Film, television and performing arts

  • From here to the great unknown

    Creator

    Presley, Lisa Marie

    Abstract

    #1 National Bestseller -- New York Times Bestseller -- Oprah's Book Club Pick -- Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough. A People Best Book of the Year. In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her long-gestating memoir.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Books on Tape

    Non spécifié
  • I'm no philosopher, but I got thoughts : mini-meditations for saints, sinners, and the rest of us

    Creator

    Chenoweth, Kristin

    Abstract

    Read by the author with audiobook-exclusive bonus commentary - Aristotle. Socrates. Descartes. And now, Chenoweth. (How about some women, am I right?) From television actress, Broadway star, and New York Times bestselling author Kristin Chenoweth comes I'm No Philosopher, But I Got Thoughts, an inspiring high-design, colorful book featuring philosophical-ish musings on connection, creativity, loss, love, faith, and closure.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Grand Rapids

    Harper Celebrate

    Non spécifié
  • Not my father's son : a memoir

    Creator

    Cumming, Alan

    Abstract

    New York Times Bestseller - "Equal parts memoir, whodunnit, and manual for living . . . a beautifully written, honest look at the forces of blood and bone that make us who we are, and how we make ourselves." —Neil Gaiman In his unique and engaging voice, the acclaimed actor of stage and screen shares the emotional story of his complicated relationship with his father and the deeply buried family secrets that shaped his life and career.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    New York

    Harper Audio

    Non spécifié
  • Cher : the memoir : part one

    Creator

    Cher

    Abstract

    Cher: The Memoir, Part One promises to be an engaging and exciting audiobook experience, befitting this incredible book. Read in part by Cher herself, the book is introduced, and each chapter launched, by the author. Rounding out each chapter as she continues the narrative is celebrated stage actor Stephanie J. Block. Stephanie starred on Broadway in The Cher Show, for which she won a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    HarperAudio

    Non spécifié
  • Yet here I am : lessons from a black man's search for home

    Creator

    Capehart, Jonathan

    Abstract

    Pulitzer Prize winning writer, editor and TV host Jonathan Capehart recounts powerful stories from his life about embracing identity, picking battles, seizing opportunity and finding his voice. MSNBC anchor Jonathan Capehart is one of the most recognizable faces in cable news. But long before that success, Capehart spent his boyhood growing up without his father, shuttling back and forth between New Jersey and rural Severn, North Carolina, and contemplating the complexities of race and identity as they shifted around him.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Grand Central Publishing

    New York

    Hachette Audio

    Non spécifié
  • The real Grey's Anatomy : a behind-the-scenes look at the real lives of surgical residents

    Creator

    Holtz, Andrew

    Abstract

    The ABC medical drama Grey’s Anatomy has generated a flurry of interest in how medical professionals really make it through one of the most rigorous educational programs around, but how much of the medical drama seen in Grey’s Anatomy is pure entertainment, and how much is an accurate reflection of life both in and out of the OR? In The Real Grey's Anatomy, a well-known medical journalist provides some answers.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Berkley

    New York

    Berkley Books

    Non spécifié
  • The physics of the Buffyverse

    Creator

    Ouellette, Jennifer

    Abstract

    Physics with a Buffy the Vampire Slayer pop-culture chaser. In the tradition of the bestselling The Physics of Star Trek, acclaimed science writer Jennifer Ouellette explains fundamental concepts in the physical sciences through examples culled from the hit TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel. The weird and wonderful world of the Buffyverse—where the melding of magic and science is an everyday occurrence—provides a fantastical jumping-off point for looking at complex theories of biology, chemistry, and theoretical physics.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Books

    New York

    Penguin Books

    Non spécifié
  • Strategy strikes back : how Star Wars explains modern military conflict

    Creator

    Brooks, Max.

    Abstract

    The most successful film franchise of all time, Star Wars thrillingly depicts an epic multigenerational conflict fought a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But the Star Wars saga has as much to say about successful strategies and real-life warfare waged in our own time and place.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Lincoln

    Potomac Books

    Lincoln

    Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press

    Non spécifié
  • Running with monsters : a memoir

    Creator

    Forrest, Bob.

    Abstract

    Celebrity Rehab star and Thelonious Monster frontman Bob Forrest's memoir about his drug-fueled life in the L.A. indie rock scene of the '80s and '90s and his life-changing decision to become a drug counselor who specializes in reaching the unreachable. Life has been one strange trip for Bob Forrest. He started out as a suburban teenage drunkard from the Southern California suburbs and went on to become a member of a hip Hollywood crowd that included the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Depp, and River Phoenix.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Crown Archetype

    New York

    Crown Archetype

    Non spécifié
  • The cool gent : the nine lives of radio legend Herb Kent

    Creator

    Kent, Herb

    Abstract

    When Herb Kent was a straight-A college student in the 1940s, his white professor told him, "You have the best voice in class, but you'll never make it in radio because you're a Negro." This did not deter the poor kid from the Chicago housing projects who had decided on a radio career at age five. It was just one more obstacle to face head on and overcome. Known as the Cool Gent, the King of the Dusties, and the Mayor of Bronzeville, Herb Kent is one of radio's most illustrious and legendary stars.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    Chicago

    Lawrence Hill Books

    Chicago

    Chicago Review Press

    Non spécifié