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From big screen to small, the stage to the airwaves...if it's entertaining, we've got it. Browse our highlights for the best in entertainment.
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Education of a Wandering Man
Written by Louis L'Amour
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1990
Price: $7.99
From his decision to leave school at fifteen to roam the world, to his recollections of life as a hobo on the Southern Pacific Railroad, as a cattle skinner in Texas, as a merchant seaman in Singapore and the West Indies, and as an itinerant bare-knuckled prizefighter across small-town America, here... Read more >
Written by Louis L'Amour
Format: Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: November 1, 1990
Price: $7.99
From his decision to leave school at fifteen to roam the world, to his recollections of life as a hobo on the Southern Pacific Railroad, as a cattle skinner in Texas, as a merchant seaman in Singapore and the West Indies, and as an itinerant bare-knuckled prizefighter across small-town America, here... Read more >
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You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again
The True Adventures of a Hollywood Nanny
Written by Suzanne Hansen
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2006
Price: $13.95
New and completely updated edition
Hilarious and addictive, this chronicle of a small-town girl’s stint as a celebrity nanny reveals what really happens in the diaper trenches of Hollywood.
When Oregon native Suzanne Hansen becomes a live-in nanny to the children of Hollywood über-agent Michael Ovitz, she thinks she’s found the job of... Read more >
The True Adventures of a Hollywood Nanny
Written by Suzanne Hansen
Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2006
Price: $13.95
New and completely updated edition
Hilarious and addictive, this chronicle of a small-town girl’s stint as a celebrity nanny reveals what really happens in the diaper trenches of Hollywood.
When Oregon native Suzanne Hansen becomes a live-in nanny to the children of Hollywood über-agent Michael Ovitz, she thinks she’s found the job of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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High Society
The Life of Grace Kelly
Written by Donald Spoto
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $16.00
Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly, bestselling biographer Donald Spoto at last offers an intimate, honest, and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood’s legendary actresses.
In just seven years–from 1950 through 1956–Grace Kelly embarked on a whirlwind career that included roles in eleven movies. From the principled Amy Fowler Kane... Read more >
The Life of Grace Kelly
Written by Donald Spoto
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2010
Price: $16.00
Drawing on his unprecedented access to Grace Kelly, bestselling biographer Donald Spoto at last offers an intimate, honest, and authoritative portrait of one of Hollywood’s legendary actresses.
In just seven years–from 1950 through 1956–Grace Kelly embarked on a whirlwind career that included roles in eleven movies. From the principled Amy Fowler Kane... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Gospel of Hip Hop
The First Instrument
Written by KRS-One
Format: Hardcover, 832 pages
On Sale: October 24, 2009
Price: $24.95
The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument, the first book from the I Am Hip Hop, is the philosophical masterwork of KRS ONE. Set in the format of the Christian Bible, this 800-plus-page opus is a life-guide manual for members of Hip Hop Kulture that combines classic philosophy with faith and... Read more >
The First Instrument
Written by KRS-One
Format: Hardcover, 832 pages
On Sale: October 24, 2009
Price: $24.95
The Gospel of Hip Hop: First Instrument, the first book from the I Am Hip Hop, is the philosophical masterwork of KRS ONE. Set in the format of the Christian Bible, this 800-plus-page opus is a life-guide manual for members of Hip Hop Kulture that combines classic philosophy with faith and... Read more >
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Tough Without a Gun
The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart
Written by Stefan Kanfer
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $15.95
The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart
Written by Stefan Kanfer
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $15.95
In this comprehensive biography of one of the great movie icons of our time, Stefan Kanfer, the acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball, Groucho Marx, and Marlon Brando, illuminates the life and career of Humphrey Bogart. Along the way, Kanfer gives us a wide-reaching cultural appraisal of the movies many of us...
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American Rebel
The Life of Clint Eastwood
Written by Marc Eliot
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: September 7, 2010
Price: $16.99
As an actor, he seduces us with his tough-guy charm. As a director and producer, he amazes us with his artistry and technical savvy. As a Hollywood icon, Clint Eastwood, one of film's greatest living legends, represents some of the finest cinematic achievements in the history of American cinema.
In American... Read more >
The Life of Clint Eastwood
Written by Marc Eliot
Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: September 7, 2010
Price: $16.99
As an actor, he seduces us with his tough-guy charm. As a director and producer, he amazes us with his artistry and technical savvy. As a Hollywood icon, Clint Eastwood, one of film's greatest living legends, represents some of the finest cinematic achievements in the history of American cinema.
In American... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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A Long Strange Trip
The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
Written by Dennis McNally
Format: Trade Paperback, 736 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2003
Price: $19.95
The complete history of one of the most long-lived and legendary bands in rock history, written by its official historian and publicist–a must-have chronicle for all Dead Heads, and for students of rock and the 1960s’ counterculture.
From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual... Read more >
The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
Written by Dennis McNally
Format: Trade Paperback, 736 pages
On Sale: August 12, 2003
Price: $19.95
The complete history of one of the most long-lived and legendary bands in rock history, written by its official historian and publicist–a must-have chronicle for all Dead Heads, and for students of rock and the 1960s’ counterculture.
From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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The Making of Star Wars
The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
Written by J. W. Rinzler
Format: Trade Paperback, 324 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2007
Price: $35.00
More than thirty years ago, filmmaker George Lucas realized a longtime dream, creating a swashbuckling sf saga inspired by vintage Flash Gordon serials, classic American westerns, the epic cinema of Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa, and mythological heroes. Its original title: The Star Wars. The rest is history–and how it was made... Read more >
The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
Written by J. W. Rinzler
Format: Trade Paperback, 324 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2007
Price: $35.00
More than thirty years ago, filmmaker George Lucas realized a longtime dream, creating a swashbuckling sf saga inspired by vintage Flash Gordon serials, classic American westerns, the epic cinema of Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa, and mythological heroes. Its original title: The Star Wars. The rest is history–and how it was made... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Then Again
Written by Diane Keaton
Contribution by Anna Quindlen
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $11.99
Written by Diane Keaton
Contribution by Anna Quindlen
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: November 15, 2011
Price: $11.99
NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
Janet Maslin, The New York Times • People • Vogue
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR
—Financial Times • Chicago Sun-Times
The Independent • Bookreporter
The Sunday Business Post
Mom loved adages, quotes, slogans. There were...
Also available as an
unabridged audio CD,
unabridged audiobook download,
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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Decoded
Written by Jay-Z
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: November 16, 2010
Price: $35.00
Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time.
“Hip-hop’s renaissance man drops a classic. . . . Heartfelt, passionate... Read more >
Written by Jay-Z
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: November 16, 2010
Price: $35.00
Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyrics and their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, an art form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative and successful artists of our time.
“Hip-hop’s renaissance man drops a classic. . . . Heartfelt, passionate... Read more >
