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"Cutting the Cord" is an essential guidebook for anyone looking to break free from the high costs of cable television without sacrificing their favorite shows and channels. This practical guide provides a comprehensive look at the myriad of alternatives available in the rapidly evolving world of digital streaming and on-demand services.Starting with a historical perspective on the rise and decline of traditional cable TV, the book then navigates the...

In front of the camera, he has been invited into the homes of millions of Americans as host of The Price Is Right, Truth or Consequences, Miss USA, Miss Universe, The Rose Parade, and many other programs and specials. Now Bob Barker shares stories of favorite contestants, episodes, celebrity encounters, and behind-the-scenes happenings. Beyond his public persona, he will open up about his personal life. From being raised on a Native American reservation...

The outrageous Janice Dickinson former star of TV's America's Next Top Model, bestselling author, and glam girl extra-ordinary now brings her patented blend of hard-won romantic wisdom and diva chic to her first-ever dating guide. Loaded with uncensored dish on her romantic sagas and her stranger-than-fiction bedroom adventures Check, Please! unveils Janice's dating dos and don'ts, culled from her three decades at the top of the fast-track world of...

For the first time EVER, global superstars One Direction are releasing their 100% official autobiography, offering a new, intimate insight into their lives as never before seen or heard! In their first in-depth autobiography, pop sensations Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis tell the story of their lives. From nervously auditioning for the X Factor and meeting each other for the first time, to filming their hit movie This Is Us and releasing their...

The true story of a bumbling and undistinguished television producer who inadvertently changed the landscape of cookery programmes forever to give rise to the world of the 'celebrity chef'. As the producer behind the phenomenally successful Keith Floyd and Rick Stein BBC cookery programmes, David Pritchard tells the tale of the ascent of the chef celebre. Twenty five years ago, no one could have foreseen the incredible popularity commanded by food...

A humorous look at the influence of celebrity style, charting the hairdos (and hair don'ts) James King has fashioned over the years. From the classic 'Rachel from Friends' to the questionable David Beckham mohawk, most of us, probably unwisely, have tried to emulate our favorite star's hairstyles at some point. In HOLLYWOOD SHAPED MY HAIR, James King takes us on a hair-history of cinema.

Desde sus primeros recuerdos en la estepa canadiense, al pináculo de la gloria pasando por algunos infiernos, muy pocas santidades y muchas patologías: la narración de una vida inenarrable. Ácidos, copas, escándalos, mujeres, acordes inextinguibles, desacuerdos. Regresos, vueltas y revueltas. Ésas son las claridades, ¿pero qué hay detrás o debajo de las sombras? Neil Young es una leyenda en ejercicio, una figura clave del canon roquero desde...

Carole Gene Marer spent her girlhood dreaming of meeting Rock Hudson, but when she finally had the chance-on her second date with her future husband, television mogul Aaron Spelling-she was so shy she hid all night in the powder room. How Candy morphed from that quiet girl into a seemingly-confident, stylish trophy wife, mistress of the largest house in Los Angeles (70,000 square feet when you count the attic) is at the heart of Stories from Candyland. The...

Authorised and fully illustrated insight into the life and career of the award-winning director, from his childhood film projects up to King Kong, together with Jackson's revealing personal account of his six-year quest to film The Lord of the Rings. Once, Peter Jackson was a name unknown to all but a small band of loyal fans and fellow film-makers. Now he is the newest member of Hollywood's elite fellowship, with his name on the most successful movie...

The Puppet Master is back with the inside story. Written by one half of the Fluck and Law partnership, which produced Spitting Image for many years, this book will catch up with creative spirit Roger Law to investigate life at sixty through the eyes of the puppet master. Roger Law, the evil genius behind the mocking, caricature puppets of Spitting Image - which lampooned Margaret Thatcher, ridiculed the Royal Family and gave birth to 'The Chicken...