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Somebody to Love
The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
For the first time, the final years of one of the world's most captivating rock showman are laid bare. Including interviews from Freddie Mercury's closest friends in the last years of his life, along with personal photographs, Somebody to Love is an authoritative biography of the great man. Here are...
In the Pleasure Groove
Love, Death, and Duran Duran
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
With a new introduction by Nick Rhodes
The talent. The charisma. The videos. From their 1981 hit "Planet Earth" to their latest number-one album, All You Need Is Now, John Taylor and Duran Duran have enchanted audiences around the world. It's been a wild ride, and—for John in particular—dangerous....
Freddie Mercury
The Biography
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
**THE DEFINITIVE, UP-TO-DATE BIOGRAPHY OF FREDDIE MERCURY**
'An outstanding biography. . .a fitting testament to the creative genius' -- Daily Mail
'Touches all manner of intriguing rock 'n' roll debauchery. . .fascinating reading' -- Time Out
This fascinating biography of Freddie...
Unknown Pleasures
Inside Joy Division
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2013
In Unknown Pleasures: Inside Joy Division, Peter Hook, bassist for the legendary, groundbreaking band Joy Division, takes readers backstage with the group that helped define the sound of a generation and influenced artists such as U2, Radiohead, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Unlike other books...
Runnin' with the Devil
A Backstage Pass to the Wild Times, Loud Rock, and the Down and Dirty Truth Behind the Making of Van Halen
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
The manager who shepherded Van Halen from obscurity to rock stardom goes behind the scenes to tell the complete, unadulterated story of David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, and the legendary band that changed rock music.
Van Halen’s rise in the 1980s was one of the most thrilling the music world...
Life and Def
Sex, Drugs, Money, and God
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2001
Russell Simmons, the original and eternal hip-hop mogul, is one of the most innovative and influential figures in modern American business and culture. When no one outside of inner-city New York had even heard of hip-hop, Simmons saw the seeds of a global force that would change the way people talk,...
Man on the Run
Paul McCartney in the 1970s
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2014
An illuminating look at the most tumultuous decade in the life of a rock icon—the only McCartney biography in decades based on firsthand interviews with the ex-Beatle himself.
As the 1970s began, the Beatles ended, leaving Paul McCartney to face the new decade with only his wife Linda by...
When Giants Walked the Earth
A Biography of Led Zeppelin
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
The first significant fresh reporting on the legendary band in twenty years, built on interviews with all surviving band members and revealing a never-before-seen side of the genius and debauchery that defined their heyday.
Veteran rock journalist Mick Wall unflinchingly tells the story of...
Little Girl Blue
The Life of Karen Carpenter
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2010
An intimate profile of one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century, this first full-length biography of Karen Carpenter details every aspect of her life, from her modest Connecticut upbringing and her rise to stardom in southern California to the real story of her tragic, untimely...
by The RZA
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2009
From the founder of the Wu-Tang Clan—celebrating their 25th anniversary this year—an inspirational book for the hip hop fan.
The RZA, founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, imparts the lessons he's learned on his journey from the Staten Island projects to international superstardom. A devout student...
Unbreak My Heart
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2014
In this heartfelt memoir, six-time Grammy Award-winning artist and star of WE TV’s reality hitBraxton Family Values, Toni Braxton writes about her personal life decisions and their impact on her health, family and career.
While Braxton appears to be living a gilded life—selling 60 million...
One Way Out
The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
A New York Times Best seller!
One Way Out is the powerful biography of The Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band's participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence. This is the most in-depth look at...
by Neil Peart
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
Neil Peart decided to drive his BMW Z-8 automobile from L.A. to Big Bend National Park, in Southwest Texas. As he sped along “between the gas-gulping SUVs and asthmatic Japanese compacts clumping in the left lane, and the roaring, straining semis in the right,” he acted as his own DJ, lining up...
by Robbie Robertson
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
**The New York Times Bestseller
On the 40th anniversary of The Band’s legendary The Last Waltz concert, Robbie Robertson finally tells his own spellbinding story of the band that changed music history, his extraordinary personal journey, and his creative friendships with some of the greatest...