Brian Wilson: 31 books

They say there are no second acts in American lives, and third acts are almost unheard of. That's part of what makes Brian Wilson's story so astonishing. As a cofounding member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most groundbreaking and timeless popular music ever recorded....

A AUTOBIOGRAFIA DO GÊNIO CRIATIVO DOS BEACH BOYS"É um insight maravilhoso sobre um gênio complicado" - Forbes.com"Desarmamente pessoal" - Time"Um honesto relato do que é ser Wilson" - The GuardianBrian Wilson, membro fundador dos Beach Boys na década de 1960, foi...

Smile has become one of the most unavoidable legends of rock'n'roll folklore, and in this searching examination Domenic Priore presents the true story behind the album's 40-year conception. Work on Smile began hot on the heels of the ground-breaking Pet Sounds, when Brian Wilson collaborated...

This is a great book to pick up over a cup of coffee as the stories are short and entertaining. Brian Wilsons short stories have been described as being like a box of chocolates, each one being delightful but quite different. Some of the stories are humorous, while others are thought provoking, and...

The CIA have a double agent leaking secrets to the Chinese. In an attempt to identify the double agent, Adam Brown, a senior CIA operative disappears leading to speculation and confusion, which is added to when Frank- a world-renown physicist becomes involved. This is an action packed spy novel; a...

Brian Wilson was born in 1924 in Penang, then part of the Straits Settlements (now Malaysia), where his Irish father practised as a solicitor. The book looks at his colourful early life, followed by an upbringing in pre-war Ireland and the UK. It was a way of life that largely disappeared after the Second...

This is a short guide which will help the reader create excellent cover letters. All of the examples in this book are from real clients (names changed) and have resulted in the client landing a job interview, as well as, the job. Cover letter writing should not be a complicated process! This guide...

Rave is one of the first distinct and significant youth subcultures to emerge since the early days of punk rockers and skinheads. A middle-class culture renowned for drug use computer-generated "techno" music and all-night dance parties rave has been described as everything from a drug cult to a neo-hippie...

Thirty entertaining and mostly humorous short stories comprising life experiences in which we can all relate. It reminds us that every day in our life is a unique experience and will not always be a bunch of roses. As you will find in this book there will be stories of good times, and times to laugh...

This exceptional collection of poetry combines humour and tragedy, skilfully weaving a pattern of life, from the Greek epic and the battlefields of the Second World War, to a portrayal of social graces and emotional turmoil, combining an infectious sense of fun with the most stirring passions, as...

Thorough coverage of development in SharePoint 2013 A team of well-known Microsoft MVPs joins forces in this fully updated resource, providing you with in-depth coverage of development tools in the latest iteration of the immensely popular SharePoint. From building solutions to building custom...

Celtic is a club like no other. Its story is a unique one, of a football club founded to raise money to help alleviate poverty within the predominantly Irish immigrant community of Glasgow’s East End. Yet, from its inception, Celtic has been a club open to all. From those humble and charitable origins,...

This is the tale of a town on the fringes of fear, of ordinary people and everyday objects transformed by terror and madness, a microcosm of the world where nothing is ever quite what it seems. This is a world where the unreal is real, where the familiar and friendly lure and deceive. On the outskirts...

Bumpy Roads is a collection of thirty-five entertaining and mostly humorous short stories comprising of life experiences in which we can all relate. Life travels many roads. Some are bumpy and may not be welcomed experiences, but they are also often the funniest times in our life. These are the times...