Biography: arts and entertainment

Jesse Cooper was an honor-roll student who loved to windsurf and write poetry.

Mackenzie Phillips shares a raw glimpse (Entertainment Weekly) into her lifelong battle with personal demons and near-fatal addictionsand reveals the shattering truth behind her complex, secretive, and damaging history with her father, the legendary John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas.

In this ';explosive' (Us Weekly) and ';brutally honest' (E!

The former child starbest known as Willis Jackson on Diff'rent Strokesshares the shocking but inspirational details of his struggles with addiction, brushes with the law, and fierce fight to carve a path through the darkness and find his true identity.

Dear Reader,When we asked the beloved award-winning comedian and actor Robert Klein to write a book, you can imagine our utter surprise when he told us that he wanted to write about sixth-century Chinese pottery.

An unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the rise and fall of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour -- the provocative, politically charged program that shocked the censors, outraged the White House, and forever changed the face of television.

The top ten Sunday Times BestsellerHeartfelt and honest, A Life Reimagined is an emotional memoir of love, loss and life after tragedy from beloved actress Jill Halfpenny.

The Lost Frontier features a generous and dazzling collection of the author's own paintings and photographs, vividly embellishing his story of growing up in the Depression and his evolution as an attorney and advocate for the disenfranchised.

 

Jomari Goyso, el renombrado artista de televisión, estilista de las estrellas y una de las personalidades más influyentes de Univision, narra su historia por primera vez, sin filtros, pero con un tono de honestidad y transparencia.

Johnny Cash is one of the most influential figures in music and American popular culture today.

For more than three decades, countless millions of sports fans have welcomed him into their living rooms.

Shirley describes her family, and their early struggles, the trials and tribulations she went through during the Civil Rights movement, her early singing career, and her callilng to become a pastor and concert performer.

This against-all-odds autobiography of gospel legend Kirk Franklin takes you through the life and trials of one of the most influential and bestselling artists in the music industry.

Alan and Denise Jackson's life seemed like a fairy tale: high school sweethearts marry young and leave small-town Georgia to pursue big dreams in Music City.

Sunday Times BestsellerJoin Ted, the beloved canine star of BBC2's Gone Fishing and bestselling author, as he embarks on a life-changing adventure, and discovers what truly matters to him.

Written initially to guide his son, Benjamin Franklins autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life, now a classic of world literature that is sure to inspire and delight readers everywhere.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER | USA TODAY BESTSELLEREnjoy a behind-the-scenes look at Reba's life and learn tips to savor life's simple pleasures with the people you love most.

When Julie Welch called in her first ever football report at the Observer, an entire room of men fell silent.

The Elis James and John Robins' Show has become cult listening, and that cult has registered for charitable status, published quarterly accounts and been given a full blessing by the Archbishop of Broadcasting.

In early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from the underground music scene in Seattle.

Over ten years after WHEN GIANTS WALKED THE EARTH, Mick Wall's seminal biography of the band, comes this major and extensively researched revision, which provides an unflinching look at life inside one of the biggest-selling rock bands of all time, and presents the definitive, final word on Led Zeppelin.

Lydia Bright has A LOT to shout about.

In The Most Beautiful, a title inspired by the hit song Prince wrote about their legendary love story, Mayte Garcia for the first time shares the deeply personal story of their relationship and offers a singular perspective on the music icon and their world together: from their unconventional meeting backstage at a concert (and the long-distance romance that followed), to their fairy-tale wedding (and their groundbreaking artistic partnership), to the devastating losses that ultimately dissolved their romantic relationship for good.

From girl-next-door to overnight TOWIE stardom this is Lydia Bright's fabulous story so far.

Arron Crascall is one of the UK's leading social media stars.

This is the powerful, detailed and enlightening biography of the iconic composer, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist - the inimitable Prince.

For all the Superwoman fans out there, this is the ultimate unofficial guide to Lilly Singh and Unicorn Island!

'Last Of the Giants is the mad, funny, dark and often painful story of a lost band from a now-distant time' CLASSIC ROCK MAGAZINEINCLUDES BRAND NEW CHAPTER COVERING GUNS N' ROSES EPIC WORLD TOUR'Any story about Guns is worth reading.

'A passionate, pacey tome you should do anything for a copy of' - Kerrang!

Hilarious, heartwarming and inspirational, this is the number 1 Sunday Times bestselling autobiography by comedian Sarah Millican.

Rose and Rosie are known for their candid and hilarious YouTube videos.

Jimmy was a down-at-heel guitarist in New York, relying on his latest lovers to support him while he tried to emulate his hero Bob Dylan.

'Unflinching, forthright and full of wry humour as the man himself, and there's little praise greater than that' CLASSIC ROCK'Wall's vision of Lemmy as a Rock'n'Roll stalwart who made no concessions is vivid to the last' GUARDIANIn 'The Ace of Spades', Mot rhead's most famous song, Lemmy, the born-to-lose, live-to-win frontman of the band sang, 'I don't want to live forever'.

As seen on This Time with Alan Partridge on BBC One.

'A CINEMATIC RECORD OF HOW AN ACTOR SHAPES A CAREER' Tom Hanks'FUNNY, SAD AND HEARTFELT' Vince Gilligan'GRITTY, FUNNY AND SAD' Entertainment Weekly'A SUPERB ANECDOTALIST' Sunday Times Culture'RIVETING.

The intimate and long-awaited memoir of guitar legend Carlos Santana.

Jamie Dornan is becoming a megastar.

'This "e;sincere speed-written, blood-spattered tribute"e; strings together the raciest anecdotes.

Have you ever wondered how Keith Lemon went from life as a young nipper in Leeds to being the strawberry blonde star of Celebrity Juice surrounded by bang tidy lasses?

The long-awaited illustrated biography of Michael BubleMichael Buble is the most successful male artist in the world at the moment.

The inside story on Lindsay: love, survival and celebrity.

In this compelling biography, Christopher Sandford explores the full, inside story of Kurt Cobain.

The wildly entertaining Sunday Times bestseller'This book deserves to be seeded No.

The story behind the nation's new darling - the former EMMERDALE and STRICTLY COME DANCING star, Lisa Riley.

Sir Terry Wogan shares his opinion on just about everything from money, relationships, manners, fame, to life in general.

The star presenter of BBC's MASTERCHEF tells his story for the first time.