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Unauthorized Oprah Biography to be Released in Spring

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Oprah Winfrey

Kitty Kelley had written an unauthorized biography of talk show mogul , the first of its kind to hit the market. In her career, Kelley has penned the histories of Elizabeth Taylor, Nancy Reagan and many others. She spent three years doing research for her new, Oprah-centric book.

More than 850 interviews were conducted for the book, which is scheduled for an April release.

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Rare Charles Darwin Book Found

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Charles Darwin On the Origin of SpeciesEngland’s famed auction house Christie’s has managed to get an original copy of ’s On the Origin of Species, the book that details the scientist’s theory of evolution. The book, first printed in 1859, was found on a toilet book shelf in a family home in southern England.

Insert your own evolutionist theory crap joke here.

The book, one of only 1,250 first editions printed, will be sold on Tuesday to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its first publication. Christie’s estimates the tome could bring as much as $99,000 USD.

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Will John McCain Go Rogue to Combat Sarah Palin?

John McCain has gone on record while promoting her new tell-all (Going Rogue) to speak out against the McCain camp…but her former running mate could soon answer with a few stories of his own.

Rumor has it that no less than thee different book agents and/or publishers have approached , offering many millions to get him to share his side of the story. One unnamed publisher is quoted as saying that such a tome “would be the hottest book of the year. Even bigger than Sarah’s book.”

But will McCain actually do it? Only time - and press releases - will tell.

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Hulk Hogan Reveals Suicidal Thoughts in New Book

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Television, Break-ups, Divorce

Linda and Hulk Hogan

thought about killing himself when his marriage ended.

The legendary wrestler - real name Terry Bollea - got as far as picking up a gun to shoot himself when wife filed for divorce after nearly 24 years together, following claims he had had an affair in 2007.

In his autobiography, My Life Outside the Ring, Hulk wrote: “There were times when I thought that a whole bottle of pills would go down easy. Then I noticed the gun in my hand. I was careless with it… I kept my finger pressed right to that trigger… and if I moved that finger an inch in the right direction I would have blown my brains out.”

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Tracy Morgan Disses Former SNLers in New Book

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Television, Rivalries

Tracy Morgan's I Am the New Black cover

This Thursday’s return of 30 Rock isn’t the only thing fans should be looking forward to. Next week’s release of the comedian’s new book, I Am the New Black, promises to give us more backstage group than the fictional NBC program could provide.

In the autobiography, Morgan talks about his years on Saturday Night Live and is more than candid about those he liked and disliked. Part of what can be heard on an audio recording of the book is apparently an ad-libbed version of what is on the page. Either way, you might not think about former late-night players Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan the same way again.

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Saved by the Bell Book: A.C. Slater Was a Player


Dustin Diamond, aka Screech Powers, sat down in front of cameras recently to give a reading of his new tell-all, . This particular passage focuses on the many on-set loves of Mario Lopez, who played muscle-bound hunk A.C. Slater on the show.

To be perfectly clear, Diamond did not actually see these alleged sexual relations (that we know about). But he builds most of his storytelling on who went back to who’s trailer once tape stopped rolling.

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Mackenzie Phillips Never Expected Media Reaction

Mackenzie PhillipsMackenzie Phillips is still riding the shock wave that rocked the world when she revealed that her father John Phillips (of The Mamas & the Papas fame) shared an incestuous relationship with her for a decade.

“I never expected this huge national dialogue,” she recently told the Early Show.

Frankly, I find that statement a little hard to believe. You’ve got to expect that when one sort of celebrity reveals such a shocking thing about a former celebrity that something big is going to happen. Her shocking revelation is concurrent with the release of her book, .

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Mackenzie Phillips Promoting Her Book One Interview at a Time


Not to downplay the seriousness of Mackenzie Phillips’ shocking claims against her famous father, but this former actress has launched what will surely be one of the most successful marketing plans for a tell-all book since…well, this doesn’t really compare to anything else. First, Phillips shared a shocker with . Now, she continues to tell her tale despite input from stepmom Michelle Phillips. By the time this book is on the shelves, there’s no doubt that Mackenzie will be at the top of the New York Times bestseller list.

Who says the print industry is struggling?

In the upcoming book, Mackenzie Phillips talks at great length about her incestuous relationship with her father, whom she says “wasn’t a monster.” According to his daughter, John Phillips “was a tortured man who led a tortured existence.”

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Heidi Klum’s Revealing Coffee Table Book

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Heidi Klum

has teamed up with renowned photographer Rankin for a new coffee table book titled Rankin’s Heidilicious. The tome is full of nude pictures of the Victoria’s Secret model.

“It’s very naughty. I’ve been shooting with Rankin, for seven years and working with him is fun because he always makes me look different,” Heidi said. “He always gets me to take my clothes off for some reason. We’ll do some job and then he’ll say, ‘Why don’t we shoot some more things?’ and I’ll wind up without anything on.”

The book is due to hit stores in October.

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Former Paris Hilton Manager to Capitalize on Heiress’ Mistake

Paris HiltonThe former manager to is reportedly shopping around a new tell-all book which will detail that heiress’ early rise to stardom. It seems Miss Hilton never made him sign an NDA (non-disclosure agreement), so he’s free to spill all her secrets.

And spill, he will. The book is supposed to detail how manager Jason Moore “managed to save his mercurial client from disgrace by manipulating the media, and Paris herself.” Sounds juicy!

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