Lead Sister: The Story of Karen Carpenter
By: Lucy O'Brien
3.90
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
A groundbreaking biography reevaluating the life and legacy of transcendent musician Karen Carpente…
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1. A Murder in Hollywood: The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime
By: Casey Sherman
3.71
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The dark story behind the bright lights of Tinseltown From the outside, Hollywood starlet Lana Turn… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
2. You Never Know: A Memoir
By: Tom Selleck
4.05
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
There are many miles from the business school and basketball court at the University of Southern Ca… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
3. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
By: Shannon Reed
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- history
- memoir
"I think, therefore, I cry..."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"Life is so much better with books than without."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out
4. Opposable Thumbs: How Siskel & Ebert Changed Movies Forever
By: Matt Singer
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Once upon a time, if you wanted to know if a movie was worth seeing, you didn’t check out Rotten To… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- biography memoir
5. Karma: My Autobiography
By: Boy George
3.62
Format: 296 pages, Kindle Edition
THE OFFICIAL STORY OF A MUSICAL ICON - TOLD IN FULL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS OWN WORDS'In what mig… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
6. The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of British History at Hampton Court
By: Gareth Russell
4.21
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The popular and “scrupulous historian” (Daily Mail , London) Gareth Russell presents five hundred y… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
7. Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.
By: Robert Hardman
3.92
Format: 456 pages, Kindle Edition
The No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller‘Fascinating . . . The book everyone is talking about’ – Daily Mai… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"He's a very charming person - very warm and very friendly...I admire the way he interacts with people. That, to me, speaks to the measure of our King."-Robert Hardman, Charles III: New King. New Court. The Inside Story.
8. Lead Sister: The Story of Karen Carpenter
By: Lucy O'Brien
3.90
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
A groundbreaking biography reevaluating the life and legacy of transcendent musician Karen Carpente… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- feminism
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
9. What Have We Here?: Portraits of a Life
By: Billy Dee Williams
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A film legend recalls his remarkable life of nearly eight decades—a heralded actor who's played the… read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
10. Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s
By: Sarah Ditum
3.58
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A scathing reexamination of the lives of nine female celebrities in the 2000s, and the sexist, expl… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- feminism
- nonfiction
11. Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy
By: Elizabeth Beller
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The life and legacy of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., are reexamined in thi… read more
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- history
- biography
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- nonfiction
12. The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
By: Griffin Dunne
4.19
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin,… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
"At the moment when Mrs. Griffin had been notified of her husband’s death, she was in bed with her lover at the Hotel del Coronado in California, and took the news that she was a widow rather well. Sh…"-Griffin Dunne, The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir
13. What a Fool Believes: A Memoir
By: Michael McDonald
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping and evocative memoir from the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Award–winning, platinum … read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
14. Entrances and Exits
By: Michael Richards
4.12
Format: 425 pages, Hardcover
The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
15. My Mama, Cass: A Memoir
By: Owen Elliot-Kugell
3.96
Format: 262 pages, Hardcover
A long-awaited, myth-busting, and deeply affecting memoir by the daughter of legendary rock star “M… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
16. 50 Oscar Nights: Iconic Stars & Filmmakers on Their Career-Defining Wins (Turner Classic Movies)
By: Dave Karger
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An exclusive look behind the scenes of the Academy Awards as top stars and filmmakers discuss their… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
17. Can't We Be Friends
By: Denny S. Bryce
3.90
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Award-winning author Denny S. Bryce and USA Today bestselling author Eliza Knight collaborate on a … read more
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- music
18. But Will You Love Me Tomorrow?: An Oral History of the ’60s Girl Groups
By: Laura Flam
4.02
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Featuring over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- feminism
- nonfiction
19. Behind The Shoulder Pads
By: Joan Collins
3.88
Format: 274 pages, Kindle Edition
'The stories, the gossip, the glamour! Discover it all and more' Woman & Home'[A] hugely engaging a… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
20. A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up
By: Margaret Wappler
3.25
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An artful and contemplative tribute to the late actor famed for his role as Dylan McKay in Beverly … read more
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- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
"Correa told him that people, including fictional ones, grieve in different ways. You can be a puddle of tears. Or angry and punch a wall. Or quiet with seemingly no reaction. It is nobody's business.…"-Margaret Wappler, A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up
21. JFK Jr.: An Intimate Oral Biography
By: RoseMarie Terenzio
4.43
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
The first oral biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. is an extraordinarily intimate, comprehensive look … read more
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- biography
- nonfiction
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