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A wonderfully candid memoir from one of the most recognizable faces of a generation, actor, writer, Youtuber, and television superstar, Josh Peck. In his warm and inspiring book, Josh reflects on the many stumbles and silver linings of his life and traces a zigzagging path to redemption. Written with such impressive detail and aching honesty, Happy People are Annoying is full of surprising life lessons for anyone seeking to accept their past and make...
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"A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor--including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother--and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother's dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother...
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The Glass Castle meets The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother in this dazzlingly honest and provocative family memoir by former child actress and current Fox Business Network anchor Melissa Francis.
When Melissa Francis was eight years old, she won the role of lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted with her brother (played by young Jason Bateman) by the Ingalls family on the world's most famous primetime soap opera,...
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"Contains basic biographical information, rare photos, and interesting trivia about child stars, shows, networks, and the times that defined the shows. The book spans sixty years of television history"--
A former child star herself on the show Family Affair, Garver profiles other legends of classic television. She and Ascher have compiled information and trivia about the child stars, their series, and the times that defined their shows. Spanning...
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She grew up in front of the world on the beloved sitcom Full House, but then actress Andrea Barber abruptly left Hollywood. Why did she leave and what did she do for twenty years out of the spotlight before returning to television? This is her funny and inspiring memoir of fame, heartache, resilience --and the reboot of a lifetime . . .
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In the vein of Nic Sheff's "Tweak" and Tori Spelling's "sTori Telling, " "UnSweetined" reveals the former "Full House" star's harrowing journey from her role as America's sweetheart on a popular television show to her struggle with substance abuse.
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Her image appeared in periodicals and advertisements roughly twenty times daily; she rivaled FDR and Edward VIII as the most photographed person in the world. Her portrait brightened the homes of countless admirers: from a black laborer's cabin in South Carolina to young Andy Warhol's house in Pittsburgh to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover's recreation room in Washington, DC, to gangster Bumpy Johnson's Harlem apartment. A few years later her smile cheered...
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Jennette tenía seis años cuando fue a su primera audición. El sueño de su madre era que su única hija fuera una estrella, y Jennette estaba dispuesta a todo para hacerla feliz. Aceptó su plan de ±restricción de calorías¿, que consistía en comer poco y pesarse cinco veces al día. Soportó sus maquillajes y reproches: ±Tus pestañas son invisibles, ¿vale? ¿Crees que Dakota Fanning no se tiñe las suyas?¿. Su madre la bañó hasta los...
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When Melissa Francis was nine years old, she won the role of Cassandra Cooper Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie. She and her older sister Tiffany were already veteran actresses, having starred in countless commercials and made-for-television movies. As Melissa's star rose, however, her sister's dimmed, and she became invisible to her mother, who was increasingly riveted to Melissa's success. It's a startling account of life in a dysfunctional...
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Hollywood discovered Peggy-Jean Montgomery when she was just nineteen months old and made her a star before she was two. By the time she was six, Baby Peggy had become one of the most popular stars in Hollywood. Stores even sold Baby Peggy products. By the age of eleven, she was broke, her money twice stolen by her family. Over the next six decades, this neglected child reinvented herself as Diana Serra Cary, a respected author, film historian and...
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Światowa sensacja i popkulturowy fenomen - debiut Jennette McCurdy ("ICarly", "Sam i Cat"). To książka, o której mówią całe Stany Zjednoczone. Poruszające wspomnienia jednej z najsłynniejszych dziecięcych aktorek amerykańskich i pełen emocji zapis zmagań dziecka, które wbrew własnej woli zostało wrzucone w środek piekielnej machiny amerykańskiego show-biznesu. "Cieszę się, że moja mama umarła" to przejmująca opowieść o wychodzeniu...
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TV DINNERS combines America's great nostalgia for Classic TV kid stars with its love of good food by sharing recollections and favorite dishes from 40 of the most popular child stars of the 50s, 60s and 70s. As American as apple pie, it captures all the fun and warmth of the era while giving insight into what it was like to be a working kid during TV's Golden Age when just three channels ruled the airwaves. From the Mouseketeers to the Brady Bunch,...
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