Books from Crown Archetype
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Testimony: A Memoir
By Robbie RobertsonAs we crawled into bed, I realized how beautiful she was, with a strong resemblance to Charlotte Rampling, the gorgeous star of the film The Night Porter. We melted into one another, and just before we fell into blissful sleep, ...
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Ocho Cinco: What Football and Life Have Thrown My Way
By Jason Cole, Chad OchocincoLike when [former Cleveland safety] Brian Russell popped me, gave me a concussion. You know what I said? “It was about time somebody got me after all the shit I've talked.” Russell was doing his job, that's all.
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Johnny U: The Life and Times of John Unitas
By Tom CallahanThe football writer for the Sun , Cameron Snyder , was a twofisted , burly , and opinionated little man who once had to be restrained from punching Burt Lancaster . Though drinking was known in his profession , Snyder wasn't a heavy ...
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God Save the Sweet Potato Queens
By Jill Conner BrowneWe hadn't been there five minutes before Tammy announced to the team leader, Bob Gregory, that she was pretty sure that I was starving to death, so could he maybe help us find a little something to eat. ("A little something" is our ...
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De Niro: A Life
By Shawn LevyAmong the curiosities is a conversation between Graham and the famed English artist Richard Hamilton, widely credited with the first Pop Art painting, about making abstract art out of ordinary photographs. And there are many bits shot ...
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Paul Newman: A Life
By Shawn Levy... 407,442 Hall, Conrad, 204, 218, 235,413 Hall of Mirrors (movie), 242 Hamblett, Charles, 252 Hamilton, Murray, 286 Hanks, Tom, 398,411–412,443 Harper (movie), 10, 150, 193–194,204, 286,346,379,413 Harper, Valerie, 320,322 Harriman, ...
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In the Name of Gucci: A Memoir
By Patricia GucciPapa was able to source some calfskin hides from a tannery in the historic Santa Croce quarter of Florence, on the southeastern fringes of the city. Realizing that this high-grade and much more expensive material, known as cuoio grasso, ...
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The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: My Life, My Beats
By David Ritz, Grandmaster Flash92 Bug (DJ). l3l Bumpy Faced Melvin (h-boy). 58. -10. 58-5') Busy Bee. 152 Byrd. ... 172. I85. 200. 203 “ Disco lnfcmo." 93 Dixie Club. 109.112. I19 D_I Breakout. I01. 108 DJ (Iasano\".| I-'ly. Itll DJ Demo. Z-H D] Ho||_\'wood.6". I05 ...
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The 267 Stupidest Things Democrats/Republicans Ever Said
By Ted Rueter—Jon Christensen (representative from Nebraska, 1995–1997). During a Nebraska radio interview, Congressman Christensen energetically attacked welfare recipients, saying he favored reducing all government “handouts and subsidies” to ...
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Have Glove, Will Travel: Adventures of a Baseball Vagabond
By Bill Lee, Richard LallySeveral players complained to Mitchell Maxwell that I was too disorganized to manage a baseball team. They claimed I had no set time for infield practice, no set time for batting practice, no set time for running or stretching.
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Time Off for Good Behavior: How Hardworking Women Can Take a Break and Change Their Lives
By Mary Lou QuinlanAlso, I am on the marketing committee for the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum." While her list of activities might seem pretty active for someone taking a break, the truth is that these are all things that Ardith loves.
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Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem
By Anthony BozzaAt the 8 Mile premiere , Christina Aguilera gushed , “ Everyone has that right to get out and be artistic in any way , shape , or form and express themselves . I'm a big supporter of someone who's trying to go out there and do their ...
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High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly
By Donald SpotoEnclosed is a recording I have made for R. to be played privately. —H.” THERE was some saber rattling from Hollywood. Joseph R. Vogel, then president of Metro, had read that Hitch wanted Grace for a movie, and wrote, ...
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Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini
By Mark Leyner, M.D., Billy GoldbergHundreds of Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini Mark Leyner, Billy Goldberg, M.D. ... Zaha Hadid, Benazir Bhutto, Se Ri Pak, Karrie Webb, Serena Williams, Anna Kournikova, Jelena Dokic, Mary Pierce.
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They Said It Couldn't Be Done: The '69 Mets, New York City, and the Most Astounding Season in Baseball History
By Wayne CoffeyTHE ONLY NO-HITTER in postseason baseball history was the Yankee Don Larsen's perfect game against the Dodgers in the 1956 World Series. Koosman fantasized before the game about outdoing Larsen by pitching a perfect game and getting ...
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The Great Movies II
By Roger Ebert... but also of such dependable Warners supporting stars as Claude Rains, as the effete Prince John; Basil Rathbone, as the snaky Sir Guy of Gisbourne; and Patric Knowles, Eugene Pallette, and Alan Hale as Will Scarlett, Friar Tuck, ...
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The Great Movies
By Roger EbertOTHER BOOKS BY ROGER EBERT An Illini Century A Kiss Is Still a Kiss Roger Ebert's Movie Home Companion (1986–1993) A Perfect London Walk (with Daniel Curley) Two Weeks in the Midday Sun: A Cannes Notebook Behind the Phantom's Mask: A ...
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Reagan: The Hollywood Years
By Marc EliotThere was Evelyn Knight, a popular singer of the time known as "the lass with the delicate hair." She was blond, five years younger than Reagan, and had several hit songs during the forties, including two that went to number one ("A ...
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Oprah: A Biography
By Kitty KelleySee Lloyd, Patricia Lee Lee, Suzie Mae, 172 Lee, Vernita (mother): children of, 24, 26 and Oprahs birth, 23, 174 and Oprah's career, 111 and Oprah's childhood, 20, 22, 24-26, 30, 250 Oprah's gifts to, 140-42, 143, 175 and Oprah's teen ...
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The BAP Handbook: The Official Guide to the Black American Princess
By Ginger Wilson, Kalyn Johnson, Tracey LewisTHROWS DOWN Tries new restaurants to find recipes Owns All-Clad, Calphalon, or Le Creuset Makes B. Smith look like a rank amateur Emeril Lagasse calls her for advice Can plan and execute a twelve-course meal in a matter of minutes Knows ...