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A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-seventies Malibu, where he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood.

"Candice Bergen shares the big events in her life: her marriage to a famous French director, the birth of her daughter, Murphy Brown, widowhood, falling in love again, and watching her daughter blossom"-- Provided by publisher.

In Nevertheless, Baldwin transcends his public persona, shedding light on facets of his life he has long kept private. In this honest, affecting memoir, he introduces us to the Long Island child who felt burdened by his family's financial struggles and his parents' unhappy marriage; the Washington DC, college student gearing up for a career in politics; the self-named "Love Taxi" who helped friends solve their romantic problems while neglecting his...

The Oscar-nominated Precious star and Empire actress delivers a much-awaited memoir-wise, complex, smart, funny-a version of the American experience different from anything we've read.

Alda finds himself not only glad to be alive but searching for a way to squeeze the most juice out of his new life. With the emergency operation performed on his intestines, he feels that he has been blessed with an extended life.

Michael draws on his own life experiences to make a case that real learning happens when "it all goes skidding sideways."

"From Josh Brolin, a unique and decidedly un-celebrity memoir, by turns affecting, funny, uncanny, and unforgettable. Weaving a latticework of different strands, moving back and forth through time, Josh Brolin captures a life marked by curiosity, pain, devotion, kindness, humor. He recounts an unconventional childhood far from Hollywood. Raised on a ranch in Paso Robles, California, he was surrounded as a child by the wolves, cougars, and other wild...

The first thoroughly researched biography of Meryl Streep -- the "Iron Lady" of acting, nominated for nineteen Oscars and winner of three -- that explores her beginnings as a young woman of the 1970s grappling with love, feminism, and her astonishing talent.

Hal Holbrook's memoir of growing up behind disguises, and his lifelong search for himself. As the Second World War engulfed Europe, Holbrook began acting almost by accident. Yet through war, marriage, and the work of honing his craft, he climbed up the tough mountain of success and achieved it--at a cost to his wife, children, and his own conscience. This is the story of the dark side of Halbrook's eventual fame from performing the man his career...

The prolific actress best known for her appearances in such productions as the Oscar-winning The Descendants presents a collection of comedic essays on topics ranging from stepmotherhood to midnight shopping trips at the pharmacy.