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"Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard's health declines, and her friends' lives become focused on their grandchildren--which Jenny never had--Jenny decides she wants a little something for herself. So she secretly applies to be a contestant on the prime-time TV show Britain Bakes. Whisked into an unfamiliar world of cameras and timed challenges, Jenny delights in a new-found independence....
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2022
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"Welcome to the reality game show that'll scare you to death! Have you got what it takes to last the night? On the reality show It's Behind You!, five contestants competing for prize money must survive the night in the dark and dangerous Umber Gorge caves, rumored to be haunted by the Puckered Maiden, a ghost who eats the hearts of her victims. But is it the malevolent spirit they should fear, or each other? As the production crew ramps up the frights,...
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[2023]
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"Amber Kivinen is moving to Mars. Or at least, she will be if she wins a chance to join MarsNow. She and twenty-three reality TV contestants from around the world--including attractive Israeli soldier Adam, endearing fellow Canadian Pichu, and an assortment of science nerds and wannabe influencers--are competing for two seats on the first human-led mission to Mars, sponsored by billionaire Geoff Task.
Meanwhile Kevin,...
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"The Best Friend. The Confidant. The Senator. The Boyfriend. The Executive. Five contestants have been chosen to compete for ten million dollars on the game show One Lucky Winner. The catch? None of them knows what (or who) to expect, and it will be live streamed all over the world. Completely secluded in an estate in Northern California, with strict instructions not to leave the property and zero contact with the outside world, the competitors start...
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New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman delivers the definitive story of the life and artistic legacy of David Letterman, the greatest television talk show host of all time and the signature comedic voice of a generation.
In a career spanning more than thirty years, David Letterman redefined the modern talk show with an ironic comic style that transcended traditional television. While he remains one of the most famous stars
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Primed for Stardom is a first-person account of the experience of having your New York City life, considered for use on a reality show and the overwhelming rush of conflicting impulses brought on by the easy promise of modern celebrity. The Lower East Side residents of The Building have been, told that their lives would make great TV. They just have to keep doing what they are doing.
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Find out how to win big on your favorite television game show!
So you'd like to win a million?
Who wouldn't! Well, now it's actually within your grasp-this informative guide will show you how you can win a pile of cash on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Greed, Twenty-One, and other big-money game shows. Some of the many topics covered in this invaluable book are:
-Exciting Tips: Discover what it takes to win
-Powerful Knowledge: Learn the essential...
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When beloved host Johnny Carson announced his retirement after thirty years on The Tonight Show, millions of Americans mourned. But inside the television industry, the news ignited a battle between two amazing talents-Jay Leno and David Letterman-who both yearned to occupy the departing legend's chair. For NBC, it would be a decision with millions of dollars at stake. Soon these two comedians with strikingly different styles, who had once shared a...
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Small-town girl turned reality TV star Mackenzie McKee has grown up in front of the world as part of MTV's hit reality shows 16 & Pregnant, Teen Mom 3, and Teen Mom OG. Fans have experienced the ups and downs of motherhood and marriage right alongside Mackenzie-from difficult childbirths due to her type 1 diabetes diagnosis, to the untimely death of her beloved mother, Angie Douthit. But through it all, Mackenzie never falters in her deep love of...
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Leah was first thrust under the reality television microscope when her teen pregnancy was documented on MTV's groundbreaking series, 16 and Pregnant. Since then, fans of Teen Mom 2 have watched her life play out on the small screen-from her struggle to rise to the challenges of motherhood, through her harrowing journey to find a diagnosis for one of her twin girls with a rare form of muscular dystrophy, and the collapse of two marriages. She has learned...
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The Survivor Manual is the real deal-based on techniques taught to the U.S. Armed Forces and tested in actual survival situations over decades, the information in this book could help you beat any weather condition, any circumstance, any odds. This fully illustrated guide will show you how to:
-find direction and orienteer
-perform first aid
-travel over every type of terrain from glaciers to quicksand
-identify edible plants
-fish and trap
-spot...
12) Love From the Inside Out: Lessons and Inspiration for Loving Yourself, Your Life, and Each Other
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The Love Book for Finding True Self Love
Depth Positive Psychology Expert, Celebrity Happiness Coach, and Television Host Robert Mack has helped millions of people transform their love lives on and off television. In his most recent release, he shares a fresh, new outlook on our relationship with love and true love.
A distillation of profound insights on love and happiness. With warmth and wit, Mack explores the frustration and futility of seeking...
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.
More than 2.3 million people watched as Jeremy and Audrey Roloff shared their vows and committed their lives to each other. Now for the first time, the former co-stars of TLC's hit show Little People, Big World share their imperfect, resilient, and inspiring love story.
As Jeremy and Audrey write, if you can fall into love, you can fall out. True love is something you choose to live out each day through your actions, decisions,...
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As RuPaul has said, this is the Golden Age of Drag-and that's chiefly the achievement of RuPaul's Drag Rac,/i>e, which in its eleventh year is more popular than ever, and has now become fully mainstream in its appeal. The show has an irresistible allure for folks of all persuasions and proclivities. Yet serious or philosophical discussion of its exponential success has been rare.
Now at last we have RuPaul's Drag Race and Philosophy, shining the light...
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When Barbara Walters launched The View in 1997, ABC executives repeatedly told her that hosting the show would tarnish her reputation as a serious newswoman. Ten years later, The View was being watched daily in the living rooms of tens of millions of Americans and launched the careers of Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, and Joy Behar. But the daily chat-fest didn't just comment on the news; it became the news. As viewership continued...
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The right reasons to fall in love with The Bachelor When it debuted in 2002, The Bachelor raised the stakes of first-wave reality television, offering the ultimate prize: true love. Since then, thrice yearly, dozens of camera-ready young-and-eligibles have vied for affection (and roses) in front of a devoted audience of millions. In this funny, insightful examination of the worlds favorite romance-factory, Suzannah Showler explores the contradictions...
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"In We Promised You a Great Main Event, longtime sports journalist Bill Hanstock pulls back the curtain to give a smart fan's account of WWE and Vince McMahon's journey to the top"--
Unauthorized. Unrestricted. No holds barred. In We Promised You a Great Main Event, longtime sports journalist Bill Hanstock pulls back the curtain to give a smart fan’s account of WWE and Vince McMahon’s journey to the top. Untangling the truth behind...
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The creators of Bravo's Top Chef share seventy-five Quickfire memorable recipes in this cookbook featuring tips, photos, contestant interviews, and more.
The much-anticipated follow-up to the New York Times best-selling Top Chef: The Cookbook is here! Drawing from the first five seasons of the show, Top Chef: The Quickfire Cookbook features 75 of the best recipes-from Spike's Pizza alla Greek to Stephanie's Bittersweet Chocolate Cake-culled from...
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Host of Montreal's top-rated English radio talk show, Neil McKenty appeared rational, balanced and a calming influence in any crisis. Would anyone have believed that this sparkling public figure was very different behind closed doors?
They met on the dance floor: he, a former Jesuit; she, grand-daughter of a two-time mayor of Toronto. Raised by her single mother, Catharine left the staid life of tea-parties for reconciliation work in post-war Europe....
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The creators of Bravo's Top Chef share inside stories and more than 100 recipes in this New York Times bestselling cookbook and series companion.
In Top Chef: The Cookbook, Tom Colicchio invites fans and home chefs into the hottest kitchen on prime time. This volume features some of the most memorable winning recipes from the first three seasons, as well as dishes from the Elimination Rounds and the Quick-Fire Challenges.
Here you'll find Elia Aboumrad's...
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