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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Riveting, grade A smack for cinema junkies...Fischer's writing pulsates." --Steven Soderbergh, filmmaker The untold, intimate story of how three young visionaries--Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Seinfeldia, the definitive story of the creation and legacy of Parks and Recreation, with exclusive interview content from its cast, crew, and creators More than fifteen years after Parks and Recreation...

A larger-than-life new biography of country music legend and philanthropist Dolly Parton. In Ain't Nobody's Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton, Martha Ackmann chronicles the life of an American Original. From her impoverished childhood in the Smoky Mountains...

For the first time, the complete history of David Lynch and Mark Frost's Twin Peaks--from the landmark, original cult series that changed the course of television to its 25-years-in-the-making sequel--is told through fascinatingly detailed reporting and exclusive interviews with the...

'The Bowie you thought you knew is recast completely' Helen Barrett, The Spectator ''Ormerod had me singing in the choir with him' Simon Critchley, The Guardian 'a transfixing look at David Bowie's life through a spiritual lens......

An engrossing oral history of a band that came to define a generation, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the madcap story of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely a decade later. Drawn from over 500,000 words...

The New York Times's Favourite Hidden Gem Books of 2025 * CLASH's Best Music Books of 2025 The rock legend tells the story of his wild ride with Martin Scorsese--as friends, adventure-seekers, and boundary-pushing collaborators--with all the heart of his New...

Fleetwood Mac's iconic album Rumours is more popular and acclaimed now than ever and attracts listeners across generations--Don't Stop celebrates the album's unlikely creation, surprising longevity, and enduring cultural impact. On January 1, 1975,...

Most rock 'n' roll books are a bore. They all have the same narrative arc and are aimed at the dwindling following that now follows an artist that has long passed their AARP date. Sound N' Fury does not have a story arc. It is a collection of anecdotes, like a record comprised of various tracks -...

From the acclaimed film critic and New York Times bestselling biographer of Paul Newman, the definitive biography of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, the most prolific and versatile actor-director in the history of the medium, and an indelible fixture of American culture.<...

"A bombshell, jaw-dropping memoir" --People Magazine  #1 New York Times Bestseller  Global icon Liza Minnelli shares her inspiring story: stepping out from the long ...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A poignant, heartfelt, and funny memoir about how, in 1985, Michael J. Fox brought to life two iconic roles simultaneously--Alex P. Keaton in Family Ties and Marty McFly in Back to the Future. An amazing true story as only...

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER  "People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I'm like, f*** no. If I'd been clean and sober, I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I'd done normal, sensible things, I...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen's ground-breaking album, Born to Run, one of the most iconic records in rock history * "A lovely book about the making of Born to Run. It goes into great...

A Vulture Best Comedy Book of 2025 A wildly entertaining book by one of the world's most obsessed and informed fans of TV icon Johnny Carson, setting the record straight on Carson's legacy and shining light on the personality behind the legendary comedian and talk show host

An entertaining, heartwarming memoir detailing the adventures and valuable life lessons learned from the author's four decades of friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and the Osbourne family. Stephen Rea was born in Northern Ireland in 1969, the same year "The Troubles" began. Violence...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER . A MULANEY READS PICK . A kaleidoscopic history of the Grateful Dead that explores the American counterculture through the life of iconoclastic frontman Jerry Garcia, and his merry band "By writing this book, Jim Newton informs the rest of the world what...

The landmark international bestseller--The Beatles' own story, in their own words--reissued on the 25th anniversary of its first publication. Celebrate a new era of The Beatles Anthology with the global co-release of the 25th anniversary edition book, Disney+...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER The definitive biography of the Everly Brothers, one of the greatest and most influential acts in popular music history, based on dozens of exclusive and archival interviews, as well as long-lost...

New York Times bestselling author Bill Janovitz delivers "the definitive story of The Cars" (Rolling Stone), one of the most popular, beloved, and influential bands to emerge from New Wave--with a foreword by Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes.   ...

TIME's 100 Must Read Books of 2025 | Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2025 | Variety's Best Music Books of 2025 | Rolling Stone's Best Music Books of 2025 "Outlandish, tension-filled and brimming with a mystery that lingers long...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The first comprehensive biography of Jane Birkin--actress, singer, and legendary style icon--and her profound cultural impact, from the "acerbic, culturally astute, and genuine" (The New York Times) author of the instant New York Times...

*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* "Amy Odell's dishy, often delicious Gwyneth: The Biography charts how Paltrow grew from winsome ingenue to influencer executrix." --The Washington Post New York Times bestselling author...

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the life, music and spiritual adventures of Yusuf/Cat Stevens, one of the most iconic figures of our time. CAT ON THE ROAD TO FINDOUT is more than a memoir - it's a profound exploration of identity, faith, and the universal search for...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "Cameron has written a book that feels like music, an intimate souvenir, like a song you can't stop listening to." --Stevie Nicks * "A delicious tale of a devotee who worships at the altar of rock and roll....It's a love letter to fandom, sealed with...

Revolution is a detailed exploration into the era of Prince's most prolific and groundbreaking music made with considerable inspiration and performed by a unique cadre of musicians he gathered and relentlessly drove to be the sonic, visual, and ideological reflection of his evolving...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time, director Rob Reiner and cocreators Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer provide the full behind-the-scenes story of the making of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap and its upcoming sequel....

A fun and engaging overview of the popular television series Community as the show fulfills its own prophecy of concluding with six seasons and a movie. Sitcoms are unique to television. In many respects, they define US television from I Love Lucy to...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A heartfelt record of stepping into one's own." --Publishers Weekly The long-awaited memoir by Priscilla Presley chronicling her difficult...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER RECOMMENDED BY THE GRATEFUL DEAD The first book to tell the full story of the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound, an unprecedented and since unparalleled speaker system. Loud and...

A surprising, charming, and kaleidoscopic history of the Beatles, told through 100 people close to them The story of the Beatles is more than just their omnipresent songs and their iconic albums. It's more than the hair, the clothes, the generational defining spirit...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Arsenio 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...

Celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden, this incomparable visual book, featuring commentary by band members past and present, and never-before-seen photography from the Iron Maiden archives, chronicles the evolution of heavy metal's most influential and enthralling band since 1975. ...

A Mafia insider and authentic Hollywood tough guy reveals the explosive secrets he's learned (and kept) for decades in this shocking tell all that unveils the hidden worlds of film and organized crime-from who shot JFK and murdered Jimmy Hoffa to the truth about Marilyn Monroe's death.

Evan Dando, front man of The Lemonheads and "poster boy--and prettiest boy--of Gen X" (The New York Times), spills the true story of his band's tumultuous history and what it was like to be famous in the pre-internet days in this candid, colorful, and unputdownable memoir. ...

New York Times?bestselling author of?Tinseltown?and?Bogart?offers the first definitive account of the Black Dahlia murder--the most famous unsolved true crime case in American history. The brutal murder of Elizabeth Short--better known as...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER For the first time, Charlie Sheen, the star of Platoon, Wall Street, Major League, and Two and a Half Men, writes the story of his extraordinary life in an unfiltered memoir. "We can live the stories or...

The official, comprehensive archive of Johnny Cash's writing, with 526 lyrics spanning his 55 years of genre-defining writing: a "journey through the mind and soul of one of America's greatest storytellers" (Eric Alper)   Johnny Cash remains one of the most...

In the bestselling traditions of Seinfeldia and Top of the Rock comes a fascinating deep dive into the longest-running live-action sitcom in television history, from its humble beginnings to its evolution as a critically acclaimed cult classic comedy. Charlie...

How the rise of Wall Street in the 1980s lured a generation of young upstarts to New York, unleashing a political and cultural transformation whose national repercussions are still felt today. Yuppies may have been a classic 1980s stereotype, but they were also a very real...