The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts

Edie: American Girl

Jean Stein, George Plimpton · 564 pages

No One Here Gets Out Alive

Jerry Hopkins, Danny Sugerman · 387 pages

I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: The Dirty Life and Times of Warren Zevon

Crystal Zevon · 452 pages

When Warren Zevon died in 2003, he left behind both a fanatical cult following and a rich catalog of dark, witty rock-n-roll classics that includes "Lawyers, Guns, and Money," "Excitable Boy," and the immortal "Werewolves of London." He also left a trove of misadventures and anecdotes, a veritable rock opera of drugs, women, celebrity, high times, and hard ways. As Warren once said, "I got to be J

Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk

Legs McNeil, Gillian McCain · 525 pages

A contemporary classic, **Please Kill Me** is the definitive oral history of the most nihilistic of all pop movements. Iggy Pop, Richard Hell, the Ramones, and scores of other punk figures lend their voices to this decisive account of that explosive era.

Wired: The Short Life and Fast Times of John Belushi

Bob Woodward · 461 pages

An investigative reporter chronicles the offstage life of John Belushi as he rose to popularity and concurrently developed a drug habit that he could not control.

Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind

Gavin Edwards · 273 pages

In Last Night at the Viper Room, acclaimed author and journalist Gavin Edwards vividly recounts the life and tragic death of acclaimed actor River Phoenix--a teen idol on the fast track to Hollywood royalty who died of a drug overdose in front of West Hollywood's storied club, the Viper Room, at the age of 23. Last Night at the Viper Room explores the young star's life, including his childhood in

Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain

Charles R. Cross · 400 pages

Robin Williams: When the Laughter Stops 1951 - 2014

Emily Herbert · 244 pages

The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

Tommy Lee, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars · 464 pages

Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity love affairs, rollercoaster drug addictions, and immortal music in Mötley Crüe books like Tommyland and The Heroin Diaries, but n

27: A History of the 27 Club Through the Lives of Brian Jones, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, and Amy Winehouse

Howard Sounes · 359 pages

When singer Amy Winehouse was found dead at her London home in 2011, the press inducted her into what Kurt Cobain's mother named the 27 Club. “Now he's gone and joined that stupid club,” she said in 1994, after being told that her son, the front man of Nirvana, had committed suicide. “I told him not to….” Kurt's mom was referring to the extraordinary roll call of iconic stars who died at the same

The Pythons Autobiography by The Pythons

Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin · 380 pages

"From its humble beginnings as late night entertainment on a British TV channel that went off the air before midnight, it blossomed into arguably the most influential movement in modern comedy. They found the Holy Grail, they detailed the life of the Savior-also-ran Brian, and when they were lost, they explained the Meaning of Life. The Pythons by the Pythons is a unique look at arguably the most

The Daily Show: An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests

Chris Smith

Jim Morrison: Life, Death, Legend

Stephen Davis · 482 pages

"Jim Morrison's poetic vision, electrifying live performances, and voracious appetite for sexual, spiritual, and psychedelic experience inflamed the spirit and psyche of a generation. During his scorching rise to stardom as the lead singer of the Doors in the 1960s, his voice and lyrics reached out to the darkest thoughts and most passionate desires of fans around the world." "In Jim Morrison, cr

Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintences and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career

George Plimpton · 449 pages

Using oral biography, a technique that perfectly matches the style of his subject, George Plimpton blends the voices of Capote's lovers, haters, acquaintances, and colleagues into a highly readable narrative. Here we are present for the entire span of Capote's life: his Southern childhood and his early days in New York; his first literary success with the publication of Other Voices, Other Rooms;

I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution

Craig Marks, Rob Tannenbaum · 608 pages

Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin

Myra Friedman · 333 pages

Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN

James Andrew Miller, Tom Shales · 763 pages

A history of cable sports channel ESPN, based on interviews with nearly five hundred current and former employees, announcers and analysts, as well as sports stars including LeBron James, Peyton Manning, and Jeff Gordon.

Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day

Jack Boulware, Silke Tudor · 489 pages

Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks

Brad Dukes · 340 pages

Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks examines David Lynch and Mark Frost’s legendary television series that aired on the ABC network from 1990-91. As the mystery of “Who Killed Laura Palmer?” played out on television sets across the world, another compelling drama was unfolding in the everyday lives of the show’s cast and crew. Twenty-five years later, Reflections goes behind the curtain of

Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman

Merle Miller

The Fifty-Year Mission: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek: The First 25 Years

Edward Gross, Mark A. Altman · 560 pages

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir

Matthew Perry · 272 pages

“Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty.” So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who trav

Slash

Slash, Anthony Bozza · 480 pages

From one of the greatest rock guitarists of our era comes a memoir that redefines sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.

My Booky Wook

Russell Brand · 352 pages

"From his troubled childhood in Essex and his addictions to drink, drugs and sex, to his giddy rise through the world of entertainment, this is not simply a story of fame but of redemption, achingly and hilariously honest throughout"--Cover.