West Side Story: The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic
By: Richard Barrios
4.19
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
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1. Shockaholic
By: Carrie Fisher
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Infused with Carrie Fisher's trademark incisive wit and on the heels of Wishful Drinking's instant … read more
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2. Without You
By: Anthony Rapp
4.62
Format: None pages,
Anthony Rapp captures the passion and grit unique to the theatre world as he recounts his life-chan… read more
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- music
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- nonfiction
3. Hard Contact (Star Wars: Republic Commando, #1)
By: Karen Traviss
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
As the Clone Wars rage, victory or defeat lies in the hands of elite squads that take on the toughe… read more
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4. West Side Story
By: Irving Shulman
4.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the silver screen to the Great White Way--one of the greatest stories of all time. They came t… read more
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5. John Wayne: The Life and Legend
By: Scott Eyman
3.99
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Drawing on interviews that author Scott Eyman conducted with John Wayne before his death and more t… read more
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6. An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
By: Hank Green
4.11
Format: 70 pages,
An art student in New York City named April May finds herself at the centre of a vast international… read more
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7. On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
By: Timothy Snyder
4.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
An historian of fascism offers a guide for surviving and resisting America's turn towards authorita… read more
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8. 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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"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
9. 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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"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
10. Day
By: Michael Cunningham
3.57
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
As the world changes around them, a family weathers the storms of growing up, growing older, fallin… read more
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"Here, then, is the answer. A degree of cruelty is necessary because Garth, like most men, can only deposit his needs at her feet, can only declare his love—that romantic hallucination, which would be…"-Michael Cunningham, Day
11. Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)
By: Armistead Maupin
4.11
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The tenth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Franci… read more
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12. Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
By: Andy Borowitz
4.35
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Andy Borowitz, “one of the funniest people in America” (CBS Sunday Morning), brilliantly examines t… read more
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"Imagine a hypothetical job applicant. He can't spell the simplest words, such as "heal" and "tap". Confused by geography, he thinks there's an African country called "Nambia". As for American history…"-Andy Borowitz, Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
13. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
By: Quentin Tarantino
3.88
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Quentin Tarantino’s long-awaited first work of fiction — at once hilarious, delicious, and brutal —… read more
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"What’s the secret?"-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
"Sharon has such a sunny presence that whenever she blocks out the sun, the effect is chilling."-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
"Due to Cliff's good looks, he'd been manipulating women to do things against their best interests his whole life."-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
"Foreign films, Cliff thought, were more like novels. They didn't care if you liked the main character or not. And Cliff found that intriguing."-Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
14. A Pocketful of Happiness
By: Richard E. Grant
4.36
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Born in Swaziland in 1957, Richard E. Grant moved to the UK to pursue his acting career, and has be… read more
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15. 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
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16. 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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17. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir
By: Paul Newman
3.89
Format: 297 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest … read more
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18. 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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19. Rebel Rising
By: Rebel Wilson
3.91
Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition
From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilariou… read more
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"Would this performance feel internally like I was going to die? Yes. But my desire to win, my desire to be somebody, is so strong that it compels me to do the hardest thing possible: to perform in pu…"-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising
"People would come up to me on the street and say, 'I just want to thank you for being so brave!' Why am I so fucking brave? I'm not going off to fight in a war! I'm not running into a burning buildin…"-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising
20. A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
By: Mark Dawidziak
3.62
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A biography of Edgar Allan Poe that examines the renowned author’s life through the prism of his my… read more
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"I have great faith in fools--self-confidence my friends will call it.' -- EDGAR ALLAN POE"-Mark Dawidziak, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
"The glow of the fireside poets failed to warm a world coping with the cold realities of a new century. Their light faded as we became less sure of comforting messages and more intrigued by Poe's trou…"-Mark Dawidziak, A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe
21. 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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22. But Have You Read the Book?: 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films
By: Kristen Lopez
3.36
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52… read more
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23. 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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24. Hollywood: The Oral History
By: Jeanine Basinger
4.04
Format: 768 pages, Paperback
The real story of Hollywood as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine … read more
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25. Playing with Myself
By: Randy Rainbow
4.32
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Instant New York Times , USA Today , and Wall Street Journal Bestseller! An intimate and light-hea… read more
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26. Cinema Love
By: Jiaming Tang
3.86
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A staggering, tender epic about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them. For over th… read more
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27. In the Heights: Finding Home
By: Lin-Manuel Miranda
4.45
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
In 2008, In the Heights, a new musical from up-and-coming young artists, electrified Broadway. The … read more
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28. Films of Endearment
By: Michael Koresky
3.81
Format: None pages, Unknown Binding
An Esquire Best Book About HollywoodA USA TODAY Best Book of 2021“A lovely and loving book.”—Will S… read more
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29. West Side Story: The Jets, the Sharks, and the Making of a Classic
By: Richard Barrios
4.19
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
A captivating, richly illustrated full account of the making of the ground-breaking movie classic W… read more
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30. Hollywood Pride: A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film (Turner Classic Movies)
By: Alonso Duralde
4.58
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
For generations, members of the LGBTQ+ community in Hollywood needed to be “discreet” about their l… read more
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31. A Star Is Born: Judy Garland and the Film that Got Away
By: Lorna Luft
4.04
Format: 242 pages, Kindle Edition
New York Times bestselling author and daughter of Judy Garland tells the story of A Star Is Born --… read more
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