Biography & Autobiography - Entertainment & Performing Arts

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Let's Face It: 90 Years of Living, Lo...

Kirk Douglas

He has been one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, a hard-charging actor whose intensity on the screen has been mirrored in his personal life. As Kirk Douglas has grown older - he turned ninety in December 2006 - he has become less ...

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Published: Sep 2008

Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations...

Peter Evans

The wickedly candid New York Times bestesller that Ava Gardner dared not publish during her lifetime—"the heartbreaking memoir of the ultimate heartbreaker" (Philadelphia Inquirer).Ava Gardner was one of Hollywood's bigges...

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Published: Jul 2014

Shockaholic

Carrie Fisher

This rollicking follow-up to Carrie Fisher's' New York Times bestselling memoir and Tony Award- and Emmy Award-nominated, one-woman Broadway show Wishful Drinking is packed with madcap memories from her star-studded life: her friendsh...

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Published: Nov 2012

All Those Moments: Stories of Heroes,...

Rutger Hauer

He came to mainstream prominence as a machine more human than his creators in Blade Runner, terrified us as a hitchhiker bent on his own death and the death of anyone who got in his way in The Hitcher, and unforgettably portrayed a l...

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Published: May 2008

Cloris

Cloris Leachman

She received two Emmy Awards as the irrepressible Phyllis on The Mary Tyler Moor Show. . .she won an Oscar for her supporting role as a frustrated housewife in The Last Picture Show. . .she delighted audiences with her deliciously vil...

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Published: Apr 2010

Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Stre...

William J. Mann

"Barbra Streisand's story may be the most triumphant case of revenge in show business history . . . Mann vividly evokes the atmosphere of Streisand's New York."—New York Times In 1960, Barbra Streisand was just a sevent...

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Published: Nov 2013

The Revolution Was Televised: The Cop...

Alan Sepinwall

ONE OF NEW YORK TIMES BOOK CRITIC MICHIKO KAKUTANI'S 10 FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR ONE OF HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 12 BEST HOLLYWOOD-RELATED BOOKS OF THE YEAR In The Revolution Was Televised, celebrated TV critic Alan Sepinwall chronicles...

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Published: May 2013

She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton ...

Sarah Smarsh

In this Time Top 100 Book of the Year, the National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Heartland “analyzes how Dolly Parton’s songs—and success—have embodied feminism for working-class...

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Published: Sep 2021

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

J. Randy Taraborrelli

From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the definitive biography of the most enduring icon in popular American culture. When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was ...

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Published: Sep 2010

The I Chong: Meditations from the Joi...

Tommy Chong

Beloved stoner comedian TOMMY CHONG is now older, wiser, and officially an EX-CON. On the morning of February 24, 2003, agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration launched a sting called Operation Pipe Dreams and forced the...

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Published: Jun 2007

Letters from Elvis: Shocking Revelati...

Gary Lindberg

Letters from Elvis may be the most important and revealing book ever written about 'The King.' It is based on material contained in hundreds of handwritten and authenticated letters that Elvis and his friends-Marlon Brando, Harry Bela...

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Published: Nov 2018

Valentino The Unforgotten

Tracy Ryan Terhune

In 1927 Roger C. Peterson obtained the position of custodian in the Cathedral Mausoleum, where silent star Rudolph Valentino lay buried. He soon realized he was witnessing something never seen before in Hollywood, and began to keep a...

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Published: Apr 2007

Dirty Jokes and Beer

Drew Carey

We all know Drew Carey from his award-winning stand-up career and his hit television show, but do we really know Drew Carey, the person? Now, meet the true Drew, in his book, the bawdy, irreverent, and hilarious Dirty Jokes and Beer, ...

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Published: Mar 2000

I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comed...

Martin Short

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 "comedia...

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Published: Jul 2015

Doris Day

Eric Braun

In the year of her 80th birthday, Doris Day is still one of Hollywood's most beloved stars. At sixteen, she was already working as a singer, and by the 1950s, she was America's sweetheart. Nominated for an Oscar for 'Pillow Talk in 19...

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Published: Apr 2004

Celebrities Between the Sheets

Savannah Jahvall

Celebrities between the Sheets by Savannah Jahvall is a sexy, dangerously fun narrative of one woman's amazing sex life with the stars. Autobiographical in nature, this bedroom confidential is a shocking tell-all of the author's playf...

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Published: Sep 2007

American Rebel: The Life of Clint Eas...

Marc Eliot

As an actor, he seduces us with his tough-guy charm. As a director and producer, he amazes us with his artistry and technical savvy. As a Hollywood icon, Clint Eastwood, one of film's greatest living legends, represents some of the fi...

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Published: Sep 2010

Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadvent...

Olivia Munn

In this hilarious collection you'll find essays like "thought's About My First Agent's Girlfriend's Vagina," whereinOlivia skewers what it's like to live in Hollywood. In "Sex: What You Can Do to Help Yourself Have More...

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Published: Jan 2011

Shatner Rules: Your Guide to Understa...

William Shatner

You love William Shatner.br You admire his many and varied talents.br You appreciate his creativity and willingness to take risks.br You want to learn his master negotiation techniques.br You wish you could hang out with him.br Admit ...

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Published: Sep 2012

John Wayne: My Father

Aissa Wayne

The daughter of John Wayne and his third wife, Pilar, Aissa delves into her father's childhood, his film career, and his life off the screen. John Wayne: My Father reports Wayne's life faithfully and compassionately, resulting in an a...

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Published: Jan 1998

You'll Never Make Love in This Town A...

Lois Lee

Wild, graphic, sometimes funny, ultimately sad -- this is the book that had Hollywood hiding behind closed doors and 'no comment.' Four beautiful young women tell the stories of the famous, the sexy, the rich, and the sadistic.

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Published: Oct 2006

Pardon My Hearse: A Colorful Portrait...

Allan Abbott

Even celebrities die―and he was the man who picked up the bodies! Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and got an unprecedented glimpse of how celebrities really live and die. The ...

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Published: May 2015

Notes from the Upside Down: An Unoffi...

Guy Adams

Jump inside the world of Stranger Things and discover everything you need to know about the hit TV show.Grab your Eggo waffles and get ready for a visit to Hawkins, Indiana—just don't forget the fairy lights!If you devoured Stranger...

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Published: Aug 2017

Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Y...

Julie Andrews

In this New York Times bestselling follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews reflects on her astonishing career, including such classics as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Victor/Victoria.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n...

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Published: Oct 2020

Whitney Houston!: The Spectacular Ris...

Mark Bego

The definitive biography of an American music legend.Whitney Houston (1963–2012) was a superstar. Few in the world of show business reach the career heights that she attained with what seemed such ease. Her megastardom peaked in 199...

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Published: Mar 2012

I'm Hosting as Fast as I Can!: Zen an...

Tom Bergeron

Tom Bergeron, host of "Dancing with the Stars and "America′s Funniest Home Videos," has always been ambitious, driven, and charming, but as a young man, he had an enemy that posed a serious threat to what otherwise wo...

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Published: May 2010

How to Talk Dirty and Influence Peopl...

Lenny Bruce

During the course of a career that began in the late 1940s, Lenny Bruce challenged the sanctity of organized religion and other societal and political conventions and widened the boundaries of free speech. Critic Ralph Gleason said, �...

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Published: Aug 2016

Company of Heroes: My Life as an Acto...

Harry Jr. Carey

When Harry Carey, Sr., died in 1947, director John Ford cast Carey's twenty-six-year-old son, Harry, Jr., in the role of The Abilene Kid in 3 Godfathers. Ford and the elder Carey had filmed an earlier version of the story, and Ford de...

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Published: Dec 2013

The Girl Who Walked Home Alone: Bette...

Charlotte Chandler

Noted film biographer Charlotte Chandler interviewed Bette Davis extensively in the last decade of her life, resulting in a biography in which the great actress speaks for herself. Chandler also spoke with directors, actors, and other...

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Published: Mar 2007

Walking on Eggshells: Discovering Str...

Lyssa Chapman

An empowering memoir that can inspire others to break the cycle of abuse and forge happiness out of extreme adversity.The ninth child of bounty hunter Duane Chapman, made famous on the A&E show Dog the Bounty Hunter, Lyssa Chapman has...

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Published: Sep 2018
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