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"I've experienced a whole lot the last few years and I have a lot to share. So I hope that you'll take a moment to sit back, relax and enjoy the words I've put together for you in this book. I think you'll find I've left no stone unturned, no door unopened, no window unbroken, no rug unvacuumed, no ivories untickled. What I'm saying is, let us begin, shall we?" (Ellen DeGeneres)

NPR’s launch of the multi-platform series Turning the Tables in 2017, suddenly pushed more women onto “Best of” lists and into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. With How Women Made Music, acclaimed critic and TtT co-founder Ann Powers and contributor Alison Fensterstock draw from every Turning the Tables season and the full 50-years of NPR archives, to bring a vibrant, entertaining history of women in folk, rock, rap, hip hop, salsa, bubblegum pop, and much more.

It's hard to imagine our world without its stars and celebrity geniuses—they become a part of our culture and history, seeming permanent and preordained. But as Cass Sunstein shows in this startling book, that is far from the case. Focusing on both famous and forgotten (or simply overlooked) artists and luminaries in music, literature, business, science, politics, and other fields, he explores why some individuals become famous and others don't, and offers a new understanding of the role of greatness, luck, and contingency in the achievement of fame.

Gerry McCambridge is The Mentalist. His peculiar gift sets him apart from the average magician. He reads minds, manipulates people's thoughts and completely leaves his audience spellbound, and he does it without a magic wand, pretty show girls or elaborate props. What makes Gerry even more endearing is his life story and why he had to learn to read people's minds. Gerry used his newly developed magic skills to not only control his own destiny but to control the world around him.

Balancing nostalgia, fresh perspectives and introspection, Never begins with family and unconventional upbringings; journeys through the tumultuous and glamorous world of pop; and takes pause for self-reflection. Never goes beyond the blinding lights of the stage – giving an intimate look at the man behind the hits – and is a portrait of truth, artistic evolution and the astounding power of contentment.

The heroine of Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music tells her life story from the music halls of London to Broadway stardom. Over the years Julie Andrews has been much interviewed in the press and on television, but she has never before revealed the true story of her childhood and upbringing. In Home she vividly re-creates the years before the movies. An idyllic early childhood in Surrey was cut short when her parents divorced and her mother remarried. The family moved to London, and there are vivid scenes of life during the Blitz.

Welcome to Jeremy's farm. It's an idyllic spot, offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bustling hedgerows, woodlands and natural springs. Jeremy always liked the idea being a farmer. But, while he was barrelling around the world having more fun with cars than was entirely reasonable, it seemed obvious that the actual, you know, farming was much better left to someone else. Then one day he decided he would do the farming himself. After all, how hard could it be?

The intimate biography of the iconic DJ who was lost too soon. Tim Bergling was a musical visionary who, through his sense for melodies, came to define the era when Swedish and European house music took over the world. But Tim Bergling was also an introverted and fragile young man who was forced to grow up at an inhumanly fast pace. After a series of emergencies resulting in hospital stays, he stopped touring in the summer of 2016. Barely two years later, he took his own life.

If there’s one trait that makes someone well-suited to comedy, it’s being able to take a punch - metaphorically and, occasionally, physically. Told with a healthy dose of self-deprecation, A Very Punchable Face reveals the brilliant mind behind some of the dumbest sketches on television, and lays bare the heart and humor of a hardworking guy - with a face you can’t help but want to punch.

Werner Herzog is the undisputed master of extreme cinema: building an opera house in the middle of the jungle; walking from Munich to Paris in the dead of winter; descending into an active volcano; living in the wilderness among grizzly bears - he has always been intrigued by the extremes of human experience. From his early movies to his later documentaries, he has made a career out of exploring the boundaries of human endurance: what we are capable of in exceptional circumstances and what these situations reveal about who we really are. But these are not just great cinematic themes.

A simple and entertaining listen about one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. Unlike the biographies or film studies often published on him, this book aims to take a more fan oriented look at his career. Justin Murphy has written a column on Steven Spielberg for Examiner.com. He has also written several short stories and articles for Associated Content—along with several short story collections and novellas released over the last several years.

Whether you never plan to record music, or are itching too? The insights of my recording experiences will show many ways in which you can navigate situations with people?

Nate Bargatze used to be a genius. That is, until the summer after seventh grade when he slipped, fell off a cliff, hit his head on a rock, and “my brain got, like, dented or something.” Before this accident, he dreamed of being “an electric engineer, or a brain doctor, or maybe a math person who does like, math things for a living.” Afterwards, a voice in his head told him, “It’s okay. You’re dumb now. All you got is standup.” But the “math things’ industry’s loss is our gain because Nate went on to become one of today’s top-grossing comedians who breaks both attendance and streaming records.

Für die Weltöffentlichkeit tauchte Al Pacino wie eine Supernova am Himmel auf. Seine erste Hauptrolle spielte er 1971 in Panik im Needle Park. Bis 1975 kamen vier Filme dazu: Der Pate und Der Pate Teil II, Serpico und Hundstage, die nicht nur Erfolge, sondern auch Meilensteine der Filmgeschichte waren. Diese Rollen machten Al Pacino zur Legende und veränderten sein Leben für immer, denn seit Marlon Brando und James Dean hatte kein Schauspieler mehr für solches Aufsehen gesorgt. Damals war Al Pacino bereits Mitte dreißig und hatte mehr als ein einziges Leben gelebt.

Nació el 21 de octubre de 1925, en el barrio Santo Suárez de La Habana, Cuba. Fue una de los cuatro hijos que tuvieron sus padres, Catalina Alfonso y Simón Cruz. Conocida como La reina de la salsa y La guarachera de oriente comenzó su carrera artística en La Habana, luego de haber ganado un concurso para nuevos talentos conocido como La hora del té.

Andrea García nació el 26 de marzo en la ciudad de Manizales - Colombia. Pasó su infancia recorriendo las ciudades colombianas y en 1991 cuando su familia se trasladó a la ciudad de Medellín – Colombia la adoptó como enclave de su vida. Cristian Cipriani, nació en el 17 de octubre de 1984, en Caracas - Venezuela, el mayor de dos hijos en una familia de cuatro integrantes. Con su familia se muda a Colombia exactamente a la ciudad de Medellín, unos cuantos años antes de que iniciara la era de Chávez.

Actor-dancer Alyson Stoner's revelatory and incisive memoir—from family violence and betrayal, to eating disorders and religious trauma—may begin in Hollywood, but its chilling relatability will resonate with anyone navigating identity, privacy, purpose, and mental health in a digital age.

El éxito de Carmen de Mairena es indiscutible. Con «Crónicas Marcianas» ha alcanzado la máxima popularidad. Todo el mundo la conoce, todo el mundo la quiere e intenta seguir sus pasos. Con la llegada del nuevo milenio, nace el imperio friki...El cambio de siglo trae consigo muchos cambios para Carmen y para todos… Y no es para menos. Carmen tiene setenta años. Decide dar un nuevo giro a su carrera artística y se lanza al cine..., al cine porno. ¿El título de la película?: «Soy puta, pero mi coño lo disfruta». Con el tiempo, Carmen reconocerá que fue un error.

Miguel nace a principios de los años treinta, justo cuando en Barcelona se vive «la edad de oro del transformismo», y aunque ni él ni sus padres lo saben en ese momento, va a dar mucho de que hablar, va a hablar mucho y también va a cantar; pero, sobre todo, va a dar el cante. Esta es parte de su vida... y por qué no decirlo también, parte de la de muchos de nosotros.

Kurt Cobain irrompeu na consciência americana e mundial com força depois do lançamento de Nevermind, um clássico instantâneo que definiu um som e uma geração. Três anos depois, ele cometeu suicídio, deixando uma carreira meteórica e uma influência cultural que nunca diminuiria. Esta obra resgata as principais entrevistas do artista, incluindo a última delas. Nela, o ouvinte encontrará um Cobain engraçado, atencioso, sarcástico, apaixonado e até gentil. A visão de um homem que muitas vezes foi incompreendido está aqui, trinta anos depois de sua morte, com a mesma força de sua música.