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For decades, Walter Cronkite was known as the most trusted man in America. Millions across the nation welcomed him into their homes, first as a print reporter for the United Press on the front lines of World War II, and later as a host of numerous documentary programs and as anchor of the CBS Evening News. This title tells his story.

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Crying With Laughter combines heartache with hilarity, sexy showbiz revelations with genuinely moving tales of the hard times, and typically funny jokes with sobering personal reflections, to create a passionate, witty and sparkling account of an extraordinary man's extraordinary life.

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Autobiographical stories from Rebecca Front, the award-winning actor of such shows as The Thick of It, Poldark and Nighty Night.

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A remarkable biography of the cultural icon, Paul Cezanne.

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Born into a family of successful playwrights and producers, Agnes de Mille was determined to be an actress. Then one day she witnessed the Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova, and her life was altered forever. This memoir records the difficulties she faced - the resistance of her parents, the sacrifices of her training.

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Presents one man's personal view of the world around us, and the universe within each of us. Containing Michael Jackson's personal writings and over one hundred photographs, drawings, and paintings from his own collection, this book is suitable for all fans of an incredible, inspiring man who died as he lived - dancing his dream.

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The biography of James Bond icon Daniel Craig.

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Three decades after his death, Nick Drake is recognized as one of the true geniuses of English acoustic music. This groundbreaking biography reconstructs a vanished life while perfectly capturing the bohemian scenes surrounding the music business in London in the late '60s and early '70s.

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The definitive, investigative biography of jazz legend Dave Brubeck

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An illustrated, insight into the world of illusion from the worlds greatest and most successful magician, David Copperfield.

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Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of the Second World War, the author spent his early life dodging bombs and bullies, both with impish good timing. This title tells his story.

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* A brilliant biography of one of our greatest politicians, from the highly acclaimed Roy Hattersley, out now in paperback

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One of Britain's leading music writers tells the stories behind seven musical lives that burned brightly, but all too briefly.

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Sir Peter Ustinov's beautifully crafted autobiography is told with exquisite wit and insight. From his birth in April 1921, it spans his extraordinary career as actor, playwright, film star and director, confirming his early belief that he is 'irrevocably betrothed to laughter'.

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Offers a look into the lonely, personal nightmares behind celebrity suicides. This book includes subjects that range from Virginia Woolf to Kurt Cobain, from Elliott Smith to Adolf Hitler and from Mark Rothko to Anne Sexton.

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A shocking behind-the-scenes look at the world of Sammy Davis, Jr.

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In conjunction with a major series for BBC2, thescandalous sagaof the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

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This magnificent new biography of the extraordinary impresario of the arts and creator of the Ballets Russes 100 years ago draws on important new research, notably from Russia.

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After learning to play guitar at the age of ten, the author was determined to make a life in music - a decision that would send a small-town girl out on the open road for good. In 1997, two decades after she started, she got her big break. This title captures her years of touring cross-country in bands and vans full of guys.

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From age ten, the author was determined to make a life in music-a decision that influenced every choice she would make. This title recounts this passionate young musician's coming-of-age from prairie small-town South Dakota to bar sets in Austin and New York City to the world stage at the Grammys.

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Diana Vreeland has been called the fashion editor of the twentieth century. An epic self-mythologizer, she had an incredible aura of glamour, a great eye, and a genius for life. This title includes more than 300 illustrations, photographs, and drawings, many by the fashion photographers of her time such as Louise Dahl Wolfe, Irving Penn, and more.