A tribute to 'Playboy' magazine's fiftieth anniversary recounts Hugh Hefner's self-reinvention through its creation, documenting the author's insights into such topics as sex, work, and friendship.

One of the most important entertainers of the twentieth century, Sinatra did nothing small. Zehme's biography captures all the roles Sinatra has played in his life: leader, voice, swinger, fighter, drinker, actor, prankster, gentleman, father, lover, and friend. Using rare interviews with many intimates, Zehme has masterfully assembled the most personal details and gorgeous minutiae of how the role of Frank Sinatra was played in everyday life. Matters of the heart and heartbreak, coolness and swank, friendship and leadership, drinking and cavorting, brawling and wooing, tuxedos and snap-brims--here is a stunning exploration of the Sinatra mystique. Capturing the timeless romance and classic style of the fifties and sixties, when Sinatra was at the peak of his heroic powers, here is a fresh, insightful look at the man and the way he swaggered.

An entertaining biography of the King of Late Night pays tribute to the career of Johnny Carson, focusing on his thirty-years with the Tonight show and drawing on personal observation and on interviews with friends and colleagues to capture Carson's artful wit, charm, generosity, and style. (Biography & Autobiography)

An irreverent compilation of celebrity and pop cultural profiles, originally written for Esquire, Rolling Stone, and other publications features a provocative look at Frank Sinatra, Tom Hanks, Jerry Seinfeld, Madonna, Eddie Murphy, Howard Stern, Woody Allen, and other notables, along with a firsthand account of the late-night feud between David Letterman and Jay Leno. Original.

A photo-filled review of the influential life and career of the late Frank Sinatra offers inside details of Frank and the Rat Pack, featuring interviews with Sinatra family members and friends like Tony Bennett, Angie Dickinson, and Don Rickles. Reprint.

Offers a glimpse into the fun-filled life of the host of the popular quiz show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire,' and includes humorous anecdotes about his wife Joy and his former co-host Kathie Lee Gifford. (Humor)

Draws on interviews with family, colleagues, and friends, as well as unpublished letters and manuscripts, to provide a portrait of the comedian Andy Kaufman's complex personality. Reprint. 22,500 first printing.

A thematically organized portrait of Frank Sinatra presents previously unpublished anecdotes and photographs in a part-memoir, part-scrapbook

Brief profiles accompany portraits of Robin Williams, Steve Martin, Lilly Tomlin, Jerry Lewis, Jonathan Winters, Whoopi Goldberg, and other comedians

A tribute to the name Bob looks at famous and not-so-famous namesakes in history, and takes a tongue-in-cheek look at hairstyles, aftershaves, clothing, and personality traits associated with the name