The World According to Tom Hanks: The Life, the Obsessions, the Good Deeds of America's Most Decent Guy
By: Gavin Edwards
3.62
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining and insightful homage to Tom Hanks, America's favorite movie star, from the New Yor…
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1. A Lotus Grows in the Mud
By: Goldie Hawn , Wendy Holden
4.14
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
With her trademark effervescence, Goldie delivers a personal look at private and powerful events th… read more
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2. Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV
By: Joe Buck
4.14
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In his debut memoir, Joe Buck talks about his life, his career, and his memorable relationship with… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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- audiobook
3. Don't Know Much About the Universe: Everything You Need to Know About Outer Space but Never Learned
By: Kenneth C. Davis
3.97
Format: 570 pages, Paperback
Who dug those canals on Mars? What was the biblical Star of Bethlehem? Were the pyramids built by e… read more
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- nonfiction
4. Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing
By: Jennifer Weiner
3.71
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
She's also a mom, a daughter, and a sister; a former rower and current cyclist; a best friend and a… read more
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5. Uncommon Type
By: Tom Hanks
3.79
Format: 223 pages,
A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is a… read more
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6. John Hughes: A Life in Film: The Genius Behind Ferris Bueller, The Breakfast Club, Home Alone, and more
By: None
3.32
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
"There's no way I'm going to end a movie on a negative note." - John Hughes He allegedly wrote Ferr… read more
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7. First Women: The Grace and Power of America's Modern First Ladies
By: Kate Andersen Brower
3.92
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White Ho… read more
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8. It's a Long Story: My Life
By: Willie Nelson
3.71
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
The definitive autobiography of Willie Nelson "Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned." . . … read more
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9. The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
By: Tom Hanks
3.70
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
From the Academy Award-winning actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-st… read more
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- audiobook
"Are you a clairvoyant?"-Tom Hanks, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
10. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
By: Alan Rickman
3.58
Format: 469 pages, Hardcover
Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more
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"The trouble with death is that there is no next."-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
11. Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution
By: Rainn Wilson
3.83
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
**New York Times Bestseller** Comedic actor, producer, and writer Rainn Wilson, cofounder of th… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
12. Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
By: Julie Andrews Edwards
3.88
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews … read more
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- biography memoir
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- audiobook
"All my life I have struggled with making decisions—which I blame on being a true Libra—"-Julie Andrews Edwards, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
"I know that I am—all that I am. And all that I am is full and ripe. All that I am is standing still, waiting and watching and bursting with life. Holding the straining seams of my skin, my passion an…"-Julie Andrews Edwards, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
"Dancers can look at a mirror, a writer can look at a page, and a painter can look at a canvas and see their work reflected back at them. But singers can only hear and feel what they are doing. After …"-Julie Andrews Edwards, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
"Dancers can look at a mirror, a writer can look at a page, and a painter can look at a canvas and see their work reflected back at them. But singers can only hear and feel what they are doing. After …"-Julie Andrews Edwards, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
13. Robin
By: Dave Itzkoff
4.11
Format: 527 pages, Kindle Edition
From New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff, the definitive biography of Robin Williams – a c… read more
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- audiobook
14. The World According to Tom Hanks: The Life, the Obsessions, the Good Deeds of America's Most Decent Guy
By: Gavin Edwards
3.62
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining and insightful homage to Tom Hanks, America's favorite movie star, from the New Yor… read more
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- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter — Then, Now, and Forever
By: John McWhorter
3.95
Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition
One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered sho… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Memoirs and Misinformation
By: Jim Carrey
2.86
Format: 255 pages, Hardcover
"None of this is real and all of it is true." --Jim Carrey Meet Jim Carrey. Sure, he's an insane… read more
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- audiobook
"Well, necessity is the motherfucker of invention, man."-Jim Carrey, Memoirs and Misinformation
17. Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond
By: Stacy T. Sims
4.27
Format: 309 pages, Paperback
A comprehensive, physiology-based guide to peak performance for active women approaching or experie… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
By: Nathalia Holt
4.18
Format: 379 pages, Hardcover
In The Queens of Animation, author Nathalia Holt recounts the stories of a group of women who have … read more
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- biography
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"Sadness transforms comedy, tingeing its edges with emotion and thus delivering fewer laughs but more real humor."-Nathalia Holt, The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
"It doesn't matter whether one's limbs are wooden or flesh; it is not out bodies that make us human but the way we treat one another."-Nathalia Holt, The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History
19. The Kindred Spirits Supper Club
By: Amy E. Reichert
3.73
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
"A charming rom-com with a supernatural twist...Filled with a strong sense of place, mouthwatering … read more
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" Never love anyone who treats you like you're ordinary. -Oscar Wilde "-Amy E. Reichert, The Kindred Spirits Supper Club
"I'm not interested in an old-fashioned. My last old-fashioned left me for a craft mocktail."-Amy E. Reichert, The Kindred Spirits Supper Club
"Homemade fudge sauce. Her favorite. She stuck her finger in it and sucked the chocolate off. "There's ice cream in the freezer. YOLO-gurt, right?"-Amy E. Reichert, The Kindred Spirits Supper Club
"He selected a cookie and bit into it, the buttery crispness dissolving on his tongue- not overly sweet, with a nice kick of vanilla. It was a damn good cookie."-Amy E. Reichert, The Kindred Spirits Supper Club
20. Flat Broke with Two Goats
By: Jennifer McGaha
3.26
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Jennifer McGaha never expected to own a goat named Merle. Or to be setting Merle up on dates and na… read more
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"When I was growing up, my parents had created for my brother and me the perfect upper middle-class lifestyle. We had everything we needed, and most things we wanted. We took piano lessons. We went to…"-Jennifer McGaha, Flat Broke with Two Goats
"I realized that if someone told me right then that I could go back 10 years, have my old life back exactly as it was, a life where I never saw my husband, where our lives were always about becoming i…"-Jennifer McGaha, Flat Broke with Two Goats
21. What Really Happens in Vegas: True Stories of the People Who Make Vegas, Vegas
By: James Patterson
3.78
Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition
What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas—until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling … read more
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