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"TThe Emmy Award-winning star of General Hospital chronicles his astonishing and emotional life journey in this powerful memoir'an inspiring story of success, show business, and family, and his struggle with mental illness. Maurice Benard has been blessed with family, fame, and a successful career. For twenty-five years, he has played one of the most well-known characters on daytime television: General Hospital's Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr. In...
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"From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, Making It So, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life--from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England, to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide...
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"This book contains some stories from my life: the awkward growing-up years, the confusing dating years, the fulfilling work years, and what it was like to be asked to play one of my favorite characters again. Also included: tales of living on a houseboat, meeting guys at awards shows, and that time I was asked to be a butt model. A hint: all three made me seasick. -- Lauren Graham" -- from back of dust jacket.
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The remarkable life, career, and faith journey of the star of The Love Boat and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. For 16 years, millions of Americans welcomed Gavin MacLeod into their living rooms every Saturday night. This veteran of stage and screen transformed himself from a seasoned character actor into the leading, lovable father-figure of The Love Boat at the height of TV’s boom years. For more than 30 years, Gavin MacLeod has served as the...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Nominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Root
Chosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity Memoir
"A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced." — Lena Dunham, Lenny Letter
In the spirit of Amy Poehler's Yes Please, Lena
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"A beautiful testament to the powerful love and friendship the two women shared as they searched for a miracle."
—Wichita Falls Times Record News
In My Journey with Farrah, Farrah Fawcett's longtime friend Alana Stewart shares her personal diaries from her three years by Farrah's side, during the former Charlie's Angels actress's tragic struggle to defeat cancer. A celebration of an incredible bond, the power of Farrah's
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Tracey Gold was well known to television audiences in the 1980s and ' 90s as the wholesome teenage sister on the long-running series Growing Pains. She co-starred for eight years alongside Kirk Cameron as brainy sister Carol Seaver in a picture-perfect American family. A working actress since the age of 4, she was a pretty and professional young star with a limitless future.
But behind the smiles, Tracey was fighting the battle of her life. Photos...
9) Find me
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Part memoir, part mystery, 'Find Me' is a tale of a friendship between a troubled young woman and a celebrity obsessed with helping her. Rosie O'Donnell's candid memoir is a topsy-turvy tale of mistaken identities and strange psychological illnesses that may or may not exist.
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Fully updated for season 7, the Big Bang Theory Quiz Book is a fun selection of original questions (and answers!), comprehensively covering all facets of the classic original series! As a fun family game it will separate the Sheldon's from the Wheaton's and the Leonard's from the Kripke's, and is a fantastic way to enjoy the show even more.
11) Meghan Markle
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Looks at the life and career of Meghan Markle, covering her childhood, acting resume, relationship and marriage to Prince Harry, and humanitarian efforts.
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Autobiographical essays by the star of "Transparent" and "Arrested Development" discusses such topics as his formative childhood years, his relationship with his depressive father, and his enduring creative process.
"You know him from his breakout role as Hank Kingsley on The Larry Sanders Show, his outrageous turn as George and Oscar Bluth on Arrested Development, and his Emmy Award-winning performance as Maura Pfefferman on Transparent. A Broadway...
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The Glass Castle meets The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother in this dazzlingly honest and provocative family memoir by former child actress and current Fox Business Network anchor Melissa Francis.
When Melissa Francis was eight years old, she won the role of lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted with her brother (played by young Jason Bateman) by the Ingalls family on the world's most famous primetime soap opera,...
14) Miley Cyrus
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An introduction to the life and career of the singer and actress Miley Cyrus.
15) Cicely Tyson
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"Cicely Tyson was born in New York City to parents originally from the Islands. No matter where she was, Cicely always carried light within her, a light that she let shine. After many years of discovering herself, Cicely finally found where her light could shine the brightest and touch others: in film. Spinning gorgeous verse, and weaving in the history of Black America, Watson beautifully introduces children to Cicely's world--the world that shaped...
16) Who is Zendaya?
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"Zendaya began her acting career at age thirteen when she landed one of the starring roles in the Disney Channel's Shake It Up. Since then, the actress has not slowed down, starring in action-packed superhero films, dazzling movie musicals, and highly acclaimed TV shows. At only twenty-four, Zendaya won her first Primetime Emmy Award for her performance in the hit TV show Euphoria. The Hollywood star is an actress, singer, model, and style icon who...
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"Newly single and ready to embrace life, George Lopez was excited to turn fifty. He spent his entire forty-ninth year waiting for the calendar to flip to that magic number. It would be a welcome new phase in his life, a chance to say goodbye to a decade that included a kidney transplant and a divorce. But when he looked around a room full of his childhood friends, all gathered to celebrate his birthday, many now bald or overweight, it suddenly hit...









