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Bossypants
Bossypants
by Tina Fey
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Before Liz Lemon, before Weekend Update, before Sarah Palin, Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she... (read more)

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Then Again
Then Again
by Diane Keaton
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Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were always little reminders pasted on the kitchen wall. For example, the word THINK. I found THINK thumbtacked on a bulletin board in her darkroom. I saw it Scotch-taped on a pencil box she'd collaged. I even... (read more)

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The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman: My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman and Other Movie Heroes
The True Adventures of the World's Greatest Stuntman: My Life as Indiana Jones, James Bond, Superman and Other Movie Heroes
by Vic Armstrong
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"No CGI can match what Vic can accomplish" - Steven Spielberg  "Vic is The Man" - Pierce Brosnan "Vic Armstrong is, of course, a legend" - Martin Scorsese "This is the best and most original behind-the-scenes book I have read in years,... (read more)

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Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx an Updated and Expanded Edition
Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx an Updated and Expanded Edition
by Robert S. (edt) Bader
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Groucho Marx was a comic genius who starred on stage and in film, radio, and television. But he was also a gifted writer - the author of a play, two screenplays, seven books, and over 100 articles and essays. This newly expanded collection presents the... (read more)

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Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son
Along the Way: The Journey of a Father and Son
by Martin Sheen
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In this remarkable dual memoir, film legend Martin Sheen and his accomplished actor/director son Emilio Estevez share the stories of their lives while charting a spiritual journey through the Spain of their ancestors. In this remarkable dual memoir, film... (read more)

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Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women as I Knew Them
Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women as I Knew Them
by Frank Langella
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Rita Hayworth dancing by candlelight in a small Mexican village; Elizabeth Taylor devouring homemade pasta and tenderly wrapping him in her pashmina scarf; streaking for Sir Laurence Olivier in a drafty English castle; terrifying a dozing Jackie Onassis;... (read more)

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Prime Time: Love, Health, Sex, Fitness, Friendship, Spirit; Making the Most of All of Your Life
Prime Time: Love, Health, Sex, Fitness, Friendship, Spirit; Making the Most of All of Your Life
by Jane Fonda
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER   An A-to-Z guide to living and aging well by #1 bestselling author, actress, and workout pioneer Jane Fonda   In this unique, candid, and inspiring book, Jane Fonda explores how midlife and beyond can be the time when... (read more)

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Dust to Dust: A Memoir
Dust to Dust: A Memoir
by Benjamin Busch
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Dust to Dust is an extraordinary memoir about ordinary things: life and death, peace and war, the adventures of childhood and the revelations of adulthood. Benjamin Busch—a decorated U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer who served two combat tours... (read more)

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You Can Run But You Can't Hide
You Can Run But You Can't Hide
by Duane Chapman
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"Freeze!" Duane "Dog" Chapman entertains and inspires millions on Dog the Bounty Hunter, his #1-rated show on A&E -- but there is more to his story. From troubled beginnings and tragedy to triumph and transformation, he reveals... (read more)

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Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World
by Richard Rhodes
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What do Hedy Lamarr, avant-garde composer George Antheil, and your cell phone have in common? The answer is spread-spectrum radio: a revolutionary inven­tion based on the rapid switching of communications sig­nals among a spread of different... (read more)

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All That Is Bitter and Sweet: A Memoir
All That Is Bitter and Sweet: A Memoir
by Ashley Judd
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Ashley Judd is an award-winning film and stage actor known for her roles in both box-office hits and art-house gems, and the daughter and sister of country-music royalty. In 2002, drawing on a deep well of empathy, she found her true calling: as a... (read more)

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My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business: A Memoir
My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business: A Memoir
by Dick Van Dyke
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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... (read more)

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Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography
Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography
by Rob Lowe
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A wryly funny and surprisingly moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe... (read more)

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Robert Redford: The Biography (Vintage)
Robert Redford: The Biography (Vintage)
by Michael Feeney Callan
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Robert Redford is among the most widely admired Hollywood stars of his generation, renowned for his iconic roles as the Sundance Kid, Bob Woodward and Jay Gatsby, and celebrated for his fierce commitment to environmental causes, independent filmmaking... (read more)

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My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir
My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir
by Garry Marshall
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With the television hits The Odd Couple, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork & Mindy, and movies like The Flamingo Kid, Beaches, Pretty Woman, and The Princess Diaries under his belt, Garry Marshall has been among the most successful writers,... (read more)

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Stories I Only Tell My Friends
Stories I Only Tell My Friends
by Rob Lowe
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A wryly funny and surprisingly moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe... (read more)

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Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture
Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture
by Andy Cohen
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The man behind the Real Housewives writes about his lifelong love affair with pop culture that brought him from the suburbs of St. Louis to his own television show From a young age, Andy Cohen knew one thing: He loved television. Not in the way that... (read more)

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The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Autobiography
by Sidney Poitier
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"I have no wish to play the pontificating fool, pretending that I've suddenly come up with the answers to all life's questions. Quite that contrary, I began this book as an exploration, an exercise in self-questing. In other words, I wanted to find out... (read more)

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Both of Us: My Life with Farrah
Both of Us: My Life with Farrah
by Ryan O'neal
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Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett. He was the handsome Academy Award–nominated star of Paper Moon and the classic romance Love Story. She was the beautiful, all-American Charlie’s Angel, whose poster adorned the bedroom walls of teenage... (read more)

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Life Itself: A Memoir
Life Itself: A Memoir
by Roger Ebert
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Roger Ebert is the best-known film critic of our time. He has been reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer Prize. He has appeared on television for four decades, including twenty-three... (read more)

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