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The Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2014.
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The legendary creator of iconic television programs All in the Family, Sanford and Son, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, Norman Lear remade our television culture, while leading a life of unparalleled political, civic, and social involvement. Sharing the wealth of Lear's ninety years, this is a memoir as touching and remarkable as the life he has led.
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Joan Rivers was known all over the world--from the Palace Theater to Buckingham Palace, from the bright lights of Las Vegas to the footlights of Broadway, from the days of talkies to hosting talk shows. But there was only one person who knew Joan intimately, one person who the authorities would call when she got a little out of hand. Her daughter and best friend, Melissa.
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Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Presents the creator of the Muppets and describes the creative spirit, performance talents and beliefs in the goodness of people that inspired his career and how he helped create the iconic programs Sesame Street and The Muppet Show.
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Enslow Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
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Shonda Rhimes is one of the most well-known television writers, producers, and showrunners in the world. Her creations include smash hits like Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Rhimes knew she wanted to write in Hollywood. Through engaging text, full-color photos, and quotes from the writer herself, readers will learn all about Rhimes's rise to fame, the hardships she has endured, and what is next...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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"Fans of David Sedaris, Jenny Lawson, and Tina Fey... meet your new friend Gary Janetti. Gary Janetti, the writer and producer for some of the most popular television comedies of all time, and creator of one of the most wickedly funny Instagram accounts there is, now turns his skills to the page in a hilarious, and poignant book chronicling the pains and indignities of everyday life. Gary spends his twenties in New York, dreaming of starring on soap...
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"Dear readers, friends, those casually perusing, those forced to engage against their will, I know your time is limited, and I'd rather you read the book than this jacket copy, so I'll get right to it: the book you now hold in your hands was the hardest thing I have ever had to create. Even harder than my three children because at least Mark was involved in the start of the process. With the writing of this book, he just sat there and listened while...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"Truly the voice of a generation, George Carlin gave the world some of the most hysterical and iconic comedy routines of the last fifty years. From the "Seven Dirty Words" to "A Place for My Stuff, " to "Religion is Bullshit, " he perfected the art of making audiences double over with laughter while simultaneously making people wake up to the realities (and insanities) of life in the twentieth century. Few people glimpsed the inner life of this beloved...
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Touchstone
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 11
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The Internet isn’t all cat videos. There’s also Felicia Day - violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer, hoagie specialist, and former lonely homeschooled girl who overcame her isolated childhood to become the ruler of a new world... or at least semi-influential in the world of Internet Geeks. After growing up in the south where she was "home-schooled for hippie reasons," Felicia moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming...
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"If I could take what I've learned and make one menial job easier for you, or prevent you from having the kind of sex where you feel you must keep your sneakers on in case you want to run away during the act, then every misstep of mine was worthwhile. I'm already predicting my future shame at thinking I had anything to offer you, but also my future glory in having stopped you from trying an expensive juice cleanse or thinking that it was your fault...
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Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends of the Fall, About Last Night, and Glory, creator of the show Thirtysomething, and executive producer of My So-Called Life, gives a dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood"--
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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"From the director of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, Cheers, Frasier, Friends, and Will & Grace comes an insightful and nostalgic memoir that offers a bounty of behind-the-scenes moments from our favorite shows, peeling away the layers behind how a successful sitcom comes together--and stays that way. In Directed by James Burrows, the legendary talent not only provides backstories into the genesis and casting of the dozens of great sitcoms he directed,...
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Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2013.
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"For the first time ever-- a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson. He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters he created: Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Miss Piggy, Big Bird. The Muppets made Jim Henson a household name, but they were just part...
18) There's just one problem: true tales from the former, one-time, 7th most powerful person in the WWE
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Publisher
Twelve
Pub. Date
©2022.
Description
"With untold stories from a career spanning over 15 years and featuring the biggest names and controversial moments in wrestling history, THERE'S JUST ONE PROBLEM is an honest, unflinching look on how an introverted life-long fan unexpectedly became one of the most powerful men in all of professional wrestling. For decades wrestling was shrouded in secrecy. It had larger than life personalities, bone crunching physicality and jaw-dropping theatrics...
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