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The definitive biography of the most successful female broadcaster of all time--Barbara Walters--a woman whose personal demons fueled an ambition that broke all the rules and finally gave women a permanent place on the air, written by bestselling author Susan Page. Barbara Walters was a force from the time TV was exploding on the American scene in the 1960s to its waning dominance in a new world of competition from streaming services and social media...
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"Cutting the Cord" is an essential guidebook for anyone looking to break free from the high costs of cable television without sacrificing their favorite shows and channels. This practical guide provides a comprehensive look at the myriad of alternatives available in the rapidly evolving world of digital streaming and on-demand services.Starting with a historical perspective on the rise and decline of traditional cable TV, the book then navigates the...
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Help Wanted: Adults Wanted For Local Talent AgencyRequirements: Secure, Confident, Uninhibited, and Dependable To be a successful stripper a person would need to be secure, confident, uninhibited, and dependable. It's no wonder why I never found success working inside of the G-string nation as a male stripper. Weekend after weekend, the phrase, "The stripper is here!!!" produced more fear and anxiety inside of me every time I knocked on a door. Often...
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For the first time EVER, global superstars One Direction are releasing their 100% official autobiography, offering a new, intimate insight into their lives as never before seen or heard! In their first in-depth autobiography, pop sensations Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis tell the story of their lives. From nervously auditioning for the X Factor and meeting each other for the first time, to filming their hit movie This Is Us and releasing their...
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The story of how one council estate lad made good, really very good, and survived - just about - to tell the tale...
Chris Evans's extraordinary career has seen him become one of the country's most successful broadcasters and producers. From The Big Breakfast to Don't Forget Your Toothbrush and TFI Friday, Chris changed the TV landscape during the '90s; and on Manchester's Piccadilly Radio, BBC Radio 1's Breakfast show and as owner of Virgin Radio...
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Know the Brilliant Entrepreneur who Lives Life to the Fullest and Makes Waves Wherever He Goes As he left school, Richard Branson's headmaster commented that he would either go to jail or become a millionaire. He was right about the latter. Today, Branson is worth billions, $4.5 billion to be exact. He is the founder of the Virgin Group which controls over 400 companies in various sectors. At the core of his business philosophy is the idea of service....
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How DO you avoid the 'nightmare scenario' of having two open tubs of margarine in your fridge? Throw one tub away, or give it to a friend or neighbour? If the remedy were that simple no one would have bothered to write a book about it, would they? John Shuttleworth would... and he has!
'Sheffield's funniest man' (The Times) and 'The 42nd best reason to love Britain' (The Telegraph) has made simple remedies to everyday domestic dilemmas, well......
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When a musician dies, it is rarely the end of their story.
While death can propel megastars to even further success, artists overlooked in their lifetime might also find a new type of fame. But a badly timed move or the wrong deal can see the artist die all over again. Colonel Tom Parker, the former carnival huckster, understood this high-wire act implicitly and the posthumous career of Elvis Presley has provided a template for everyone else.
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"Carrots chronicles Dan Harary's simple but lifelong challenge: How to navigate his desire and pursuit of alluring women while attempting to overcome crippling shyness and self-doubt. Weave into that mix: a series of childhood traumas; a long battle with depression; a troubled marriage; a wacky theory he was cursed in a past life; a powerful sex addiction; and an endless series of 'really bad dates. 'As a Clinical Sexologist who's known him since...
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Starting in January of 2020, I began writing articles for “Medium”. I had originally believed I'd write only one a month, but it quickly turned into a weekly thing.2020 was an interesting year. Let's just go with that. I wrote about how I felt with the plague raging all around, how to live fearlessly, but also how to make Kombucha, and some writing advice as well.
This volume contains all the articles from that first year of “Medium”, collected...
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From the stylist behind David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust look, an electrifying peek behind the curtains during a legendary chapter of pop culture history. Having crafted his iconic Ziggy Stardust hairstyle, Suzi becomes the only working woman in David's touring party and joins The Spiders from Mars as they perform around the globe. Amid the costume blunders, parties, and groupies she meets her husband-to-be, Mick Ronson, and together they traverse the...
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Arsene Wenger, the most successful manager in the history of Arsenal Club, hailed from a rural French town where football was a popular pastime. The magnanimous growth of a small-town boy to the manager of a leading English club is indeed a fabulous transformation one could ever crave for. Arsene Wenger's endurance, sacrifice, and passion made him the most sought-after manager in the soccer world. Le Professeur aka Arsene Wenger's life story reflects...
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The author was trained by the masters -- Harold Clurman, a founder of The Group Theater that led to The Actors Studio; Alan Arkin, an Oscar winner that co-founded Chicago's famed Second City; Frank Corsaro, a Broadway director who successfully turned to international opera; and Norman Seeff, a videographer who continues to study the nature of Creativity among thousands of artists. David explicitly shares what he learned from them, as well as his own...
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Hollywood is often characterised as a stronghold of left-liberal ideals. In Reel Power, Matthew Alford shows that it is in fact deeply complicit in serving the interests of the most regressive US corporate and political forces.
Films like Transformers, Terminator: Salvation and Black Hawk Down are constructed with Defence Department assistance as explicit cheerleaders for the US military, but Matthew Alford also emphasises how so-called 'radical'...
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Matthew Perry is known all over the world for his character, Chandler Bing. The TV show FRIENDS became a huge success, and the actors got all the fame and money they could ever imagine. Three years after FRIENDS, Matthew had a serious Jet Ski accident that turned him over. Vicodin (medicine) was prescribed to ease his pain and it eventually became an addiction. Matthew was not a party animal and he had serious alcoholism issues. After spending years...
17) Check, Please!
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Supermodel Janice Dickinson's over-the-top quest for Mr. Right is a hilarious rollercoaster of famous names, outrageous stories, and vicarious thrills.
The inimitable, outrageous Janice Dickinson-America's first supermodel and the bestselling author of No Lifeguard on Duty and Everything About Me Is Fake... And I'm Perfect-now serves up her most scintillating kiss and tell-all yet in Check, Please! Loaded with uncensored dish on her dating sagas...
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Melanie has always been a performer at heart. Melanie Chisholm was one of the person there when the Spice Girls rose to prominence. She is a distinctive Spice Girl who later achieved significantly more recognition as a solo performer than she did as a band member. Chisholm had a great solo career after her time with the Spice Girls, but she indicated she still would embrace the opportunity to play with her former bandmates. The Spice Girls became...
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The BBC's Top Gear automotive programme and Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson's outspoken, non-politically correct comments on a variety of topics are what make him most well-known. Jeremy Clarkson typically attracts both supporters and opponents because of his outspoken style. Public outcry has frequently been sparked by Clarkson's opinionated but hilarious tongue-in-cheek writing and presenting manner. His acts, both personally and in his capacity...
20) Coltrane
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John Coltrane left an indelible mark on the world, but what was the essence of his achievement that makes him so prized forty years after his death? What were the factors that helped Coltrane become who he was? And what would a John Coltrane look like now--or are we looking for the wrong signs?
In this deftly written, riveting study, New York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff answers these questions and examines the life of Coltrane, the acclaimed band...
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