Biography & Memoir
Celebrity Stories

Celebrity Stories

Inside the lives of the biggest names in Sports and Entertainment

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You've listened to their music, seen them on the big (and small) screen, and watched them on the court. In this collection, you'll go behind the public personas of these Sports and Entertainment bigwigs and into their most private moments. Discover the pivotal moments that made Oprah a household name, the celebrity drama Elton John encountered on his way to stardom, and how JAY-Z created 17 platinum albums.

Celebrity Stories

Inside the lives of the biggest names in Sports and Entertainment

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
Matthew Perry
A Memoir
16 min4.5
Cinema Speculation
Cinema Speculation
Quentin Tarantino
Hollywood History Through the Eyes of a Contemporary Filmmaker
18 min4.1
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
Paul Newman
A Memoir
24 min4.4
Finding Me
Finding Me
Viola Davis
A Memoir
23 min4.6
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Kate Andersen Brower
The Grit and Glamour of an Icon
17 min4.2
Will
Will
Will Smith with Mark Manson
Inspiring Observations and Life Lessons
24 min3.8
Greenlights
Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey
A tour into the life and mind of award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey
40 min4.3
What I Know for Sure
What I Know for Sure
Oprah Winfrey
Collected life lessons from Oprah's popular column
12 min4.4
Born a Crime
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
Stories from a South African Childhood
18 min4.4
The Rise
The Rise
Mike Sielski
Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality
22 min4.3
JAY-Z
JAY-Z
Michael Eric Dyson
Made in America
19 min4.2
The Beatles Anthology
The Beatles Anthology
The Beatles
An Unprecedented Look at the Most Influential Band of All Time
21 min4.5

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