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New Celebrity Biographies & Memoirs (page 2)


Cover art for NEVER SAY NEVER
NONFICTION
Released: April 17, 2012

"A sometimes-humorous, self-reflective chronicle of a triumphant journey through a troublesome childhood, chaotic young adulthood and fulfilled middle age."
Actress, talk-show host and documentary film producer Lake is returning to television. Is there a better way to crank up the excitement level for a new talk show than with a tell-all memoir for your fans? Read full book review >
Cover art for GUTS
NONFICTION
Released: March 13, 2012

"Another celebrity drug memoir—but an honest, brave and funny one."
Johnston, the comic actress best known for her role on 3rd Rock from the Sun, recounts the catastrophic medical crisis—and the alcohol and pill addiction that precipitated it—that led her to reevaluate her life and begin recovery. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE FRY CHRONICLES
NONFICTION
Released: Jan. 19, 2012

"Confessional humor at its warm and wicked best."
Actor and bestselling author Fry's (Stephen Fry in America, 2009, etc.) at times meandering but always charming memoir of "a late adolescence and early manhood crowded with incident." Read full book review >