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Questo libro racconta la storia di Giuseppina Pasqualino di Marineo, in arte Pippa Bacca uccisa in Turchia nel 2008 durante la performance artistica Brides On Tour – Spose in Viaggio. Dopo la tragedia, i media si concentrarono sul caso di cronaca, non raccontando chi fosse Pippa Bacca e perché...

Mit Gänsehaut durch die Jahrzehnte Ein umfassendes Porträt von Joe Cocker "Musik ist mein Leben. Singen ist mein Leben. Die ehrliche Art, durch Musik mit einem Publikum zu kommunizieren. Und immer weiterzumachen, auch wenn man einmal auf die Nase fällt." Mit diesen einfachen Worten erläuterte...

The author recounts an auspicious hike in the Pisgah National Forest (NC, USA) on a cool day in April of 1998. A stream-side inscription casts a spell over the day.  Approx. 1600 words. Another one in the psecret psociety pshort pstory pseries. If this little autobiographical tale were...

At once familiar and hard to place, the work of acclaimed Canadian cartoonist Seth evokes a world that no longer exists--and perhaps never existed, except in the panels of long-forgotten comics. Seth's distinctive drawing style strikingly recalls a bygone era of cartooning, an apt vehicle for melancholy,...

Das Vermächtnis eines ganz Großen! Es war der Beginn einer engen Freundschaft, die über 40 Jahre halten sollte: 1975 interviewte Christian Simon Udo Jürgens zum ersten Mal. Viele weitere Gespräche folgten, in denen der Entertainer kein Blatt vor den Mund nahm und regelrecht aus dem Nähkästchen...

Questo libro non vuol essere un «omaggio», ma piuttosto una riflessione sull’importanza di una vita, quella di Arturo Schwarz, libera e coraggiosa, esempio dell’invulnerabilità dell’io, mai intaccato dai traumi del mondo esterno, mai condizionato dagli eventi di una realtà avversa e dalla...

     Filming a real war isn’t at all like making a Hollywood movie. The danger, the blood, the humor, friendships, the heroism, and the tragedies are very real.  A newly minted 2nd Lt., a butter bar, relives his tour of duty in those turbulent days --- days some have never --- nor can ever...

May 22, 2017 (Edition 2.0) * Some misprints were corrected. * Some URLs were updated. * Another magnet was added. - - - - - - - - - - - - - Do you have any souvenirs from your trip? I think that many people keep their memories of their trip through photographs. Why don’t you start collecting “Souvenir...

The first biography of Elaine de Kooning, A Generous Vision portrays a woman whose intelligence, droll sense of humor, and generosity of spirit endeared her to friends and gave her a starring role in the close-knit world of New York artists. Her zest for adventure and freewheeling spending were as...

Pablo Picasso (SparkNotes Biography Guide) Making the reading experience fun! SparkNotes Biography Guides examine the lives of historical luminaries, from Alexander the Great to Virginia Woolf. Each biography guide includes: An examination of the historical context in which the person...

Young Leonardo da Vinci was very curious. He would closely observe the world around him and pay great attention to details. If you look at his work, you will notice a keen sense of details. It’s as if he memorized and replicated every little thing he sees. This art history lesson for kids will give you a glimpse into the curious mind of Leonardo. Grab a copy today!

UN'INTERVISTA ESCLUSIVA A UN GRANDE PROTAGONISTA SCONOSCIUTO DELLA CULTURA DEL 900. UNA PIETRA MILIARE NELLA CONOSCENZA DEL MONDO DI OGGI.  Ogni provento della vendita del libro sarà devoluta alla ONLUS A.D.E.B. (Amici Di Elias Bruttinfaccia) della quale l'autore è Presidente. Questa presentazione...

Additional evidence of her eclecticism is located in the instruments she plays (guitar, ukulele, trombone), the languages where she sings (English, Portuguese, Hindi) and the debut album that represents one more dream fulfilled. To be sure, Whoa Nelly! (discharged on DreamWorks Records Sept. 26, 2000)...

A nine-piece girl group from South Korea, Girls' Generation, also known as SNSD or So Nyeo Shi Dae, was a SM Entertainment creation, to go along with that company's other dance-pop group, the all-boy Super Junior.   Members Hyoyeon, Jessica, Seohyun, Sooyoung, Sunny, Taeyeon,...