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Updated June 13, 2025
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The Name of This Band Is R.E.M.: A Biography
Peter Ames Carlin
Paper Book
An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation-and reasserted the power of rock and roll - by the New York Times bestselling author of Bruce In the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical...
Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: A Celebration of Taylor Swift's Musical Journey, Cultural Impact, and Reinvention of Pop Music for Swifties by a Swiftie
Rob Sheffield
You know the songs by heart. You've traded the friendship bracelets. You've worn the cowboy boots and the bejewelled bodysuits. Now, get the inside track on this generation's biggest super star - Taylor Swift. An intimate look at the life and music of modern pop's most...
Don't Look Back, You'll Trip Over: My Guide to Life
Michael Caine
Paper Book
The winner of two Academy Awards, starring in over 160 films over eight decades, Michael Caine has found his place as not just one of the best screen actors of our times, but also one of our most loved and admired.    In conversation with writer and friend...
Dreams: The Many Lives of Fleetwood Mac
Mark Blake
An 'A to Z' biography of one of the best bands of all time by acclaimed journalistMark Blake.
Sonny Boy: A Memoir
Al Pacino
Paper Book
The Instant New York Times Bestseller * One of People Magazine's Top 10 Books of the Year "The rare celebrity memoir that's also a literary read. As funny as it is reflecive, it shares stories behind Pacino's hardscrabble upbringing, classic films and journey to icon...
Love, Queenie: Merle Oberon, Hollywood's First South Asian Star
Mayukh Sen
Paper Book
Merle Oberon made history when she was announced as a nominee for the Best Actress Oscar in 1936. Hers was a face that "launched a thousand ships," a so-called exotic beauty who the camera loved and fans adored. Her nomination for The Dark Angel marked the first time the Academy recognized a...
Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman
Brooke Shields
Paper Book
From Under the Truck: A Memoir
Josh Brolin
'A candid, rollicking read...roars with honesty, chaos, self-awareness, literary ambition and drunken benders.' - The Times A unique and audacious memoir, by turns affecting, funny. uncanny and unforgettable. This is a memoir like no other. It claws at me with its long...
The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
Kelly Bishop
Yoko: The Biography
David Sheff
'Absorbing' Telegraph 'Gentle, empathetic, committed to righting undeniable wrongs' Sunday Times, Book of the Week 'Illuminating and affectionate... an intimate and perceptive portrait' Publishers Weekly An...

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