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2011 Celebrity Biographies and Autobiographies


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Cover art for JANE FONDA
NONFICTION
Released: Aug. 30, 2011

"Reading to savor."
Distinguished celebrity biographer and Vanity Fair contributing editor Bosworth (Marlon Brando, 2001, etc.) recounts the life story of an American icon in all its heady--and at times, unabashedly scandalous--glory. Read full book review >
Cover art for STORIES MY FATHER TOLD ME
NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2011

A veritable storm of outtakes from Leonard Lyons' "Lyons Den" society column from the New York Post, which dazzle rather than titillate. Read full book review >
Cover art for ROBERT REDFORD
NONFICTION
Released: May 5, 2011

"A gripping, intimate treatment of one of cinema's last great iconic stars."
The life and times of the Sundance Kid. Read full book review >
Cover art for STORIES I ONLY TELL MY FRIENDS
NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2011

"Lowe writes, "I…genuinely like people." His memoir will make readers believe him--and like him back."
Lowe presents a well-modulated actor's memoir. Read full book review >
Cover art for IDEA MAN
NONFICTION
Released: April 19, 2011

"A diligently crafted scrapbook of gratitude, accusation and excess, guaranteed to entertain and even ruffle a few feathers."
The highly anticipated, eyebrow-raising memoir of the other founding partner of the Microsoft Corporation. Read full book review >
Cover art for ALL THAT IS BITTER AND SWEET
NONFICTION
Released: April 5, 2011

"A passionate reminder of the breathtaking misery of so many lives, and one woman's work in their service."
With the assistance of co-author Vollers (Lone Wolf: Eric Rudolph: Murder, Myth, and the Pursuit of an American Outlaw, 2006, etc.), actress Judd delivers a keenly felt memoir of a dysfunctional upbringing twined with an adult life of progressive social advocacy. Read full book review >
Cover art for HALFWAY TO HOLLYWOOD
NONFICTION
Released: March 15, 2011

"Pythonophiles will find this essential, of course. But fans of good writing should dip into these pages, too, for Palin--Michael, not Sarah--knows his way around a book."
Renowned funnyman and world traveler Palin surveys the ruins of the British Empire and heads outward in the follow-up to Diaries 1969–1979: The Python Years (2007). Read full book review >
Cover art for EVERYONE LOVES YOU WHEN YOU'RE DEAD
NONFICTION
Released: March 15, 2011

"Gonzo interviewing at its best."
Veteran pop-culture journalist Strauss (Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life, 2009, etc.) offers an eclectic collection of interviews with the "artists, celebrities, and crazy people of the world." Read full book review >
Cover art for AN IMPROVISED LIFE
NONFICTION
Released: March 1, 2011

"Earnest, intelligent and well-observed--less a celebrity memoir than a serious consideration of the principles of acting and improvisation."
The famous funnyman gets serious about his profession. Read full book review >