Celebrity Memoirs
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Bossypants by Tina Fey From her humble roots growing up in Pennsylvania to her days doing amateur improv in Chicago to her early sketches on Saturday Night Live, Fey gives us a glimpse behind the curtain of modern comedy. Catalog Link |
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All That Is Bitter & Sweet: A Memoir by Ashley Judd Judd, an award winning film and stage actor, found her true calling in 2002 as a humanitarian and advocate for those suffering in neglected parts of the world. In this memoir, she describes her odyssey. Catalog Link |
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Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography by Rob Lowe A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon at twenty, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-seventies Malibu, where he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood. Catalog Link |
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Home: A Memoir of My Early Years by Julie Andrews As this memoir of her formative years makes clear, there is more gravitas to Andrews than meets the eye. From her childhood in rural England and initial forays into British theater, to her first massive successes on Broadway and in the West End, this memoir puts her celebrated career in context. Catalog Link |
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A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages by Kristin Chenoweth In this lively, laugh-out-loud book, Kristin shares her journey from Oklahoma beauty queen to Broadway leading lady, reflecting on how faith and family have kept her grounded in the dysfunctional rodeo of show biz. Catalog Link |
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Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher Fisher’s larger-than-life personality shines through as she performs her raucous memoir with all the panache of the standup routine that inspired the book. As Fisher romps through her own affairs and marriages, and her bouts with alcoholism and drug abuse, she manages to see the funny side in all of it. Catalog Link |
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Prairie Tale: A Memoir by Melissa Gilbert Women everywhere may have idolized her |
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Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin by Kathy Griffin This memoir is Kathy Griffin unplugged, uncensored, and unafraid to dish about what really happens on the road, away from the cameras, and at the star party after the show. Catalog Link |
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Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler Comedienne, talk show host and author Handler indulges her fans with a new compilation of shockingly direct essays, from which she emerges as a scheming farceur with an expansive range of practical jokes and winning sarcasm. Catalog Link |
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High On Arrival by Mackenzie Phillips Born into rock-and-roll royalty, Mackenzie grew up in an all-access kingdom of hippie freedom. As a Hollywood star herself, she continued the nonstop party. As an adult, she has paid for a lifetime of excess, working to reconcile her wonderful, terrible past and the pull of her magnetic father. With this memoir, she shares her journey back down to earth. Catalog Link |
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Life by Keith Richards,James Fox Keith Richards’s memoir pulls no punches as the Rolling Stones’ lead guitarist ruminates about his London working-class background and how he and his cronies’ love of the blues propelled them to heretofore unseen heights of fame and success. Catalog Link |
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Up Till Now: The Autobiography by William Shatner,David Fisher Embarking on a full-scale autobiography, he begins with his Montreal childhood then covers his lead roles with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival and live TV in New York City. At that point Shatner opens a Pandora’s box of self-deprecating humor and anecdotes about the hilarious goofs, on-camera accidents and stage fright during the live TV era. Catalog Link |
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The Time of My Life by Patrick Swayze,Lisa Niemi Swayze An entertaining and inspiring behind-the-scenes look at a Hollywood life and a remarkable love, told in the words of beloved actor Patrick Swayze and his wife, Lisa Niemi, shortly before he passed away. Catalog Link |
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Sliding into Home by Kendra Wilkinson Following her rocky teenage years, a phone call from Hugh Hefner changed everything. Kendra dishes candidly about life in the Playboy Mansion. Finally, she reflects on the slew of unexpected changes in the short space of a year that have brought her sliding into home from Playboy party girl to wife and mother with a blooming Hollywood career. Catalog Link |