Nonfiction
 Oh the Glory of It All
by Sean Wilsey
"A memoir, at its heart, is written in order to figure out who you are," writes Sean Wilsey, and indeed, Oh the Glory of it All is compelling proof of his exhaustive personal quest. It`s no surprise that as a kid in the `80s, Wilsey found similarities between his own life and his beloved Lord of the Rings and Star Wars--his journey was fraught with unnerving characters too. is memoir as bildungsroman as explosion. Read more... |
 Soccerhead: An Accidental Journey into the Heart of the American Game
by Jim Haner
A Youth Soccer Coach`s Investigation Into The Origins of Soccermainia Read more... |
 Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles
by Geoff Emerick,Howard Massey
A fascinating memoir featuring never-before-told stories from Beatles recording engineer Geoff Emerick—the industry legend who made music history by crafting the groundbreaking sound of the group’s most famous records, including Revolver, Sgt. Pepper, and Abbey Road illuminates the creative tensions within the band that fueled their early success, but would ultimately lead them to record in separate studios while the partnership was disintegrating. Read more... |
 Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978-1984
by Simon Reynolds
Rip It Up and Start Again is the first book-length exploration of the wildly adventurous music created in the years after punk. Renowned music journalist Simon Reynolds celebrates the futurist spirit of such bands as Joy Division, Gang of Four, Talking Heads, and Devo, which resulted in endless innovations in music, lyrics, performance, and style and continued into the early eighties with the video-savvy synth- pop of groups such as Human League, Depeche Mode, and Soft Cell, whose success coincided with the rise of MTV. Full of insight and anecdote and populated by charismatic characters, Rip It Up re-creates the idealism, urgency, and excitement of one of the most important and challenging periods in the history of pop... Read more... |
 Everyone Comes to Elaine`s: Forty Years of Movie Stars, All-Stars, Literary Lions, Financial Scions,...
by A. E. Hotchner
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 Philistines at the Hedgerow: Passion and Property in the Hamptons
by Steven Gaines
The Hamptons, that famous string of beachside hamlets in New York State, are not just a quiet vacation spot for New England blue bloods like the duPonts and Vanderbilts. According to Steven Gaines, the author of a spate of "untold" and "true" biographies of such glitterati as Calvin Klein, they`re also--surprise!--a sandbox of scandal. Destined to be a coast-to-coast major trade paperback bestseller in the summer of 1999. Steven Gaines is a bestselling storyteller with a special gift for capturing social nuance, colourful detail, and quirks of character. Here are a few examples: A well-to-do former ballet dancer arrested for stealing his neighbors furniture, and showered with thank-you notes from his victims, who admired his skills at ref... Read more... |
 You`ll Never Nanny in This Town Again: The True Adventures of a Hollywood Nanny
by Suzanne Hansen
New and completely updated edition is a treat for everyone who is fascinated by the skewed priorities of Tinseltown, for anyone who has wondered how high-wattage supermoms do it all, and for readers who love peeking behind the curtains of celebrity, all of whom will devour this unparalleled–and unabashedly true–account of one girl’s tour of duty as Hollywood’s hired help. Read more... |
 Living a Dog`s Life, Jazzy, Juicy, and Me
by Cindy Adams
The swell of dog love that met Cindy Adams everywhere she went after the publication of The Gift of Jazzy made it clear that Jazzy`s fans were primed for the next installment. And since, in Cindy`s own words, "Yorkies are like peanuts. You can`t stop at just one," her decision to bring Juicy into the family gave her ample ammo to do just that. But it wasn`t long until her beloved Jazzy—who had become her closest family member and helped her cope with her husband`s death—passed away unexpectedly. Cindy was devastated. Jazzy`s paw prints had been indelibly imprinted on her heart and nothing and nobody would ever replace him. Cindy was certain she would never love again. But as her relationship with Juicy grew, and... Read more... |
 Game of Shadows: Barry Bonds, BALCO, and the Steroids Scandal that Rocked Professional Sports
by Mark Fainaru-Wada,Lance Williams
The complete inside story of the shocking steroids scandal that turned the sports world upside down casts light into the shadows of American sport to reveal the dark truths at the heart of the game today. Read more... |
 Wedded to the Game: The Real Lives of NFL Women
by Shannon O`toole
The Hamptons, that famous string of beachside hamlets in New York State, are not just a quiet vacation spot for New England blue bloods like the duPonts and Vanderbilts. According to Steven Gaines, the author of a spate of "untold" and "true" biographies of such glitterati as Calvin Klein, they`re also--surprise!--a sandbox of scandal. Destined to be a coast-to-coast major trade paperback bestseller in the summer of 1999. Steven Gaines is a bestselling storyteller with a special gift for capturing social nuance, colourful detail, and quirks of character. Here are a few examples: A well-to-do former ballet dancer arrested for stealing his neighbors furniture, and showered with thank-you notes from his victims, who admired his skills at ref... Read more... |