Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him

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

Meghan: A Hollywood Princess

Andrew Morton · 253 pages

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

His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra

Kitty Kelley · 592 pages

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.

Billy

Pamela Stephenson · 304 pages

Once in a lifetime there strides upon the stage someone who can truly be called a legend. Such a one is the inimitable, timeless genius who is Billy Connolly. His effortlessly wicked whimsy has enthralled thousands upon thousands of adoring audiences. And when he isn't doing that ... he's turning in award-winning performances of film and television. He needs no introduction and yet he is the ultim

No One Here Gets Out Alive

Jerry Hopkins, Danny Sugerman · 387 pages

Heavier Than Heaven: The Biography of Kurt Cobain

Charles R. Cross · 400 pages

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.

Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe

Anthony Summers · 415 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

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.

Unmasked: The Final Years Of Michael Jackson

Ian Halperin

Seven Dirty Words: The Life and Crimes of George Carlin

James Sullivan · 280 pages

Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith's Death

Rita Cosby · 296 pages

YOU PROBABLY THINK YOU KNOW ALL THERE IS TO KNOW. ANNA NICOLE SMITH LOST HER SON. SHE ACCIDENTALLY OVERDOSED. SHE WAS A DRUG ADDICT. YOU DON'T KNOW A THING...She was famous for being famous-Americana at its Scarlet Letter-wearing best. A bodacious young girl from Texas , Anna remade herself into the centerfold of the world. She was a "dumb blonde," a stripper, a Playboy Playmate, who boldly too

The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts

Tom Farley Jr., Tanner Colby · 368 pages

Remembering Audrey 20 Years Later

LIFE · 144 pages

Bill Hicks: Agent of Evolution

Kevin Booth, Michael Bertin · 448 pages

Marilyn Monroe: Private And Undisclosed

Michelle Morgan · 288 pages

An illustrated biography of actress Marilyn Monroe featuring photographs that have not been previously published.

Groucho: The Life and Times of Julius Henry Marx

Stefan Kanfer · 472 pages

"Beginning with the Marx Brothers' family heritage and their youth in turn-of-the-century New York, we see Julius and his brothers Adolph and Leonard become Groucho, Harpo, and Chico. We go backstage as they develop their routines in vaudeville, on Broadway, and, finally, in Hollywood. Groucho's story unfolds against the backdrop of the changing world around him and his star-studded milieu, which

Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit

Sean Hepburn Ferrer · 240 pages

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.

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.

Marilyn

Norman Mailer · 272 pages

Profiles the Hollywood star's tragic life and explores her complexity as a woman and actress.