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“Legend had it that if you lived in San Francisco for too long, you’d lose your mind. I lived there from 1992 until 1997, and the legend came true. I found the right place at the right time to fall apart.” SWOLLEN APPETITE is a memoir that spans the five years I spent as a young artist on the cusp of becoming in the fertile and gorgeously messed-up alt-music and comedy scenes of San Francisco. The perspective stays in the 90s, tucked between the dirty sheets of a burgeoning 90s musician who bounces out of bed at noon to prepare for her night shift at the music venue or comedy club.

In The Master of Drums, biographer Elizabeth J. Rosenthal crafts a celebratory, honest, and exhaustively researched portrait of a twentieth-century music legend. When he died, Gene Krupa may have left behind a world of grieving friends, colleagues, fans, students, and progeny, but as The Master of Drums proves, his dynamic musical and cultural influences live on.

They weren’t just actresses—they were Goddesses. Brigitte Bardot, Jayne Mansfield, Ann-Margret, Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, Sophia Loren, and Marilyn Monroe captivated audiences, commanded the silver screen, and became icons of beauty, talent, and desire. They lit up movie marquees, stole hearts worldwide, and left behind a legacy that still mesmerizes today. But behind the glamour, what was life really like for these legendary women? Step beyond the Hollywood façade and uncover the intimate truths of their careers, relationships, and deepest secrets.

Der gefeierte Schauspieler und Marvel-Superheld Jeremy Renner über den brutalen Unfall, der ihn fast das Leben kostete – und die beeindruckende Geschichte, wie er sich zurück ins Leben kämpft: "Ich hoffe, dass ich mit meiner Geschichte allen helfen kann, die gerade das Gefühl haben, dass die Chancen gegen sie stehen." Jeremy Renner, zweimal für den Oscar nominiert, war die am zweithäufigsten gegoogelte Person 2023 – allerdings nicht nur wegen seiner eindrucksvollen Filmografie.

In 1974, a twenty-year-old Christie Brinkley was “discovered” outside a Paris phone booth, which set off a meteoric modeling career that would land her on the covers of hundreds of magazines and cement her legacy as an All-American icon. Although she’s lived more than fifty years in the public eye, the full story of her roller-coaster life has never been told. Now, for the first time, Christie shares what life has been like, both in front of and behind the cameras

The ultimate Hollywood story revealed: the sizzling relationship between Joseph Kennedy, patriarch of America's most influential political family, and Gloria Swanson, one of the most prominent silent film stars of her day. Gloria and Joe were in love with each other and with the movies, especially Queen Kelly, which completed the real-life ménage à trois. Starring along with the star of the screen and the Boston Brahman in this exposé are Erich von Stroheim, Kennedy's wife Rose, Swanson's husband, and a cast of colorful hangers-on.

Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner was the second most googled person in 2023… and not for his impressive filmography. His otherworldly success on-screen faded to the periphery when a fourteen-thousand-pound snowplow crushed him on New Year’s Day 2023. Somehow able to keep breathing for more than half an hour, he was subsequently rushed to the ICU, after which he would face multiple surgeries and months of painful rehabilitation.

In Gandolfini, critic and historian Jason Bailey traces the twinned stories of the man and the unforgettable roles he played. Gandolfini’s roots were working class, raised in northern New Jersey as the son of Italian immigrants, and acting was something he loved for a long time before he could see it as a career. It wasn’t until he was well into his bohemian twenties that he dedicated himself to a life on the stage and screen.

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ഹാസ്യനടനെന്ന നിലയിൽ ഏറെ ചിരിപ്പിക്കുകയും സ്വഭാവ നടനെന്ന നിലയിൽ ഇടയ്‌ക്കൊക്കെ വിസ്മയിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്ത മാമുക്കോയ ഹൃദ്യമായ ഭാഷയിൽ തന്റെ ജീവിതകഥ പറയുന്നു. മാമുക്കോയയുടെ സഞ്ചാരപഥങ്ങളും പ്രവൃത്തിമേഖലകളും കാഴ്ചപ്പാടുകളും അനാവരണം ചെയ്യപ്പെടുന്ന ഈ ഗ്രന്ഥം ഒരു കാലഘട്ടത്തിന്റെ സാംസ്‌കാരിക ചരിത്രംകൂടിയാണ്. ഇന്ന്അ ന്യമായിക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന സ്‌നേഹം, ഹൃദയനൈർമല്യം, ആത്മാർത്ഥത എന്നിവ ഈ സ്മരണകളിൽ നിറഞ്ഞുനിൽക്കുന്നു. ടി. പദ്മനാഭന്റെ അവതാരികയും സത്യൻ അന്തിക്കാടിന്റെയും വി. ആർ. സുധീഷിന്റെയും പഠനങ്ങളുംകൂടി ഉൾപ്പെടുത്തിയ ഈ ഗ്രന്ഥം ആസ്വാദകർക്ക് ഒരു അമൂല്യസമ്പത്താണ്

Velvet-voiced Jim Reeves was not only one of the world's most popular (and enduring) recording stars, he was one of the most fascinating. Now, in this truly intimate and scrupulously well-researched biography, author Larry Jordan sets the record straight, dispelling rumors and misinformation that have swirled around Reeves for decades. More than 11 years in the writing, this riveting bio is based on hundreds of interviews with the people who knew Jim best, as well as his personal diaries and private correspondence.

Gloria Mae Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 - April 4, 1983) was an American actress. She first achieved fame acting in dozens of silent films in the 1920s and was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Actress, most famously for her 1950 turn in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard, which earned her a Golden Globe Award. The following recording includes interview clips from 1965 and 1980.

In the 1940s, Veronica Lake stirred a nation of filmgoers into a frenzy with her memorable screen performances and famous hairdo draped over one eye. The sultry blonde bombshell rocketed to stardom for Paramount Pictures only for it all to spiral out of control and be over in a flash. By age twenty-nine, Veronica was washed up with her career on the ash heap of movie history.

L'histoire fascinante de la chanteuse qui a révolutionné le paysage musical français et conquis le monde. Cette biographie, nourrie d'interviews exclusives des proches de la chanteuse, retrace le parcours extraordinaire d'Aya Nakamura, depuis ses premiers pas dans la musique jusqu'à sa consécration internationale.

Étant sourd appareillé oralisant, je vous raconte mon parcours à travers les questions que j'ai eu lors des échanges après mes spectacles "Un sourd rire vaut mieux qu'un mal entendu". Jonglant avec l'humour, je vous dévoile mon quotidien et la diversité du monde des sourds.

"Arrivai da solo, scesi dal treno e pensai immediatamente al colbacco di Totò e De Filippo nel film 'Totò, Peppino e la malafemmina'; ci mancava l'orso bianco, tant'era diverso il mondo da quello di Napoli!" Così Riccardo Muti ricorda il suo arrivo a Milano nel novembre 1961, spinto dal maestro Jacopo Napoli a seguire la sua vocazione per la musica, che lo accompagnerà per oltre cinquant'anni e farà di lui uno dei più acclamati direttori d'orchestra del mondo.

Tina Knowles, the mother of icons Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland, is known the world over as a Matriarch with a capital M: the woman who raised and inspired some of the great artists of our time. But this story is about so much more than that. For the first time ever, Tina Knowles shares her remarkable story in Matriarch. A life of grief and tragedy, love and heartbreak, the nurturing of her superstar daughters - and the perseverance and audacity it takes for a girl from Galveston, Texas to change the world.

At a moment when America’s tech gods are more influential than ever, Hubris Maximus is a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of lionizing magnetic leaders. Washington Post journalist Faiz Siddiqui offers a gripping, detailed portrait of a singularly messy and lucrative period in Musk’s career, as well as a case study in the power of using one’s platform to shape the public narrative in a world that can’t turn away from its screens.

So you were out driving in your car the other day listening to the radio when a song from one of your favorite 1980s bands came on. You started singing along, and you found yourself wondering what happened to them. I loved that band. Well, look no further! Did you know there were probably close to 170 hair/glam/heavy metal bands in the 1980s and early 1990s? A few of these bands even became super groups, but many just faded into obscurity, or so you thought.

Discover the untold story of Gene Hackman, Hollywood’s rugged everyman and cinematic icon. Dive into The Everyman’s Hero: The Life and Legacy of Gene Hackman, an in-depth biography that chronicles the extraordinary journey of one of the greatest actors of all time. From his nomadic childhood in Illinois to his Oscar-winning triumphs in The French Connection and Unforgiven, this book unveils the authentic details behind Gene Hackman’s rise to stardom, his versatile career, and his quiet retirement. Written by C.D.