Chita: A Memoir
By: Chita Rivera
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited and wildly entertaining memoir of the star of stage and screen, the legendary Chit…
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1. Rita Moreno: A Memoir
By: Rita Moreno
4.13
Format: None pages, Paperback
In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from a young girl with simple be… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
2. Patti LuPone: A Memoir
By: Patti LuPone
3.87
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
"I have been incredibly fortunate over the course of my career to have been associated with some ex… read more
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3. Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers
By: Mary Rodgers
4.24
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The memoirs of Mary Rodgers Guettel--writer, composer, Broadway royalty, and "a woman who tried eve… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- theatre
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
4. My Name Is Barbra
By: Barbra Streisand
4.20
Format: 1040 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television. Barbra St… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Fame is a hollow trophy. No matter who you are, you can only eat one pastrami sandwich at a time."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"Once again I was struck by the power of music. Somehow, it can be the connective tissue between souls."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"There are some things I hope we can all agree upon: The antidote to lies is truth, the remedy to war is peace, and the solution to hate is love."-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
"Language gives us an insight into the way women are viewed in a male-dominated society . . . A man is commanding—a woman is demanding. A man is forceful—a woman is pushy. A man is uncompromising—a wo…"-Barbra Streisand, My Name Is Barbra
5. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
By: Henry Winkler
4.14
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
6. Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)
By: Laura Dern
3.92
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “As actors, Dern and Ladd have spent decades peeling back layers to re… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
7. The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History
By: Karen Valby
4.31
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The forgotten story of a pioneering group of five Black ballerinas and their fifty-year sisterhood,… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
8. Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit & Glamour of an Icon
By: Kate Andersen Brower
4.16
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Residence and First Women, the first ever auth… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
9. Hi Honey, I'm Homo!: Sitcoms, Specials, and the Queering of American Culture
By: Matt Baume
4.35
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
There's a secret storyline hidden across some of the most popular sitcoms of the 20th century. F… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
10. I Was Better Last Night: A Memoir
By: Harvey Fierstein
4.37
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
A poignant and hilarious memoir from the cultural icon, gay rights activist, and four-time Tony Awa… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
11. 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
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
12. 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
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. The House of Hidden Meanings
By: RuPaul
3.84
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing and persona… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"We all have that magic within us - But it's the faculty to harness it - to turn something seemingly meaningless into something special, to be loose and spontaneous with it - that makes life most wort…"-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings
"But in that time the RuPaul idea was born, and people outside of my world were inspired to talk about me and androgyny and drag in a way that was unprecedented. Not long after that, the questions cam…"-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings
"Life is full of dualities: night and day, black and white, yin and yang, good and evil, birth and death, love and fear. You can't have one without the other. It takes two to create the magnetic pull …"-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings
"There are ideological precepts that people will fight or even kill for. But those things are never really what they seem to be. As much as people will claim a hard moral line, that line becomes very …"-RuPaul, The House of Hidden Meanings
14. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
By: Whoopi Goldberg
4.33
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influ… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Listen. The confines of this neighbourhood do not represent the confines of your life. You can go and do and be whatever you want. But, whatever you choose, be yourself."-Whoopi Goldberg, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
15. Madonna: A Rebel Life
By: Mary Gabriel
4.03
Format: 1782 pages, Kindle Edition
New York Times Editors’ Choice, One of NPR’s Best Books of the YearIn this “infinitely readable” bi… read more
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- music
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Cocktails with George and Martha: Movies, Marriage, and the Making of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
By: Philip Gefter
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning writer reveals the behind-the-scenes story of the provocative play, the groundbrea… read more
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- history
- biography
- theatre
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
By: Anderson Cooper
3.77
Format: 322 pages, Hardcover
The number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting histor… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
18. 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
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
19. No Crying in Baseball: The Inside Story of A League of Their Own: Big Stars, Dugout Drama, and a Home Run for Hollywood
By: Erin Carlson
3.69
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
National Bestseller The inside story of how A League of Their Own —one of the most beloved basebal… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- audiobook
20. Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession
By: Laurence Leamer
3.46
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author of Capote’s Women Laurence Leamer shares an engrossing account of the enigmatic … read more
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- history
- biography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. The Big Reveal: An Illustrated Manifesto of Drag
By: Sasha Velour
4.41
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
“Drag embodies the queer possibility that exists within each of us—the infinite ways in which gende… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
22. Chita: A Memoir
By: Chita Rivera
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The long-awaited and wildly entertaining memoir of the star of stage and screen, the legendary Chit… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- memoir
- theatre
- autobiography
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
23. Uncle of the Year: And Other Debatable Triumphs
By: Andrew Rannells
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Candid, hilarious essays from the star of The Book of Mormon, Girls, and Big Mouth on anxiety, ambi… read more
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- memoir
- theatre
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Magic to Do: Pippin's Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway and Beyond
By: Elysa Gardner
3.72
Format: 250 pages, ebook
In Magic to Do, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of Pippin's opening, two-time Pulitzer Prize … read more
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- theatre
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
25. Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy
By: Charles Busch
4.42
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, deliciously anecdotal account of a talented artist's dramatic journey in the worlds of … read more
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- biography
- memoir
- theatre
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
26. The Way They Were: How Epic Battles and Bruised Egos Brought a Classic Hollywood Love Story to the Screen
By: Robert Hofler
3.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of “The Way We Were,” this intriguing and impeccably researche… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. The Male Gazed
By: Manuel Betancourt
3.52
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Featuring deep dives into thirst traps, drag queens, Antonio Banderas, and telenovelas—all in the s… read more
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- nonfiction
- memoir
- audiobook
28. Here's to the Ladies: Conversations with More of the Great Women of Musical Theater
By: Eddie Shapiro
4.47
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating look at the careers of some of Broadway's greatest female performers in their own wor… read more
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- music
- nonfiction
- theatre
- biography
29. Up With the Sun
By: Thomas Mallon
3.68
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A look back at the life of a little-known, C-list celebrity striver who met a bad end in New York C… read more
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30. Gays on Broadway
By: Ethan Mordden
3.36
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A fascinating look at the gay and lesbian influence on the American stage by an internationally-rec… read more
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- theatre
- nonfiction
- history
31. Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy
By: Stephen M. Silverman
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Lively, sophisticated, and filled with first-person tributes and glorious images, His Life, His Sh… read more
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- music
- history
- biography
- theatre
- nonfiction
