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English
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"The Oscar-nominated star who captivated the world with his performance in Juno finally shares his truth. "Can I kiss you?" It was two months before the world premiere of Juno, and Elliot Page was in his first ever queer bar. The hot summer air hung heavy around him as he looked at her. And then it happened. In front of everyone. A previously unfathomable experience. Here he was on the precipice of discovering himself as a queer person, as a trans...
42) A fine romance
Author
Language
English
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Description
In a follow-up to Knock Wood, the Emmy Award-winning actress traces the milestone events of her life, including her first marriage, the birth of her daughter, her work on Murphy Brown and her struggles with widowhood.
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Language
English
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In this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, award-winning actress and "New York Times" bestselling author Carol Burnett presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggles and triumphs of her life.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 221 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this hilarious and heartfelt memoir, award-winning, multi-talented entertainer Jamie Foxx shares the story of being raised by his no-nonsense grandmother, the glamour and pitfalls of life in Hollywood, and the lessons he took from both worlds to raise his two daughters"--
Author
Publisher
Weinstein Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 245 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A self-help primer for fans of the beloved show "Little House on the Prairie" by the former child star shares behind-the-scenes stories from the set and the lessons the author learned from her work with Michael Landon.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
272 pages, 16 unnumbered plates: illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The guiding metaphor in Coyote's new spiritual biography is drawn from a line in an early Bob Dylan song, and has become the tale of a young man caught between apparently antipodal options and the journey that leads to wealth and power. Coyote provides readers intimate portraits of mentors that shaped him, as what begins as a peripatetic flirtation with Zen deepens into a life-long avocation, ordination as a priest, and finally the road to Transmission--...
Author
Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xv, 235 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
The prolific actress best known for her appearances in such productions as the Oscar-winning The Descendants presents a collection of comedic essays on topics ranging from stepmotherhood to midnight shopping trips at the pharmacy.
Greer, a prolific actress, presents a collection of comedic essays on topics ranging from stepmotherhood to midnight shopping trips at the pharmacy. She tells you everything she's figured out after twenty years in Hollywood,...
50) Open book
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Language
English
Description
Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue and most intimate struggles. Guided by the journals she's kept since age fifteen, and brimming with her unique humor and down-to-earth humanity, Open Book is as inspiring as it is entertaining. This was supposed to be a very different book. Five years ago, Jessica Simpson was approached to write a motivational guide to living your best life. She walked away from the offer, and nobody understood...
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Language
English
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"Cindy Williams, half of the comedic duo of Laverne & Shirley, has had a wild and lively career in show business. This book is an engaging and heartfelt journey from Williams s blue collar roots to unexpected stardom from being pranked by Jim Morrison while waiting tables at Whisky a Go Go to starring in one of the most iconic shows on television"--
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st Gallery Books hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
277 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The actress best known for her work on "3rd Rock from the Sun" traces the story of her career and the personal difficulties that challenged her after "3rd Rock" ended.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Atria books hardcover edtion.
Physical Desc
391 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A dual biography of entertainment legends Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson that explores their individual careers and personal lives leading up to and including their 25-year friendship.
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 322 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
The Oscar-nominated actress shares the previously untold story about her disadvantaged childhood and her successes in and out of the Hollywood limelight, tracing her relationship with the schizophrenic mother who relinquished her to a Catholic orphanage, the abuse she suffered in a series of homes and the fierce sense of independence that inspired her career.
55) Wildflower
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Language
English
Description
"Award-winning actress Drew Barrymore shares funny, insightful, and profound stories from her past and present told from the place of happiness she's achieved today. Wildflower is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges, and incredible experiences of her earlier years. It includes tales of living on her own at 14 (and how laundry may have saved her life), getting stuck in a gas station overhang on a cross...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called "calorie restriction," eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, "Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn't tint hers?"...
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the life and career of well-known actor and martial arts master, Bruce Lee, from his childhood in Hong Kong to his untimely death at the age of thirty-two.
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 291 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
The actress and singer explores her life and career, examining "the real flesh-and-blood Shirley Jones, not just the movie star or Mrs. Partridge"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First Touchstone hardcover edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 11
Physical Desc
x, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the online entertainment pioneer, actress, and "queen of the geeks" Felicia Day, comes a funny, quirky, and inspiring memoir about her unusual upbringing, her rise to internet stardom, and embracing her weirdness to find her place in the world."
Author
Publisher
Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A collection of interrelated personal stories by the actress best known for her work on such productions as "Chicago Hope" and "The Blacklist" focuses on the milestones of her childhood, early career, and midlife while reflecting on the realities of being a woman in Hollywood.
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