Biographies

Night People: How to Be a DJ in '90s New York City Mark Ronson

NIGHT PEOPLE is the behind-the-scenes story of the mega stars and beautiful people who helped make a young DJ into one of the most dynamic names in the music industry. While known for his huge hit with Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk, one of the biggest selling singles of all time, Mark Ronson is celebrated for...

Life's Too Short: A Memoir Darius Rucker

LIFE'S TOO SHORT is the raw, honest page-turning memoir of a global rock phenomenon who sold over twenty-five million albums as cofounder of Hootie and the Blowfish and a solo Country artist. The book reveals stories with the legends who shared his stage and mic such as Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Bruce...

Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents Robert Schmuhl

MR. CHURCHILL IN THE WHITE HOUSE gives new descriptions of the war hero's savvy diplomacy - nudity, drinking and smoking. These perspectives and many more are among the colorful anecdotes in this deeply researched and delightfully written behind-the-scenes book. 
 

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You Can Do It!: Speak Your Mind, America Rob Schneider

YOU CAN DO IT is a controversial, laugh-out-loud protest. There are also never-before-told stories about Chris Farley, Christopher Walken, Dana Carvey and many others from the glory days of Saturday Night Live. t
 

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Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 David Sedaris

THEFT BY FINDING: DIARIES 1977 - 2002 must be the funniest diary on record. This book needs to be read in a sound-proof room to avoid embarrassment! This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best for the last several decades. We will ship it free anywhere...

The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt Jeff Shaara

THE OLD LION: A NOVEL OF THEODORE ROOSEVELT while not a biography, might be the best book ever written for an understanding of the very being of one of the most effective to ever hold the office of President of the United States. Jeff Shaara is a master of using fiction to paint an accurate historical image. This is a...

A Good Man: Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver Mark Shriver

A GOOD MAN: REDISCOVERING MY FATHER, SARGENT SHRIVER is a lovely and complete look back at the founder of the Peace Corps and architect of President Johnson's War on Poverty. A son's childhood memories along with countless interviews with our country's leaders present an inspiring story for which all America can be...

Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk Faiz Siddiqui

HUBRIS MAXIMUS offers a gripping, detailed portrait of the singular and messy power of using one's platform to influence the public narrative in a world that can't turn away from its screens.

 

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Lifeform Jenny Slate

LIFEFORM follows Jenny Slate on her extremely personal journey from SINGLE to TRUE LOVE to PREGNANCY to BABY and ONGOING. The book is loaded with pages that will make you laugh then cry and then laugh and cry at the same time. Jenny is best know for her role in Everything Everywhere All At Once, and also wrote...

With the Old Breed E.B. Sledge

WITH THE OLD BREED was named by critics of the genre as the #1 war story ever told by an enlisted man. Ken Burns called it the most honest, moving memoir of World War Two and Tom Hanks called Eugene Sledge "more than a legend" Long unavailable in hardback, the publisher has just brought it back in-print and includes...