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| x The Yage Letters | William S. Burroughs | 1963 |
The Yage Letters, first published in 1963, is a collection of correspondence and other writings by Beat Generation authors William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. It was issued by City Lights Books.
Most of the letters date back to 1953 and...
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| x I Don't Mean to be Rude, but... | Simon Cowell | Apr 29, 2004 |
I Don't Mean to be Rude, but... is a 2003 autobiography book from popular television personality and music critic Simon Cowell. The book gives an insight into Simon Cowell's life as well as backstage gossip and tips on how to be successful.
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Ernest Hemingway | Dec 1964 |
A Moveable Feast is a set of memoirs by American author Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) about his years in Paris as part of the American expatriate circle of writers in the 1920s. The book describes Hemingway's apprenticeship as a...
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| x Confessions of an Actor: An Autobiography | Laurence Olivier | May 1982 |
Confessions of an Actor is Laurence Olivier's autobiography. It was published in 1982, seven years before the actor's death.
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| x How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale | Jenna Jameson | Sep 1, 2004 |
How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale is the autobiography of adult film star Jenna Jameson, published August 17, 2004. It was co-written with Neil Strauss, a contributor to the New York Times and Rolling Stone, and published by...
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| x Long Walk to Freedom | Nelson Mandela | 1994 |
Long Walk to Freedom is an autobiographical work written by Nelson Mandela, and published in 1995 by Little Brown & Co. The book profiles his early life, coming of age, education and 27 years in prison. Mandela was once regarded as a terrorist but...
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| x Dreams from My Father | Barack Obama | 1995 |
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance is a memoir by United States President Barack Obama. It was first published in July 1995 as he was preparing to launch his political career, five years after being elected the first African...
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| x My Life | Bill Clinton |
My Life is a 2004 autobiography written by former President of the United States Bill Clinton, who left office on January 20, 2001. It was released on June 22, 2004. The book was published by the Knopf Publishing Group; the book sold in excess of 2...
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| x Chronicles, Vol. 1 | Bob Dylan | Oct 5, 2004 |
Chronicles, Volume One is the first part of Bob Dylan's planned 3-volume memoir. Published on October 5, 2004, by Simon & Schuster, the 304-page volume covers selected points from Dylan's long career. The book spent 19 weeks on the New York Times...
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| x Moab is My Washpot | Stephen Fry | 1997 |
Moab Is My Washpot (published 1997) is Stephen Fry’s autobiography, covering the first 20 years of his life. Reviewers described it as both humorous and painfully candid.
In the book, Fry is candid about his many weaknesses, including stealing,...
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| x Kingdom of Fear | Hunter S. Thompson |
Kingdom of Fear: Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child In the Final Days of the American Century is a book by Hunter S. Thompson, published in 2003. The book is a collection of writings about Thompson's past that focuses on the theme of...
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| x Living History | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Jun 9, 2003 |
Living History is the autobiography of Secretary of State, former United States Senator from New York, and former First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, published in 2003.
In December 2000, Simon & Schuster agreed to pay Clinton a reported $8 million...
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| x The Great Shark Hunt | Hunter S. Thompson | 1979 |
The Great Shark Hunt is a book by Hunter S. Thompson. Originally published in 1979 as Gonzo Papers, Vol. 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time, the book is a roughly 600-page collection of Thompson's essays from 1956 to the end...
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Anne Frank | 1947 |
The Diary of a Young Girl is a book of the writings from the Dutch language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. The family was apprehended in 1944 and Anne...
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| x I Am Not Spock | Leonard Nimoy | 1977 |
I Am Not Spock is Leonard Nimoy's first autobiography. Published in 1975, between the end of Star Trek: The Original Series and the production of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, the book received criticism from some fans because of the perception...
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| x I Am Spock | Leonard Nimoy | Oct 1995 |
I Am Spock is the second volume of actor and director Leonard Nimoy's autobiography. The book was published in 1995, four years after the release of the last Star Trek motion picture starring the entire original cast, and covers the majority of...
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| x Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me | Paris Hilton |
Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me is a book by Paris Hilton released on November 11, 2005.
It was co-written by Merle Ginsberg.
ISBN 0-7432-8714-2
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| x Confessions of an Heiress | Paris Hilton |
Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose is a 2004 book co-written by Paris Hilton and Merle Ginsberg. It includes full color photographs of Hilton and gives her advice on the life as an heiress. Hilton reportedly received a ...
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| x The Dangerous Summer | Ernest Hemingway | 1985 |
The Dangerous Summer is a book written by Ernest Hemingway published in 1985, which describes the rivalry between bullfighters Luis Miguel Dominguín and his brother-in-law Antonio Ordóñez during the "dangerous summer" of 1959. It has been described...
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| x My Early Life |
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Winston Churchill |
My Early Life: A Roving Commission is a 1930 book by Winston Churchill. It is an autobiography from birth in 1874 up to approximately 1902.
A significant portion of the book covers his experiences in the Second Boer War which he earlier described in...
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| x Green Hills of Africa | Ernest Hemingway | 1935 |
Green Hills of Africa is a 1935 work of nonfiction written by Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961). Hemingway's second work of nonfiction, Green Hills of Africa is an account of a month on safari he and his wife, Pauline Marie Pfeiffer,...
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| x Clapton: The Autobiography | Eric Clapton | ||||
| x Private Parts | Howard Stern | Oct 15, 1993 |
Private Parts is the first autobiography of American radio presenter Howard Stern. Released on October 7, 1993 by Simon & Schuster, it is the fastest-selling book in the company's history. It was later adapted into a film in 1997 starring Stern and...
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| x Miss America | Howard Stern | Nov 1995 |
Miss America is the second book by American radio and media personality Howard Stern. Released on November 7, 1995 by ReganBooks, it became the fastest-selling title in the publisher's history. This was a repeat to his first best-selling book,...
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Kurt Cobain |
Journals is a collection of writings and drawings by Kurt Cobain, lead singer and guitarist of the grunge band Nirvana. Though the content is undated, it is arranged in an approximation of chronological order, starting with a letter Cobain wrote to...
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| x The Long Hard Road Out of Hell | Neil Strauss | Feb 1, 1998 |
The Long Hard Road Out of Hell is the autobiography of Marilyn Manson, leader of the American rock band Marilyn Manson. The book was released on February 14, 1998 and written with the help of Neil Strauss (of Rolling Stone Magazine) as a ghost...
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| x The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band | Neil Strauss | 2001 |
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band (ISBN 0-06-098915-7) is a collaborative autobiography written by Mötley Crüe, Neil Strauss, and the "Mötley" managers, where they write about the members of Mötley Crüe. First published...
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| x Slash | Saul Hudson | Oct 2007 |
Slash is an autobiography written by rock guitarist Slash with Anthony Bozza.
Most of the book focuses on Slash's years with Guns N' Roses, including many rock star cliches: trashed hotel rooms, groupies, drug abuse, etc. Slash talks about Axl Rose,...
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| x Kurt Cobain Journals | Kurt Cobain | 1995 | Julie Grau |
Kurt Cobain Journals is a book by Kurt Cobain.
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| x Hemingway on hunting | Ernest Hemingway | ||||
| x Historia viva | Hillary Rodham Clinton | ||||
| x Cosbyology | Bill Cosby | ||||
| x Fidel Castro | Ignacio Ramonet | ||||
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| x For the time being | Dirk Bogarde | ||||
| x A Short Walk from Harrods | Dirk Bogarde | ||||
| x SNAKES AND LADDERS. | Dirk Bogarde | ||||
| x Out on a Leash | Shirley MacLaine | ||||
| x The Camino | Shirley MacLaine | ||||
| x Sage-ing While Age-ing | Shirley MacLaine | 2007 |
Sage-ing While Age-ing is a book by Shirley MacLaine.
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| x Blessings in Disguise | Alec Guinness | ||||
| x Guinness | Alec Guinness | ||||
| x Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins | Rupert Everett | ||||
| x Jen-X | Jenny McCarthy | ||||
| x My Life In and Out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me | John Daly | May 2006 |
My Life In and Out of the Rough: The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me is a book by John Daly and Glen Waggoner.
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| x Faithfull | Marianne Faithfull | ||||
| x Oprah Winfrey speaks | Oprah Winfrey | ||||
| x The uncommon wisdom of Oprah Winfrey | Oprah Winfrey | ||||
| x When You Lie About Your Age, The Terrorists Win | Carol Leifer | Mar 2009 |
When You Lie About Your Age, The Terrorists Win is a book written by Carol Leifer.
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| x Growing Up Brady | Barry Williams | 1992 |
Growing Up Brady: I Was A Teenage Greg is a 1992 autobiography written by actor Barry Williams with Chris Kreski.
In Growing Up Brady, Williams discusses his childhood, the production of the ABC sitcom The Brady Bunch, his relationship with co-star...
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| x The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star | Nikki Sixx | Sep 18, 2007 |
The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star is a book co-written by Nikki Sixx, bassist of the rock band Mötley Crüe, and Ian Gittins. Additional reflections on the period from Sixx and others are interspersed throughout the book...
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| x Personal History | Katherine Graham | 1997 |
Personal History is the autobiography of Katharine Graham. It was published in 1997 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography in 1998. The book received widespread critical acclaim for its candour in dealing with her husband's mental...
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| x Out on a Limb | Shirley MacLaine | 1983 |
Out on a Limb is an autobiographical book written by American film actress Shirley MacLaine in 1983. It details MacLaine's journeys through New Age spirituality. The book follows McLaine from California to various locations including New York,...
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| x Miles to Go | Miley Cyrus | Mar 2009 |
Miles to Go is an autobiography by Miley Cyrus, co-written by Hilary Liftin and published by Disney Hyperion in March 2009. The memoir discusses Cyrus' relationship with her parents, her thoughts on the media, her love life, her future ambitions and...
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| x Scarlett O'Hara's Younger Sister: My Lively Life in and Out of Hollywood | Evelyn Keyes | 1977 |
Scarlett O'Hara's Younger Sister: My Lively Life in and Out of Hollywood is a book by Evelyn Keyes.
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| x My Story | Mary Astor | 1959 |
My Story is a book by Mary Astor.
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| x Lulu in Hollywood | Louise Brooks | 1982 |
Lulu in Hollywood is a book by Louise Brooks.
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| x The Lonely Life | Bette Davis | 1962 |
The Lonely Life is a book by Bette Davis.
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| x Me: Stories of My Life | Katharine Hepburn | 1991 |
Me: Stories of My Life is a book by Katharine Hepburn.
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| x Every Second Counts | Lance Armstrong | Oct 7, 2003 |
Every Second Counts is a 2003 autobiographical book by cyclist Lance Armstrong written in collaboration with sports writer and columnist Sally Jenkins. It is a follow-up to Armstrong's It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life which as well...
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| x The Moon's a Balloon | David Niven | 1972 |
The Moon's a Balloon is a memoir by British actor David Niven (1910–1983), published in 1972. It details his early life. There have been several editions and many translations of the book over the years.
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