This the fans' favorite biography of Marilyn, available for the first time as an eBook. MARILYN MONROE is the only book to tell legendary movie star's amazing life story entirely in photographs. The 200+ pictures are from the legendary collection of George Zeno, the premier Marilyn collector in the world and the lively, anecdotal extended captions are written by the international bestselling biographer James Spada. This book, which the New York Daily News called "a labor of love," was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. The eBook edition includes a new introduction.

This is the seminal biography of legendary actor and Kennedy in-law Peter Lawford. As "Publisher's Weekly" writes: "From Bobby-Sox idol to Kennedy spouse and Marilyn Monroe intimate, his life was a dizzying whirl of sex, scandal, an secrets even the tabloids dared not print... Once, Peter Lawford seemed to have it all: a handsome face, a sophisticated wit, a talent that won him overnight stardom and entree into a world of beautiful, powerful people. Veteran of film roles in 'Easter Parade', 'Little Women', 'Good News', and 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', the actor had romanced screen sirens Ava Gardner, Lana Turner, and Rita Hayworth; joined Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack; become one of sex goddess Marilyn Monroe's closest confidants; and capped it off by marrying into the famed Kennedy clan. But beneath the glamour of his movie-star life, his fairy-tale marriage, and his legendary friends, lived a man beset by childhood demons that would lead him into alcohol, drugs, shocking sexual...

Best-selling author James Spada has written the definitive biography of one of America’s greatest actresses, Bette Davis. Bette Davis participated in over 100 roles as an actress. She won two Academy Awards, was the first person to accrue 11 Academy Award nominations, and became the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute.But who was this actress? Based on three years of research and over 150 interviews with close family, friends, and co-workers, this Hollywood legend biography reveals for the first time the devastating effect on Bette of her father’s devotion; her oddly close relationship with her mother; her massive self-doubts and numerous, tempestuous marriages and extramarital affairs.Spada exposes the disturbing cover-up of the facts surrounding the sudden death of Bette’s second husband, Arthur Farnsworth; the truth about her relationship with her daughter B.D., who wrote a scathing “Mommie Dearest” style memoir, and the disturbing possible reason for her adopted daughter Margot’s mental retardation.And perhaps best of all, you will get an intimate glimpse into Bette and her working relationships with numerous other Hollywood legends. This film star biography explores her feuds with Joan Crawford, Miriam Hopkins, Helen Hayes, and Lillian Gish; her affairs with William Wyler and other directors, her impossible behavior on sets created by her insecurities; the “fire and music” she was able to bring to every role; and her fights against sexism for the control of her creative destiny.By turns inspiring, shocking, and poignant, Bette Davis: More Than a Woman is a captivating film star biography you won’t soon forget.