Books from Crown Archetype
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One Breath: Freediving, Death, and the Quest to Shatter Human Limits
By Adam SkolnickOne Breath is a gripping and powerful exploration of the strange and fascinating sport of freediving, and of the tragic, untimely death of America’s greatest freediver Competitive freediving—a sport built on diving as deep as possible ...
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Da Bears!: How the 1985 Monsters of the Midway Became the Greatest Team in NFL History
By Steve DelsohnAn acclaimed sports journalist and native Chicagoan tackles what many call the greatest team in NFL history. Da Bears! tells the full story of the ’85 legends—with all the controversy and excitement—on the field and off.
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Tori Amos: Piece by Piece: A Memoir
By Ann Powers, Tori AmosIn short, we see the pieces that make up – as Amos herself puts it—“the woman we call Tori.” With photos taken especially for this book by the photographer Loren Haynes, Tori Amos: Piece by Piece is a rare treat for both Tori ...
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Chasing Hepburn: A Memoir of Shanghai, Hollywood, and a Chinese Family's Fight for Freedom
By Gus LeeSometimes, you break someone else's heart. Sometimes, they break yours. Then, Spencer Tracy tell me that Kate was spoken for. First time, man break my heart!" “Kate.” “Sure, Kate Hepburn! She used me to make a movie.
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La Passione: How Italy Seduced the World
By Dianne HalesDianne Hales unspools the answer to this question with gusto in La Passione- How Italy Seduced the World, her ambitious follow-up to La Bella Lingua- My Love Affair with Italian, the World's Most Enchanting Language.
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Boogers Are My Beat: More Lies, but Some Actual Journalism
By Dave BarryMen, on the other hand, consider bodily functions to be a highly masculine form of manliness. That's why men are not afraid to haul off and let go of a hearty burp, often as a way to emphasize a rhetorical point (Four score and seven ...
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Kiss and Make-Up: A Memoir
By Gene SimmonsKISS and Make-Up is not just the classic story of achieving the American dream through the eyes of an immigrant boy making good, but a juicy, rollicking rock and roll read that takes you along for the ride of your life with KISS, from the ...
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Prank University: The Ultimate Guide to College's Greatest Tradition
By John AustinELCOME TO PRANK UNIVERSITY. CLASS IS IN SESSION! THIS BOOK IS A FULLY ILLUSTRATED GUIDE ON HOW TO EXECUTE ONE HUNDRED TOP-RATED PRANKS. PU OFFERS A COMPILATION OF EASY-TO-PULLOFF STUNTS THAT ANY BORED OR MISCHIEVOUS STUDENT—OR ANY ...
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Tricks with Your Head: Hilarious Magic Tricks and Stunts to Disgust and Delight
By Mark Levy, Mac KingMac King and Mark Levy have perfected the ultimate mix of head games (literally) in this clever illustrated volume that teaches you how to: * Make your head disappear * Penetrate your skull with a drinking straw * Make a french fry vanish ...
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Dad Is Fat
By Jim GaffiganDad is Fat is sharply observed, explosively funny, and a cry for help from a man who has realized he and his wife are outnumbered in their own home.
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You Deserve Healthy Love, Sis!: The Seven Steps to Getting the Relationship You Want
By Ph.D., Grace CornishPoignant, honest, and filled to the brim with priceless wisdom, this book is a must-have for women who are looking to cultivate the healthy love they’ve always dreamed of.
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Let Me Off at the Top!: My Classy Life and Other Musings
By Ron BurgundyThis may well be the most thrilling book ever written, by a man of great physical, moral and spiritual strength and not surprisingly a great literary talent as well. This book deserves a real shot at a Pulitzer Prize.
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Old Gods Almost Dead: The 40-Year Odyssey of the Rolling Stones
By Stephen DavisThe first new biography of the Rolling Stones since the early 1980s, Old Gods Almost Dead is the most comprehensive book to date, and one of the few to cover all the band’s members.
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Elvis by the Presleys: Intimate Stories from Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley, and Other Family Members
By Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie PresleyElvis by the Presleys is the tumultuous story of the life of a lovely yet complex man; a portrait of the career of a brilliantly accomplished yet often frustrated artist; an insider’s tale of enduring love, related with warmth and ...
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Don't Try This at Home: How to Win a Sumo Match, Catch a Great White Shark, Start an Independent Nation...
By Hunter S. FulghumINFILTRATION Now you have reached the point of introducing the idea of removing the gold with the help of Depository insiders. Approach the most receptive ones individually—limit these to no more than five people.
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Laura Bush: An Intimate Portrait of the First Lady
By Ronald KesslerThe tabloid the Star broke the story in its March 7, 2000, issue, which came out in early March. Many of the details were wrong. REVEALED! BUSH'S WIFE KILLED BOYFRIEND, the headline blared. In fact, Mike Douglas, the victim of the crash ...
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House of Nutter: The Rebel Tailor of Savile Row
By Lance RichardsonHouse of Nutter tells the stunning true story of two gay men who influenced some of the most iconic styles and pop images of the twentieth century.
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Buddha Laughing: A Tricycle Book of Cartoons
By Tricycle MagazineThis irresistible little book of teachings is no exception. It demonstrates that wisdom can--and often should--be taught through humor. Buddha Laughing is a healthy recipe for lightening up, the path to true enlightenment.
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Fangoria's 101 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen: A Celebration of the World's Most Unheralded Fright Flicks
By Adam LukemanFeatured here are flicks that were dumped by their distributors or were initially flops, like Cherry Falls, Manhunter, and Pumpkinhead, foreign winners such as Cronos, The Vanishing, and Funny Games, and straight-to-video sleepers waiting ...
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My Happy Days in Hollywood: A Memoir
By Garry MarshallAfter we wrapped the shooting of Young Doctors in Love, I began editing my first feature film. It was then that my exhaustion really set in. I was almost taken to the hospital one day. Another day Bruckheimer came to me with a script ...