Avery imprint: 686 books
American Band
Music, Dreams, and Coming of Age in the Heartland
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2007
In the spirit of Friday Night Lights comes the stirring story of a marching band from small-town middle America.
Every fall, marching bands take to the field in a uniquely American ritual. For millions of kids, band is a rite of passage—a first foray into leadership and adult responsibility,...
The Hardest Working Man
How James Brown Saved the Soul of America
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2008
The untold story of the night a divide nation turned to James Brown—and he delivered hope and calm in the form of an immortal concert
Since James Brown's death in December 2006, the Godfather of Soul has received many stirring tributes. Yet few have addressed his contribution in the darkest...
Big Day Coming
Yo La Tengo and the Rise of Indie Rock
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
The first biography of Yo La Tengo, the massively influential band who all but defined indie music.
Yo La Tengo has lit up the indie scene for three decades, part of an underground revolution that defied corporate music conglomerates, eschewed pop radio, and found a third way. Going behind...
Girl Walks into a Bar . . .
Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2012
In this side-splitting memoir, the former Saturday Night Live star recounts the hilarious adventures and unexpected joy of dating and becoming a mother when she least expected it-at the age of forty-four.
Anyone who saw an episode of Saturday Night Live between 1999 and 2006 knows Rachel Dratch....
Sinner Takes All
A Memoir of Love and Porn
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2009
How does a girl go from being a shy, awkward bookworm to the biggest porn star in the world? In Sinner Takes All, Tera Patrick reveals all, including: her career as an international model; losing her virginity at fourteen to a thirtysomething photographer; learning oral sex techniques backstage at...
Here's the Situation
A Guide to Creeping on Chicks, Avoiding Grenades, and Getting in Your GTL on the Jersey Shore
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
Do you think that you know "The Situation"? Take the quiz and find out.Here's how to get your situation up to the level of the Situation
Listen, dawg. You're probably hitting the gym, doing your tanning, and picking up fresh laundry every day. And maybe you've had some success beating...
Nerd Do Well
A Small Boy's Journey to Becoming a Big Kid
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2011
The unique life story of one of the most talented and inventive comedians, star of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Paul, Spaced, and Star Trek.
Zombies in North London, death cults in the West Country, the engineering deck of the Enterprise -- actor, comedian, writer, and supergeek Simon Pegg...
What Would Audrey Do?
Timeless Lessons for Living with Grace and Style
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2008
From the New York Times bestselling author of Audrey Style comes a charming guide to Audrey Hepburn?inspired living for the modern woman
Audrey Hepburn epitomized grace and style, not only in her appearance but in her very essence. Whether in fashion, relationships, her work on the screen,...
The Man Who Heard Voices
Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale and Lost
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2006
A behind-the-scenes look at the groundbreaking filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan
In his relatively young career, M. Night Shyamalan has achieved phenomenal commercial and critical success. His films The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, Signs, and The Village have grossed over $1.5 billion and reinvented...
Growgirl
The Blossoming of an Unlikely Outlaw
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
The star of the international cult sensation The Blair Witch Project shares the high points of living on a marijuana farm post- Hollywood.
At age thirty-four, Heather Donahue's life went to pot. Literally. After starring in The Blair Witch Project-the tiny indie film- turned-blockbuster that...
Zero to Breakthrough
The 7-Step, Battle-Tested Method for Accomplishing Goals that Matter
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2011
"Hang on and watch your life take flight with FlyGirl!"
-Marcia Wieder, CEO and Founder of Dream University
Before she was thirty years old, Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour had become a decorated naval aviator, Camp Pendleton's 2001 Female Athlete of the Year and Strongest Warrior...
by Andrew Exum
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2004
The first combat memoir of the War on Terrorism: the gripping story of a young man’s transformation into a twenty-first-century warrior.
Born into a family with a long history of military service dating back to the Revolutionary War, Andrew Exum enrolled in Army ROTC to pay for his Ivy League...
Escape from Bellevue
A Memoir of Rock 'n' Roll, Recovery, and Redemption
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2009
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Indie rock raconteur Chris Campion-one of the few patients ever to escape from Bellevue's locked ward-recalls his band's tumultuous ride, his plummet into addiction, and the strange road back to sobriety
Chronicling more than...
Hometown Appetites
The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How America Ate
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2008
A rollicking biography of a pioneering American woman and one of our greatest culinary figures
In Hometown Appetites, Kelly Alexander and Cynthia Harris come together to revive the legacy of the most important food writer you have never heard of. Clementine Paddleford was a Kansas farm girl...