought it crashing down. When the dust settled, people were primed for a star who could distract them from reality. Ente...
Things I Overheard While Talking to M...
Alan AldaPicking up where his bestselling memoir Never Have Your Dog Stuffed left off–having been saved by emergency surgery after nearly dying on a mountaintop in Chile–beloved actor and acclaimed author Alan Alda offers an insightful and...
Happy Endings: The Tales of a Meaty-B...
Jim NortonJim Norton is a pervertin the truest sense of the word. The physical equivalent of a tall slug, he pays top dollar for massages with happy endings and is fascinated by shitty sitcoms and fat girls. He is also, at times, racially offen...
Sex goddess, Hollywood star, transgressive playwright, author, blues singer, and vaudeville brat---Mae West remains the twentieth century's greatest comedienne. She made an everlasting mark in trailblazing Broadway plays such as Sex a...
A revealing look at a star who was much more than just our favorite girl next door. The biggest female box office attraction in Hollywood history, Doris Day remains unequaled as the only entertainer who has ever triumphed in movies, r...
The Importance of Being Barbra: The B...
Tom SantopietroControversial, a global icon, a diva among divas---Barbra Streisand, the last genuinely unique show business personality of the twentieth century is the most honored entertainer in the world today. But along with the Tony, two Oscars,...
Could It Be Forever?: My Story
David CassidyIn 1970, after a brief acting career on Broadway and a few spots on various television shows, David Cassidy was catapulted to fame with the success of The Partridge Family. Almost overnight, the 20-year-old reached the pinnacle of te...
Ronald Reagan: How an Ordinary Man Be...
Dinesh D'SouzaIn this enlightening new look at one of our most successful, most popular, and least understood presidents, bestselling author and former Reagan aide Dinesh D'Souza shows how this 'ordinary' man was able to transform the political lan...