Writer Ritter has been observing men for as long as she can remember, and has come into direct or imaginary… (Show full summary)

John Lennon famously proclaimed the Beatles were more popular than Jesus, and over the next few years, they were to… (Show full summary)

Thirty humorous essays on the perils of the sporting life. The author writes about the mishaps and hardships endured by zealous but inept outdoorsmen. Bestseller 1985.

Dual biographies of playwright Arthur Miller (1915-2005) and actress Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962). Traces the couple's disparate family backgrounds and 1956… (Show full summary)

Jessica Hopper's music criticism has earned her a reputation as a firebrand, a keen observer and fearless critic not just… (Show full summary)

History of jazz that examines its background and development from African drum beats and work songs to the blues, swing, and bebop. Grades 4-7. 1976.

Observations on the hang-ups and delusions of Americans in the 1970's by a homespun writer-humorist who performs on stage, radio and television. 1972.

Explosive, funny, perceptive account of the George Foreman-Muhammad Ali heavyweight boxing championship in Zaire, Africa. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1975.

The careers of Lunt and Fontanne, a husband-wife acting team, span 60 years of theatre from vaudeville through the Depression to their retirement in 1972. 1986.

A sartorial follow-up to her hilarious memoir in stories, Fat Girl Walking, Internet personality Brittany Gibbons once again deep dives… (Show full summary)

Actor Rajiv Surendra read "Life of Pi", discovered it was being adapted into a major motion picture, and embarked on… (Show full summary)

Traces the life and times of musician Ronnie Hawkins, from his early rockabilly days in Arkansas through his later recording… (Show full summary)

A group of South African exiles congregate at the Hottentot Room, a London club owned by Frau Katie, a Jewish… (Show full summary)

Covers the origins of jazz from African instruments and rhythms of the early 1800s through the emergence of modern jazz… (Show full summary)

Jackie Gleason, best known as Ralph Kramden from the television show, "The Honeymooners", created many myths about his life. This… (Show full summary)

When Marilyn Monroe stepped over a subway grating as The Girl in The Seven Year Itch and let a gust… (Show full summary)

The outspoken star of The View hits the most unpopular president ever elected where it hurts in this alphabetical guide… (Show full summary)

Boyhood adventures with a mutt who stubbornly refused to be a mere canine. For Junior high readers. 1957.

At age 16, Sarah Bernhardt was initiated by her mother into the world of theatre and the role of courtesan.… (Show full summary)

A light-hearted romp through history that focuses on the follies and foibles of Cheops, Nero, Catherine the Great and Montezuma, among others. 1984.