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Maryland

The Real Life of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano

James Gandolfini: The Real Life of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano is the first biography of the actor who died, in June 2013 at age 51, widely recognized as one of the best--and most defining--actors of his generation. The book is informed by fresh interviews withSopranos actors, the star's acting teachers and coaches, his childhood friends, buddies from his days as a nightclub bouncer, and Hollywood figures including the directors of his posthumously released films.
Bischoff decodes Gandolfini's portrayal of mobsters and bad guys from his breakout role inTrue Romancewith Patricia Arquette to the television series role that made his career, and his portrayals of real people like Leon Panettain Zero Dark Thirty. Gandolfini's personal life--from his marriages and family interactions to his deep friendships with his fellow cast members--enriches and enlivens this book, and deepens our understanding of the star.
James Gandolfini: The Real Life of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano is a fascinating look at Gandolfini's complicated relationship to his roots, to the role that made him wealthy beyond his imagination, and to American notions of masculinity, power and fame. Even as he scaled the heights of his profession, creating a TV character as vivid as Carroll O'Connor's Archie Bunker and as volcanic as Marlon Brando's Stanley Kowalski, Gandolfini remained a reluctant celebrity dedicated more to his craft than to his career.
James Gandolfini: The Real Life of the Man Who Made Tony Soprano delivers a textured, multilayered portrait of the on- and off-screen life of a complex, talented man who rose from an Italian immigrant family in northern New Jersey to join the ranks of America's most iconic actors.

James Gandolfini

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Amy Schumer

#hardcover #nonfiction #autobiography #celebrity #humor #amyschumer 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

#1 New York Times Bestseller "Amy Schumer's book will make you love her even more. For a comedian of unbridled (and generally hilarious) causticity, Schumer has written a probing, confessional, unguarded, and, yes, majorly humanizing non-memoir, a book that trades less on sarcasm, and more on emotional resonance." —Vogue "The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo is an alternatingly meditative, sexually explicit, side-splittingly hilarious, heart-wrenching, disturbing, passionately political, and always staggeringly authentic ride through the highs and lows of the comedic powerhouse's life to date." —Harper's Bazaar "This is your happy hour with Amy Schumer...It's Bossypants meets Trainwreck meets your long weekend." —TheSkimm “Amy’s got your back. She’s in your corner. She’s an honesty bomb. And she’s coming for you.” —Actress Tilda Swinton and Trainwreck co-star The Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star of Inside Amy Schumer and the acclaimed film Trainwreck has taken the entertainment world by storm with her winning blend of smart, satirical humor. Now, Amy Schumer has written a refreshingly candid and uproariously funny collection of (extremely) personal and observational essays. In The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, Amy mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationships, and sex and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is—a woman with the courage to bare her soul to stand up for what she believes in, all while making us laugh. Ranging from the raucous to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing, this highly entertaining and universally appealing collection is the literary equivalent of a night out with your best friend—an unforgettable and fun adventure that you wish could last forever. Whether she’s experiencing lust-at-first-sight while in the airport security line, sharing her own views on love and marriage, admitting to being an introvert, or discovering her cross-fit instructor’s secret bad habit, Amy Schumer proves to be a bighearted, brave, and thoughtful storyteller that will leave you nodding your head in recognition, laughing out loud, and sobbing uncontrollably—but only because it’s over.

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

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Illinois

Words to Live By

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author and beloved Today show co-host Hoda Kotb comes an inspiring collection of quotes that offer wisdom, courage, and hope—the perfect gift for Mother's Day! Several years ago, Today show co-host Hoda Kotb began posting a variety of quotes on her Instagram page. Some were penned by a favorite writer; others offered a dose of love or laughter. She thought the quotes were meaningful only to her, but soon a funny thing started happening—reactions poured in from thousands of people who were just as moved. The quotes weren't only providing inspiration to Hoda, they were comforting and connecting people. So many of their comments read, “I really needed this today,” a phrase that inspired the book's title. In I Really Needed This Today, Hoda not only shares 365 sayings and quotes, she writes about the people and experiences that have pushed her to challenge boundaries, embrace change, and explore relationships to their fullest. Written with her signature wit and warmth, this book is the ideal companion to tuck beside your bed or to bring with you on-the-go to keep you motivated, recharged, and inspired each day.

I Really Needed This Today

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Katharine Hepburn

Colorado

Stories of My Life

Photographs from Hepburn's personal collection highlight the candid memoirs of the life, long career, friendships, and loves of the legendary Hollywood actress

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Goldie Hawn

Wendy Holden

An Oscar-winning Hollywood star reminisces on the people, places, and events that have inspired her life, from her loving relationships with her family members, to her early successes on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, to the spiritual side of her career.

A Lotus Grows in the Mud

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Michael Blitz

Louise Krasniewicz

After nearly thirty years in the public eye, Arnold Schwarzenegger's rise to fame and fortune--and statesmanship--represents a celebrity the likes of which we've never seen before. As co-authors and longtime collaborators Blitz and Krasniewicz argue in this humorous but heady book, it is not just a matter of his transformation from bodybuilder to megastar to politician. Nor is his governorship of California just a matter of another actor assuming the position. Instead, at the beginning of the 21st century, "Arnoldness" has spread into every corner of our culture. More than a name, more than a spectacular career, he has become a set of ideas--an ultramodern take on the quintessential American dream.Having followed the cult of Arnold for twenty years, Blitz and Krasniewicz are uniquely qualified to illuminate his growing hold on our collective imagination. As an adjective, as a metaphor, as an easy reference point for anyone talking about things tough, forceful, and successful, they'll explain exactly why Arnold matters--and for better or worse, richer or poorer, America may never be the same.

The Rise of A Cultural Icon

Why Arnold Matters

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Paul Newman

Clea Newman Soderlund

Melissa Newman

California

A Memoir

The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, John Huston, his greatest roles, acting, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward, his innermost fears and passions and joys. With thoughts/comments throughout from Joanne Woodward, George Roy Hill, Tom Cruise, Elia Kazan and many others.

In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman's family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor's life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years.
 
The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman's voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices--from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston--that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling.
 
Newman's often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Marlon Brando and James Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward--their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually.
 
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound.

The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man

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Jamie Foxx

Nick Chiles

North Carolina

And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me

Jamie Foxx is not only one of the country's most talented multi-hyphenates, he's also starring in his most humbling and long-running role yet as father to two complicated girls - Corinne, 25, and Anelise, 11. In a bold move, he lets his daughters present their sides of the story - often totally at odds with his and sometimes downright embarrassing. This is a funny, thoughtful, and sensitive book that reveals Jamie Foxx's parenting journey while sharing priceless stories about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing up. Print run 400,000.

Act Like You Got Some Sense

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Jessica Simpson

Five years ago Simpson was approached to write a motivational guide to living your best life. She walked away from the offer because she believed she couldn't be authentic with her readers if she wasn't fully honest with herself first. Now she examines her life: blessed with the compassion to help others but also burdened with an almost crippling need to please. First celebrated for her voice, she became famous for music and fashion, her relationship struggles-- and as a walking blonde joke. Here she shares the wisdom and inspirations she has learned, and shows the real woman behind all the pop-culture clichés. -- adapted from jacket

Open Book

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Bella Thorne

New friends, new enemies . . . can a magical journal change Autumn's crazy life?
 
With her fiery red hair, new-girl outsider status, and tendency to be a total klutz, Autumn Falls definitely isn’t flying below the radar at Aventura High. Luckily, she makes some genuine friends who take her under their wing. But she also manages to get on the wrong side of the school’s queen bee, and then finds out the guy she’s started to like, funny and sweet Sean, hangs with the mean crowd. Now her rep and her potential love life are at stake.
 
When Autumn vents her feelings in a journal that belonged to her late father, suddenly her wildest wishes start coming true. Is it coincidence? Or can writing in the journal solve all her problems? And if the journal doesn’t work that way,  is there a bigger purpose for it—and for her?

New York

New friends, new enemies . . . can a magical journal change Autumn's crazy life? This funny and sweet novel by FAMOUS IN LOVE star Bella Thorne--is perfect for fans of Girl Online, Liv and Maddie: Cali Style, Descendants, and anyone looking for an entertaining read with just a touch of magic! 
 
With her fiery red hair, new-girl outsider status, and tendency to be a total klutz, Autumn Falls definitely isn't flying below the radar at Aventura High. Luckily, she makes some genuine friends who take her under their wing. But she also manages to get on the wrong side of the school's queen bee, and then finds out the guy she's started to like, funny and sweet Sean, hangs with the mean crowd. Now her rep and her potential love life are at stake.
 
When Autumn vents her feelings in a journal that belonged to her late father, suddenly her wildest wishes start coming true. Is it coincidence? Or can writing in the journal solve all her problems? And if the journal doesn't work that way,  is there a bigger purpose for it--and for her?

Filled with personal elements from Bella's own life, AUTUMN FALLS is the first book in Bella Thorne's new series! It has everything readers will love and relate to: a real girl trying to find her own inner strength and be the best she can be, with a hint of magic and mystery, and a steady stream of OMG-I-can't-believe-that-just-happened fun.

 
"You'll be obsessed with Autumn Falls. It has basically everything you could ever want: a lovable klutz for a main character, a total heartthrob, and just a touch of magic." --Seventeen.com 

"A brilliant debut from Bella Thorne!" --Girls' Life

 "We personally loved the book. . . . The main character is a fiery, redheaded girl who captures your heart." --Latina.com

"Entertaining." --Booklist

"Captivating . . . highly recommended." --VOYA

"A fun premise." --Publishers Weekly

"Thorne is a shining example of what can be accomplished with the right attitude and drive." --Girls Write Now


Autumn Falls

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Celebrity memoir #hardcover #memoir #celebrity #elliott 

Oklahoma

Chris Elliott, a regular performer on Late Night with David Letterman, tears the lid off the real truth of what it was like to grow up with a dad who was none other than Bob Elliott of the beloved Bob and Ray comedy team. Includes rebuttals by Bob Elliott.

Daddy's Boy

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Connecticut

In 1986, Jon Cryer won over America as Molly Ringwald's loyal and lovable best friend, Duckie, in the cult classic Pretty in Pink, a role that set the tone for his three-decade-long career in Hollywood. With the instincts of a natural storyteller, Cryer charts his extraordinary journey in show business, illuminating his many triumphs and some missteps along the way. Filled with exclusive behind-the-scenes anecdotes, Cryer offers his own endearing perspective on Hollywood, the business at large, and the art of acting.

So That Happened

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Jewel

Teacher’s name on the top (see photos). Deckle edges. I’ve had this book since it came out in 1998. 

New Hampshire

Poems

I've learned that not allpoetry lends itself to music -- some thoughts needto be sung only against the silence. There are softer and less tangible part[s] of our selves that are so essential to peace, to openheartedness, to unfolding the vision and the spiritual realm of our lives, to exposing our souls. - Jewel, From the Preface Writing poems and keeping journals since childhood, Jewel has been searching for truth and meaning, turning to her words to record, to discover, and to reflect. In A Night Without Armor, her first collection of poetry, Jewel explores the fire of first love, the fading of passion, the giving of trust, the lessons of betrayal, and the healing of intimacy. She delves into matters of the home, the comfort of family, the beauty of Alaska, and the dislocation of divorce. And then there are the images of the road, the people, the bars, the planes, places exotic and mundane, loneliness and friendship. Frank and honest, serious and suddenly playful, A Night Without Armor is a talented artist's intimate portrait of what makes us uniquely human.

A Night Without Armor

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#hardcover #fiction #irish #historical #celebrity 

Hawaii

A Novel

From the Man Booker Prize-winner, a brilliant and moving novel about celebrity, sexual power, and a daughter's search to understand her mother's hidden truths.

Actress

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#hardcover #autobiography #memoir #nonfiction #adult #biography #celebrity #celebritymemoir 

New Jersey

The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot

In his memoir American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson, host of The Late, Late Show, traces his journey from working-class Glasgow to the comedic limelight of Hollywood and American citizenship. Moving and achingly funny, American on Purpose moves from Ferguson's early life as an alcoholic to his stint on The Drew Carey Show to his decision to become a U.S. citizen in its unique and honest look at his version of the American dream.

American on Purpose

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Deuxmoi

Thought the book sounded interesting when I bought it but lost interest in it. Smoke free home, new book. 

"Dazzling, propulsive, and delightfully juicy, Anon Pls. is the digital age's love letter to The Devil Wears Prada. Sexy, suspenseful, and so good you won't want to put it down--not even to check on the latest stories in Deuxmoi's feed. What an incredible debut." -- Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners

From the creator of @Deuxmoi, the popular - and infamous - celebrity gossip Instagram, comes a fun and charming debut novel about a stylist assistant whose drunken decision to turn her Instagram into a celeb gossip account turns her life completely upside down.  

When Cricket Lopez, assistant to one of the most notorious celebrity stylists, revamps her old fashion Instagram account and turns it into a source for celebrity gossip on a drunken whim, she never thinks it will become anything. It's just a way to blow off steam after a terrible, terrible day at work where her nightmarish boss screams at her and blames her for some 18-year-old influencer's screw-up. But when the account grows overnight and, even wilder, when she starts getting gossip from fans and insiders - juicy gossip - she has to face facts: her Instagram is now famous. She is now famous.

Though no one knows that she is behind the account, its newfound success quickly wreaks havoc on her real life. Her boss wonders why she's disappearing on the job, her friends are increasingly irritated by her dedication to the account, and she has celebrities, investors, and journalists approaching her nonstop. Plus, there's a steamy new love interest who she meets through her online persona--except she has no idea if she can truly trust his motives. 

As the account grows and becomes more and more influential, she has to wonder: is it - the fame, the insider access, the escape from real life - really worth losing everything she has?

Anon Pls

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Oregon

#talkshowhost #commentator #interviewer #celebrity. Book is in very good condition with the exception of an inscription on the 1st page and a water stain on the bottom of the inside front cover. 

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ...der Brand, Ie herrschender das Thier, je schwacher der Verstand. Grundlosen Strudeln gleich, die Meere nicht erfullen, Macht der Genuss sie arm, und weiss sie nicht zu stillen. Gib dem Eroberer der sieben Hugel Macht, Schliesst er wohl Ianus Thor?-) Du magst Potosi's Schacht Und Amphitritens Schatz dem alten Harpar schenken, Noch wird er auf ein Schiff, den Mond zu plundern, denken. Hat den Tiberius dein Amt, Cason, ') vergnugt? Und hatte Philipps Sohn wohl jemals ausgesiegt? Viel anders wirkt das Gut, das sich der Weise wahlet Er wird nicht im Genuss von starkerm Durst gequalet; Es lautert sich sein Herz selbst im Genuss der Lust, Und er verliert nie ganz beim bittersten Verlust. Er adelt jeden Wunsch, der seiner Brust entfahret, Und nur die Tugend zeugt die Lust, die er begehret. Er kennt der Guter Werth, der Dinge wahren Brauch, Die Schatze der Natur, und er geniesst sie auch. Wohin sein Blick sich kehrt, stromt Wollust ihm entgegen, Ihm triefet jeder Tritt von seines Schopfers Segen; Kein innerlicher Feind macht in der Freude Schooss, Ihn zu vergonnter Lust verstockt und sinnenlos. Des Himmels holdes Blau, der Athem sanfter Winde, Des Fruhlings Malerei, der Schatten tiefer Grunde, Ist seinem Sinn genug, indem der bessere Geist, Erhabner Bilder voll, den Schopfer sieht und preis't; Was schon ist, ist's fur ihn; sein Auge zu ergotzen, Entladet Indien sich von seinen reichsten Schatzen: Zwar nennt er sie nicht sein, doch strahlen sie fur ihn An oelimenens Hals. Die grosste Konigin Besitzt nicht mehr vom Schmuck, der ihre Stirn umblitzet, Als der, der sie beschaut. Nu

My Remarkable Journey

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#hardcover #nonfiction #inspirational #hoda #kotb #quotations #celebrity 

Delaware

Chrissy Teigen

Adeena Sussman

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Georgia

Recipes to Love: a Cookbook

Chrissy is back with 100+ all-new recipes that are just as big, bold, and crave-worthy as before, but that reflect her world as it is now - as a mom of two who's often cooking for her kids. The recipes Chrissy gives us are homey, comforting favourites with a twist - think Apple Pie Cinnamon Rolls, Quiche Lorraine Baguette, Crispy Orange-Glazed Fried Chicken Sandwiches, and Sweet Blueberry Sour Cream Pie. And then there are recipes for the food you will crave after all of those hearty comforts: Citrus Salad with Burrata and Basil, Creamy Potato-Leek Soup. Print run 1,000,000.

Cravings: All Together

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Missouri

Hoda Kotb

Wisconsin

The mother and manager of the three Kardashian sisters discusses her marriages, her children, her friendship with O.J. and Nicole Brown Simpson, her parenting choices, and the challenges of living in the public eye.

Kris Jenner... And All Things Kardashian

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James Gandolfini

Amy Schumer

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo

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I Really Needed This Today

Katharine Hepburn

Me

Goldie Hawn; Wendy Holden

A Lotus Grows in the Mud

Michael Blitz; Louise Krasniewicz

Why Arnold Matters

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Act Like You Got Some Sense

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Open Book

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Autumn Falls

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Daddy's Boy

Jon Cryer

So That Happened

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American on Purpose

Deuxmoi

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Autumn Falls

Larry King

My Remarkable Journey

Hoda Kotb

I Really Needed This Today

Chrissy Teigen; Adeena Sussman

Cravings: All Together

Katharine Hepburn

Me

Hoda Kotb

I Really Needed This Today

Kris Jenner

Kris Jenner... And All Things Kardashian

Amy Schumer

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo