Best Celebrity Biographies To Read - April 2024

Educated: A Memoir

• ASIN: B072BLVM83
• ASIN: B072BLVM83
• Manufacturer: Random House

To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History

“Lovely and surprising . . . This delightful book is about finance, creative genius, workplace harmony, and luck.”—Fortune ”Enchanting,”—New York Times “I love this book! I think it is brilliant.”—Ed Catmull, cofounder and president of Pixar Animation, president of Disney Animation, and coauthor of the bestseller Creativity Inc.The revelatory saga of Pixar’s rocky start and improbable success After Steve Jobs was dismissed from Apple in the early 1990s, he turned his attention to a little‑known graphics company he owned called Pixar. One day, out of the blue, Jobs called... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01912OSA0
• ASIN: B01912OSA0
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

The Mamba Mentality: How I Play

The first book from the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant―a lavish, deep dive inside the mind of one of the most revered athletes of all timeIn the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant has decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take readers on an unprecedented journey to the core of the legendary “Mamba mentality.” Citing an obligation and an opportunity to teach young players, hardcore fans, and devoted students of the game how to play it “the right way,” The Mamba Mentality takes us inside the mind of on... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0374201234
• ASIN: 0374201234
• ISBN: 0374201234
• Manufacturer: MCD

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followedNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • USA Today • San Francisco Chronicle • NPR • Esquire • Newsday • Booklist Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punisha... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01DHWACVY
• ASIN: B01DHWACVY
• Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this "thrilling" (Bill Gates) New York Times bestseller exposes how a "modern Gatsby" swindled over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs in "the heist of the century" (Axios).Now a #1 international bestseller, BILLION DOLLAR WHALE is "an epic tale of white-collar crime on a global scale" (Publishers Weekly, starred review), revealing how a young social climber from Malaysia pulled off one of the biggest heists in history.In 2009, a chubby, mild-mannered graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business name... [Read More]

• ASIN: 031643650X
• ASIN: 031643650X
• ISBN: 031643650X
• Manufacturer: Hachette Books

We're Going to Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNominated for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary WorkNamed a Best Book of the Year by The RootChosen by Emma Straub as a Best New Celebrity Memoir“A book of essays as raw and honest as anyone has ever produced.” — Lena Dunham, Lenny LetterIn the spirit of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please, Lena Dunham’s Not That Kind of Girl, and Roxane Gay's Bad Feminist, a powerful collection of essays about gender, sexuality, race, beauty, Hollywood, and what it means to be a modern woman.One month before the release of the highly anticipated film The Birth of a Nati... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01ND1HP5I
• ASIN: B01ND1HP5I
• Brand: Dey Street Books
• Manufacturer: Dey Street Books

Kitchen Confidential Updated Edition: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)

A deliciously funny, delectably shocking banquet of wild-but-true tales of life in the culinary trade from Chef Anthony Bourdain, laying out his more than a quarter-century of drugs, sex, and haute cuisine—now with all-new, never-before-published material.

• ASIN: 0060899220
• UPC: 201560899220
• ASIN: 0060899220
• ISBN: 0060899220
• Brand: Harper Perennial
• Manufacturer: Ecco

Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits

Academy Award–winning actress, producer, and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon invites you into her world, where she infuses the southern style, parties, and traditions she loves with contemporary flair and charm.Reese Witherspoon’s grandmother Dorothea always said that a combination of beauty and strength made southern women “whiskey in a teacup.” We may be delicate and ornamental on the outside, she said, but inside we’re strong and fiery. Reese’s southern heritage informs her whole life, and she loves sharing the joys of southern living with practically everyone she meets. She take... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501166271
• ASIN: 1501166271
• ISBN: 1501166271
• Brand: Atria Books
• Manufacturer: Atria Books

Capital Gaines: Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff

“National Bestseller—New York Times, USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly, Wall Street Journal”The funny and talented Chip Gaines is well known to millions of people as a TV star, renovation expert, bestselling author, husband to Joanna, and father of five in Waco, Texas. But long before the world took notice, Chip was a serial entrepreneur who was always ready for the next challenge, even if it didn’t quite work out as planned. Whether it was buying a neighborhood laundromat or talking a bank into a loan for some equipment to start a lawn-mowing service, Chip always knew that the most imp... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06XFNH4JS
• ASIN: B06XFNH4JS
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson

Obama: An Intimate Portrait

Relive the extraordinary Presidency of Barack Obama through White House photographer Pete Souza's behind-the-scenes images and stories in this #1 New York Times bestseller--with a foreword from the President himself.During Barack Obama's two terms, Pete Souza was with the President during more crucial moments than anyone else--and he photographed them all. Souza captured nearly two million photographs of President Obama, in moments highly classified and disarmingly candid.Obama: An Intimate Portrait reproduces more than 300 of Souza's most iconic photographs with fine-art print quality in an o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316512583
• ASIN: 0316512583
• ISBN: 0316512583
• Brand: LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE.Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity love affairs, rollercoaster drug addictions, and immortal music in Mötley Crüe books like Tommyland and The Heroin Diaries, but now the full spectrum of sin and success by Tommy Lee, Nikki S... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00JOFS5BS
• ASIN: B00JOFS5BS
• Manufacturer: Dey Street Books

Matty Matheson: A Cookbook

Matty Matheson, star of Viceland’s It’s Suppertime and Dead Set On Life, reveals his favorite recipes and stories in a cookbook that his devoted fans have been waiting for.   Matty Matheson is known as much for his amazing food as his love for life, positive mental attitude, and epic Instagram account. This debut cookbook is about Matty’s memories of the foods that have defined who he is. With a drive to share his zest for life, he creates dishes within these pages that reinterpret the flavors of his youth in Canada, as well as the restaurant fare for which he has become so well-kno... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1419732455
• ASIN: 1419732455
• ISBN: 9781419732454
• Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley

• ASIN: 0316332259
• ASIN: 0316332259
• ISBN: 0316332259
• Brand: Back Bay Books
• Manufacturer: Back Bay Books

In Pieces

In this intimate, haunting literary memoir and New York Times Notable Book of the year, an American icon tells her own story for the first time -- about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother. One of the most celebrated, beloved, and enduring actors of our time, Sally Field has an infectious charm that has captivated the nation for more than five decades, beginning with her first TV role at the age of seventeen. From Gidget's sweet-faced "girl next door" to the dazzling com... [Read More]

• ASIN: B079L57W1M
• ASIN: B079L57W1M
• Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing

Higher Is Waiting

In this intimate book of inspiration, Tyler Perry writes of how his faith has sustained him in hard times, centered him in good times, and enriched his life.  Higher Is Waiting is a spiritual guidebook, a collection of teachings culled from the experiences of a lifetime, meant to inspire readers to climb higher in their own lives and pull themselves up to a better, more fulfilling place.    Beginning with his earliest memories of growing up a shy boy in New Orleans, Perry recalls the moments of grace and beauty in a childhood marked by brutality, deprivation, and fear. With tenderness he sk... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0812989341
• ASIN: 0812989341
• ISBN: 0812989341
• Brand: WaterBrook Press
• Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

From Rags to Riches : The Oprah Winfrey Story - Celebrity Biography Books Children's Biography Books

Did you know that Oprah Winfrey was not always rich and successful? She started from nothing and yet she worked hard to achieve her dreams. Hers is a story that will inspire young children to

• UPC: 242883766

Fancy Nancy: Best Reading Buddies

"Pictures based on the art of Robin Preiss

• UPC: 51492772

Requiem for a Paper Bag : Celebrities and Civilians Tell Stories of the Best Lost, Tossed, and Found Items from Around the World

This exciting new twist on the nationally bestselling, wildly popular Found series features both civilians and celebrities alike who share stories of their most fascinating

• UPC: 10241279
• Rating: 4.6

Stand by Me: The Uplifting and Heartbreaking Best Seller You Need to Read This Year

"They'll always have each other... won't they? Lisa and Elliot have been best friends since the day they met as children. Twenty years later, life has pulled the pair apart and Lisa is struggling. Her

• UPC: 919235971

Read with the Peanuts Gang : Time for School, Charlie Brown; Make a Trade, Charlie Brown!; Peppermint Patty Goes to Camp; Lucy Knows Best; Linus Gets Glasses; Snoopy and Woodstock

Laugh and cheer along with Charlie Brown and the Peanuts gang with this heartwarming Level 2 Ready-to-Read boxed set that comes with a plastic handle and Velcro closure! "In the book of life, the answers

• UPC: 479738253

The Best Place to Read

A young child with a new book hunts inside and outside the house before finding the right chair for

• UPC: 156104408
• Rating: 4.0

Henry and Mudge and the Best Day of All: Ready to Read Level 2 (Reprint) (Paperback)

Henry and his big dog Mudge celebrate Henry's birthday with a pinata, a lively birthday party, and a cake shaped like a fish tank, making May first the best day

• UPC: 368698
• Rating: 3.333

Classics Read by Celebrities: A Child's Day Out (Audiobook)

Children will enjoy hearing Betty White, the popular television personality, narrate these seven stories for a whole week of adventures. The stories in this collection will take children on seven enjoyably entertaining outings with the

• UPC: 14640161

Steve Jobs Wanted Perfection - Celebrity Biography Books | Children's Biography Books - eBook

Steve Jobs is known to be a genius who wouldn’t settle for mediocre results. Because of his intense desire for perfection, he created great products that have changed how technology look today. Reading about inspiring

• UPC: 786692586

Dwayne Johnson: Celebrity Biographies - eBook

Ever wondered how Dwayne Johnson rose to stardom?Greatness is dreamed by all of us and Dwayne Johnson, The Rock, is undoubtedly that born star who achieved it through his indomitable talent and supreme devotion. He

• UPC: 800113889