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The creator of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Henry VIII and Captain Bligh, Charles Laughton's career spans 50 films and 40 stage roles. Along the way we meet a galaxy of Hollywood greats - from Korda, Hitchcock and Billy WIlder to Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Marilyn Monroe.

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The director holding the camera as well as acting in front of it

Peter Ackroyd's new biography turns the spotlight on Chaplin's life as well as his work, from his humble theatrical beginnings in music halls to winning an honorary Academy Award.

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The story of Charlie Chaplin's years of self-imposed exile from the United States, when he had become a pariah during the 1950s Red Scare. While living abroad he made his last, and by general agreement, worst films, only to return home years later to a triumphant reception.

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Featuring forewords from bandmates Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, this is the official and fully authorised biography of the worlds most revered and celebrated drummer.

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Few outside the hip-hop genre know about the true creative forces behind influential masterpieces. Now, a longtime scribe for the hip-hop nation delivers a thrilling, knockout oral history of the albums that define this dynamic and iconoclastic art form.

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Presents an uncensored dish on the author's dating sagas and her bedroom adventures. This book dissects nearly 100 dates over a 25-year span, each one more jaw droppingly outrageous. It reflects the times and the evolution of what she's looking for in a man.

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An insightful memoir from a counterculture legend

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'Nothing makes me happier than talking about depression. Packed with stories, humour and a bit of the serious stuff, I will literally write the book on how it feels to be told "Cheer up, Love"' Susan Calman

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A life lived through music from Stuart's with the Beatles when he was three, a youthful dalliance with northern soul and the radical effects of punk on his politics. A life affirming journey through the land where ordinary life and pop come together to make music.

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A leading historian argues that Johnny Cash was the most important political artist of his time

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A brilliant, beautifully written memoir from Suede founder and lead singer Brett Anderson.

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From Tyler Mahan Coe, creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast "Cocaine & Rhinestones," comes the epic American saga of country music's legendary royal couple - George Jones and Tammy Wynette.

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The definitive biography of John Coltrane, and the first book to do justice to one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time.

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From the heart of one of the most beloved performers in music comes a candid memoir that chronicles professional triumph, private heartbreak, and personal victory--a coming-of-age account of a very private search for harmony and a very public rise to fame.

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The frank, funny and astonishing story of Roy 'Chubby' Brown, one of the UK's most popular (and filthiest!) comedians.

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Originally published as: Fukugan no eizao: watashi to Kurosawa Akira. Japan: Bungeishunju, A2006.

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The concluding thoughts of one of Britain's greatest film-makers (Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, Hope and Glory, The General ...)

(Paperback, Main)

The concluding thoughts of one of Britain's greatest film-makers (Point Blank, Deliverance, Excalibur, Hope and Glory, The General ...)

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Taking as his starting point the various stages of a conjuring trick he's performing in a crowded restaurant, Derren's endlessly engaging narrative wanders through subjects from all points of the compass, from the history of magic and the fundamentals of psychology to the joys of internet shopping and the proper use of Parmesan cheese.

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In this expos that's part tell-all, part cautionary tale, Steffans, once "the" music video girl, reveals how she came to be the confidante of so many stars and how she found herself in Hollywood after a life characterized by physical abuse, rape, and drugs, all by the age of 26. photos.

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In an industry dominated by white men, Connie Chung stood alone, the first and only Asian woman to break into the television news industry. This is her extraordinary story, told with incisive wit and remarkable candour.

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John Constable and Maria Bicknell might have been in love but their marriage was a most unlikely prospect. For seven long years the couple were forced to correspond and meet clandestinely. But it was during this period of longing that Constable developed as a painter.

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(Paperback, Unabridged edition)

The extraordinary memoir of the legendary founder of Creation Records.