Little Brown And Company : 1930 books
Before You Judge Me
The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson's Last Days
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
A powerful chronicle of the sixteen weeks leading up to King of Pop Michael Jackson's death
Michael Jackson's final months were like the rest of his short and legendary life: filled with deep lows and soaring highs, a constant hunt for privacy, and the pressure and fame that made him socially fragile...
Willie Nelson
An Epic Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2008
From his first performance at age four, Willie Nelson was driven to make music and live life on his own terms. But though he is a songwriter of exceptional depth - "Crazy" was one of his early classics - Willie only found success after abandoning Nashville and moving to Austin, Texas.
Red...
by Marcia Butler
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
**One of 2017's 35 over 35
One of the Washington Post's Top 10 Classical Music Moments of the Year
The unflinching story of a professional oboist who finds order and beauty in music as her personal life threatens to destroy her.**
Music was everything for Marcia Butler. Growing up in...
Live From New York
The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales's definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live, hailed as "incredible" (Vulture) and "required reading" (People), rollickingly updated with nearly 100 new pages covering the decade since the book's original release.
When first published...
Love Is the Cure
On Life, Loss, and the End of AIDS
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2012
A deeply personal account of Elton John's life during the era of AIDS and an inspiring call to action.
In the 1980s, Elton John saw friend after friend, loved one after loved one, perish needlessly from AIDS. He befriended Ryan White, a young Indiana boy ostracized because of his HIV infection....
I Saw the Light
The Story of Hank Williams
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2015
The book that inspired the major motion picture I Saw the Light. Originally published as Hank William: The Biography.
In his brief life, Hank Williams created one of the defining bodies of American music. Songs such as "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Hey, Good Lookin'," and "Jambalaya"...
Andy Kaufman Revealed!
Best Friend Tells All
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2000
Best known for his sweet-natured character Latka on Taxi, Andy Kaufman was the most influential comic of the generation that produced David Letterman, John Belushi, and Robin Williams. A regular on the early days of Saturday Night Live (where he regularly disrupted planned skits), Kaufman quickly...
Ike's Bluff
President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Evan Thomas's startling account of how the underrated Dwight Eisenhower saved the world from nuclear holocaust.
Upon assuming the presidency in 1953, Dwight Eisenhower set about to make good on his campaign promise to end the Korean War. Yet while Eisenhower was quickly viewed by many as a...
Lone Survivor
The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2007
A Navy SEAL's firsthand account of American heroism during a secret military operation in Afghanistan.
Inspiration for a major motion picture by Mark Wahlberg.
On a clear night in late June 2005, four U.S. Navy SEALs left their base in northern Afghanistan for the mountainous Pakistani...
Flyboys
A True Story of Courage
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2003
The classic New York Times bestselling story of heroism and sacrifice--by the author of Flags of Our Fathers, The Imperial Cruise, and The China Mirage.
This acclaimed bestseller brilliantly illuminates a hidden piece of World War II history as it tells the harrowing true story of nine American...
by Michael J. Mooney
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2013
New York Times bestseller
The life story of Chris Kyle, the American Sniper
Journalist Michael J. Mooney reveals the life story of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the American Sniper, from his Texas childhood up through his death in February 2013.
A brutal warrior but a gentle father and...
The Admirals
Nimitz, Halsey, Leahy, and King--The Five-Star Admirals Who Won the War at Sea
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2012
How history's only five-star admirals triumphed in World War II and made the United States the world's dominant sea power.
Only four men in American history have been promoted to the five-star rank of Admiral of the Fleet: William Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz, and William Halsey. These...
by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
An unprecedented international publishing event: the first and only diary written by a still-imprisoned Guantánamo detainee.
Since 2002, Mohamedou Slahi has been imprisoned at the detainee camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. In all these years, the United States has never charged him with a crime....
American Patriot
The Life and Wars of Colonel Bud Day
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2007
During the course of his military career, Bud Day won every available combat medal, escaped death on no less than seven occasions, and spent 67 months as a POW in the infamous Hanoi Hilton, along with John McCain. Despite sustained torture, Day would not break. He became a hero to POWs everywhere--a...