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Never Mind the Happy: Showbiz Stories from a Sore Winner by Marc ShaimanIn Never Mind the Happy, musical dynamo Marc Shaiman looks back on five decades of Broadway triumphs, Hollywood hijinks, and unforgettable collaborations. Part showbiz tell-all, part love letter to the melancholy that fuels creativity, told with perfect comic timing--along with a few wrong notes, and plenty of standing ovations.
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| Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs by Antony BeevorRussian peasant turned mystic Grigori Rasputin was surrounded by dark rumors while serving the court of Nicholas II and Alexandra in pre-revolution St. Petersburg. People whispered that he had superhuman healing powers and conducted orgies with women of the court. Historian Antony Beevor separates myth from fact, concluding that Rasputin’s abuse of the Tsar’s trust coupled with his well-known corruption and lechery likely helped undermine public faith in the Russian royal house, eventually leading to his murder. |
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The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions from a Reality TV Villain by Spencer PrattIn this explosive, wildly entertaining memoir, Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt charts his rise and fall as America's most notorious reality TV villain on The Hills--and how, from the ashes of the Pacific Palisades fires, he's finally ready for his redemption arc. Now, for the first time, Spencer reveals the untold truth behind the spectacle--a darkly comedic, unflinching, and often surreal confessional from a TV villain who's finally broken character for good.
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| American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed by Isaac FitzgeraldMemoirist Isaac Fitzgerald combines a love of walking and a fascination with pioneer Johnny Appleseed (aka John Chapman) in his traveling tale, in which he attempts to walk along Chapman’s historic route from Massachusetts to Indiana. Along his journey, Fitzgerald shares his curiosity about the Appleseed legend, myth-making, his own history, and small-town America in a “stirring, singular” (Publishers Weekly) memoir. |
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It's Never Too Late: A Memoir by Marla GibbsThe star of classic television series, including The Jeffersons and 227, reveals her difficult journey from a tempestuous childhood to becoming a confident Hollywood powerbroker and groundbreaker who paved the way for today's superstar talents. Marla Gibbs has been a Hollywood icon for generations of fans. It's Never Too Late is the true tale of a remarkable life and a wise guidebook for aspiring artists, entrepreneurs, and entertainment fans.
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| Notes to John by Joan DidionAfter author Joan Didion died in 2021, a journal was found among her papers addressed to her husband John Gregory Dunne, written in the early 2000s and concerning psychotherapy treatment that she received at the behest of her daughter, Quintana Roo Dunne. Readers will empathize with Didion as she gives a detailed account of these intimate but painful talk-therapy sessions, which cover fraught family dynamics, alcoholism, guilt, and emotional distance. Recommended for people who were moved by I Will Do Better by Charles Bock. |
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What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates's attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.
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The Groucho Letters: Letters from and to Groucho Marx by Groucho MarxDonated to the Library of Congress in the mid-1960s, Groucho Marx's correspondence was first crafted into this celebration of wit and wisdom in 1967. Reissued today with his original letters and humor intact, The Groucho Letters exposes one of the twentieth century's most beloved comedian's private insights into show biz, politics, business, and, of course, his illustrious personal life.
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In Other Words, Leadership: How a Young Mother's Weekly Letters to Her Governor Helped Both Women Brave the First Pandemic Year by Shannon A. MullenMaine Governor Janet Mills' leadership inspired this remarkable story of work, worry, art, faith, community, life, and hope. Two unforgettable women from opposite poles of power in Maine forge an uplifting bond through good, old-fashioned letter writing that helps them navigate the COVID crisis Both women bring civility, grace, wit, and wisdom to the challenge of protecting those who depend on them -- in other words, leadership. Shannon A. Mullen weaves from these two women's letters and the governor's journal, which were never intended for publication.
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