DescriptionAidan has it all: a happy home in leafy suburbia with two cars parked on the drive, and all a boy could ask for in terms of designer labels and gadgets. He's top of the class, captain of the swimming team, and has the gorgeous Emily hanging on his every w…
DescriptionA complimentary comparison to Bette Midler is only the beginning of what can be said about Monique Marvez. With an hourglass figure and a stopwatch wit, she has emerged as one of Miami's brightest and most provocative talents. Marvez believes in the adage, "You can never make a second first impression." She has consistently sold out clubs and concert halls from Miami to Anchorage. On Built for Comfort, Monique digs into relationships, primarily the male-female kind! She will keep you in stitches as she "reflects" on sex, dating, and growing up. An hour spent with her is a treat not to be missed!
DescriptionTen childhood snapshots from the master of the monologue: A Strip Of Blue, Proper Names, Our War, Eating Out, An Ideal Home, Aunt Eveline, A Shy Butcher, Unsaid Prayers, Days Out, No Mea…
DescriptionIn 1963, Eleanor Roosevelt Dingman's mother was crowned the Bosetti Beauty of Spectacle, New York, Ellie's classmates decided she was invisible, and President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. It was the year Ellie discovered that in trying to keep her life together, she had to let pieces of it go. In this richly woven novel, Newbery honoree Ann M. Martin has created characters who shimmer with longing and strength, in a story that is intensely original and profoundly lyrical.
DescriptionThis is no ordinary celebrity biography pieced together by an outsider. Steve Martin and author Morris Walker had a close relationship growing up. They were class clowns together, charming the girls and the teachers with their wit, and eventually going on the road as comedians. This personal account will introduce you to the Steve Martin you've never seen before: the 11-year-old, already performing near-perfect sleight-of-hand magic tricks; the 13-year-old, selling guidebooks at Disneyland; the 20-year-old, stretching his comedic wings as a vaudeville-style entertainer; and the 21-year-old Emmy Award-winning Hollywood whiz kid.
