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The measure of a man

Author: Sidney Poitier
Published: 2000
book: 255 pages
ISBN:0062516086
ISBN:9780062516084
Publisher: HarperOne
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The acclaimed actor reveals the depth, passion, and intellectual fervor that have driven his life and career, citing the elements of his childhood that gave him ...

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Lucky Man

Author: Michael J. Fox
Published: 2003-04-09
book: 272 pages
ISBN:0786888741
ISBN:9780786888740
Publisher: Hyperion Books
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The popular actor recounts his childhood in western Canada, his rise in film and television, his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, and how he has worked to ...

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Picture perfect

Author: Jodi Picoult
Published: 2002-07-02
book: 391 pages
ISBN:0425185508
ISBN:9780425185506
Publisher: Berkley Pub Group
Subject: Fiction

Falling madly in love and beginning what she believed would be the perfect marriage with Hollywood leading man Alex Rivers, renowned anthropologist Cassie ...

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Ham Bones

Author: Carolyn Haines
Published: 2008-05-27
book: 304 pages
ISBN:0758210930
ISBN:9780758210937
Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp
Subject: Fiction

A touring production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof brings murder and mayhem into the life of P.I. Sarah Booth when the costar, a much-despised diva and current lover ...

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Prairie Tale

Author: Melissa Gilbert
Published: 2009-06-09
book: 367 pages
ISBN:1416599142
ISBN:9781416599142
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The actress best known for her work in the Little House on the Prairie series shares her experiences of growing up in front of the camera, describing her ...

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Symptoms of withdrawal

Author: Christopher Kennedy Lawford
Published: 2005-09-15
book: 389 pages
ISBN:0060732482
ISBN:9780060732486
Publisher: William Morrow
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The son of Rat Pack actor Peter Lawford and JFK's sister, Patricia, describes his privileged childhood alongside the offspring of other famous celebrities and ...

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Happens Every Day

Author: Isabel Gillies
Published: 2009-03-24
book: 261 pages
ISBN:1439110077
ISBN:9781439110072
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The actress describes her life after she moved with her husband, Josiah, and her two young sons from New York City to Oberlin, Ohio, where her husband got a ...

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The Time of My Life

Author: Patrick Swayze
Published: 2009-09-29
book: 256 pages
ISBN:1439158584
ISBN:9781439158586
Publisher: Atria
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The film and television star known for his roles in Dirty Dancing, Ghost, and North and South and his wife offer a timely and heartfelt memoir about his life, ...

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Against All Odds

Author: Chuck Norris
Published: 2006-09
book: 246 pages
ISBN:0805444211
ISBN:9780805444216
Publisher: B&H Books
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The martial arts champion and popular actor traces his life, including his difficult childhood, his discovery of the martial arts and their impact on his life, ...

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Good brother, bad brother

Author: James Giblin
Published: 2005-04-25
book: 244 pages
ISBN:0618096426
ISBN:9780618096428
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Subject: Juvenile Nonfiction

Through a review of their family and an examination of their political ideology, a biography presents a look at two brothers who stood on opposing sides during ...

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Official Book Club Selection

Author: Kathy Griffin
Published: 2010
book: 367 pages
ISBN:034551856X
ISBN:9780345518569
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The comedian and Emmy-winning self-proclaimed "D-list" star celebrates those who supported her on her rise to fame and also offers intimate details in a ...

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Teen Idol

Author: Meg Cabot
Published: 2004-07-27
book: 291 pages
ISBN:0060096160
ISBN:9780060096168
Publisher: HarperTeen
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

When teenage heartthrob Luke Stryker shows up at a small-town Indiana high school to do research for a movie role, he persuades junior Jenny Greenley to use her ...

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Too Fat to Fish

Author: Artie Lange
Published: 2009-06-02
book: 306 pages
ISBN:0385526571
ISBN:9780385526579
Publisher: Random House of Canada
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The Howard Stern Show star draws on the trials and tribulations of his own life--from drug addiction and obesity to fights with his mother and his early career ...

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My First Five Husbands..And the Ones Who Got Away

Author: Rue McClanahan
Published: 2008-09-09
book: 341 pages
ISBN:0767926943
ISBN:9780767926942
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

In a whimsical and witty memoir, the actress best known for her role as the Golden Girls vamp Blanche Devereaux details her colorful and eventful odyssey from ...

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Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself

Author: Alan Alda
Published: 2008-09-09
book: 239 pages
ISBN:0812977521
ISBN:9780812977523
Publisher: Random House Trade
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The popular actor and author of Never Have Your Dog Stuffed looks back to reassess the meaning of his own life and the paths he has taken, from the turbulent ...

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High on Arrival

Author: Mackenzie Phillips
Published: 2009
book: 292 pages
ISBN:143915385X
ISBN:9781439153857
Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

The actor-musician-mother shares her lifelong battle with personal demons, incest, and near-fatal addictions in this astounding, outrageous, and often tender ...

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Suite Scarlett

Author: Maureen Johnson
Published: 2008
book: 353 pages
ISBN:0439899273
ISBN:9780439899277
Publisher: Point
Subject: Juvenile Fiction

Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Marvin is stuck in New York City for the summer working at her quirky family's historic hotel, but her brother's attractive new friend ...

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Never Have Your Dog Stuffed

Author: Alan Alda
Published: 2006-09-12
book: 235 pages
ISBN:0812974409
ISBN:9780812974409
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Subject: Biography & Autobiography

A dramatic and entertaining memoir by the award-winning actor and director describes growing up with a schizophrenic mother and renowned actor father, looking ...

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One of those hideous books where the mother dies

Author: Sonya Sones
Published: 2004-04-27
book: 268 pages
ISBN:0689858205
ISBN:9780689858208
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
Subject: Juvenile Nonfiction

Forced to go live with her famous father, actor Whip Logan, after her mother dies, Ruby feels completely isolated in her new home and uncomfortable around this ...

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Molière et sa troupe

Author: Henri Augustin Soleirol
Published: 1858
book: 131 pages
ISBN:0689858205
ISBN:9780689858208
Publisher: null
Subject: Actors, French

"Appendice: Renseignements sur les portraits qui ont servi de modèle à Monsieur F. Hillemacher, pour la publication de l'ouvrage intitulé: Galérie ...

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