Biography & autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts

A Series of Unrelated Events

by Richard Bacon

Have you ever been stitched up to the national press by your best mate?

Or unintentionally upset a band with a slip of the tongue on a live TV show?

Or ruined a dinner party by transforming everything alcoholic...

Being Oscar: From Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Las Vegas

by Oscar Goodman

In BEING OSCAR, Oscar Goodman recounts the stories and cases of his epic life as one of America’s most celebrated criminal defense attorneys.

VJ: The Unplugged Adventures of MTV's First Wave

by Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman & Alan Hunter

MTV’s original VJs offer a behind-the-scenes oral history of the early years of MTV, 1981 to 1987, when it was exploding, reshaping the culture, and creating “the MTV generation.”

Nina Blackwood, Mark Goodman,...

A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley

by Neal Thompson

A Curious Man is the marvelously compelling biography of Robert “Believe It or Not” Ripley, the enigmatic cartoonist turned globetrotting millionaire who won international fame by celebrating the world's...

Sex, Drugs, Ratt & Roll: My Life in Rock

by Stephen Pearcy & Sam Benjamin

A jaw-dropping tell-all from the lead singer of the 1980s supergroup Ratt: the groupies, the trashed hotel rooms, the drugs—and just how much you can get away with when you’re one of the biggest hair metal...

Judy Garland: A Biography

by Anne Edwards

Edwards’s biography presents a complete picture of the late actress—and not just the boozing, drug-addicted caricature of a woman central to lesser biographies. We learn, for example, that Garland saw it...

Vivien Leigh: A Biography

by Anne Edwards

This is the story of the actress who became a Hollywood legend by winning the coveted role of Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With the Wind. But behind the dazzling exterior lay the sinister shadow of another Vivien...

Standing in the Wings: The Beatles, Brian Epstein and Me

by Joe Flannery

Joe Flannery has been described as the 'Secret Beatle', and as the business associate and partner of Brian Epstein, he became an integral part of The Beatles' management team during their rise to fame in the...

The Man Who Seduced Hollywood: The Life and Loves of Greg Bautzer, Tinseltown's Most Powerful Lawyer

by B. James Gladstone & Robert Wagner

In Hollywood history, no other lawyer has achieved the movie star–like fame and glamour that Greg Bautzer enjoyed. This revealing biography tells, for the first time, the amazing story of a self-made man who...

Read My Lips: Stories of a Hollywood Life

by Sally Kellerman

Academy Award and Golden Globe nominee Sally Kellerman pulls back the curtain on the legendary Hollywood decades of the 60s and 70s, with no paparazzi, no traffic, and no 24-hour entertainment news.

Monty Python Speaks

by David Morgan

Monty Python, the genius comedy troupe from Britain, single-handedly revolutionized sketch comedy and paved the way for everything from Saturday Night Live to Austin Powers. Now, in their official oral history,...

Traci Lords: Underneath It All

by Traci Lords

The moving, gripping, and tell–all autobiography of Traci Elizabeth Lords, a former child porn queen, electronica maven, and cult movie and TV star.

At 14, Nora Kuzma ran away from home and ended up on the...

Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Story of a Warrior Butterfly

by Leila Cobo

LIKE A BLAZING SHOOTING STAR, JENNI RIVERA LIT UP THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE, YET THE SKY SWEPT HER AWAY BEFORE HER TIME

Jenni Rivera: The Incredible Life of a Warrior Butterfly:

Full color photos The...

Walking on Eggshells: Discovering Strength and Courage Amid Chaos

by Lyssa Chapman & Lisa Wysocky

As a child, Baby Lyssa’s parents divorced and left her neglected. Things only got worse from there. Walking on Eggshells reveals Lyssa’s nightmare journey from mental and physical abuse to removal from school...

The Making of the Godfather

by Mario Puzo

In this entertaining and insightful essay, Mario Puzo chronicles his rise from struggling writer to overnight success after the publication of The Godfather. With equal parts cynicism and humor, Puzo recounts...

Intimacy With Strangers: A Life of Brief Encounters

by Ciaran Carty

‘This wonderful book builds a mosaic of stories about fame and failure, love and loss, of public achievement and private concern. An immensely enjoyable read.’ – Joseph O’Connor. Intimacy With Strangers...

Reading Mahler: German Culture and Jewish Identity in Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

by Carl Niekerk

Gustav Mahler's music is more popular than ever, yet few are aware of its roots in German literary and cultural history in general, and in fin-de-siècle Viennese culture in particular. Taking as its point of...

Dear Dorothy: Letters from Nicolas Slonimsky to Dorothy Adlow

by Nicolas Slonimsky & Electra Slonimsky Yourke

In the mid-twentieth century renowned musicologist, conductor, and lexicographer Nicolas Slonimsky traveled to cities throughout the world to play and conduct music of the American avant-garde. From trips to...

Flip: The Inside Story of TV's First Black Superstar

by Kevin Cook

The rags-to-riches story of a groundbreaking, beloved entertainer

When The Flip Wilson Show debuted in 1970, black faces were still rare on television, black hosts nonexistent. So how did Clerow “Flip”...

The Friedkin Connection

by William Friedkin

With such seminal movies as The Exorcist and The French Connection, Academy Award-winning director William Friedkin secured his place as a great filmmaker. A maverick from the start, Friedkin joined other young...