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Tom Shone

Woody Allen is a uniquely innovative performer, writer and director with nearly fifty movies to his credit, from cult slapstick films and romantic comedies to introspective character studies and crime thrillers. In this timely retrospective, Tom Shone reviews Woody Allen's entire career. His informed commentaries are combined with many classic quotes from Allen that define the directors self-deprecating humor and acute thinking about his life and times. Illustrated with more than 250 images, this is a fitting tribute to one of the masters of modern cinema, published to mark Woody Allen's eightieth birthday.

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Jameson Parker

F. Jameson Parker is best known for his role in the TV Series, 'Simon and Simon', where he was A.J. Simon. In this book, Jameson writes about his life after 'Simon and Simon'. After being shot in 1992, he and his wife, Darlene Carr left Hollywood and went to the Sierras, where over a course of 10 years, Jameson fought depression, and alcohol abuse which was triggered by the shooting. In this book, you will discover that he not only has a sense of humor, but he is also a very good writer.

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Anne Heche

The actress describes her struggle to overcome a difficult and abusive childhood, including her father's frequent absences and his death from AIDS, her rise to success in the entertainment world, and her lesbian affair with Ellen DeGeneres.

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Sidney Day

A 93-year-old man remembers the lost London of his misspent youth. Funny, irreverent, warm-hearted, his is a voice straight from the past.