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Last Girl Before Freeway: The Life, Loves, Losses, and Liberation of Joan Rivers

Leslie Bennetts · 419 pages

"Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian; she was an icon and a role model to millions, a fearless pioneer who left a legacy of expanded opportunity when she died in 2014. Her life was a dramatic roller-coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows: the suicide of her husband, her feud with Johnny Carson, her estrangement from her daughter, her many plastic surgeries, her ferocious ambit

Coreyography

Corey Feldman

"A deeply personal and revealing memoir and Hollywood-survival story by The lost boys and Stand by me star"-- Lovable child star by age ten, international teen idol by fifteen, and to this day a perennial pop-culture staple, Feldman has not only spent the entirety of his life in the spotlight, he's become just as famous for his off-screen exploits as for his roles. But behind the scenes, his life

Bill Hicks: Agent of Evolution

Kevin Booth, Michael Bertin · 448 pages

Not My Father's Son

Alan Cumming · 304 pages

**Acclaimed actor Alan Cumming shares the raw and emotional story of his turbulent relationship with his father and the long-buried family secrets that shaped his life and career.** A beloved star of stage, television, and film, Alan Cumming is celebrated for his unparalleled diversity and fearlessness as an artist. However, his success conceals a painful childhood marked by the heavy hand of a

Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain

Charles R. Cross · 400 pages

Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him

David Henry, Joe Henry · 294 pages

Richard Pryor was arguably the single most influential performer of the second half of the twentieth century, and certainly the most successful black actor/comedian ever. Controversial and somewhat enigmatic during his life, Pryor’s performances opened up a whole new world of possibilities, merging fantasy with angry reality in a way that wasn’t just new—it was theretofore unthinkable. Now, this g

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

The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts

Tom Farley Jr., Tanner Colby · 368 pages

Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated

Alison Arngrim · 311 pages

The actress who played the villain Nellie Oleson on the television show "Little House on the Prairie" shares her experiences on the show and discusses her life, from her bohemian childhood in West Hollywood to her recent charity work involving abused children and HIV awareness.

Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger

Christopher Andersen · 364 pages

Shares insights into the iconic rock-and-roll performer's life, from his substance abuse challenges and his bisexual history to his connections to the British royal family and the secret attempt on his life.

No One Here Gets Out Alive

Jerry Hopkins, Danny Sugerman · 387 pages

Johnny Carson

Henry Bushkin · 294 pages

A revealing and incisive account of the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and power, by his lawyer, wingman, fixer, and closest confidant. From 1962 until 1992, Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show and permeated the American consciousness. In the '70s and '80s he was the country's highest-paid entertainer and its most enigmatic. He was notoriously inscrutable, as mercurial (and sometim

The Love You Make: An Insider's Story of the Beatles

Peter Brown, Stephen Gaines · 433 pages

Presents the lives of the four Beatles and material on their retinue, rise to fame, and lives after the breakup of the group.

Remembering Audrey 20 Years Later

LIFE · 144 pages

Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit

Sean Hepburn Ferrer · 240 pages

My Shit Life So Far

Frankie Boyle · 304 pages

Ever since being brought up by The Beatles, Frankie Boyle has been a tremendous liar. Join him on his adventures with his chum Clangy The Brass Boy and laugh as he doesn't accidentally kill a student nurse when a party gets out of hand.I don't think anyone can have written an autobiography without at some point thinking "Why would anyone want to know this shit?" I've always read them thinking "I d

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy · 320 pages

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a

American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot

Craig Ferguson · 332 pages

In American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson delivers a moving and achingly funny memoir of living the American dream as he journeys from the mean streets of Glasgow, Scotland, to the comedic promised land of Hollywood. Along the way he stumbles through several attempts to make his mark-as a punk rock musician, a construction worker, a bouncer, and, tragically, a modern dancer.To numb the pain of failur

Untouchable: The Strange Life and Tragic Death of Michael Jackson

Randall Sullivan · 800 pages

Traces the story of Michael Jackson's life from his famous childhood through his final four years, drawing on interviews with his friends, enemies, and other associates to cover his international travels, business acumen, and parenting decisions.

In Plain Sight: The Life and Lies of Jimmy Savile

Dan Davies · 592 pages

Dan Davies has spent more than a decade on a quest to find the real Jimmy Savile, and interviewed him extensively over a period of seven years before his death. In the course of his quest, he spent days and nights at a time quizzing Savile at his homes in Leeds and Scarborough, lunched with him at venues ranging from humble transport cafes to the Athenaeum club in London and, most memorably, joine

Ava Gardner: The Secret Conversations

Peter Evans, Ava Gardner · 293 pages

A self-portrait of the late film legend's golden-era Hollywood life traces her impoverished childhood in North Carolina through the heights of her career, sharing details of her relationships with such figures as Mickey Rooney, Frank Sinatra, and George C. Scott.

Traci Lords: Underneath It All

Traci Lords · 304 pages

Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story, 1958-2009

J. Randy Taraborrelli · 776 pages

Portrait de Michael Jackson à partir d'entetiens du chanteur et de ses proches. Le biographe raconte ses débuts d'enfant star, ses succès avec les Jackson five, sa vie de famille, ses démêlés avec la justice, ses préparatifs pour son retour sur scène, etc.

His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra

Kitty Kelley · 592 pages