Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The man who saw a ghost The man who saw a ghost Devin McKinney "Henry Fonda's performances--in The Grapes of Wrath, Young Mr. Lincoln, The Lady Eve, 12 Angry Men, On Golden Pond--helped define "American" in the twentieth century. He worked with movie masters fro… OL16715105W
Cosby Cosby Mark Whitaker This book is the first major biography of an American icon, comedian Bill Cosby. Based on extensive research and in-depth interviews with Cosby and more than sixty of his closest friends and associat… OL17069309W
Still foolin' 'em Still foolin' 'em Billy Crystal "Billy Crystal is turning 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to lea… OL17674489W
Country faith Christmas Country faith Christmas Deborah Evans Price "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 sha… OL17848653W
Who is Michael Ovitz? Who is Michael Ovitz? Michael Ovitz "Michael Ovitz co-founded CAA in 1975 and served as its chairman until 1995. For most of the past two decades he has been a private investor and an advisor to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. This is hi… OL19749418W
Looking for Lorraine Looking for Lorraine Imani Perry Lorraine Hansberry, who died at thirty-four, was by all accounts a force of nature. Although best-known for her work A Raisin in the Sun, her short life was full of extraordinary experiences and achi… OL19753477W
Lucky me Lucky me Sachi Parker Shirley MacLaine's only child shares shocking stories from her out-of-this-world childhood with the famously eccentric and award-winning actress. OL19961756W
Yesterday, today, tomorrow Yesterday, today, tomorrow Sophia Loren "Film legend Sophia Loren shares vivid memories of work, love, and family"-- "In her first memoir, the Academy Award-winning actress Sophia Loren tells her incredible life story from the struggles o… OL19988967W
Silver screen fiend Silver screen fiend Patton Oswalt "Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol or sex: it was film. After moving to L.A., Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a spro… OL19991330W
Has anyone seen my pants? Has anyone seen my pants? Sarah Colonna New York Times bestselling author Sarah Colonna is back with a hilarious, honest look at life in her late thirties--in all its messy, pants-missing glory. OL19995545W
Follies of God Follies of God James Grissom "An extraordinary book that masterfully illuminates the dream-like writing world of Tennessee Williams; the actresses he worked with and those who inspired him to create his Amanda Wingfield, his Bla… OL19996822W
When the Balls Drop When the Balls Drop Brad Garrett A refreshingly candid and wickedly funny look at life’s second half from Everybody Loves Raymond TV sitcom star and three-time Emmy Award–winning comic Brad Garrett. In this no-holds-barred book o… OL19999543W
Alexander McQueen Alexander McQueen Wilson, Andrew "The first definitive biography of the iconic, notoriously private British fashion designer Alexander McQueen explores the connections between his dark work and even darker life. When forty-year-old … OL20006572W
A field guide to awkward silences A field guide to awkward silences Alexandra Petri "Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri turns her satirical eye on her own life in this hilarious new memoir... Most twentysomethings spend a lot of time avoiding awkwardness. Not Alexandra Petri.… OL20007926W
Dear Mr. You Dear Mr. You Mary-Louise Parker "A wonderfully unconventional literary debut from the award-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker. An extraordinary literary work, Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters… OL20010724W
Turning the tables Turning the tables Teresa Giudice "Teresa Giudice, star of The Real Housewives of New Jersey, has seen it all, but nothing--not even Real Housewives scandals--could compare to the media firestorm that ensued after she was convicted o… OL20018765W
You gotta get bigger dreams You gotta get bigger dreams Alan Cumming "A magical concoction of the mischievous, tender, whimsical, and debauched real-life adventures of Alan Cumming, told in his own words and pictures... In these forty-five picture essays, Cumming reco… OL20039637W
My British Invasion My British Invasion Harold Bronson 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm OL20221165W