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NONFICTION
Released: May 8, 2012

"An insider's charming look at what it's really like to be a Hollywood star."
The veteran character actor looks back on his first 10 years in Hollywood as a time of magical dreams and sobering realities. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 8, 2012

"Though it reads like the author's effort to write himself back into the official history of his famous sibling, this memoir provides some insight into the background of a musical icon."
The guitar legend's kid brother delivers a candid memoir of the Jimi Hendrix only he knew. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2012

"An inside look at the makings of an intrepid, insatiable explorer."
The fearless host of Man vs. Wild illustrates a highly spirited life. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2012

"An engaging grab-bag: part folksy homage to roots, part exposé of institutional wrongdoing and part manifesto for a truly free press."
A renowned journalist settles scores in this investigation of how the news media has become dangerously intertwined with politics and corporate interests. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: May 1, 2012

"Life, love and music from one of the most influential American recording artists of the last 40 years."
Assisted by rock journalist Light (The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Story of the Beastie Boys, 2006, etc.), Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Allman confronts the ghosts of his past and emerges with new insight into the familial and artistic bonds that bound--and continue to bind--the Allman Brothers Band. Read full book review >
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NONFICTION
Released: April 24, 2012

"Although the book ends in a bit of a limbo--as any book that follows Dylan in his later career is destined to do--this lively and literate attempt to read a half-century's worth of brain scans from a literal living legend strikes the right balance between admiration and skepticism."
The mysteries of Bob Dylan captured in even-handed, never-boring fashion. Read full book review >