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by Susan Jane Gilman
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2009
They were young, brilliant, and bold. They set out to conquer the world. But the world had other plans for them.
Bestselling author Susan Jane Gilman's new memoir is a hilarious and harrowing journey, a modern heart of darkness filled with Communist operatives, backpackers, and pancakes.
In...
Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins
The Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2007
Revealing himself to be a consummate storyteller, stage and screen star Everett ("My Best Friend's Wedding") pens a delightfully witty memoir in which he reveals his life experiences as an up-and-coming actor, detailing everything from the eccentricities of the British upper class to the madness of Hollywood.
Lastingness
The Art of Old Age
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2011
One of the country's leading literary scholars, explores the fascinating question of why some people's creative talents flourish with age while others' fade.
America grows older yet stays focused on its young. Whatever hill we try to climb, we're "over" it by fifty and should that...
How Not to Embarrass Your Kids
250 Don'ts for Parents of Teens
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2009
Two teenagers named Zack and Travis were recently faced with a serious problem. Was it drugs? Alcohol? Violence in the classroom?
Not that simple. It was their parents.
So these two enterprising teens wrote this book -- and created the single most useful (and most hysterically funny)...
Brides Behaving Badly
Wild Wedding Photos You Were Never Meant to See
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2009
Pure, kind, and gracious are some of the qualities one associates with the bride at any wedding--but not here! More than four million Americans get married each year, and not all of the brides are well behaved. This hilarious collection of candid wedding photographs proves that not every bride is...
The Official Razzie Movie Guide
Enjoying the Best of Hollywoods Worst
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2007
A paperback guide to 100 of the funniest bad movies ever made, this book covers a wide range of hopeless Hollywood product, and also including rare Razzie ceremony photos and a complete history of everything ever nominated for Tinsel Town's Tackiest Trophy.
If I Only Knew Then...
Learning from Our Mistakes
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2007
Writer, activist, and actor Charles Grodin delivers a fascinating collection of more than eighty intimate and revealing stories from friends and colleagues in the worlds of entertainment, sports, journalism, politics, and business-inspiring, entertaining, and heartfelt accounts of mistakes they've...
Fifty on Fifty
Wisdom, Inspiration, and Reflections on Women's Lives Well Lived
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2009
Fifty famous, accomplished, determined women celebrate, reflect upon, & embrace life at 50 & beyond.
Love Always, Petra
A Story of Courage and the Discovery of Life's Hidden Gifts
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2007
Model Petra Nemcova's charmed life was changed forever when the tsunami swept her boyfriend away, and left her with a broken pelvis and clinging to a tree for nearly eight hours. All of her proceeds from this book will be donated to the Give2Asia/Happy Hearts Fund helping to rebuild the areas hardest hit.
The Poets' Corner
The One-and-Only Poetry Book for the Whole Family
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2007
From listening to his grandmother recite epic poems from memory to curling up in bed while his father read funny verses, award-winning actor John Lithgow grew up with poetry. Ever since, John has been an enthusiastic seeker of poetic experience, whether reading, reciting, or listening to great poems.
The...
Britney Spears
Stylin'
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2008
This intimate look into the life of teen phenomenon Britney Spears focuses on her fabulous style and her favorite fashions and accessories.
Sir Charles
The Wit and Wisdom of Charles Barkley
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2009
Outrageous, irreverent quotes from the 1993 NBA Most Valuable Player reveal his far-reaching appraisal of the game, his fellow players, the officials, the writers, and the fans.
Foxy
My Life in Three Acts
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2010
Some may know her as hot, gutsy, gun-totin' Foxy Brown, Friday Foster, Coffy, and Jackie Brown. Others may know her from her role as Kit Porter on The L Word. But that only defines one part of the legend that is Pam Grier.
Foxy is Pam's testimony of her life, past and present. In it, she reveals...
Send Yourself Roses
Thoughts on My Life, Love, and Leading Roles
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2008
From her film debut as the sultry schemer in Body Heat to her award-winning role as Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, actress Kathleen Turner's unique blend of beauty, intelligence, and raw sexuality has driven her personal and professional life. Now, in this gutsy memoir, the screen icon...