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Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette (Fourth Edition)
by Peggy PostPractical advice for the contemporary wedding planner from a renown etiquette columnist. The author is Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law.
Let's Pretend and the Golden Age of Radio
by Arthur AndersonWelcome to the new, improved and expanded biography of everyone's favorite radio show, Let's Pretend, now containing a complete log of the series by radio historians Martin Grams, Jr. and Derek Tague. Arthur Anderson, an actor for 69 years, started playing character roles for Nila Mack on Let's Pretend at age 13, and was on it almost every week (with time out for military service) until the program's demise. He played the boy Lucius in Orson Welles' spectacular Broadway production of Julius Caesar, and was then in Welles' Mercury Theatre on the Air on CBS. He was most recently the voice of the nasty farmer Eustace in the TV cartoon series Courage, the Cowardly Dog, but he's most proud of his 29 years as the original voice of the Lucky Charms (cereal) Leprechaun.
Life with My Sister Madonna
by Christopher CicconeChristopher Ciccone's extraordinary memoir is based on his forty-seven years of growing up with, working with, and understanding the most famous woman of our time, who has intrigued, scandalized, and entertained millions for 50 years.
A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano
by Katie HafnerThe story of a legendary pianist's obsession with the unique, temperamental instrument he loved. Important figures in Gould's life are introduced including his nearly blind tuner.
When the Tuna Went Down to Texas
by Mike ShropshireBill Parcells had earned living-legend status after transforming the Giants, Patriots, and Jets into champions. But in the final weeks of the 2002 season, he found himself living in a self-imposed exile from the National Football League. His heart aching, the Tuna yearned for another lost cause. Enter Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Deep in the heart of Texas, Jones''s once-proud pro football powerhouse had suffered through three straight disastrous seasons. The Tuna and Jones needed each other in the worst kind of way. After a clandestine meeting, Parcells agreed to travel south to restore life to the Cowboys. Football pundits shouted, "Parcells and Jones can't stand each other! It'll never work!" As usual, the pundits were wrong. With Parcells applying his witchcraft, Dallas rolled to a 10-6 regular season record and shocked the NFL by making the playoffs.
The Heisman: Great American Stories of the Men Who Won
by Bill PenningtonIn the world of Football, there is no individual award so revered as the Heisman Trophy. Every year since 1935, one player has run, thrown, or kicked his way into the pantheon of American sport. This book tells their stories.
Sunday Morning Quarterback: Going Deep on the Strategies, Myths, and Mayhem of Football
by Phil Simms Vic CarucciSimms, a former New York Giants quarterback and CBS sports annalist, provides a behind the scenes look at football and the NFL. Includes many anecdotes from Simms' own career.
The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty: The Game, the Team, and the Cost of Greatness
by Buster OlneyFor several years the Yankees were unstoppable World Series champs. Olney describes the lives of the players, coaches, and managers during this time. He outlines scandals, strategies, and memorable plays, while arguing that the philosophy that made the team great was also harmful and inevitably lead to its eventual defeat.
Digital Photography Hacks: 100 Industrial-Strength Tips & Tools
by Derrick StoryYour digital camera is more than a new incarnation of your old film camera. Yes, it still produces photos, but it also offers new outlets for creativity, including instant gratification of seeing your photos now, the ability to experiment without worrying about expense, the technology to fine-tune your photos with advanced professional techniques, and the means to share your work instantaneously with anyone, anyplace in the world. It's no wonder that digital cameras are outselling traditional cameras for the first time ever. But the question most digital camera users ask is this, "How do I get from taking 'decent' photos to doing the things I'd really like to do? How do I tap into that potential?" Digital Photography Hacks is your passport to taking the kind of digital photos you've always aspired to. Written by Derrick Story, photographer and author of Digital Photography Pocket Guide and other books, it goes beyond the standard fare of most digital photography books--such as camera basics, understanding memory cards, and when to use a flash--to the things that professional photographers have learned through thousands of shots' worth of experience, years of experimentation, and fiddling and hacking. The book includes a foreword by photographer Rick Smolan, author of America 24/7. With exquisite, full-color photos throughout, the book presents a collection of tips, tricks, and techniques for photographers ready to move beyond the basics. And if you don't have the latest in digital camera photography, this book will show you how to extend the life and functionality of your existing camera. All the hacks in the book are platform-agnostic, designed for use on both Mac on Windows-based computers. You'll find 100 proven techniques in the areas of: Daytime and nighttime photo secrets Flash magic Digital camera attachments The computer connection Photoshop magic Fun photo projects Camera phone tricks This book is for the photographer you are now, and the one you want to be. Digital Photography Hacks is for the creative adventurer who resides in each of us.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
by Max Allan CollinsDoomed by a double-crossing sorceress to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his ten thousand warriors have laid forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra-cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents, Rick and Evelyn O'Connell. As the monarch roars back to life, our hero finds his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force.unless the O'Connells can stop him first.
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-night Stands
by Chelsea HandlerGorgeous, sharp and anything but shy, Chelsea loves men ... lots of them. In this raucous collection of true-life stories, she chronicles her romp through the bedrooms of a variety of suitors.
Spanning the World: The Crazy Universe of Big-Time Sports, All-Star Egos, and Hall of Fame Bloopers
by Len BermanNBC Sports journalist gives his humorous insights on athletes, memorable games, scandals, victories, and more. Encompasses a wide variety of sports.
Poker Nation: A High-Stakes, Low-Life Adventure into the Heart of a Gambling Country
by Andy BellinA deep dive into the world of poker, Texas no-limit hold 'em style, with philosophical ruminations on the appeal of gambling in American culture. Journalist and semi-pro poker player shares his experiences with the game while providing useful tips. Includes info on Texas Hold'em, roulette, and Black Jack as well as advice on counting cards, reading body language, probability, and more.
Meet the Beatles: A Cultural History of the Band That Shook Youth, Gender, and the World
by Steven D. StarkA discussion of the trends that created and followed the Beatles, tales of each members childhood,how their style represents mild gender bending, and attempts to describe their many long term impacts.
Moneymaker: How an Amateur Poker Player Turned $40 into $2.5 Million at the World Series of Poker
by Daniel Paisner Chris MoneymakerThe story of how Chris Moneymaker turned $40 into $2.5 million at the World Series of Poker, detailing the hands he played and allowing each reader to see whether his success was due to skill or luck.
A Short History of Music (Fourth American Edition, Revised)
by Alfred EinsteinThis book covers considers such topics as: primitive music--what was it? how do we know anything about it? music of the middle ages, music of the renaissance, instrumental music through the ages, opera--Latin America is included in this discussion, chamber music--did you know it was popular in the 1920s? Though sometimes technical, this volume is easy to read.
The Scream (Forbidden Doors, #9)
by Bill Myers"He has no concept of the danger he's in." Rebecca Williams is about to learn this first hand. She and her brother, Scott, are going to L.A. to the hottest concert in the country. What could be better than that? Rebecca knows she should be excited, but since she read Z's e-mail all she feels is apprehension. They've been asked to help the drummer for The Scream, the nation's top rock band. Rebecca has faced danger before -- so why does this assignment have her so on edge? Join Becka and Scott as they learn valuable truths about the lure of the supernatural, the reality of spiritual warfare -- and the truth of victory in Jesus. Ouija boards, witchcraft, voodoo, vampires and more are covered in these edge-of-your-seat thrillers for teens. Recommended for ages 12 and up.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Modern-day Romeo
by Grace CatalanoBiography of the famous actor, star of the movie Titanic
Zeroville
by Steve EricksonIt is an August afternoon in 1969. A hippie "family" led by Charles Manson commits five savage murders in the canyons above L.A. The same day, a young, ex-communicated theology student walks Hollywood Boulevard, having just arrived in town with the images of Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift tattooed on his shaved head. At once childlike and violent, Vikar is not a cineaste but "cineautistic," sleeping in the Roosevelt Hotel where he is haunted by the ghost of D. W. Griffith. He has stepped into the vortex of a "culture in upheaval: drugs that frighten him, a sexuality that consumes him, a music he doesn't understand. He's come to Hollywood to pursue his obsession with film, only to find a Hollywood that's as indifferent to film as it is to Vikar.
Alicia Alonso: First Lady of the Ballet
by Sandra Martin ArnoldA biography of the Cuban ballerina who founded her own ballet school and company, performed with the Ballet Russe, and continued to dance even after she lost her sight.
Ballerina Dreams: A True Story
by Lauren ThompsonFive adorable little girls are given the opportunity to learn to dance like ballerinas and eventually perform on stage. This is no small accomplishment since the girls have cerebral palsy and other muscle disorders and several wear leg braces.
The Rock Says: The Most Electrifying Man in Sports Entertainment
by Joe Layden Dwayne JohnsonThe autobiography of Dwayne Johnson, the professional wrestler known as "The Rock."
True Blue (Disney's Hannah Montana #13)
by Laurie McelroyFriends forever Lilly is Miley's best friend, and she's one of the only people Miley trusts with her secret identity as Hannah. But when Lilly doesn't pick Miley for her flag football team at school, the girls have a serious falling out. Their friend Oliver is worried that Lilly and Miley might never forgive each other, so he handcuffs them together. Despite his good intentions, things take a turn for the worse--Oliver's plan could expose Miley's big secret! Hannah's booked for a public appearance, and she can't show up with Lilly in tow! Can Miley and Lilly break free in time? And will being chained together bring them closer or drive them further apart?
From Russia to the West: The Musical Memoirs and Reminiscences of Nathan Milstein
by Antonina W. Bouis Nathan Milstein Solomon Volkov1. Childhood in Odessa I was born in Odessa, a beautiful and gay city on the Black Sea, in the south of the Russian empire. I grew up a hellion. I would run outside, shout, fight with other kids, then save myself by running home. It wasn't very brave or risky on my part, but Mother worried about me anyway. A neighbor in our building, Mrs. Roisman, gave advice: "You have to keep Nathan busy! Let him take music lessons!"