Biography & Autobiography, Entertainment & Performing Arts
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My Amazing Hands
by James E. McCarthy
MY AMAZING HANDS HAVE DONE EXTRAORDINARY THINGS! I will tell you about . . . — some extraordinary people My Amazing Hands have met . . . Wayne Gretzky, Vince Gill, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Elliott, and 30 more! — extraordinary places they have ...
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Two Weeks Strait
How to Succeed When Your Hands are Tied by Mark Clearview
I spent two weeks in a straitjacket. Set a world record at eighteen years old. Raised over $15,000. And donated the entire sum to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. But why did I strap myself into an antiquated medical ...
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All In With Love
my journey to the hero within by James Gardiner
Imagine stepping into the spotlight of New York and Hollywood, a lifestyle where stardom, celebrity life, and a Chippendale bow tie were the everyday norm? Fame was the dream of an innocent young boy that played out in the heart of a man who in turn ...
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They Don't Pay Me To Say No
My Life in Film and Television Props by Dean Goodine
Props are integral to the success of any movie or TV show. Weapons, books, newspapers, eyeglasses, military gear, medical equipment—virtually anything that a character holds, reads, uses, or shoots on screen is provided by the props department. The ...
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On Acting ... and Life
A New Look at an Old Craft by William B. Davis
Dozens of books on acting exist, but none of them are quite like this. On Acting and Life provides both insightful acting advice and the memoir of an acclaimed actor of both stage and screen. Modelled after Stephen King’s bestseller, On Writing, the ...
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Safe Space
A True Story of Faith, Betrayal, and the Power of the Force by Nicholas Harrison
Nicholas was nine years old when he accidentally walked into a movie theatre playing Star Wars: A New Hope. It was 1977, and he unknowingly had just stumbled upon the thing that he would later credit in saving his life. From kindergarten through ...
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The Beatles in Los Angeles
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow by Jeremy Louwerse and Tom Weitzel
The Beatles in Los Angeles takes you past the velvet ropes and inside the mansion gates where The Beatles loved, explored, and experienced all the adventures and mystical chaos that swirls around LA like no other city. With brand new interviews ...
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"Drop the Baby; put a Veil on the Broad!"
Marisa Pavan's story by Margaux Soumoy
THIS IS THE FIRST biography ever written about Italian-born French actress, dancer, singer, and producer Marisa Pavan, who acquired fame during the Golden Age of Hollywood in the 1950s and in American television in the 1960s and 1970s. Pavan is the ...
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Dancing Along the Needle's Thread
by Ellen M. Ehlers
You are invited to "Dancing Along the Needle’s Thread" with Ellen as she sews the fabric of her life together with a rich array of colourful strands. Inspired by her desire for learning and self-understanding, she weaves a personal tapestry with her ...
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Red Robinson: The Last Broadcast
by Robin Brunet
Red Robinson: The Last Broadcast is the sequel to the best-selling Red Robinson: The Last Deejay. It details the legendary Canadian deejay’s last radio broadcast in the summer of 2017, and provides an in-depth look at the careers of his equally ...