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‘Woodstock Daddy’ Elliot Tiber is Back With New Book ‘After Woodstock’

Keith Girard
Elliot Tiber is the exception to the old adage that there are no second acts in life. In fact, like a Shakespearian play, Tiber has gone through at least five acts. The best known is his role behind the iconic Woodstock Music and Art Festival in upstate New York. His latest as he turns 80, is a new book about his incredible life after the concert, titled aptly 'After Woodstock.'...
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Kelly Crigger Tries to Solve Riddle of Middle-Age Men in New Book

Keith Girard
Kelly Crigger is standing up for middle-aged men who are having midlife crises in his new book, “Curmudgeonism: A Surly Man’s Guide To Midlife.” His prescription: “rediscover the world around you.” Midlife men know who they are. They’re struggling with their own impending mortality and legacy, especially those who change careers and lifestyles, says Crigger....
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Joan Rivers, Prolific Author in Life, Sees Her Book Sales Soar in Death

Keith Girard
Joan Rivers prided herself on being an writer and had a prolific career as a writer mostly of self-help books and works based on her life. But what a life. Although her books were popular while she was alive, sales are soaring in death, according to reports. She penned 12 books in her long career starting with “Having a Baby Can be a Scream” in 1974. Her most recent, “Diary of a Mad Diva,” is currently No. 2 on Amazon’s bestsellers’ list....
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Gore Vidal, a 20th Century Literary Lion, Dies at 86

Keith Girard
Gore Vidal, one of the last true men of letters, a wit, prolific writer and bon vivant, who move easily in political as well as celebrity circles, has died in Los Angeles after a long illness from pneumonia. He was 86. Nephew Burr Steers said Vidal died at his Hollywood Hills home yesterday (July 31) in the early evening. Vidal had been in failing health for "quite a while," he said....
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French to Carla Bruni-Sarkozy: We Hardly Know Ye (photos)

Keith Girard
Carla Bruni Sarkozy, the Italian-born heiress and ex-supermodel long considered among the world's most desirable women, has allegedly let power and privilege go to her head. She's viewed as distant and aloof to the French people and a liability for her husband French President Nicolas Sarkozy....
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