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The deeply personal official biography of Audrey Hepburn, full of untold stories, exclusive photos, and cherished memories from her son Sean Hepburn Ferrer, one of the people who knew her best. To those who appreciate her work and legacy, Audrey Hepburn was many things. She was a child survivor...

Maar dat is lang niet het enige succesverhaal op haar palmares. Na een onbezonnen start als Limburgse kleuterjuf bouwde deze grande dame vanaf de late jaren 1960 een indrukwekkende carrière uit, op televisie en vooral in haar geliefde theater. Als docente begeesterde ze generaties acteurs en actrices in onder andere de Britse Guildford School of Acting. Aan het conservatorium in Brussel ontdekte ze het talent van Veerle Baetens, James Cooke en nog vele andere studenten.

Folk musician, Broadway composer, and disability advocate Gaelynn Lea's warm, funny, poignant memoir is a love letter to every kind of body, to music, and to making it work––inviting us to embrace all of life's experiences with heart and determination Gaelynn Lea was born with Osteogenesis...

A heartfelt, one-of-a-kind memoir chronicling the hilarious, absurd, and thought-provoking experiences of an American pursuing comedy in China, learning first-hand how humor does and doesn’t translate—and whether laughter transcends borders. I marched onstage in a long robe beside my Shifu...

After dropping out of college, he became immersed in the colorful world of pool hustlers as he managed the largest pool hall in Chicago. During a stint as a paratrooper early in the Vietnam war, he applied for discharge as a conscientious objector, and lived in San Francisco during 1967's "summer of love." While bumming around Europe the following year, Portnoy heard the blues again on a record by Sonny Boy Williamson and became obsessed with mastering blues harmonica.

During a séance in 1924, Houdini―the greatest entertainer in the world―was cursed by a vengeful spirit, who said his days were numbered. Houdini laughed. He believed talking to the dead was impossible. By 1926, Houdini was dead. This is the untold story of the last performance of Harry Houdini, who―inspired by his hero Abraham Lincoln―devotes himself full-time to a personal crusade against Spiritualism, the practice of speaking to the dead.

Two brave journalists dare to expose the music industry's darkest secret; that country music legend, Garth Brooks, may very well be, a blood-thirsty serial killer. Through a combination of interviews with federal law enforcement, criminologists, and music insiders, as well as exhaustive research into Garth’s connection to hundreds of unsolved homicides and missing persons, the authors piece together their satirical case.

The memoir by co-founding member of Soundgarden and lead guitarist Kim Thayil about one of the 1990s’ signature rock bands From Soundgarden’s humble beginnings manifesting grunge in Seattle's beer-soaked punk clubs to their revered status today as rock icons, the band’s journey has been...

Matt Fraser, America’s Top Psychic Medium and New York Times bestselling author, takes us on a spiritual journey of discovering our inner psychic ability. Now available on audio for the first time! Imagine having the ability to feel on a deeper level. Imagine expanding your senses so much that...

A reissue of Sammy Davis Jr.’s 1965 autobiography, Yes I Can chronicles this entertainment icon’s rise to stardom, and his career-spanning pursuit of racial justice. “I had to prove I was somebody. And I knew the only way to do that was to show the world what I could do.” —Sammy Davis...

This unofficial guide follows the career that has accorded him status as a comic genius and garnered a fanatical following from his early exploits as a stand-up comic to his role as producer and co-creator of Seinfeld and HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm. It explores the backstory of the conception and development of Curb Your Enthusiasm, a mostly improvised sitcom in which the actor stars as a fictionalized version of himself.

»Im Laufe der Jahre ist allerhand verrücktes Zeug über mich erzählt worden: ›Er hat einer Fledermaus den Kopf abgebissen.‹ Stimmt. ›Er hat einer Taube den Kopf abgebissen.‹ Stimmt auch. Aber dann hörst du Sachen wie: ›Ozzy kam gestern Abend zum Auftritt, aber er wollte erst auf die Bühne, nachdem er fünfzehn Hundewelpen getötet hatte …‹ Fünfzehn Welpen töten? Ich? Ich liebe Welpen. Diese Geschichten verfolgen mich. Jeder Tag meines Lebens war ein Ereignis. Dreißig verfluchte Jahre lang genehmigte ich mir jeden Tag eine tödliche Kombination aus Hochprozentigem und Drogen.

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This is book three in a three-book biographical series about the fascinating life of John Croft (1807-1883)--a soldier in Great Britain's first Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), treated in the book, John Croft in Burma (Amazon, 2018, ISBN 9781790872336), a business magnate in Sydney, Australia, from 1843 to 1859, treated in the book, John Croft, Aussie Tycoon (Amazon, 2020, ISBN 9798565973303), and a wealthy gentleman with two named estates in Victorian England, from 1860 to 1883, which is treated in this book, John Croft Back in England (Amazon, 2023, Kindle ISBN 9780988476882).

One morning in February 1952, a journalist called Ian Fleming sat down at his desk and set about creating a fictional secret agent. James Bond was born and would go on to become one of the most successful, enduring and lucrative creations in literature. But Bond's world of glamour and romance, gadgets and cocktails, espionage and villainy wasn't entirely drawn from imagination: Fleming's background and his experiences as an intelligence officer during the Second World War were all formative parts in the creation of the world's most famous spy.

The life of a maestro appears glamorous from afar, but seen through the eyes of a conductor with more than one thousand performances on the podium throughout the United States and around the world, it isn’t all curtain calls and champagne. We make the choices critical to our success and happiness when we are least able to see the consequences, and it may take the better part of a lifetime to understand where we chose wisely, where we went astray, and where we had more luck than sense.

This irreverent biography provides a rare window into the music industry from a promoter’s perspective. From a young age, Peter Jest was determined to make a career in live music, and despite naysayers and obstacles, he did just that, bringing national acts to his college campus at UW–Milwaukee, booking thousands of concerts across Wisconsin and the Midwest, and opening Shank Hall, the beloved Milwaukee venue named after a club in the cult film This Is Spinal Tap.

This is the first biography to chronicle the life and career of one of the most distinguished and beloved musical artists to come out of Wisconsin: Al Jarreau. From his earliest days singing in the 1940s until his death in 2017, Jarreau defied categorization. While his biggest hit, “We’re In This Love Together,” is pure pop, he smashed music industry stereotypes as the first artist to win Grammy Awards in three genres: jazz, pop, and R&B. Never Givin’ Up traces Jarreau’s singing career from humble beginnings in his hometown of Milwaukee to international fame.

It’s a gamble to bet on yourself in Hollywood. But Issa Rae placed it. Charting her evolution from struggling writer to media mogul, she pulls back the curtain on her ever-evolving career in an always-changing industry and reveals that the best investment she made was her belief in herself. As she reflects on weathering storms and lessons learned, Issa moves forward with renewed purpose.

One of the most decorated and celebrated women’s basketball players of all time breaks down her ultimate recipe to success, using her own deeply inspiring journey to teach readers how to live bravely, unapologetically, and with purpose. “Candace Parker has been a trailblazer on and off the...