Autobiography: arts and entertainment Books
HarperCollins Found
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HarperCollins Luck or Something Like It Large Print
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HarperCollins The Odyssey Penguin Classics S
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HarperCollins Anyone Who Had A Heart
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HarperCollins Jason Priestley
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HarperCollins Dirty Daddy
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Hilarious and at times heartbreaking ..." -- Vanity Fair "Equal parts smut and sincerity ..." -- Larry King Now "Both funnier and darker than you might expect ..." -- AskMen.com
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Girls
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ill Never Change My Name
Book SynopsisVal embodies what it means to live the American dream. — Robin Roberts, Good Morning AmericaValentin Chmerkovskiy, the world championship-winning and beloved Dancing with the Stars ballroom dancer invites fans into his life as never before, sharing the experiences, including the failures and successes, that have shaped him, from his early childhood in Ukraine to growing up as an immigrant in the U.S. to his rise to international fame.Val has captivated viewers of Dancing with the Stars since his first performance in 2011. While DWTS demonstrates Val’s beautiful physicality, this moving memoir illuminates his soul, revealing a deep, thoughtful person who channels his emotions and socially conscious views through his art. The beloved dance champion and choreographer assesses his life and career so far—where he’s come from and where he hopes to go.For the first time, Val looks back
£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Girls A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie
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HarperCollins Just Kids Illustrated Edition
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HarperCollins You Never Know
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Oxford University Press From Birdland to Broadway
Book SynopsisNew York in the 1950s. On the stage at Birdland is the midget master of ceremonies, 3''9 Pee Wee Marquette, dressed in a zoot suit and loud tie, smoking a huge cigar and screeching mispronounced introductions into the microphone. Pee Wee is just one of the many characters that have made Bill Crow''s forty years in jazz seem like an instant. In the same key as his acclaimed Jazz Anecdotes, this collection of revealing, hilarious, and sometimes moving stories runs the full gamut of New York''s nightspots, introducing us along the way to the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman, Stan Getz, Judy Holliday, Yul Brynner, and Simon and Garfunkel.Trade Review`Oxford University Press is to be congratulated on recognising the historical value of these memories of a man who has been there' Jazz Times, April 1993`Crow's lively style perfectly illuminates his insider's view of the jazz scene of the '50s and '60s' Russ Neff, The Patriot-News`From Birdland to Broadway is a book that is difficult to put down, in both senses of the term.' Macon Telegraph`From Birdland to Broadway is autobiographical, and the writing flows smoothly.' Times Literary Supplement`there are some interesting yarns and insights ... Bogside fare at best.' Brian Glasser, Q`The book bristles with insider's tales about musicians he has met in 40 years of gigging around. Bill Crow's book keeps you smiling from the first page to the last ... eminently readable book ... Here is a fine bassist dipping into a deep well of reminiscence and showing that he can write as well as he can play.' Reginald Brace, Yorkshire Post`the best and possibly the only book I have read about the life of a jobbing jazz musician ... one feels that if he had been a star he could never have written a book as fascinating as this one, which digs deep into the jazz life' Peter Hepple, Stage & Television Today"In From Birdland to Broadway, Crow shares insightful anecdotes from his long career and writes in a style that's as relaxed, friendly, and straight ahead as a Mulligan baritone sax solo....He never skimps on the humorous asides and telling details. What's more, he renders most of the technical stuff, such as flugelhornist Clark Terry's method of rotary breathing, understandable to even the most unrhythmic or tonedeaf reader. Bop lives in Crow's colorful account."--Cleveland Plain Dealer"Providing some fascinating social history, [Crow] has written a book of intimate and entertaining vignettes about some modern jazz masters."--Library Journal'he has plenty to tell and his book sparkles with humour ... It is often deeply moving too.' Chris Searle, Morning Star'Whether as bystander or musician, Crow was often in the right place at the right time and recalls many priceless incidents. His book is entertaining and readable - don't miss it.' Peter Vacher, Jazz Magazine
£19.99
Oxford University Press Handbook of Conducting
Book SynopsisHermann Scherchan was a distinguished German conductor, described by Norman Del Mar as a `great doyen conductor of contemporary music'.Trade Reviewby far the most absorbing and demanding book on conducting ever published ... a veritable Bible for generations of conductors, it is both utterly visionary and rivetingly interesting ... His book will never cease to instruct, to inspire, and above all to enthral. * Norman del Mar *Table of ContentsPart I On conducting: the teachable technique of conducting; idiosyncrasies of conducting; orchestral playing and conducting. Part 2 The science of the orchestra: the bow instruments; the wind instruments; the brass; the percussion; the harp. Part 3 Conductor and music: the techniques of conducting; the applied technique, or practice, of conducting; practical examples.
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Hachette Books Heartbreaker
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Random House USA Inc Paul and Me
Book SynopsisBestselling author A. E. Hotchner's intimate account of his 53-year friendship with his pal Paul Newman.A. E. Hotchner first met Paul Newman in 1955 when the virtually unknown actor assumed the lead role in Hotchner’s first television play, based on an Ernest Hemingway story. The project elevated both men from relative obscurity to recognition and began a close and trusted friendship that lasted until Newman’s death in 2008. In Paul and Me, Hotchner depicts a complicated, unpredictable, fun-loving, talented man, and takes the reader along on their adventures. The pair traveled extensively, skippered a succession of bizarre boats, confounded the business world, scored triumphs on the stage, and sustained their friendship through good times and bad. Most notably, they started Newman’s Own as a prank and watched it morph into a major enterprise that so far has donated all its $300 million in profit to charities including the
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Random House USA Inc Jeannie Out of the Bottle A Memoir
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St Martin's Press But Beautiful
Book SynopsisMay be the best book ever written about jazz.David Thomson, Los Angeles TimesIn eight poetically charged vignettes, Geoff Dyer skillfully evokes the music and the men who shaped modern jazz. Drawing on photos, anecdotes, and, most important, the way he hears the music, Dyer imaginatively reconstructs scenes from the embattled lives of some of the greats: Lester Young fading away in a hotel room; Charles Mingus storming down the streets of New York on a too-small bicycle; Thelonious Monk creating his own private language on the piano. However, music is the driving force of But Beautiful, and wildly metaphoric prose that mirrors the quirks, eccentricity, and brilliance of each musician''s style.
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Little, Brown & Company Life
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Little, Brown and Company Life
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Little Brown and Company You with the Sad Eyes
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Random House Publishing Group FOR THE MUSIC The Vince Gill Story
Book SynopsisTO LOVE MUSIC IS TO LOVE VINCE GILLHis pure tenor voice, amazing guitar playing, and superb songwriting skills have earned Vince Gill eleven Grammies and seventeen Country Music Association Awards--making him the biggest CMA winner of all time. But it's the man behind the music who inspires so much love and devotion from his fans and his peers. Humble, wholesome, funny, and kind, Vince Gill is a superstar with heart--and his numerous volunteer activities raise millions of dollars for charity every year.From his childhood as the son of a banjo-playing judge in Oklahoma to his roots in Kentucky bluegrass music . . . from his years in Los Angeles as the lead singer for the acclaimed group Pure Prairie League to his first forays into Nashville . . . from his mastery of bluegrass, rock, pop, and country to his acclaim as the host of the annual Country Music Association Awards national telecast . . . here is the heartwarming story of an inspiring man who gives his all for the
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Penguin Random House LLC Dream Come True
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Random House USA Inc In Spite of Myself
Book SynopsisA collection of delicious anecdotes of a life spent on stages and film sets across the world—from Peter Hall’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre to The Sound of Music—from one of our greatest actors.Christopher Plummer’s magnificent book recounts the wild adventure that was his life, stretching from a privileged childhood in Canada to the glorious, star-studded New York of the fifties to a sensational career in film appearing in some of our most beloved classics. Here are his late nights out with Carson McCullers, Tennessee Williams, Paddy Chayefsky, and Arthur Miller; his affairs and marriages; his collaborations with famed producers; and his memorable roles alongside fellow young and talented actors, each also destined for stardom: Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave, Peter O’Toole, Natalie Wood, and countless others.
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Random House USA Inc My Last Sigh
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Random House USA Inc My Life with Cleopatra
Book SynopsisCleopatra faced countless problems during its filming and production: passionate casting disputes, broken contracts, a costly re-location from London to Rome, an emergency tracheotomy for its star, Elizabeth Taylor, scandal-ridden gossip surrounding relationships on set, and a budget of $2 million that ballooned to final costs of $44 million. Legendary producer Walter Wanger recalls the drama that occurred both on and off the set, including the incredible obstacles he had to overcome and the exhilaration of producing a cinematic triumph. A revealing story about Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s tempestuous romance and an insightful filmmaker’s journal, now back in print for the 50th anniversary of Cleopatra’s release, My Life with Cleopatra shares the true story of the relationship and film that enthralled the world.“I have been told by responsible journalists that there was more world interest in Cleopatra, which I p
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Dey Street Books Rememberings
Book SynopsisFrom the acclaimed, controversial singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor comes a revelatory memoir of her fraught childhood, musical triumphs, struggles with illness, and of the enduring power of song.Blessed with a singular voice and a fiery temperament, Sinéad O’Connor rose to massive fame in the late 1980s and 1990s with a string of gold records. By the time she was twenty, she was world-famous—living a rock-star life out loud. From her trademark shaved head to her 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live when she tore up Pope John Paul II’s photograph, Sinéad has fascinated and outraged millions. In Rememberings, O’Connor recounts her painful tale of growing up in Dublin in a dysfunctional, abusive household. Inspired by a brother’s Bob Dylan records, she escaped into music. She relates her early forays with local Irish bands; we see Sinéad completing her first album whil
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux Role Models
Book SynopsisRole Models is a personal invitation into one of the most unique, perverse, and hilarious artistic minds of our time.From the incomparable John Waters, a paean to the power of subversive inspiration that will delight, amuse, enrichand happily horrify readers everywhere.Role Models is, in fact, a self-portrait told through intimate profiles of favorite personalitiessome famous, some unknown, some criminal, some surprisingly middle-of-the-road. From Esther Martin, owner of the scariest bar in Baltimore, to the playwright Tennessee Williams; from the atheist leader Madalyn Murray O''Hair to the insane martyr Saint Catherine of Siena; from the English novelist Denton Welch to the timelessly appealing singer Johnny Mathisthese are the extreme figures who helped the author form his own brand of neurotic happiness.
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc Harold The Boy Who Became Mark Twain
Book SynopsisAbandoned by his mother and father when he was two, Hal Holbrook and his two sisters commenced separate journeys of survival. As World War II engulfed Europe, Holbrook began acting almost by accident. In this memoir, the beloved actor tells of his struggles to discover his true self, even as he learned to transform himself onstage.
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Random House USA Inc Room to Dream
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Penguin Random House Group Elvis Ginger
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Random House USA Inc Going To The Movies
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Random House USA Inc Widow Basquiat
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Faber & Faber As if by Chance Journeys Theatres Lives
Book SynopsisDavid Lan evokes a unique theatre of life. Sometimes hilarious, always deeply felt we travel with him to Peter Brook's Paris, to Chekhov's Yalta, to Lithuania in search of his great grandparents, to Broadway for the Tony Awards. There's escaping the South African army, the Royal Court in the 90s, spirit mediums in Zimbabwe. And his years running the Young Vic, drawing in great artists such as Ivo Van Hove, Jude Law, Gillian Anderson, Stephen Daldry and shows such as Yerma, The Jungle and The Inheritance.Exceptional. Rich, warm and sparkling.' Peter BrookHe is the Chagall of theatre, hurtling over his colourful life and the world, his shirt flying, dreaming on behalf of humanity.' Fiona ShawSincere, passionate, vulnerable, open, serious, loving. A great read for fans of theatre and of humanity.'' Ivo Van Hove
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Southern Domestic Girl To City A Memoir
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Music World Publishing, LLC Destinys Child The Untold Story
£23.39
Penguin Putnam Inc They All Came to Barneys
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Random House USA Inc From Here to the Great Unknown
£14.11
iUniverse The Astors A Family Chronicle of Pomp and Power
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iUniverse Lotus on a Dung Heap Memoirs of a Gay Artist
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iUniverse Hanging by a String
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iUniverse Space Traveler A Musicians Odyssey
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iUniverse Me My Kid HollyWeird The Adventures of a Kid Actor
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iUniverse A Red in the House The Unauthorized Memoir of SE Fleischman
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iUniverse No Rocking Chair for Me Memoirs of a vibrant woman still seeking adventure in her 90s
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iUniverse I Will Sing My Songs Again The Inconceivable Life Story of Ronnie Fuller
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iUniverse The Strange Poverty of the Rich Accounts of a transient artists life
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iUniverse A STRIPPERS TAIL Confessions of a Las Vegas Stripper
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Author Solutions Inc biMY FATHERS VOICEbi The Biography of Lorne Greene
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