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by Zayn
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The first and only official book from ZAYN. Global superstar ZAYN shares a photographic journey of his life since leaving One Direction.
"This book is my diary of a period that I would like to share with you all. I hope that there are things in the book that contextualise some of the moments...
by Annalisa Taylor
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2013
Learn all about your favorite One Direction member!
This fact book on Niall Horan includes:
-What kinds of girls he likes to date. -All about his first kiss. -His upcoming plans with One Direction for 2013. -His favorite movies, foods, restaurants, sports, hobbies, songs, and more!
Do you know all about him? Download today and find out!
The Hit Charade
Lou Pearlman, Boy Bands, and the Biggest Ponzi Scheme in U.S. History
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Without Lou Pearlman, there would have been no Backstreet Boys, no *NSYNC, and possibly no Justin Timberlake. In the late 1990s, Pearlman's boy bands ushered out guitar-and-angst-driven grunge music, and *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys began to dominate the television and radio airwaves. At the core of...
by Simon Hattenstone
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 13, 2012
Simon Hattenstone has inteviewed the great and the good from all walks of life, and posed just about every imaginable question, from asking Willem Dafoe if it's true he has the biggest penis in Hollywood, to asking Woody Allen to share the secrets of his success with women when he's just so 'plain-looking'....
Never Drank the Kool-Aid
Essays
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
His name is Touré--just Touré--and like many of the musicians, athletes, and celebrities he's profiled, he has affected the way that we think about culture in America. He has profiled Eminem, 50 Cent, and Alicia Keys for the cover of Rolling Stone. He's played high-stakes poker with Jay-Z and basketball...
Looking for Calvin and Hobbes
The Unconventional Story of Bill Watterson and his Revolutionary Comic Strip
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
For ten years, Calvin and Hobbes was one the world's most beloved comic strips. And then, on the last day of 1995, the strip ended. Its mercurial and reclusive creator, Bill Watterson, not only finished the strip but withdrew entirely from public life.
In Looking for Calvin and Hobbes, Nevin...
Lovin' Bloom
The Unauthorized Story of Orlando Bloom
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
With his stunning good looks and dreamy brown eyes, British heartthrob Orlando Bloom has captured Hollywood’s spotlight—and the adoration of girls everywhere. After his award-winning performance in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Orlando made audiences swoon as a swashbuckling hero in The Pirates...
The Stars in Our Eyes
The Famous, the Infamous, and Why We Care Way Too Much About Them
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
From bestselling author Julie Klam comes a lively and engaging exploration of celebrity: why celebrities fascinate us, what it means to be famous today, and why celebrities are so important.
“When I was young I was convinced celebrities could save me,” Julie Klam admits in The Stars in...
Billy Bragg
Still Suitable for Miners
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
'Love me or hate me. It's a great read’ - Billy Bragg
He was a punk. He was a soldier. He was a flag-waver for the Labour Party and the miners. He is Billy Bragg, passionate protest folk singer and tireless promoter of political and humanitarian causes around the world.
His life encapsulates...
Seriously Funny
The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2009
The comedians of the 1950s and 1960s were a totally different breed of relevant, revolutionary performer from any that came before or after, comics whose humor did much more than pry guffaws out of audiences. Gerald Nachman presents the stories of the groundbreaking comedy stars of those years, each...
by Paolo Hewitt
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2015
Alan McGee's legendary Creation record label brought us Oasis, Primal Scream, Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, House of Love, Teenage Fanclub and many of the other most exciting and innovative bands of the eighties and nineties. But it also eventually brought McGee to a breakdown so complete...
The Sociology Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2015
The Sociology Book from DK is an introduction to the subject that tells you all about what society is and what makes it tick. With more than 100 ideas from the world's most renowned sociologists, covering topics as diverse as the effects of globalization; issues of equality, diversity, identity, and...
With William Burroughs
A Report from the Bunker
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
A trove of intimate conversations between Burroughs and Susan Sontag, Andy Warhol, Patti Smith, David Bowie, and more icons of ’70s New York and beyond.
During the 1970s, William Burroughs, author of Junky and Naked Lunch, lived in a loft on the Bowery in New York City’s Lower East Side....
by Marshall Thompson, Dane Ladwig
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
The Chi-Lites were instrumental in changing the very foundation of the music industry. With their number one hits "Oh Girl" and "Have You Seen Her," Pop music artists and producers recognized the importance of the deep-seated Doo-Wop roots and angelic harmonies that lifted the Chi-Lites music to new...