Lucy Bookshelf

Interesting Reading
for Lucy Fans

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Autobiographies/Memoirs

• "Laughing with Lucy: My Life with American's Leading Lady of Comedy"
  by Madelyn Pugh Davis (with Bob Carroll, Jr.)
  
  
• "Love, Lucy"
  by Lucille Ball
  
  
• "A Book"
  by Desi Arnaz
  
  
• "I Loved Lucy: My Friendship with Lucille Ball"
  by Lee Tannen
  • New York Post - (10/4/01)
  • Los Angeles Times - (9/12/01)

• "Laughs, Luck & Lucy"
  by Jess Oppenheimer and Gregg Oppenheimer



• "Life After Lucy"
  by Keith Thibodeaux with Audrey Hingley



• "Lucy in the Afternoon"
  by Jim Brochu

Biographies

• "Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life & Comic Art of Lucille Ball"
  by Stefan Kanter



• "Desilu: The Story of Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz"
  by Coyne Steven Sanders and Tom Gilbert



• "Lucille: The Life of Lucille Ball"
  by Kathleen Brady



• "Lucy & Desi: The Legendary Love Story..."
  by Warren G. Harris



• "Lucy: The Real Life of Lucille Ball"
  by Charles Higham



• "The Lucille Ball Story"
  by James Gregory



• "Lucy: The Bittersweet Life of Lucille Ball"
  (reissued as "Forever Lucy: The Bittersweet Life...")
  by Joe Morella & Edward Z. Epstein



• "The Real Story of Lucille Ball"
  by Eleanor Harris



• "Laugh with Lucy: The Story of Lucille Ball"
  by Joel H. Cohen



• "Lucille Ball: Pioneer of Comedy"
  by Katherine E. Krohn



• "The Other Size of Ethel Mertz: The Life Story of Vivian Vance"
  by Frank Castelluccio and Alvin Walker



• "Meet the Mertzes"
  by Rob Edelman and Audrey Kupferberg

Photo Studies

• "Lucy at the Movies"
  by Cindy De La Hoz



• "Lucy & Desi: A Real-Life Scrapbook of America's Favorite TV Couple"
  by Elisabeth Edwards



• "I Love Lucy: Celebrating 50 Years of Love and Laughter"
  by Elisabeth Edwards



• "I Love Lucy: The Classic Moments"
  by Tom Watson



• "I Love Lucy: Complete Picture History..."
  by Michael McClay


• "Loving Lucy: An Illustrated Tribute to Lucille Ball"
  by Bart Andrews & Thomas J. Watson



• "Lucy!"
  by Annie McGarry



• "Lucy: A Life in Pictures"
  by Tim Frew

TV History/Information

• "The 'I Love Lucy' Book"
  (Rewrite of "Lucy & Ricky & Fred & Ethel")
  by Bart Andrews



• "The Lucy Book: Complete Guide to Her 5 Decades on TV"
  by Geoffrey Mark Fidelman



• "Lucy A to Z: The Lucille Ball Encyclopedia" (Third Edition)
  by Michael Karol



• "Lucy A to Z"
  by Michael Karol



• "The TV Addict's Handbook"
  by Bart Andrews



• "Lucy & Ricky & Fred & Ethel: The Story of 'I Love Lucy'"
  by Bart Andrews

Trivia & Activity Books

• "The Official 'I Love Lucy' Paper Dolls"
  by Allan Glaser; Illustrated by Rick Carl



• "The 'I Love Lucy' Book of Trivia"
  by Ric B. Wyman



• "The Quotable 'I Love Lucy'"
  by Tom Watson



• "Color Me Lucy"
  by Tom Watson



• "The 'I Love Lucy' Guide to Life"
  by Lucie Arnaz & Elisabeth Edwards



• "The 'I Love Lucy' Cookbook"
  by Sarah Key, Vicki Wells & Jennifer Newman Brazil



• "The 'I Love Lucy' Quiz Book"
  by Bart Andrews

Collectibles

• "For the Love of Lucy: Complete Guide for Collectors & Fans"
  by Ric B. Wyman

Of Related Interest

• "Hair Heroes:
  by Michael Gordon



• "Hispanics in Hollywood: Celebration of 100 Years in Film & TV"
  by Luis Reyes and Peter Rubie

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