Darwin Porter

Whereas Humphrey Bogart is always at the top of any list of the Entertainment Industry's most famous actors, very little is known about how he clawed his way to stardom from Broadway to Hollywood. This radical expansion of one of Darwin Porter's pioneering biographies begins with Bogart's origins as the child of wealthy (morphine-addicted) parents in New York City, then examines the scandals, love affairs, breakthrough successes, and failures that...

This is the first post-mortem, unauthorized insight into Merv Griffin, a failed singer and unsuccessful actor who unexpectedly rewrote the rules of America's broadcasting industry. He became the richest man in TV, befriended everyone in media who mattered, bought a casino, and maintained a secret life as America's most famously closeted homosexual. From a controversial writer whose previous work has virtually re-defined the art of the celebrity biography,...

This book follows Marilyn during the year before her death, and the mass hysteria that followed in the wake of her assassination. No death in the 20th century, other than that of JFK himself, ever sparked more cover-ups, lies, criminal thefts of vital data (including body parts), bribes, perjury, myths, incompetent investigating, distorted medical records, and unauthorized leaks.

• Insider advice on avoiding the crowds as you hit all the best beaches, resorts, outdoor activities, restaurants, and nightlife. We'll show you the hot diving spots, from Grand Bahama to Bimini; the most abundant fishing at Treasure Cay or the Exumas; and the best golfing on Paradise Island or New Providence. Plus tips for navigating the less-traveled corners of the Bahamas, from San Salvador in the south to the Abacos in the north.

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"Debbie Reynolds & Carrie Fisher were the greatest mother-daughter act in the history of show business. Each became a world-class symbol of the social and cinematic tastes that prevailed during their hey-days in Hollywood. Now, for the first time, fans of Princess Leia and Unsinkable Tammy can read about the combative but ferociously loyal relationship of the 'boop-boop-a-doop' girl with her intergalactic daughter, and the iron-willed strength each...

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• Insider advice on avoiding the crowds as you hit all the best beaches, resorts, outdoor activities, restaurants, and nightlife. We'll show you the hot diving spots, from Grand Bahama to Bimini; the most abundant fishing at Treasure Cay or the Exumas; and the best golfing on Paradise Island or New Providence. Plus tips for navigating the less-traveled corners of the Bahamas, from San Salvador

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Offering the latest, savviest trip-planning advice--from saving money on airfares to renting a cell phone abroad to the latest advice on sustainable travel-to help readers make the most of their time and money--this guide to Switzerland includes everything a traveler needs to know.

One hot summer night in 1945, three young American writers, each an enfant terrible, came together in a stuffy Manhattan apartment for the first time. Each member of this pink triangle was on the dawn of world fame--Tennessee Williams for A Streetcar Named Desire; Gore Vidal for his notorious homosexual novel, The City and the Pillar; and Truman Capote for Other Voices, Other Rooms, a book that had been marketed with a photograph depicting Capote...