Biography & Autobiography - Entertainment & Performing Arts

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The Measure of a Man: A Spiritual Aut...

Sidney Poitier

In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguably the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the power and influence of that work are indicative of the...

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Published: Jan 2007

The Measure of a Man (Oprah's Book Cl...

Sidney Poitier

In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career. His body of work is arguably the most morally significant in cinematic history, and the power and influence of that work are indicative of the...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jan 2007

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity: A Mem...

Bill O'Reilly

The year was 1957, the month September, and I had just turned eight years old. Dwight Eisenhower was President, but in my life it was the diminutive, intense Sister Mary Lurana who ruled, at least in the third-grade class where I was ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2008

Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, W...

Billy Crystal

Hilarious and heartfelt observations on aging from one of America's favorite comedians now that he's 65, and a look back at a remarkable career Billy Crystal is 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he ou...

Unabridged CD
Published: May 2013

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

At age 10, Steve Martin got a job selling guidebooks at the newly-opened Disneyland. In the decade that followed, he worked in Disney's magic shop, print shop, and theater, and developed his own magic/comedy act. By age 20, studying p...

Unabridged CD
Published: Nov 2007

Oprah: A Biography

Kitty Kelley

Based on three years of research and reporting as well as 850 interviews with sources, many of whom have never before spoken for publication, Oprah is the first comprehensive biography of one of the most influential, powerful, and adm...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2010

Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Au...

Rob Lowe

A wryly funny and surprisingly moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eyeA teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to th...

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Published: Jan 2012

Still Me

Christopher Reeve

When the first Superman movie came out I was frequently asked 'What is a hero?'  I remember the glib response I repeated so many times.  My answer was that a hero is someone who commits a courageous action without considering the ...

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Published: Jan 1999

Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Li...

Arnold Schwarzenegger

One of the most anticipated autobiographies of this generation, Arnold Schwarzenegger's ITotal Recall is the candid story by one of the world's most remarkable actors, businessmen, and world leaders./PBorn in the small city of Thal, A...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2012

Lucky Man: A Memoir

Michael J. Fox

The acclaimed actor offers an intimate, heartwarming account of his life, his meteoric rise to success in television and film, his struggle with Parkinson's disease, a degenerative neurological condition that usually affects the elder...

Paperback
Published: Apr 2003

Most Talkative: Stories from the Fron...

Andy Cohen

The man behind the Real Housewives writes about his lifelong love affair with pop culture that brought him from the suburbs of St. Louis to his own television showFrom a young age, Andy Cohen knew two things: He was gay, and he loved ...

Unabridged CD
Published: Jun 2012

Here We Go Again: My Life in Televisi...

Betty White

America's queen of television shares her fascinating life story! "Here is Betty White -- a woman who has been on television forever!" is generally how Betty White is introduced. And quite accurately, too, since she first app...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2010

By Myself and Then Some

Lauren Bacall

The epitome of grace, independence, and wit, Lauren Bacall continues to astound generations with her audacious spirit and on-screen excellence. Together with Humphrey Bogart, she produced some of the most electric scenes in movie hist...

Abridged CD
Published: Mar 2005

Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography...

Andrew Morton

Everyone knows Tom Cruise---or at least certain things about him. We know that he overcame a difficult childhood to star in astonishing array of blockbusters: Top Gun, Rain Man, Born on the Fourth of July, A Few Good Men, Interview wi...

Abridged CD
Published: Jan 2008

Wildflower

Drew Barrymore

Award-winning actress Drew Barrymore shares funny, insightful, and profound stories from her past and present told from the place of happiness she's achieved today. Wildflower is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks bac...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2015

Untitled Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld

The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy.\r\n\r\nSince his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a twenty-one-yea...

Unabridged CD
Published: Oct 2020

Life and Def: Sex, Drugs, Money, + Go...

Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons, the original and eternal hip-hop mogul, is one of the most innovative and influential figures in modern American business and culture. When no one outside of inner-city New York had even heard of hip-hop, Simmons saw ...

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Published: Sep 2002

American on Purpose: The Improbable A...

Craig Ferguson

In American on Purpose, Craig Ferguson delivers a moving and achingly funny memoir of living the American dream as he journeys from the mean streets of Glasgow, Scotland, to the comedic promised land of Hollywood. Along the way he st...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2009

Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest tal...

Wil Wheaton

Wil Wheaton has never been one to take the conventional path to success. Despite early stardom through his childhood role in the motion picture "Stand By Me", and growing up on television as Wesley Crusher on "Star Trek...

Paperback
Published: Aug 2009

Love, Lucy

Lucille Ball

The one and only New York Times bestselling autobiography by Lucille Ball... 'Filled with light and laughter.' (New York Times Book Review) 'Lucy fans will find this book fascinating.' (Detroit News) 'A winner.' (New York Newsday) 'In...

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Published: Oct 1997

Happy Accidents

Jane Lynch

In the summer of 1974, a fourteen-year-old girl in Dolton, Illinois, had a dream. A dream to become an actress, like her idols Ron Howard and Vicki Lawrence. But it was a long way from the South Side of Chicago to Hollywood, and i...

Unabridged CD
Published: Sep 2011

It's Not Me, It's You: Subjective Rec...

Stefanie Wilder-Taylor

A rapier-sharp, hilariously irreverent collection of true-life essays from the beloved author of Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay. Stefanie Wilder-Taylor has never been one to take the conventional route. Whether financing a move to ...

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Published: Sep 2010

Prairie Tale: A Memoir

Melissa Gilbert

A FASCINATING, HEARTBREAKING, AND ULTIMATELY UPLIFTING TALE OF SELF-DISCOVERY FROM THE BELOVED ACTRESS WHO EARNED A PERMANENT PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF MILLIONS WHEN SHE WAS JUST A CHILDTo fans of the hugely successful television series ...

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Published: Feb 2010

Ordeal

Linda Lovelace

Good Girl. Obedient Wife. Porn Slave. Deep Throat Was Only The Beginning… Linda Boreman was just twenty-one when she met Chuck Traynor, the man who would change her life. Less than two years later, the girl who wouldn't let her...

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Published: Jan 2006

High On Arrival

MacKenzie Phillips

Not long before her fiftieth birthday, Mackenzie Phillips walked into Los Angeles International Airport. She was on her way to a reunion of One Day at a Time, the hugely popular 70s sitcom on which she once starred as the loveable reb...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2009

I Ain't Scared of You: Bernie Mac on ...

Bernie Mac

Tearing through a wide range of topics with equal parts insight and irreverence, Bernie Mac shares views that may not sit well with everyone specially if you're caught in the crosshairs of his rants. Still, his way of looking at the ...

Abridged CD
Published: Oct 2001

Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love...

Carol Burnett

In this beautiful and poignant tribute to her late daughter, award-winning actress and New York Times bestselling author Carol Burnett presents a funny and moving memoir about mothering an extraordinary young woman through the struggl...

Unabridged CD
Published: Apr 2013

Paul Newman: A Life

Shawn Levy

Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning actor with the legendary blue eyes, achieved superstar status by playing charismatic renegades, broken heroes, and winsome antiheroes in such revered films as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy a...

Abridged CD
Published: May 2009

The Elephant to Hollywood

Michael Caine

Charming, engaging, and surprisingly forthright, Michael Caine gives us his insider's view of Hollywood and the story of his brilliant second actWhen he was in his late fifties, Michael Caine believed his glamorous, rags-to-riches Hol...

Abridged CD
Published: Nov 2010

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina...

Misty Copeland

In this instant New York Times bestseller, Misty Copeland makes history as the only African American soloist dancing with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. But when she first placed her hands on the barre at an after-school com...

Paperback
Published: Jan 2015
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