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Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xviii, 203 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
"More than thirty years after the publication of his acclaimed memoir The Eden Express, Mark Vonnegut continues his remarkable story in this searingly funny, iconoclastic account of coping with mental illness, finding his calling as a pediatrician, and learning that willpower isn't nearly enough. Here is the world after Mark was released from a mental hospital to find his family forever altered. After nineteen rejections, Mark was accepted to Harvard...
Author
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
295 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Description
An unconventional self-portrait by the son of "Star Trek" celebrity Leonard Nimoy describes his experiences growing up in his father's shadow and the midlife descent into drug addiction that cost him his marriage and prompted numerous career changes.
Author
Publisher
HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
viii, 418 pages (large print) 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Description
"Actress, director, entertainer Joely Fisher invites readers into the intimate world of her career and family with this hilarious, irreverent, down-to-earth memoir filled with incredible, candid stories about her life, and how the loss of her unlikely hero, sister Carrie Fisher, ignited the writer in her. Growing up in an iconic Hollywood dynasty, Joely Fisher knew a show-business career was her destiny. The product of world-famous crooner Eddie Fisher...
6) Somewhere
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A witty, moving, and empathetic look into the orbit of actor Johnny Marco. You have probably seen him in the tabloids; Johnny is living at the legendary Chateau Marmont hotel in Hollywood. He has a Ferrari to drive around in, and a constant stream of girls and pills to stay in with. Comfortably numbed, Johnny drifts along. Then, his 11-year-old daughter Cleo from his failed marriage arrives unexpectedly at the Chateau. Their encounters encourage Johnny...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
340 pages ; 24 cm
Description
Growing up in the nineties in New York City as the only child of famous parents was both a blessing and a curse for Isabelle Manning. Her beautiful society hostess mother, Claire, and New York Times bestselling author father, Ward, were the city's intellectual It couple. Ward's glamorous obligations often took him away from Isabelle, but Claire made sure her childhood was always filled with magic and love. Now an adult, all Isabelle wants is to be...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 24 cm
Description
A moving and wickedly funny memoir about one woman's life as the daughter of a Warhol superstar, and the intimate bonds of mother-daughter relationships Alex Auder's life began at the Chelsea Hotel-New York City's infamous bohemian hangout-when her mother, Viva, a longtime resident of the hotel and one of Andy Warhol's superstars, went into labor in the lobby. These first moments of Alex's life, documented by her filmmaker father, Michel Auder, portended...
Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
c2013
Physical Desc
ix, 350 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
The only child of MacLaine and her husband of thirty years, Steve Parker, Sachi's surreal childhood began when she was sent to Japan at the age of two to live with her mercurial father and his mistress. She divides her time being raised by a Japanese governess and going back and forth to L.A. to be with her mother, hamming it up on movie sets, in photo shoots, and Hollywood parties. As she gets older and becomes involved in a series of abusive relationships...
11) Wishful drinking
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 76 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As she demonstrates in this uproarious and often poignant performance, Carrie Fisher is not just an accomplished actress, screenwriter and best selling author. She's the offspring of showbiz royalty, daughter of celebrated actress Debbie Reynolds and crooner Eddie Fisher, whose very public affair with Elizabeth Taylor ended a storybook marriage. Revealed is the not-so-glittering side of being a celebrity, combining wry wit and raw facts to humanize...
Author
Formats
Description
In December 2016, the world was shaken by the sudden deaths of Carrie Fisher and her mother Debbie Reynolds, occurring less than 24 hours apart. Debbie's only remaining child, Todd Fisher, somehow retained his grace and composure under the glare of the media spotlight as he struggled with his own overwhelming grief. In My girls, Todd shares his heart and his memories of Debbie and Carrie with deeply personal stories from his earliest years to those...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
482 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
The author documents his experiences growing up in an eccentric society family, which was marked by his father's infidelity, his mother's post-depression international travels, and their encounters with numerous political figures.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
293 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"Hollywood starlet Lana Turner was one Tinseltown's most recognizable faces in the 1940s and 50s. But, when the Academy Award-winning actress began dating mobster Johnny Stompanato-a thug for west coast mob boss Mickey Cohen-all the lights and glamor of Hollywood did not brighten the darkness of her personal life. Johnny's intense jealousy over Lana ruled their relationship from the get-go and Lana's daughter, Cheryl, witnessed her mother's bruises...
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