Biographies and autobiographies
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New York Times bestseller – As seen on The Today Show, The View, and Jesse Watters. The man who brought the kavorka to the Seinfeld show through one of the most remarkable and beloved television characters ever invented, Kramer, shares the extraordinary life of a comedy genius – the way he came into himself as an artist, the ups and downs as a human being, the road he has traveled in search of understanding. "The hair, so essential, symbolizes the irrational that was and is and always will be the underlying feature not only of Kramer but of comedy itself.
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Tout le monde savait. Tout le monde se doutait. Beaucoup de gens avaient leur petite idée de ce qui pouvait m'arriver dans l'intimité du foyer. Les coups, la violence banalisée, les humiliations quotidiennes... Tous les invariables de cette vie qui n'en est pas vraiment une. Un jour, pour qu'il ne nous tue pas, je l'ai tué. Depuis cette nuit-là, celle du 13 mars 2016, le sommeil ne m'a plus jamais trouvée. Je pense à mon procès.
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A New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and USA Today Bestseller. This "intimate and sympathetic portrait of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy that is as enthralling as she was" (Dana Thomas, New York Times bestselling author) reexamines her life and legacy as never before. Perfect for fans of My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy, What Remains, and Fairy Tale Interrupted. A quarter of a century after the plane crash that claimed the lives of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn, and her sister Lauren, the magnitude of this tragedy remains fresh.
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A national bestseller. "I could not put this book down. It's so funny."—Ru Paul—"I love this book for its honesty and dark (and light!) comedy."—Rachel Dratch (Instagram)—"It's f*cking great!!! Raw, intimate, hilarious, actually inspiring."—Jon Stewart. A recommended read from: NPR—PureWow—UsWeekly—People—Bustle—She Reads—Nylon—BookRiot—and more. The dynamic memoir-in-essays by comedian, screenwriter, and podcaster Chelsea Devantez, detailing her tumultuous upbringing and uproarious career path into Hollywood.
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The Last Yakuza tells the history of the yakuza like it's never been told before. Makoto Saigo is half-American and half-Japanese in small-town Japan with a set of talents limited to playing guitar and picking fights. With rock stardom off the table, he turns toward the only place where you can start from the bottom and move up through sheer merit, loyalty, and brute force - the yakuza. Saigo, nicknamed "The Tsunami", quickly realises that even within the organisation, opinions are as varied as they come, and a clash of philosophies can quickly become deadly.
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L'autobiographie du meilleur basketteur français de l'histoire. Formé en France, Tony Parker est le premier basketteur à avoir conquis l'Amérique, le pays du basket. Il est le premier joueur français à avoir été sacré champion NBA (quatre fois) et est également le premier joueur européen récompensé par un titre de MVP des finales. Fer de lance de l'équipe de France, il l'a menée en 2013 au titre de championne d'Europe. Il est, de par ses statistiques et son palmarès, considéré comme le meilleur basketteur français de tous les temps.
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«Le 28 septembre 1895, à seize heures quarante, Louis Pasteur s'éteint, entouré des siens. Dans sa main crispée, il tient celle de Marie, la femme aimante qui a toujours cru en lui, soutenu ses projets.» De lui, le grand public connaît finalement assez peu de choses, sinon qu'il a découvert le vaccin contre la rage. Cette biographie, écrite à partir de documents inédits, amène le lecteur à pénétrer dans l'intimité d'un homme énigmatique au caractère atypique dont la vie fut en permanence perturbée par les drames d'un destin implacable.
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Finalist for the National Book Award – Longlisted for a Carnegie Medal for Excellence – Winner of the Southwest Book Award – A Best Book of the Year: Washington Post – Esquire – Time – The Atlantic – NPR – Publishers Weekly – An Oprah Daily "Best New Book" and "Riveting Nonfiction and Memoir You Need to Read" – A New York Times "New Book to Read" – A Zibby Mag "Most Anticipated Book" – A San Francisco Chronicle "New Book to Cozy Up With" – The Millions "Most Anticipated" – An Amazon Editors "Best Book of the Month" – A Pa
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From Stanley Tucci, award-winning actor and New York Times bestselling author – a deliciously unique memoir chronicling a year's worth of meals. "Sharing food is one of the purest human acts." Food has always been an integral part of Stanley Tucci's life: from stracciatella soup served in the shadow of the Pantheon, to marinara sauce cooked between scene rehearsals and costume fittings, to home-made pizza eaten with his children before bedtime.
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National bestseller. "Amanda Jones started getting death threats, all for standing up for our right to read...but she's not stopped fighting against book bans, or stopped advocating for access to diverse stories." – Oprah Winfrey, in a speech at the 2023 National Book Awards. Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivity on the front lines of our vicious culture wars. One of the things small town librarian Amanda Jones values most about books is how they can affirm a young person's sense of self.