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Robin
By Dave Itzkoff. 2018
Drawing on more than a hundred original interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, as well as extensive archival research, this…
biography offers a fresh and original look at the life and career of Robin Williams. New York Times culture reporter Dave Itzkoff explores how comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and self-doubt. Itzkoff also shows how Williams struggled mightily with addiction and depression, and with a debilitating condition at the end of his life that affected him in ways his fans never knew. 2018.Robert Mitchum: a biography
By George Eells. 1984
Robert Mitchum: "baby, I don't care"
By Lee Server. 2001
Biography of screen legend Robert Mitchum (1917-1997), who left his bohemian home at age fourteen to lead an unconventional life,…
which included stints as a boxer, labourer, vagabond, and jailbird. Chronicles his family saga, his long marriage to his teenage sweetheart, and his career in Hollywood. Strong language. 2001.Richard Burton, my brother: My Brother
By Graham Jenkins, Barry Turner. 1988
In this intimate biography of one of the most remarkable actors of our age, Richard Burton's brother, Graham Jenkins, tells…
of Burton's deep-rooted insecurities and the conflict of values which made him veer from high achievement to humiliating failure and, ultimately, plunge into alcoholism. He conveys Burton's extraordinary charisma, and writes movingly about his love and generosity towards his family. 1988.Rex Harrison: a biography
By Nicholas Wapshott. 1991
One of the most accomplished light comedians of his time, Harrison learned his acting and his manners against the odds,…
becoming a matinee idol in his late twenties. His private life was stormy and anguished, and this authoritative biography highlights the contradictions of his extraordinary life and career. 1991.Rex: an autobiography
By Rex Harrison. 1975
Remember the sweet things: one list, two lives, and twenty years of marriage
By Ellen Greene. 2009
The author describes her struggles with divorce and single parenthood before meeting her husband, Marsh, whose many kindnesses she would…
jot down and make into a cause for thanks and celebration every Valentine's Day. 2009.Rebel: my life outside the lines
By Nick Nolte. 2018
A legendary Hollywood icon who refuses to hide his mistakes, Nolte now delivers his most revealing performance yet in an…
unvarnished look at the man, the career, the loves, and the life. 2018.Ready, set, grow!: a kid's guide to gardening
By Rebecca Spohn. 2007
Practical advice equips children to grow fruits, vegetables, and flowers outdoors or indoors in a milk carton or even a…
paper cup. Readers learn how a seed grows, what tools to use, and how to prepare seedbeds; they learn about transplanting, weeding, watering, and dealing with pests; and they can even follow recipes for turning what they grow into what they eat. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2007.Ready set grow!: [quick and easy gardening projects]
By Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff. 2010
Teaches young gardeners how to grow plants from seed, how to propagate plants, when to harvest seeds, how long different…
plants take to grow, what to do about pests, and much more. Features more than 30 simple gardening projects specially designed to be completed during summer vacation. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2010.Reader's Digest complete DIY manual
By Noel Buchanan. 1995
This book is packed with DIY techniques and technology. It gives hundreds of ideas for the home, to fire your…
imagination and show you how with step by step descriptions. 1995. If you request this book on CD it will be on 2 or more CDs. You must play the first CD to the end before playing the next CD.Levy discusses the rise and fall of the group originally named by Lauren Bacall. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis…
Jr., Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop became some of the most popular entertainers in the early 1960s. Strong language. c1998.Raimu
By Daniel Lacotte. 1988
Raimu fut l'un des plus populaires comédiens du cinéma français. Orson Welles le considère comme le plus grand acteur du…
monde. Pour Marcel Pagnol, son fidèle complice de la fameuse trilogie, "Marius, Fanny et César": "Monsieur Raimu est un génie." 1988.Quelque chose d'étrange s'est produit en route vers le futur: tournants, revirements et leçons apprises
By Michael J Fox, Lorraine Gagné. 2011
Si vous avez récemment obtenu votre diplôme ou si vous êtes sur le point d'en recevoir un, je suis convaincu…
qu'il y a un bon nombre de personnes qui ont joué un rôle dans ce qui vous arrive actuellement et qui s'intéressent à ce que vous désirez faire à partir de maintenant. Cela est compréhensible. Les parents, les mentors et les amis font partie de votre histoire, tout comme vous faites partie de la leur. Ils ont des espoirs et des rêves qui peuvent croiser ou chevaucher les vôtres. Et il n'y a aucune raison pour que vous ne leur fassiez pas de place. Pour les lecteurs du collégial et plus. 2011. Titre uniforme: A funny thing happened on the way to the future--Quand t'es née pour un p'tit pain
By Denise Filiatrault, Danièle Lorain. 2017
Denise Filiatrault n'a assurément besoin d'aucune présentation, puisqu'elle marque le paysage culturel québécois depuis sept décennies. Très longtemps chanteuse dans…
les cabarets, comédienne à la télévision et au cinéma, actrice au théâtre, metteure en scène, travailleuse acharnée et femme de tête créative à la personnalité flamboyante, elle raconte enfin son histoire, écrite en collaboration avec sa fille Danièle. Elle nous offre un regard privilégié sur l'univers du show-business au Québec, à travers les différentes étapes de sa carrière et surtout à travers les époques. 2017.Rabbit: the autobiography of Ms. Pat
By Jeannine Amber, Patricia Williams. 2017
At seven Pat learned to roll drunks for money. At twelve, she was targeted for sex by a grown man;…
by thirteen she was pregnant, and by fifteen, a mother of two. Alone at sixteen, Pat determined to make a better life for her children. 2017.P.S. Jack Paar
By Jack Paar. 1983
Entertaining memoir from the former host of television's "Tonight Show." Paar regales his "dear reader" with tales of interviews with…
Albert Schweitzer in the jungles of Gabon, games with the Kennedy clan in Hyannis Port, an evening of telly-watching with the royal family in London, and a variety of other adventures. Some strong language. 1983.Princess Merle: the romantic life of Merle Oberon
By Charles Higham, Roy Moseley. 1983
Print the legend: the life and times of John Ford
By Scott Eyman. 1999
Biography of renowned film director John Ford (1894-1973), who for over fifty years made such movies as "The grapes of…
wrath," "Stagecoach," "The last hurrah," and "Cheyenne autumn." Evaluates his work and relationships within Hollywood as well as his personal life. Analyses his social vision as portrayed in his films. c1999.Prairie tale: a memoir
By Melissa Gilbert. 2009
The Little House on the Prairie actress traces her complicated journey from buck-toothed Laura "Halfpint" Ingalls to Hollywood starlet, wife,…
and mother. She partied with the Brat Pack, dated heartthrobs like Rob Lowe and bad boys like Billy Idol, and began a self-destructive pattern of addiction and codependence. She eventually realized that her career on television had earned her popularity, admiration, and love from everyone but herself. 2010, c2009.