Running Press: 812 books
What We Keep
150 People Share the One Object that Brings Them Joy, Magic, and Meaning
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
With contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Mark Cuban, Ta-Nahesi Coates, Melinda Gates, Joss Whedon, James Patterson, and many more--this fascinating collection gives us a peek into 150 personal treasures and the secret histories behind them.
All of us have that one object that holds deep meaning--something...
Hi Gorgeous!
Transforming Inner Power into Radiant Beauty
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Trailblazing transgender actress, activist, and style icon Candis Cayne has spent a lifetime learning how to see herself for who she really is, and along the way has taught herself and others how to celebrate inner beauty as the perfect starting point for outer radiance. Drawing from her personal...
You Are a Badass®
How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
YOU ARE A BADASS IS THE SELF-HELP BOOK FOR PEOPLE WHO DESPERATELY WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES BUT DON'T WANT TO GET BUSTED DOING IT.
In this refreshingly entertaining how-to guide, bestselling author and world-traveling success coach, Jen Sincero, serves up 27 bitesized chapters full of hilariously...
What You Don't Know About Turning 50
A Funny Birthday Quiz
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2015
A funny 50th birthday quiz
Q: Is 50 too young to be worried about bladder control problems?
A: Depends.
Q: How can you increase the heart rate of your 50-year-old husband?
A: Tell him you're pregnant.
Here is an outrageous quiz that can ease the pain of turning 50 and provide entertainment for any 50th birthday party. Keep those bifocals handy.
George Hurrell's Hollywood
Glamour Portraits 1925-1992
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
George Hurrell (19041992) was the creator of the Hollywood glamour portrait. Before his arrival, movie star portraits were soft focus” and undistinguished, derivative of the Main Street USA portrait salon. The maverick artist instituted a sharp, dramatic look and captured movie stars of the...
Cecil B. DeMille
The Art of the Hollywood Epic
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2014
Colossal. Stupendous. Epic. These adjectives, used by movie companies to hawk their wares, became clichés long ago. When used to describe the films of one director, they are accurate. More than any filmmaker in the history of the medium, Cecil B. DeMille mastered the art of the spectacle. In the...
The Girl
Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch, and the Birth of an Unlikely Feminist
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2018
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 feminist...
Icons
The Celebrity Exposures of Markus and Indrani
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2012
Markus Klinko and Indrani-the hottest team in celebrity and fashion photography-have produced album covers for Beyonce, Mariah Carey, and David Bowie, and shot everyone from Lady Gaga to KateWinslet, Jay-Z, Lindsay Lohan, and Naomi Campbell. As former stars of the Bravo series Double Exposure and...
My Life in Porn
The Bobby Blake Story
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2008
The most successful African American in gay adult film, Bobby Blake has appeared in over one hundred movies. In My Life in Porn, Blake for the first time goes behind the scenes of the sex industry to reveal intimate stories that are sexy, fascinating, and sometimes disturbing. Blake also shares his private spiritual struggle and the quest for love.
by Ed Sheeran
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
An exclusive, fully authorized, first-person account by Ed Sheeran of how he became an internationally renowned singer-songwriter.
Ed Sheeran is the soulful singer-songwriter from England who has captivated American audiences. With words by Ed Sheeran and illustrations by his childhood friend,...
Sinatra: Hollywood His Way
Hollywood His Way
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
In the scores of posthumous tributes paid to Frank Sinatra after his death in 1998, most focused on his extraordinary reign as The Voice” of twentieth-century pop music.
But Sinatra was much more than a music icon. He was also one of the most popular movie stars of the 1940s, '50s, and...
Majestic Hollywood
The Greatest Films of 1939
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
1939 was a watershed year. The Great Depression was barely over; economics, politics, and culture braced for war. There was a lull before the storm and Hollywood, as if expecting to be judged by posterity, produced a portfolio of classics. No year before or since has yielded so many beloved works...
Into the Dark
The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2016
The cinematic art of film noir-the dark, fascinating American movie genre that started 75 years ago, was rediscovered in the '70s, and has a worldwide cult following today-is showcased in Into the Dark.
You know film noir when you see it: the shadowed setting; the world-weary detective; the...
Suri's Burn Book
Well-Dressed Commentary from Hollywood's Little Sweetheart
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Based on the popular blog of the same name, Suri's Burn Book is told from the harsh yet clever perspective of Suri Cruise,” Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' five-year-old daughter-and one of the youngest fashionistas in America today.
Suri's snarky and clever wit will cover everything celeb...