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  A Memoir of My Early Years

  by Julie Andrews

  Since her first appearance on screen in Mary Poppins , Julie Andrews has played a series of memorable roles that have endeared her to generations. But she has never told the story of her life before fame. Until now. In Home: A Memoir of My Early Years , Julie takes her readers on a warm, moving, and often humorous journey from a difficult upbringing in war-torn Britain to the brink of international... (more)
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  Here's the Story

  Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice

  by Maureen McCormick

  Marcia! Marcia! Marcia! Marcia Brady, eldest daughter on television's The Brady Bunch , had it all—style, looks, boys, brains, and talent. No wonder her younger sister Jan was jealous! For countless adolescents across America who came of age in the early 1970s, Marcia was the ideal American teenager. Girls wanted to be her. Boys wanted to date her. But what viewers didn't know about the always-sunny, perfect... (more)
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  A Lotus Grows in the Mud

  by Goldie Hawn, Wendy Holden

  An inspiring and unconventional memoir from one of the world's most beloved actresses. Goldie Hawn's life is an ongoing tableau of stories, and she has a born knack for telling them. In this candid and insightful book, Goldie invites us to join her in a look back at the people, places, and events that have touched her. It is the spiritual journey of a heart in search of enlightenment. With her trademark... (more)
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  Ruby Parker: Soap Star

  by Rowan Coleman

  It seems like Ruby Parker has the perfect life. She: goes to an exclusive stage school stars in the hit soap opera gets to kiss Justin de Souza, the hottest actor around Millions of fans are watching Ruby—and wishing they could be her. If only they knew that behind the scenes, Ruby's life is falling apart.
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  Wishful Drinking

  by Carrie Fisher

  Finally, after four hit novels, Carrie Fisher comes clean (well, sort of ) with the crazy truth that is her life in her first-ever memoir. In Wishful Drinking, adapted from her one-woman stage show, Fisher reveals what it was really like to grow up a product of "Hollywood in-breeding," come of age on the set of a little movie called Star Wars and become a cultural icon and bestselling action figure at the age of... (more)
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  I'll Scream Later

  by Marlee Matlin

  Critically acclaimed and award-winning actress Marlee Matlin reveals the illuminating, moving, and often surprising story of how she defied all expectations to become one of the most prolific and beloved actresses of our time. Marlee Matlin entered our lives as the deaf pupil turned custodian audiences fell in love with in Children of a Lesser God , a role for which she became the youngest woman ever to win a... (more)
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  Prairie Tale

  A Memoir

  by Melissa Gilbert

  A fascinatiating, heartbreaking, and ultimately uplifting tale of self-discovery from the beloved actress who earned a permanent place in the hearts of millions when she was just a child. To fans of the hugely successful television series Little House on the Prairie , Melissa Gilbert grew up in a fantasy world with a larger-than-life father, friends and family she could count on, and plenty of animals to play... (more)
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  Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit

  A Son Remembers

  by Sean Hepburn Ferrer

  She dazzled millions as Gigi. Eliza Doolittle. Holly Golightly. But to her most adoring fan, Audrey Hepburn was best known for her role as "Mummy." In this heartfelt tribute to his mother, Sean Hepburn Ferrer offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the life of one of Hollywood's brightest stars. Audrey Hepburn, An Elegant Spirit is a stunning compilation of nearly 300 photographs, many straight from the family... (more)
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  Chinooks Hockey Team: Book 5

  Nothing But Trouble

  by Rachel Gibson

  TROUBLE...Chelsea Ross's acting career has been a total bust. The closest she ever came to stardom was her brilliant performance as "Pretty Dead Girl #1." But leaving Hollywood to become the personal assistant to a famous hockey player could be her stupidest career move ever.MORE TROUBLE...Injured superstar Mark Bressler's glory days are over. The one time bad boy jock could at least be civil... (more)
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  Ruby Parker: Film Star (Ruby Parker)

  by Rowan Coleman

  Child star Ruby Parker is heading for her very first proper audition with one of the most famous film directors in the world. If she is successful, Ruby could win a good part in a box office smash to be watched by millions! People keep telling her that if she doesn't get the role, it's not the end of the world. But inside, Ruby isn't sure that she really believes that! This warm, funny, starry bright story is... (more)
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  Ingrid

  Ingrid Bergman, A Personal Biography

  by Charlotte Chandler

  Ingrid Bergman was one of the biggest and most glamorous stars in Hollywood -- until she became one of the most controversial, when an international scandal threatened to end her career. She had starred in several now-classic films: Casablanca, Spellbound, Notorious, Gaslight, and her co-stars included such Hollywood icons as Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Gregory Peck. In this insightful new biography,... (more)
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  True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself

  by Janet Jackson, David Ritz

  In TRUE YOU, one of the greatest entertainers of our time, Janet Jackson, opens up about her struggles with food, body image, and relationships.
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  Me

  Stories of My Life

  by Katharine Hepburn

  With the publication of The Making of the African Queen in 1987, Katharine Hepburn proved that she can number writing among her many talents, and that her humor and intelligence, and the inimitable cadences of her voice translate vividly to the printed page. Now, with characteristic gusto and candor, she delivers her eagerly awaited memoir. 75 photographs.
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  Getting the Pretty Back

  Friendship, Family, and Finding the Perfect Lipstick

  by Molly Ringwald

  The iconic Molly Ringwald shares intimate stories and candid advice in this fun, stylish, and sexy girlfriend's guide to life To her millions of fans, Molly Ringwald will forever be sixteen. As the endearing and witty star of the beloved John Hughes classics Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , and Pretty in Pink , Molly defined teenage angst, love, and heartbreak. While remembered eternally as the... (more)
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  Tell-All

  by Chuck Palahniuk

  The hyperactive love child of Page Six and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? caught in a tawdry love triangle with The Fan. Even Kitty Kelly will blush. Soaked, nay, marinated in the world of vintage Hollywood, Tell-All is a Sunset Boulevard–inflected homage to Old Hollywood when Bette Davis and Joan Crawford ruled the roost; a veritable Tourette’s syndrome of rat-tat-tat  name-dropping, from the A-list to... (more)
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  Foxy: My Life in Three Acts

  by Pam Grier

  Beautiful, bold, and bad , Pam Grier burst onto the movie scene in the 1970s, setting the screen on fire and forever changing the country's view of African American actresses. With a killer attitude and body to match, Grier became the ultimate fantasy of men everywhere. But she quickly proved that she was more than just a desirable film goddess. She had the brains, courage, and tenacity to sustain a career that... (more)
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  Everything Lovely, Effortless, Safe: A Novel

  by Jenny Hollowell

  A young woman caught at the turning point between success and failure hopes fame and fortune will finally let her leave her old life—and her old self—behind.
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  Star Island

  by Carl Hiaasen

  Twenty-two-year-old pop star Cherry Pye is attempting a comeback from her latest drug and alcohol disaster. Ann DeLusia is Cherry’s “undercover stunt double,” portraying Cherry whenever the singer is too wasted to go out in public. But, one night, Ann-as-Cherry is mistakenly kidnapped from a South Beach hotel by an obsessed paparazzo named Bang Abbott. Now the challenge for Cherry’s handlers (über–stage mother;... (more)
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  Ruby Parker: Musical Star (Ruby Parker)

  by Rowan Coleman

  Still reeling from her less-than-perfect Hollywood debut, Ruby Parker has left the Sylvia Lighthouse Academy and is looking forward to an ordinary life at an everyday school with no drama attached. Imagine her horror, then, when she discovers that she has to audition for the school choir—and gets chosen! Even worse, she discovers that the school choir is entering the national competition to appear as the chorus... (more)
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  Ruby Parker: Hollywood Star

  by Rowan Coleman

  Ruby's mother is now going out with Hollywood superstar Jeremy Fort! And when he invites her and Ruby to stay at his mansion over Christmas, Ruby is over the moon. This could be the chance of a lifetime for her acting career. Could her dreams come true in Hollywood?