Category: Biographies

There are some people whose 15 minutes will never be up. They are beyond well-known, more than famous. They are legends. This book collects memorable, and in many cases seldom-seen photos of faces that need no introduction: Garbo, Garland, Nureyev, Nijinsky, Spielberg, de Mille, Presley, Cobain. To provide insight into these remarkable people, the photos are accompanied by observations from others who are legends or near-legends. Divided into groups such as Originals, Visionaries, Leaders, Players, Eccentrics, Couples and Forever Young the volume explores the lives of those we idolize and vili...
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marilyn last goddess

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Seller ID: 107258

ISBN: 281BZE1007450

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PEOPLE TRIBUTE COMMEMORATIVE EDITOIN ELIZABETH TAYLOR

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Seller ID: 231574

ISBN: 281BZE1015095

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: In Her Own Words (In Their Own Words series)

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Publisher: Agate B2 : April 2018

Seller ID: 202900

ISBN-13: 9781572842496

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As one of only nine women in a class of 500 at Harvard Law School when she enrolled in 1956 and one of only four female Supreme Court justices in the history of the United States, Ruth Bader Ginsburg is frequently viewed as a feminist trailblazer and an icon for civil rights. Ginsburg has always been known as a prolific writer and speaker. Now, Ruth Bader Ginsburg: In Her Own Words offers a unique look into the mind of one of the world's most influential women by collecting 300 of Ginsburg's most insightful quotes. Meticulously curated from interviews, speeches, court opinions, dissents, and o...
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Secrets of Mary Magdalene: The Untold Story of History's Most Misunderstood Woman

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Publisher: Vanguard Pr : January 2006

Seller ID: 221710

ISBN-13: 9781593152055

Binding: Hardcover

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"Secrets of Mary Magdalene: The Untold Story of History's Most Misunderstood Woman" addresses one of the defining mysteries of the last two millennia. With essays, interviews, stories, and art by some of the greatest thinkers and writers of our time, including Elaine Pagels, Anna Quindlen, and James Carroll, this book covers a fascinating range of thought-provoking ideas and questions. Who was the historical Mary Magdalene? What has she meant throughout the last two thousand years? What does she mean to us today?
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The Kissinger Transcripts: The Top-Secret Talks With Beijing and Moscow

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Publisher: New Press, The : February 2000

Seller ID: 93440

ISBN-13: 9781565845688

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Considered among the most important Cold War records to emerge thus far by the former Beijing bureau chief of the New York Times, The Kissinger Transcripts gives readers the unvarnished record of Henry Kissinger's diplomacy during the Nixon years.
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The Moth

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Publisher: Hachette Books : September 2013

Seller ID: 86060

ISBN-13: 9781401311117

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For the first time in print, celebrated storytelling phenomenon The Moth presents fifty spellbinding, soul-bearing stories selected from their extensive archive (fifteen-plus years and 10,000-plus stories strong). Inspired by friends telling stories on a porch, The Moth was born in small-town Georgia, garnered a cult following in New York City, and then rose to national acclaim with the wildly popular podcast and Peabody Award-winning weekly public radio show The Moth Radio Hour. Stories include: writer Malcolm Gladwell's wedding toast gone horribly awry; legendary rapper Darryl DMC McDaniels...
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They Died Too Young: The Brief Lives and Tragic Deaths of the Mega-Star Legends of Our Times

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Publisher: Smithmark Pub : August 1996

Seller ID: 162738

ISBN-13: 9780765196002

Binding: Hardcover

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The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

By: Alexander, Caroline

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Publisher: Penguin Books : May 2004

Seller ID: 99099

ISBN-13: 9780142004692

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More than two centuries after Master's Mate Fletcher Christian led a mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh on a small, armed transport vessel called Bounty, the true story of this enthralling adventure has become obscured by the legend. Combining vivid characterization and deft storytelling, Caroline Alexander shatters the centuries-old myths surrounding this story. She brilliantly shows how, in a desperate attempt to save one man from the gallows and another from ignominy, two powerful families came together and began to create the version of history we know today. The true story of the mut...
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The Bounty: The True Story of the Mutiny on the Bounty

By: Alexander, Caroline

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Publisher: Penguin Books : May 2004

Seller ID: 213739

ISBN-13: 9780142004692

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Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid

By: Alexander, Jessica

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Publisher: Crown : October 2013

Seller ID: 77205

ISBN-13: 9780770436919

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Jessica Alexander arrived in Rwanda in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide as an idealistic intern, eager to contribute to the work of the international humanitarian aid community. But the world that she encountered in the field was dramatically different than anything she could have imagined. It was messy, chaotic, and difficult--but she was hooked. In this honest and irreverent memoir, she introduces readers to the realities of life as an aid worker. We watch as she manages a 24,000-person camp in Darfur, collects evidence for the Charles Taylor trial in Sierra Leone, and contributes to the m...
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Boulevard of Broken Dreams: The Life, Times and Legend of James Dean

By: Alexander, Paul

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Publisher: Plume : May 1997

Seller ID: 163778

ISBN-13: 9780452278400

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This is the first biography of James Dean to look beyond the Hollywood-manufactured cliche to the volatile polarities, conflicted sexuality, and childhood trauma of the person himself. James Dean's legendary status as a Hollywood icon is reconsidered in Boulevard of Broken Dreams, which explores the process by which he became the electric and exciting actor who came to stand for a whole generation's feelings of rebellion.What no one knew at the highlight of his career was that Dean had suffered agonies of torment over his own sexual ambivalence and the concealment that Hollywood studio mores m...
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Illustrated Woody Allen Reader

By: Allen, Woody

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Publisher: Knopf : November 1993

Seller ID: 126741

ISBN-13: 9780679420729

Binding: Hardcover

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The Complete Prose of Woody Allen

By: Allen, Woody

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Publisher: Wings Books : March 1991

Seller ID: 230836

ISBN-13: 9780517072295

Binding: Hardcover

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For the first time in one hardcover edition, here are three best-selling books by one of 20th century's greatest movie directors. Woody Allen is an American cultural icon -- funny, philosophical, and controversial in his work and personal life. In this side-splitting collection, containing Without Feathers, Getting Even, and Side Effects. the Academy Award-winning filmmaker explores subjects ranging from sleeplessness to the UFO menace. No Woolly fan will want to be without his hilarious ruminations on the moral and ethical predicaments of modern life.
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Take Me to the River: A Wayward and Perilous Journey to the World Series of Poker

By: Alson, Peter

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Publisher: Atria Books : September 2007

Seller ID: 139240

ISBN-13: 9780743288378

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An overeducated underachiever, Peter Alson spent his post-college decades doing his best not to grow up. But having just turned fifty, this rambling-gambling bachelor decides it's time to settle down. So he pops the question to his longtime girlfriend, then hatches a plan to pay for their wedding -- involving poker and a trip to Las Vegas. Boarding a plane bound for the neon desert and the biggest game in town -- the 2005 World Series of Poker -- this inveterate gambler and bad boy stares down his past and his future while competing for over $56 million in prize money. Take Me to the River is...
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Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the USA

By: Alvarez, Julia

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Publisher: Viking Adult : August 2007

Seller ID: 125793

ISBN-13: 9780670038732

Binding: Hardcover

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The bestselling author of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents explores the phenomenon of the Latina sweet 15 celebration. An enlightening and entertaining portrait of contemporary Latino culture, this title also takes a critical look at the social consequences of the quince parties.
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Home: A Memoir of My Early Years

By: Andrews, Julie

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Publisher: Hachette Books : April 2009

Seller ID: 93070

ISBN-13: 9780786884759

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Since her first appearance on screen in Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews has played a series of memorable roles that have endeared her to generations. But she has never told the story of her life before fame. Until now. In Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, Julie takes her readers on a warm, moving, and often humorous journey from a difficult upbringing in war-torn Britain to the brink of international stardom in America. Her memoir begins in 1935, when Julie was born to an aspiring vaudevillian mother and a teacher father, and takes readers to 1962, when Walt Disney himself saw her on Broadway and ...
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Interventions: A Life in War and Peace

By: Annan, Kofi

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Publisher: Penguin Books : September 2013

Seller ID: 39090

ISBN-13: 9780143123958

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A "candid, courageous, and unsparing memoir" (The New York Review of Books) of post-Cold War politics and global statecraft Written with eloquence and unprecedented candor, Interventions is the story of Kofi Annan's remarkable time at the center of the world stage. After forty years of service at the United Nations, Annan--who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001--shares his unique experiences during the terrorist attacks of September 11; the American invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan; the war between Israel, Hizbollah, and Lebanon; the brutal conflicts of Somalia, Rwanda, and Bosnia; and th...
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Category: Biographies