Biography & Autobiography : Entertainment & Performing Arts

A beautifully written and evocative memoir of pain and redemption, of hurt and healing, from an actress whose private life and personal choices have made her a household name. Yet what is truly surprising about Heche is that the most publicized event of her past - her romance with Ellen DeGeneres - is only one development in a fascinating and difficult life that has included more than its share of heartache and tragedy. more...

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Each chapter of this memoir is based on a composition, surrounded by Dominick Argento's reflections on the period in his life when the piece was written and its opening performance. In a lifetime of compositions, Argento has encouraged audiences to focus on their own hopes and fears. Now he shares his own, illuminating the nature of music and its hold on the imagination. more...

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The outrageous Janice Dickinson—star of TV's The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency , bestselling author, and glam girl extraordinaire—now brings her patented blend of hard-won romantic wisdom and diva chic to her first-ever dating guide. Loaded with uncensored dish on her romantic sagas—and her stranger-than-fiction bedroom adventures— Check, Please! unveils Janice's dating dos and don'ts, culled from her three decades at the top of the fast-track world of modeling, and a rich, racy life of dating, mating, and extricating. With the same voracious charm that propelled her into the arms of some of America's most eligible bachelors, here Janice shares her secrets to landing men, loving them, and letting them go. From first dates and old flames to primping, cheating, and sizing things up, Check, Please! is a girl's guide to an irreverent, extravagant love life. Some titillating tips from Check, Please!. Lesson #2: Wanna Get a Guy's Attention? Ignore Him!. Lesson #13: If He's Got His Eye on the Door, He's Already Halfway Through It. Lesson #28: Don't Do Anyone You Might Regret. Lesson #40: It's Okay to Want More, More, More. Lesson #47: Don't Follow Trends—Start Them. more...

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No one dominated a stage the way Chris Farley did. For him, comedy was not a routine; it was a way of life. He could not enter a room unnoticed or let a conversation go without making someone laugh. Fans knew Chris as Saturday Night Live’s sweaty, swaggering, motivational speaker; as the irresistible Chippendales stripper; and as Tommy Callahan, the underdog hero of Tommy Boy. His family knew him as sensitive and passionate, deeply religious, and devoted to bringing laughter into others’ lives. But Chris did not know moderation, either in his boundless generosity toward friends or in the reckless abandon of his drug and alcohol abuse. For ten years, Chris cycled in and out of rehabilitation centers, constantly fighting his insecurities and his fears. Despite three hard-fought years of sobriety, addiction would ultimately take his life and the tragically young age of thirty-three. Fame on SNL and three straight number-one box office hits gave way to a string of embarrassing public appearances, followed by a fatal overdose in December 1997. Here is Chris Farley as remembered by his family, friends, and colleagues—the true story of a man who lived to make us laugh and died as a result. The Chris Farley Show is an evocative and harrowing portrait of a family trapped by addiction, a father forced to bury a son, and a gifted and kindhearted man ultimately torn apart by the demons inside him. more...

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