Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien Leigh
By: Alan Strachan
3.84
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Vivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the twentieth-century. As Scarlett O'Hara and B…
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1. My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)
By: P.G. Wodehouse
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Who can forget our beloved gentleman's personal gentleman, Jeeves, who ever comes to the rescue whe… read more
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"Come on," he said. "Bring the poker." I brought the tongs as well. I felt like it."-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)
"I had one of those ideas I do sometimes get, though admittedly a chump of the premier class."-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)
"What a queer thing Life is! So unlike anything else, don't you know, if you see what I mean."-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)
"It was one of those jolly, peaceful mornings that make a chappie wish he'd got a soul or something"-P.G. Wodehouse, My Man Jeeves (Jeeves, #1)
2. Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #35)
By: Agatha Christie , David Suchet
3.82
Format: 6 pages, Audio CD
Whilst organising a mock murder hunt for the village fete hosted by Sir George and Lady Stubbs, a f… read more
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"I have always noticed that these artists and writers are very unbalanced"-Agatha Christie, Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #35)
"I mean, what can you say about how you write your books? What I mean is, first you've got to think of something, and then when you've thought of it you've got to force yourself to sit down and write …"-Agatha Christie, Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #35)
3. Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland
By: Gerald Clarke
3.18
Format: 183 pages,
Judy Garland. The girl with the pigtails, the symbol of innocence in The Wizard of Oz. The brightes… read more
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- history
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4. Circling the Sun
By: Paula McLain
4.40
Format: 82 pages, Hardcover
Brought to Kenya from England as a child and then abandoned by her mother, Beryl is raised by both … read more
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5. White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
By: Nancy Isenberg
5.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In her groundbreaking history of the class system in America, extending from colonial times to the … read more
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- history
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6. Last Christmas in Paris: A Novel of World War I
By: Hazel Gaynor , Heather Webb
4.29
Format: 128 pages, ebook
New York Timesbestselling author Hazel Gaynor has joined with Heather Webb to create this unforgett… read more
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7. Peyton Place
By: Ardis Cameron , Grace Metalious
4.43
Format: 230 pages, Paperback
First published in 1956, PEYTON PLACE uncovers the passions, lies and cruelties that simmer beneath… read more
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8. Hollywood Hellraisers: The Wild Lives and Fast Times of Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper, Warren Beatty, and Jack Nicholson
By: Robert Sellers
3.91
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
Robert Sellers traces the intertwining lives and careers of movie mavericks Brando, Hopper, Beatty … read more
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- media tie in
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9. What She Knew (Jim Clemo #1)
By: Gilly Macmillan
3.32
Format: None pages, Paperback
In her enthralling debut, Gilly Macmillan explores a mother's search for her missing son, weaving a… read more
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10. Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls
By: Mary Pipher
3.86
Format: 416 pages,
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11. Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud
By: Shaun Considine
2.65
Format: 34 pages, Paperback
A joint biography of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford which follows their rivalry throughout their car… read more
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12. Goddess: The Secret Lives of Marilyn Monroe
By: Anthony Summers
2.65
Format: 34 pages, Paperback
Marilyn Monroe. Her rollar-coaster life. Her deception - shrouded death. Her divided secret life. H… read more
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13. Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3
By: Robert Matzen
4.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
At 5:00 A.M. on January 16, 1942, actress Carole Lombard, Hollywood's "Queen of Screwball" and the … read more
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14. Marilyn Monroe: The Biography
By: Donald Spoto
4.43
Format: 269 pages, Paperback
Spoto's biography of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe makes use of over 150 interviews and more than 3… read more
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15. Goodbye to Berlin
By: Christopher Isherwood
3.95
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Here, meine Damen und Herren, is Chrisopther Isherwood's brilliant farewell to a city which was not… read more
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16. Mrs. McGinty's Dead (Hercule Poirot, #28)
By: Agatha Christie , Hugh Fraser
2.83
Format: 212 pages, Audio CD
Mrs. McGinty is dead and everyone suspects James Bentley, her slightly shifty lodger, but Superinte… read more
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17. Me
By: Elton John
4.33
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
In his only official autobiography, music icon Elton John writes about his extraordinary life, whic… read more
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"It was insanity, but it sounded romantic."-Elton John, Me
"You can work as hard as you like, and plan as carefully as you want, but there are moments when it’s just about a hunch, about trusting your instincts, or about fate."-Elton John, Me
18. The Girl Who Lived Twice (Millennium, #6)
By: David Lagercrantz
3.76
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The sixth in the Millennium series featuring THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO "What will you do n… read more
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19. Out of the Corner
By: Jennifer Grey
3.81
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
A deeply candid and refreshingly spirited memoir of identity lost and found from the star of the ic… read more
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20. 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
21. Switchboard Soldiers
By: Jennifer Chiaverini
4.07
Format: 453 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of … read more
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22. What Happened to Nina?
By: Dervla McTiernan
4.11
Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition
10 hours, 50 minutes From the #1 internationally bestselling author of The Murder Rule comes an… read more
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23. The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood
By: Sam Wasson
4.09
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and Fosse comes the revelator… read more
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24. Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century
By: Stephen Galloway
3.75
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST A New York Times Bestseller "A "well rou… read more
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25. Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears
By: Michael Schulman
4.09
Format: 589 pages, Hardcover
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively histor… read more
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26. Anathema
By: Nick Roberts
4.01
Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition
Bryan and Ellie Stockton hope they left behind their demons when they move to their idyllic new hom… read more
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27. Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era
By: Laurence Leamer
3.83
Format: 356 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer reveals the complex web of relationships and scan… read more
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28. 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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"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
29. Back to the Prairie: A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered
By: Melissa Gilbert
3.50
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author and star of Little House on the Prairie returns with a hilari… read more
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"Everyone across America had the same idea at the same time. Chickens became the toilet paper of the spring."-Melissa Gilbert, Back to the Prairie: A Home Remade, A Life Rediscovered
30. Dark Star: A Biography of Vivien Leigh
By: Alan Strachan
3.84
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Vivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the twentieth-century. As Scarlett O'Hara and B… read more
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31. The Hollywood Raj: How Brits Reigned in the Golden Age of the Movies
By: Sheridan Morley
3.96
Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition
‘Hollywood is a chain gang and we lose the will to escape; the links of our chain are forged not of… read more
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