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The Man Who Sold the World
David Bowie and the 1970s
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
The Man Who Sold the World by Peter Doggett—author of the critically acclaimed Beatles biography, You Never Give Me Your Money—is a song-by-song chronicle of the evolution of David Bowie.
Focusing on the work and the life of one of the most groundbreaking figures in music and popular culture...
Life Is a Gift
The Zen of Bennett
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2012
One of the most well-known and beloved vocalists of our time, Tony Bennett is an American icon. Now, in this rich and beautiful memoir, the legendary Grammy and Emmy Award–winning singer takes us behind the scenes of his multi-platinum career. Revealing, insightful, and always moving, Life Is a...
Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story
His Own Story by Rick Bragg
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
New York Times Bestseller
The greatest Southern storyteller of our time, New York Times bestselling author Rick Bragg, tracks down the greatest rock and roller of all time, Jerry Lee Lewis—and gets his own story, from the source, for the very first time.
A monumental figure on the...
Sex, Lies, and Headlocks
The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2010
“Current fans and recovering Hulkamaniacs alike should find [Sex, Lies, and Headlocks] as gripping as the Camel Clutch.” —Maxim
Sex, Lies, and Headlocks is the ultimate behind-the-scenes look at the backstabbing, scandals, and high-stakes gambles that have made wrestling an enduring television...
by Richard Schickel
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Now with a new afterword: the history and process of moviemaking in general, and of Martin Scorsese's brilliant and varied films in particular, through the words and wit of the master director.
With Richard Schickel as the canny and intelligent guide, these conversations take us deep into Scorsese's...
by Michael Palin
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2008
The amazingly insightful, funny and brilliant record of Michael Palin's prime years as a member of the famed comedic group, Monty Python.
Michael Palin has kept a diary since newly married in the late 1960s. This volume of his diaries reveals how Python emerged and triumphed, how he, John Cleese,...
The Emperor of Sound
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
The long-anticipated inside look at the extraordinary career of the man who brought Sexy Back, the legendary producer in the pantheon of music greats as influential and groundbreaking as Motown’s Berry Gordy and a memoir of the creative process.
Hailed by the *New Yorker *as “the eminence...
Furious Cool
Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2013
“Addictively readable . . . Someday, when fewer people know Richard Pryor’s name, Furious Cool will be the best defense against the worst sort of forgetting--the kind that involves who we are now, who we loved once, and why.” —Esquire
Richard Pryor was arguably the single most influential...
Jimi Hendrix
The True Story of Jimi Hendrix
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
The genius we never understood. . . . The man we never knew. . . . The truth we never heard. . . . The music we never forgot. . . . A revealing portrait of a legend by a close and trusted friend.
The Best in the World
At What I Have No Idea
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
The New York Times bestselling author, wrestler, metal rocker, and over-the-top media personality shares his latest wild and hilarious adventures
World Wrestling Entertainment has named Chris Jericho as one of the top ten wrestlers—and one of the top five talkers—of all time. Certainly,...
Charlton Heston
Hollywood's Last Icon
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
This is the definitive biography of one of the most iconic, complex and enduring legends of Hollywood’s golden age, whose major presence in American film, radio, television, stage and theater lasted beyond the second half of the 20th Century, and whose classic films are known throughout the world.
Written...
Zoe Pound Mafia
The Haitians That Took Over the Streets and Muscled the Hip-Hop Industry
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
The Zoe Pound Mafia biography is a non-fictional account of triumph, tribulation, and injustice. It indirectly highlights Haitian pride and The American dream. Through the lens and life of Ali "Zoe" Adam, a Haitian-American exile, who takes a turn through the elaborate streets of Miami, building and...
Fallin' Up
My Story
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2011
Taboo, Grammy Award–winning performing artist and founding member of the Black Eyed Peas, shares the inspiring story of his rise from the mean streets of East L.A. to the heights of international fame.
Few bands can ever hope to achieve the sort of global success that the record-breaking...
How to American
An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
**Standup comic, actor and fan favorite from HBO's Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians shares his memoir of growing up as a Chinese immigrant in California and making it in Hollywood.
"I turned down a job in finance to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. My dad thought I was...