Film, TV, Music & Entertainment

Rob Lowe / Stories I Only Tell My Friends

 A wryly funny and moving account of an extraordinary life lived almost entirely in the public eye.Teen idol at fifteen, international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of...

Ronnie Corbett / And It's Goodnight from Him . . . : The Autobiography of the Two Ronnies

 Double acts don't come any closer than the The Two Ronnies. Messrs Barker and Corbett kept a nation laughing for two decades, and yet despite the rigorous work that went into writing, rehearsing and...

Paul Donnelly / TV Babylon

    Provides insight into the lives of TV celebrities. It covers the "curse of Eastenders", goes behind the doors of Coronation Street and divulges the secrets of Blue Peter.     All of our...

Howard Sounes / Down The Highway - The Life of Bob Dylan

   Bob Dylan stands out with Elvis Presley and The Beatles in a triumvirate of popular-music artists of unparalleled achievements, influence and public fascination. He changed popular music in the...

Danny White / 1D - The One Direction Story

    The biography of the hugely successful British band One Direction, who shot to fame after taking the seventh series of The X-Factor by storm. 1D: The One Direction Story explores the...

Neil Young / Waging Heavy Peace

 Waging Heavy Peace is the remarkable memoir of rock icon Neil YoungNeil Young is a singular figure in the history of rock and pop culture in the last four decades, inducted not once but twice into...

Sean Egan / The Mammoth Book of Bob Dylan

 Bob Dylan's impact on popular music has been incalculable. Having transformed staid folk music into a vehicle for coruscating social commentary, he then swept away the romantic platitudes of rock...

Rod Stewart / Rod: The Autobiography

   'Ridiculously funny and astonishingly candid, Rod Stewart's memoir is the rock autobiography of the decade' Daily Mail`One of the most entertaining, revealing, captivating books of the year'...

Patti Smith / Just Kids

   A prelude to fame, Just Kids recounts the friendship of two young artists--Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe - whose passion fueled their lifelong pursuit of art.In 1967, a chance meeting...

Thomas Wengelewski / 99 Classic Movies For People In A Hurry

    Following the success of 80 Classic Books for People in a Hurry, this sequel compresses 99 of the world's most famous movies - in just four squares! Riotously entertaining text and spot-on...

Maria Augusta Trapp / The Story of the Trapp Family Singers

With nearly 1,500 Broadway performances, six Tony Awards, more than three million albums sold, and five Academy Awards, The Sound of Music, based on the lives of Maria, the baron, and their singing...

Simon Pegg / Nerd Do Well

   From a filthy flat in Tufnell Park to the starship Enterprise, it's fair to say that Simon Pegg's career didn't go quite the way he expected. Zombies in North London, death cults in the West...

Ronnie Drew / Ronnie (Hardback)

 

Michael Caine / Blowing the Bloody Doors Off : And Other Lessons in Life (Large Paperback)

 

Antony Farrell / My Generation : Rock and Roll, an Imperfect History (Large Paperback)

 

Richard Ayoade / Ayoade on Ayoade (Large Paperback)

 

John Nicoletti / Tis Herself

   Maureen O'Hara was born for Technicolour. Her fiery red hair and piercing green eyes made the screen crackle with electricity. Her bold Irish bearing cast her as the prototypical strong,...

Michael Caine / The Elephant to Hollywood

 Uproarious and unflinching' Mail on Sunday'A truly incredible life story' The Sun'Most memorable . . . told in a voice as distinctive as his spoken one' Independent'Brims with his gift for genial...

Anthony Bozza / Whatever You Say I Am : The Life and Times of Eminem

 Eminem is currently the world's biggest and most controversial music star. He has been blasted for what many of his critics regard as overtly homophobic and misogynistic lyrics, and resented both...

Harry Bailey - Encore : The Harry Bailey Story - PB 1990 - Entertainment

Harry Bailey, the comedian , entertainer,  actor and raconteur was born In Limerick in 1909, in a theatrical and performing family, with circus roots.  This is a biography of his life by Tom O'Shea,...

Steve Turner / The Man Called CASH : The Life, Love and Faith of an American Legend (Hardback)

 Johnny Cash is one of the most influential figures in music and American popular culture today. While he was an icon to people of all ages during his life, Cash's legacy continues after his death...

Tina Fey / Bossypants (Hardback)

 Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her...

Diane Keaton / Then Again (Large Paperback)

 Autobiography of the world-famous, and much-loved, actress.Best known for her role as Annie Hall in Woody Allen's film of the same name, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress, Keaton...

Anthony Bozza / Slash: The Autobiography

 It seems excessive...but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.The mass of black curls. The top hat. The cigarette dangling from pouty lips. These are the trademarks of one of the world's greatest and...

Anthony Kiedis / Scar Tissue

 In SCAR TISSUE Anthony Kiedis, charismatic and highly articulate frontman of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, recounts his remarkable life story, and the history of the band itself. Raised in the Midwest,...

John Wallace / Boardwalk Empire A-Z : The Totally Unofficial Guide to Accompany the Hit HBO Series

   As the details of HBO's Boardwalk Empire emerged, it quickly became the most anticipated programme in the network's history. The excitement was understandable - not only was the show created by...

Terry Wogan - 2 Book Lot : The Day Job & Chat Show Host Extraordinary - PB Biography

Two books on the late Limerick born TV presenter , Terry Wogan, as follows : A paperback copy of a biography of Terry Wogan by Gus Smith, an associate of his from the early years at RTE and who spoke...

Harry Browne / The Frontman : Bono (In the Name of Power)

   Celebrity philanthropy comes in many guises, but no single figure better encapsulates its delusions, pretensions and wrongheadedness than U2's iconic frontman, Bono - a fact neither sunglasses nor...

Charlotte Crosby / ME ME ME ( Geordie Shore)

 Charlotte Crosby has been one of the UK's best-loved TV stars since she burst onto the celeb scene in 2011 with Geordie Shore. Laugh-out-loud hilarious, genuine, and a proper Geordie, Charlotte's...

Patricia Bosworth / Lives: Marlon Brando

 The definitive account of this elusive actor, MARLON BRANDO offers a penetrating look at Brando's evolving persona and legendary roles: the volcanic Stanley Kowalski of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, the...

Richard E. Grant / By Design (Hardback)

 Elmer and Marga of E Enterprises, Bel Air, have a pact - to fleece the rich and famous. Servicing the lonely, advising the desperate, and educating the semi-literate, is a cash-intensive,...

Alan Alda / Never Have Your Dog Stuffed (Hardback)

 He's one of America's most recognisable and acclaimed actors - a star on Broadway, an Oscar nominee for "The Aviator", and the only person to ever win Emmys for acting, writing, and directing during...

John Collis / Van Morrison (Hardback)

 This biography provides an insight into Van Morrison's 25-album-strong career and includes full discography and 30 carefully researched photographs. After three decades, Van Morrison has become more...

Matt Lucas / Inside Little Britain (Hardback)

 Written together with friend and journalist Boyd Hilton, "Inside Little Britain" follows a year in the lives of Matt Lucas and David Walliams - the good, the bad, the mundane and the monumental - a...

William Roache / Soul on the Street (Hardback)

 William Roache, or Ken Barlow as he is better known, grew up in a comfortable liberal home which doubled as a surgery for his father and grandfather who were both doctors. It was his grandfather who...

Michael McIntyre / Life and Laughing : My Story (Hardback)

 Michael McIntyre has become Britain's biggest comedy star. His debut stand-up DVD was the fastest selling of all time, only to be eclipsed by his second that sold over 1.4 million copies and was the...

Bruce Springsteen / Born to Run (Hardback)

 THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER'Writing about yourself is a funny business...But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I've tried to do this...

Dave Bowler / "U2" : A Conspiracy of Hope (Hardback)

 U2 are one of the biggest rock bands in the world. Following the success of "Unforgettable Fire" and "Rattle and Hum", this book looks at the social and political conditions that have shaped the...

Ricky Tomlinson / Celebrities My Arse! : The Funniest Book of Celebrity Anecdotes You'll Ever Read (Hardback)

 Celebrities would have us believe they lead a charmed life, and never make mistakes like us mere mortals. Charmed life my arse! With his wicked trademark wit, Ricky Tomlinson reveals the truth:...

Eric Clapton / Eric Clapton: The Autobiography (Large Paperback)

 Eric Clapton is far more than a rock star. Like Dylan and McCartney he is an icon and a living legend. He has sold tens of millions of records, played sell-out concerts all over the world and been...

David Jason / My Life (Large Paperback)

 National Book Awards Autobiography of the Year 2013The long-awaited autobiography of one of Britain's best-loved actors.Born the son of a Billingsgate market porter at the height of the Second World...

Peter Ames Carlin / Bruce

 'Wonderful...Carlin's book never shies from the details of this most enduring of American heroes. The divorces, cruelties, years in therapy and his antidepressant fuelled comeback of 2003 are all...

Paul Brannigan / This Is a Call : The Life and Times of Dave Grohl

 `Someone called and said Kurt died. I just f*****g lost it.'He has sold over 40 million albums. He's been in bands that have changed popular music forever. He saw his best friend commit suicide. He...

Khloe Kardashian / Strong Looks Better Naked (Large Paperback)

 THE ONLY OFFICIAL KHLOE KARDASHIAN BOOK Khloe Kardashian shares her secrets for finding strength of body, heart, mind, and soul with inspirational, revealing stories of her own struggles with...

Anjelica Huston / A Story Lately Told : Coming of Age in London Ireland and New York (Large Paperback)

   Anjelica Huston's life, once she turned 15 and moved to London, is a who's who of popular culture from the Rolling Stones in late '60s London to the Chelsea Hotel in New York when she was...

Daniel O'Donnell / Follow Your Dream (Large Paperback)

 The life story of Irish singer Daniel O'Donnell, whose achievements include over a million album sales and TV and radio stardom     All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the...

Patsy Kensit / Absolute Beginner (Hardback)

 Patsy Kensit is one of our most-loved actresses, a child star who grew up in the public eye and has remained there ever since. Her life has been a roller-coaster mix of adventure, drama and...

Barry Norman / And Why Not? (Hardback)

   One of our best-known journalists and broadcasters, renowned for his laconic wit and opinionated ideas, now looks back at his fascinating life. Barry Norman fronted the seminal BBC film programme...

Sadie Frost - Crazy Days : My Autobiography (Hardback)

Sadie's childhood was anything but conventional and she learned from and early age what it was like to be different: she lived in a hippy commune and ran away with her parents to Formentera with the...

Tom O'Connor / Follow Me, I'm Right Behind You : A Book of Irish Humour (Hardback)

This gem of a book contains popular Irish comedian Tom O'Connor's favorite Iris stories, all of them funny, some of them almost believable, and all recounted and laced with his inimitable flair and...

Robert Payne - The Great Charlie - Vintage Pan PB 1957 Charlie Chaplin Biography

A vintage paperback first Pan edition, 1957, of Robert Payne's biography of film star Charlie Chaplin, revised for this 1957 edition, illustrated with b&w photographsIn excellent condition, some very...

Peter Kay / Saturday Night Peter (Large Paperback)

Peter Kay, one of Britain's most popular comedians, picks up from where his massive bestselling autobiography The Sound of Laughter left off. Saturday Night Peter charts the hilarious and...