Biography & Autobiography - Entertainment & Performing Arts
Look at the world with entertainment books and performing arts books, including entertainment discount books. Discover new biography books, top autobiographies, and the best books to read at our online bookstore!
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Arsenio: A MemoirArsenio Hall, America's beloved late-night TV host, reveals the ups and downs of his remarkable career as a trailblazing pioneer with this "vivid, outrageous" (The New York Times) behind-the-scenes, star-studded, no-holds-barred memoir of celebrity, race, and show business. Arsenio Hall holds a uniquely prominent...
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Arthur Mitchell: The Extraordinary Life of Harlem's Ballet VisionaryThe first biography of the celebrated ballet dancer Arthur Mitchell and the iconic dance company he founded, from a renowned dance historianArthur Mitchell (1934-2018) was one of the first Black principal dancers at the New York City Ballet and a favorite of the legendary...
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As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod SerlingIn this deeply intimate and soulful memoir about her father, Anne Serling reveals the fun-loving dad and family man behind the serious figure the public saw hosting The Twilight Zone each week. In 1975, Rod Serling's untimely death at 50 years old left 20-year-old...
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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of the Princess BrideFrom actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account of the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn,...
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Audrey Hepburn: A Life of Beautiful UncertaintyThis is the definitive tribute to the glamor and character of a beloved icon, including rarely published details, photographs and stories about the lasting impact of Audrey Hepburn's remarkable life.Academy Award-winning actress, fashion icon, ethereal beauty, wife, mother, World War II resistance activist, UNICEF...
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August Wilson's American Century: Life as ArtListed in Pioneer Press (Minneapolis-St. Paul) Most Anticipated of 2026 Playwright August Wilson is best known for his American Century Cycle, a sequence of ten plays--including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Fences and The Piano Lesson--that chronicle the lives of Black Americans in each decade of...
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Autopsy (of an Ex-Teen Heartthrob): (Poems of Rage, Love, Sex, and Sadness)NATIONAL BESTSELLER Writer, director, and actor Avan Jogia delivers a bright and acidic poetry collection on fame, rage, love, and sadness. A biting postmortem of the modern age, for fans of Lana Del Rey and Atticus. Avan Jogia grew up as a teen idol....
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Average Joe: The Memoirs of a Blue-Collar EntertainerThe inside story of award-winning, popular entertainer and actor who discovered that the keys to success in the entertainment industry are a strong work ethic, a willingness to reinvent, refusing to quite, and a drive to survive. Joe Piscopo has made both live and...
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Babe: Elaboratio: A Tribute to My Mother2026 Kirkus Earphones Award RecipientFrom the Author: There aren't enough trees to make enough paper to write enough words to say how much I love my mom, and words would just make a big bucket of ink. I only knew her for a short...
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Bare Bones: I'm Not Lonely If You're Reading This Book#1 New York Times BestsellerA touching, funny, heart-wrenching, and triumphant memoir from one of the biggest names in radio, the host of The Bobby Bones Show, one of the most listened-to drive time morning radio shows in the nation.Growing up poor in Mountain Pine,...
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Barrymore: The Spectacular, Tumultuous Life of America's Prince of PlayersWhile many know the Barrymore name due to actress and talk show host Drew Barrymore, the family's rich legacy on the stage and screen dates back to the nineteenth century. Perhaps no one has understood the pressures of a family dynasty more keenly than...
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Based on a True Story: Not a MemoirNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Driving, wild and hilarious" (The Washington Post), here is the incredible "memoir" of the legendary actor, gambler, raconteur, and Saturday Night Live veteran. When Norm Macdonald, one of the greatest stand-up comics of all time, was approached to write...
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Battle Ready: The Little Guide to K-Pop Demon Hunters"The world will know you as pop stars, but you will be much more than that. You will be Hunters." - Celine KPop Demon Hunters is a unique fusion of K-pop, Korean folklore, and supernatural action that has captivated audiences worldwide, becoming an instant...
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Be More Dolly: Life Lessons Beyond the 9 to 5Do you ever find yourself: Tumblin' out of bed and stumblin' to the kitchen?Searchin' for a cup of ambition?Sighin' and groanin' at the mundanity of life?We could all do with a bit more Dolly in our lives!With empowering advice on love, business, style and...
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Beastie Boys Book#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself--by band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more. The...
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Beautiful Chaos: A Life in the TheaterCarey Perloff, former Artistic Director of San Francisco's legendary American Conservatory Theater, pens a lively and revealing memoir, and delivers a provocative and impassioned manifesto for the role of live theater in today's technology-infused world. Perloff's personal and professional journey--her life as a woman...
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Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average GirlA New York Times bestseller! This "infectious and contagious" ("Stone Cold" Steve Austin) memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin--a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch--delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame. Raised in Dublin, Ireland, in a...
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Becky Lynch: The Man: Not Your Average Average GirlA New York Times bestseller! This "infectious and contagious" ("Stone Cold" Steve Austin) memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin--a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch--delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame. Raised in Dublin, Ireland, in a...
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Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American SongElla Fitzgerald (1917-1996) possessed one of the twentieth century's most astonishing voices. In this first major biography since Fitzgerald's death, historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist. Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears...
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Becoming Richard Pryor"Becoming Richard Pryor is a book that breaks new ground. . . . Saul details the amazing way that Richard found his way out of the life for which he seemed destined and into the world of the performing arts." --New York TimesRichard Pryor...
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