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Pub. Date
2018.
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The popular comedic couple trace the story of their relationship, sharing anecdotes, family photos, and secrets that reveal how they overcame considerable social differences through their shared values and mutual love of music and laughter. Presented as an oral history in a series of conversations between the couple, the book features anecdotes, hijinks, photos, and a veritable grab bag of tomfoolery.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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"In this unique combination of memoir and cultural history, we come to know one of the greatest stars the world has ever seen—Eartha Kitt—as revealed by the person who knew her best: her daughter. Eartha, who was a mix of Black, Cherokee, and white, is viewed by the world as Black. Kitt, her biological daughter, is blonde and light skinned. This is the story of a young girl being raised by her mother, who happened to be one of the most famous...
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Pub. Date
2016
Description
With Minecraft's latest version, the Combat Update, everything you know and love about your favorite game has changed. Learn how to master Minecraft 1.9 with this all-encompassing guide to using the game's new features!
When you play the latest version of Minecraft, you'll discover new features including poison-tipped arrows, dual-wielding axes and shields, and a meaner and badder Ender Dragon. From overhauled combat mechanics to a revamped End dimension,...
645) Gone 'til November
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
The rap superstar details the circumstances that led to his year-long incarceration at Rikers Island and his experiences during his imprisonment, sharing insights intohis daily rituals, interactions with other inmates, and efforts to stay positive.
646) Six men
Author
Pub. Date
1977
Description
Drawing on a lifetime of journalistic encounters with the great and the famous, Alistair Cooke profiles the six extraordinary men who impressed him the most Over the course of his sixty-year career as a broadcaster, television host, and newspaper reporter, Alistair Cooke met many remarkable people of the twentieth century. This entertaining and insightful collection shares his unique, often startling personal vision of six key figures from the worlds...
647) Moab is my washpot
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Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
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"A number one bestseller in Britain, Stephen Fry's astonishingly frank, funny, wise memoir is the book that his fans everywhere have been waiting for. Since his PBS television debut in the Blackadder series, the American profile of this multitalented writer, actor and comedian has grown steadily, especially in the wake of his title role in the film Wilde, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination, and his supporting role in A Civil Action. Fry...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
Featuring James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Elizabeth Taylor, Giant is an epic film of fame and materialism, based around the discovery of oil at Spindletop and the establishment of the King Ranch of south Texas. Isolating his star cast in the wilds of West Texas, director George Stevens brought together a volatile mix of egos, insecurities, sexual proclivities, and talent. Stevens knew he was overwhelmed with Hudsons promiscuity, Taylors high diva-dom,...
649) Solid Ivory: memoirs
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
Academy Award-winning filmmaker reflects on his extraordinary life and career.
651) Prime time
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
The Oscar-winning actress, fitness expert, and political activist outlines a roadmap for seniors who are experiencing unprecedented rates of longevity, sharing practical advice on everything from fitness and sexuality to coming to terms with past mistakes and embracing a spiritual life.
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
Packed with expert tips, cheats, and hacks on command blocks, including a full reference to all the commands and exactly how you use them. With over one hundred screenshots, Hacks for Minecrafters: Command Blocks shows exactly how the experts wield command blocks and make fun modifications to the Minecraft world. Feel inspired by tricks and projects for making your own custom maps and mini-games -- Publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Description
"A religious biography of Tina Turner that maps her journey from the Black Baptist church to Buddhism and includes special attention to the diverse metaphysical beliefs that influenced her along the way"--
"If you don't know Tina Turner's spirituality, you don't know Tina. When Tina Turner reclaimed her throne as the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll in the 1980s, she attributed her comeback to one thing: the wisdom and power she found in Buddhism. Her spiritual...
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
The celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd revisits his 2004 collection of insightful and humorous blog posts, presents additional later writings, and offers all new material in which he opens up about his life, from his abusive childhood to finding his true purpose.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
"Light a fire, pour a steaming cup of hot chocolate, and curl up with Country Faith Christmas- the holiday follow-up to Country Faith! Here you'll find 37 of America's favorite country music stars sharing their Christmas memories, personal recipes, family traditions and favorite Christmas carols in this beautiful, colorful ode to the season."--
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Acclaimed biographer Patricia Bosworth recalls her emotional coming of age in 1950s New York in this profound and powerful memoir, a story of family, marriage, tragedy, Broadway, and art, featuring a rich cast of well-known literary and theatrical figures from the period.
From Bosworth-acclaimed biographer of Montgomery Clift, Diane Arbus, Marlon Brando, and Jane Fonda-comes a series of vivid confessions about her remarkable journey into womanhood....
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
A complete account of the triumphs and difficulties of the brilliant and high-tempered Nina Simone, whose distinctive voice and music occupy a singular place in the canon of American song. One of eight children in a proud North Carolina black family, the prodigiously talented child was trained in classical piano through the charity of a local white woman, then devastatingly rejected by the Curtis Institute of Music--a dream deferred that would forever...
Author
Pub. Date
c2005
Description
The life of Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most remarkable success stories in the U.S. Here is a young man from an Austrian village who became the greatest bodybuilder in history, a behemoth who even today in retirement is the dominating figure in the sport. Here is an immigrant with a heavy accent and a four syllable last name, who marries a Kennedy princess and becomes the number one movie star in the world, an icon known and celebrated everywhere....