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Kirk Douglas is a born storyteller, and in this engrossing memoir he shares delightful tales, favorite jokes, and hard-won insights as he looks back on his storied life and explores the mixed bless

Patrick Henry Hughes was born blind and physically disabled. But he was also blessed with exceptional musical talent.

Drawing from interviews conducted before Marvin Gaye's death, friend and music writer David Ritz has created a full-scale portrait of the brilliant but tormented artist who embodied the very e

Pocahontas was the special favorite of her father, the great chief Pawhatan.

This biography takes us through the richly varied private life of icon Julia Child, from her exuberant youth through her years in the service of the OSS elite corps during World War II and her disc

For the first time Miles Davis talks about his five-year silence, his drug problem and how he overcame it, the racism he encountered, and the women in his life.

From the top ad people all over the world--the ones who create the best television commercials and ads, the ones you love, remember, and wish you had thought of yourself--come their own stories, in

Gabe Murfitt as shares his story of learning to live in a uniquely formed body. Through Gabe's C.L.E.A.R.

From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new book of essays taking his readers on a bizarre and stimulating world tour.

At first glance, Josh Hanagarne seems an improbable librarian. He stands 6'7", competes in strongman contests, and was diagnosed in high school with Tourette's syndrome.

Rebecca Musser's shares the story of her struggle to escape the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints led by Rulon Jeffs and his son, Warren, and her subsequent decision to tak

For more than twenty-five years, Rebecca Eaton has presided over PBS's Masterpiece Theatre, the longest-running weekly prime-time drama series in American history.

Martin Short reflects on his diverse collection of experiences, both hilarious and heartbreaking.

Three years after giving up drinking, Jowita Bydlowska found herself throwing back a glass of champagne at a party celebrating the birth of her first child.

The real-life Alex Vause from the show Orange Is the New Black tells her story for the first time in this memoir about crime and punishment, friendship and marriage, and a life caught in the ruinou