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By Marc Spitz. 2006
Journalist interviews the members of the punk rock band Green Day--guitarist and singer Billie Joe Armstrong, bass player Mike Dirnt,…
and drummer Tre Cool. Covers the band's emergence on the music scene, its downward spiral, and its resurgence. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2006By Duane Chapman. 2007
Memoir of a bounty hunter. Describes his life as a gang member, chronicles his substance-abuse issues and prison experience, and…
discusses his recommitment to his faith and his transformation. Highlights his bounty-hunting assignments, including the capture in Mexico of convicted rapist Andrew Luster. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2007By Sid Fleischman. 2006
A biography of the American magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (1874-1926). Discusses the increasingly dangerous stunts he attempted, without…
revealing their underlying secrets. Traces Houdini's career path and describes his interest in spiritualism, his courage, and his determination to succeed. For grades 5-8. 2006By Bob Newhart. 2006
Comedian intersperses his autobiography with anecdotes from his stand-up comedy routines. Newhart discusses growing up in Chicago, being drafted into…
the army in 1952, his first real job as an accountant, his marriage of forty-three years, and life on the road. Includes dirty little secrets about comedians. 2006By Terry Gross. 2004
National Public Radio commentator Terry Gross compiles interviews covering two decades of her Peabody Award-winning program Fresh Air. Includes conversations…
with Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, James Baldwin, and Jodie Foster, among others. Gross also offers insight into the show's production and her method of drawing out celebrities. 2004By Ted Lewin, Ralph Helfer. 2006
Recounts the lifelong friendship between Bram and Modoc, a boy and an elephant, who were born the same hour in…
a German circus. Discusses how they grew up together, survived a shipwreck, worked in a teak forest, became successful in America, and were separated and reunited. For grades 2-4. 2006By Teri Hatcher. 2006
Golden Globe-winning actress and star of television's Desperate Housewives shares her experience of coping at forty with being a single…
mother and television star. Describes her personal and professional ups and downs and overcoming low self-esteem to succeed. Strong language. Bestseller. 2006By Henriette Mantel, Teri Garr. 2005
Comic actress Teri Garr describes her youth in Hollywood and her ambition to become a movie star. Discusses a long…
career that began with dancing, her dedication to acting, and the 1983 diagnosis of multiple sclerosis that forced Teri to refocus her life and priorities. Some strong language. 2005By James Cross Giblin, James Giblin. 2005
A dual biography of brothers and fellow actors: Edwin Booth, who supported the Union, and John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated…
President Lincoln in 1865. Discusses their similarities, their political differences, and the profound effect John's murderous act had on the rest of Edwin's life. For grades 5-8. 2005By Rebecca Stefoff. 1995
Biografía de la valiente estrella cantante que superó muchos obstáculos para llegar a la cima del mundo músico latino. Habla…
de sus raíces cubanas, su traslado a Miami, su matrimonio, su carrera y el espantoso accidente que casi le costó la vida. Para alumnos de escuela secundaria y lectores mayoresBy Brooke Shields. 2005
Actress recounts experiencing postpartum depression following the 2003 birth of her daughter, who was conceived after fertility treatments. Recalls her…
detachment and thoughts of suicide. Discusses her treatment and recovery with proper medication and therapy, and her newfound happiness as a mother. Lists resources. Some strong language. Bestseller. 2005By Bob Hope, Linda Hope. 2003
The late comedian, who died in 2003 at one hundred years of age, tells his life through jokes--organized by decade--revealing…
his family, experiences, interests, and personal and political thoughts. Reminisces about his long career in show business on the radio, screen, and television--and in the war theater entertaining American troops. Introduction by daughter Linda. 2003By Ed Sikov. 2002
Biographer explores the quirky comic genius of Peter Sellers, famous for The Pink Panther films, Dr. Strangelove, and Lolita. Interviewing…
family, friends, and colleagues, Sikov reconstructs Sellers's bizarre showbiz childhood, his successful film career, four unsuccessful marriages, and the emotional isolation provoked by his struggle for identity. 2002By Elizabeth Partridge. 2002
Biography of Woody Guthrie (1912-1967), the Oklahoma singer, writer, and musician, who composed more than three thousand songs and ballads…
as he traveled around the United States, including "This Land Is Your Land" and "So Long, It's Been Good to Know Yuh." For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2002. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2002By Richard D Smith, Richard D. Smith. 2000
This biography of Bill Monroe (1911-1996) explores his musical genius and reveals his character flaws. Examines the long-running feud between…
Monroe and his former band members Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs; discusses the debate about the origins of bluegrass and Monroe's place in the American music pantheon. 2000By Michael D Cole, Michael D. Cole. 1996
Examines the life and career of Walt Disney, the entertainment industry pioneer and Disneyland founder. Recalls that he was the…
first to apply sound and color to film cartoons, and that through his efforts characters like Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, and Pinocchio became familiar to children around the world. For grades 4-7. 1996. For grades 4-7. 1996By Belinda Friedrich. 2001
Biography of the television personality who was born in poverty in Mississippi in 1954. Describes Oprah's troubled childhood, successful career…
in television and film, eating addiction, book club, and her many contributions to charities. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001By Martin Gottfried, Angela Lansbury. 1999
Gottfried describes how he talked with the actress, her family, and her colleagues, and learned of her belief in the…
importance of maintaining a balance between personal life and career. Looks at the actress's offstage accomplishments and her success in the movies, on Broadway, and on televisionBy Margaret L Finn. 1997
Describes the personal life and career of the actress best known for her sitcom roles in The Dick Van Dyke…
Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Discusses Moore's 1964 diabetes diagnosis, her battle with alcoholism, and her endurance of tragic family deaths. For grades 5-8 and older readersBy Helen Monsoon Geraghty, Helen M. Geraghty. 1995
The life of Chris Burke, who has Down syndrome but nonetheless believed from childhood that he could succeed as an…
actor. He has achieved that goal, starring in the television series Life Goes On and becoming a millionaire before the age of thirty. For grades 5-8