Humor & Entertainment

Before Salma Hayek, Eva Longoria, And Penelope Cruz, There Was Lupe Velez-one Of The First Successful Latin-american Hollywood Stars, Who Swept Past The Xen...

With over 1.75 million copies sold worldwide, this book is a must-have for all movie lovers. This brand-new edition of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You ...

Lovers of old-time radio hold a special place in their heart for Agnes Moorehead. She was one of the busiest and most definitive actresses of that medium. T...

Lion of Hollywood is the definitive biography of Louis B. Mayer, the chief of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer—MGM—the biggest and most successful film studio of Ho...

For A Decade Wallace Reid Was The Most Recognized Face In Hollywood, The Most Universally Beloved Actor In Silent Film. Today All That Is Widely Remembered ...

Thomas H. Ince (1880–1924) turned movie-making into a business enterprise. Progressing from actor to director and screenwriter, he revolutionized the moti...

Offers An Alphabetical Survey Of The Most Popular Film Musicals In History, With Commentaries, Synopses, Behind-the-scenes Information, And Lists Of Songs A...

A fully illustrated biography, including never-before-published photographs, of the archetypal screen icon who lived fast and died young This official acco...

This is Carson's novelistic account (reminiscent of "Permanent Midnight") of the true story of the late bisexual bodybuilder's childhood abuse, failed profe...

Having Been Haunted By The Past And Enslaved By The Present, James Griffin-mars Is Taking Control Of The Future, One In Which Earth Is A Toxic, Sparsely Inh...

Even bigger and better than ever, The Mammoth Book of Jokes is the ultimate joke book, now revised and expanded to over 7500 entries. This endlessly enter...

“Set amid descriptions of the unimaginable changes that affected America between Hughes's birth in 1905 and his death in 1976, this book gives an insider'...

From their first iconic pairing in 7th Heaven (1927) and in eleven films that followed, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell created an unparalleled cinematic r...

Milos Forman, whose intelligence and artistry lie behind the films "Hair", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "Ragtime" and "Amadeus", explains that his rea...

By Darwin Porter. Includes Index.Categories: Biographies & Memoirs Leaders & Notable PeopleRich & Famous

He immortalized Henry Frankenstein in Hollywood's Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, but his too-brief life was often a horror saga as well. "One Man...

America's most enduring and legendary symbol of young rebellion, James Dean continues into the 21st Century to capture the imagination of the world. In reco...

The Destiny Comic Collection Vol. One is an essential collection of comic stories for Destiny fans. This 144-page volume includes Bungie's comic collection...

"You've got only one life to live, so make it a hell of a ride." (Judy) "What good is sitting alone in your room?" (Liza) Judy and Liza were the greatest, m...

Howard Hawks is now regarded as one of the greatest directors ever to work in Hollywood. His career stretched from the silent era through the seventies and ...

There are many, many things that nobody knows. Do animals have a sense of humor? Why do we have five fingers? What did Jesus do in his youth? Has human evol...

How artists work, how they ritualize their days with the comforting (mundane) details of their lives: their daily routines, fears, dreams, naps, eating habi...

Through a rich and beautiful series of images, British fashion journalist Eloise Moran decodes Princess Diana's outfits in this smart visual psychobiograp...

Discover songwriting techniques from the hit makers! Unlock the secrets of hit songs, examining them, and learning why they succeed. Fine-tune your craft an...

Mae West, wise-cracking vaudeville performer, was one of the most controversial figures of her era. Rarely, however, do people think of Mae West as a writer...

An instant New York Times bestseller!The first definitive biography of guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan, with an epilogue by Jimmie Vaughan, and foreword a...

This 34th annual edition of Uncle John's Bathroom Reader offers an all-new collection of fascinating trivia, strange-but-true oddities, and the ever-popular...

"Fully Loaded" is putting it mildly. This behemoth of a book is overflowing with the incredible stories, surprising facts, weird news, little-known origins...

Lillian Hellman was a giant of twentieth-century letters and a groundbreaking figure as one of the most successful female playwrights on Broadway. Yet the...

The Fine Arts -- The Performing Arts -- Science And Technology -- Social Sciences -- Philosophy, Religion, And Mythology -- Economics And Business -- Media....

Lily And Ryle Have Just Settled Into A Civil Co-parenting Rhythm With Their Daughter, Emerson, When Lily Suddenly Runs Into Atlas Nearly Two Years After The...

Readers interested in the Bible, and Biblical stories. Viewers of the Discovery, and History Channel's and Unsolved Mysteries.Categories: Humor & Entert...

The bestselling video games annual is back! Bursting with mind-blowing records and tantalizing trivia, the Guinness World Records 2016: Gamer's Edition is ...

The reigning King of Comedy demonstrates warmth, wit, and wisdom as he takes on two subjects close to us all. Cosby shares his thoughts on everything from c...

Film historian Leonard Maltin has defined the character actors who appeared in films of the 30s and 40s as "Hollywood's Real Stars." Roy William Neill, who ...

As we are approaching our fin de sielce, issues of time and memory haunt contemporary culture. Musuems and memorials are being constructed rapidly, as if t...

Compendium Of Hollywood's Most Popular Movies From 1939 - 1995. Susan Sackett. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 400-401) And Index.Categories: Hum...

The New York Times Bestseller *One of Rolling Stone's 10 Best Music Books of 2015*An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Pett...

Communications, Philosophy, Film And Video, Digital Culture: Media Studies Straddles An Astounding Array Of Fields And Disciplines And Produces A Vocabulary...

When Nineteen-year-old Jane Roberts Is Cast In A New Reality Show, She Discovers That The Fame And Fortune Of Her New Life Come At A High Price To Herself A...

Gioachino Rossini ; English Translation By Arthur Jacobs, With Additional Translations By Anna Herklotz ; Riduzione Per Canto E Pianoforte Condotta Sull'edi...

For The Past Fifteen Years, Emily Mae Smith Has Brought Her Lush, Humorous, And Highly Stylized Sensibility To Bear In One Visually Stunning Canvas After An...

The dramatic and spectacular story of an American music icon—the immortal Tina Turner! From Nutbush, Tennessee, to Hollywood stardom; from Ike’s King...

Spanning a century of screen wizardry-from the early innovations of the pioneering French fantasist Georges Méliès to the first synthetic TRON images to ...

Pierre–Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) stands out among the great artists for his willingness to paint pictures that are straightforwardly pretty and charmi...

Featuring A Wide Array Of Iconic Rock Posters, Period Photographs, Music Memorabilia And Light Shows, Out-of-this-world Clothing, And Avant-garde Films, Thi...

A fan's resource to the award-winning cable television show features information about the show's actors, producers, costume designers, sets, and production...

As Justine Picardie shows in this elegant book, the figure who introduced simplicity into women’s wardrobes was far from simple ... the Chanel uncovered ...