The Man Behind The Nose

By Larry “Bozo” Harmon with Thomas Scott McKenzie

Hardcover, 224 pages ($24.95)

Millions of Americans grew up watching him on TV, but probably never knew that Bozo the Clown survived two assassination attempts, consorted with New Guinea jungle cannibals, zero-G’d with NASA and went deep-sea diving with the U.S. Navy. Harmon, the original iconic clown, recounts these and dozens of other marvelous tales in this bright, breezy autobiography about his road to floppy-shoed stardom and beyond, completed just before his death in 2008.

—Neil Pond, American Profile

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Pat Boone

CD ($14.99)

After 50 years in the entertainment business, the age-defying crooner adds yet another musical notch to his career belt with these new renditions of easygoing, across-the-decades oldies but goodies, including “The Look of Love,” “Moonlight Becomes You” and “Body and Soul,” plus a couple of Boone-penned originals that share the project’s timeless feel.

—Neil Pond, American Profile

Spartacus: Blood & Sand—The Complete First Season

DVD ($59.97)

The acclaimed STARZ television mini-series, a pulpy, not-for-the-kiddies re-telling of the legend of the Roman gladiator who led a slave uprising, comes to DVD with hours of bonus features, including commentary, behind-the-scenes documentaries and outtakes.

—Neil Pond, American Profile