Biography: arts and entertainment Books
Plexus Publishing Ltd Taylor Lautner Album
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Plexus Publishing Ltd Amy Winehouse
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Plexus Publishing Ltd Beyond District 12
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Plexus Publishing Ltd 5 Seconds of Summer
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Saqi Books Asmahans Secrets
Book SynopsisThe great Arab singer Asmahan was the toast of Cairo song and cinema in the 1930s, as World War II approached. She was also rumored to be an agent for the allied forces during WWII. This work presents the story of Asmahan and her musical career, and the aspects of the cultural and political history of Egypt and Syria between the two world wars.Trade Review'Thoroughly researched in a charming style ... a study of an extraordinary person.' Jane Jakeman, The Independent
£13.46
Saqi Books Mohamed Makiya
Book SynopsisFascinating biography of one of the Middle East's greatest architects whose life story is intrinsically connected to that of Iraq.
£17.00
New Africa Books (Pty) Ltd The Calling of Katie Makanya
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Sunstone Press Lawrence and Brett
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£56.25
Limelight Editions My Dinner of Herbs Limelight
Book SynopsisMY DINNER OF HERBS
£18.75
Hal Leonard Corporation Jimmy Page Magus Musician Man An Unauthorized
Book SynopsisJIMMY PAGE - MAGUS MUSICIAN MAN
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Hal Leonard Corporation Pink Floyd Faq Everything Left to Know and More
Book SynopsisPINK FLOYD FAQ
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Publishing Print Matters The Artist in the Garden The Quest for Moses
Book SynopsisLike Monet, who was his first inspiration, Moses Tladi was a gardener and an artist. It is not known how he encountered Herbert Read, but in the mid 1920's he found employment in Johannesburg as gardener to Read. Read took Tladi under his wing, and introduced him to the collector and philanthropist Howard Pim. This book tells his story.
£36.00
Publishing Print Matters Sandra McgGegor Onse Artist in District Six
Book SynopsisPrincipally a portrait painter, Sandra found a small studio in Kloof Street and began to paint the people and places in District Six.
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Publishing Print Matters Sandra McGregor Onse Artist in District Six
Book SynopsisSandra McGregor, a portrait painter, began to paint the people and places in District Six. In 1966, under the Group Areas Act of 1950, District Six was declared a white area by the Nationalist government. Sandra painted in District Six from 1962 to 1980, both before and after the declaration. This title records the Sandra's life and work.
£27.00
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Don Mclean American Troubadour Premium Autographed Biography
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£116.85
Random House Canada Damn Shame
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St. Martin's Publishing Group All You Need Is Love The Beatles in Their Own
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St Martin's Press Madly Deeply
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£24.38
SIMON & SCHUSTER I WANNA BE LOVED BY YOU TR
Book SynopsisAn illuminating biography of the Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe, written by award-winning biographer Andrew Wilson.
£14.24
1st Book Library Jeff Chandler
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Orion Publishing Co Lilly Singh
Book SynopsisThe ULTIMATE unofficial companion to the YouTube superwoman sensation, Lilly Singh.
£9.99
Harry N. Abrams How to Be a Boss Btch
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Hal Leonard Corporation Fab Four Faq Everything Left to Know About the
Book SynopsisFAB FOUR FAQ: EVERYTHING LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE BEATLES - AND MORE!
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Tough Guy
Book SynopsisThe first biography to examine Mailer''s life as a twisted lens, offering a unique insight into the history of America from the end of World War II to the election of Barack Obama.Twice winner of the Pulitzer Prize, firstly in 1969 for The Armies of the Night and again in 1980 for The Executioner''s Song, Norman Mailer's life comes as close as is possible to being the Great American Novel: beyond reason, inexplicable, wonderfully grotesque and addictive.The Naked and the Dead was acclaimed not so much for its intrinsic qualities but rather because it launched a brutally realistic sub-genre of military fiction Catch 22 and MASH would not exist without it. Richard Bradford combs through Mailer's personal letters to lovers and editors which appear to be a rehearsal for his career as a shifty literary narcissist, and which shape the characters of one of the most widely celebrated World War II novels.Bradford strikes again with a merciless biograTrade ReviewBradford offers a solid sense that Mailer could be unpleasant. * Publishers Weekly *British academic Bradford seems to thrive [...] when sniping, deriding perceived flaws of style and soul. * Kirkus Reviews *absorbing […] Bradford draws from myriad sources to craft an indelible portrait of the artist as a fascinating, never-boring man. * Booklist *... the book’s very existence attests to a more complicated reality. It would be naïve to suppose that the renewed attention on Mailer has nothing to do with the scandals attached to his name. It would also be naïve to pretend that he was not a great American writer. * The New Yorker *... if this lively biography ends up being a damning speech for the prosecution, well, pugilistic old Norman is simply receiving a dose of his own medicine. You can imagine Mailer’s ghost becoming suitably energised to rise from his sulphurous grave to box Bradford’s lights out. * The Times *compulsively readable…[a] solid multifaceted critique of Mailer * The National Review *... there are some interesting asides and neat apercus. * The SundayTelegraph *Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer brings the life of an epic personality down to earth for a modern-day re-evaluation. Author Richard Bradford writes of Mailer’s storied life in a fair and objective manner, leaving the reader to judge Mailer’s words and actions […] Bradford’s book is as fascinating and awe-inspiring as his subject * City Book Review *the story itself is so gripping (even jaw-dropping) * Readers Digest *the book [does a] careful investigation into the subtle, emotional aspects of power between men. * New Statesman *Tough Guy adequately charts the controversies, the scandals, the successes, and the failures — in literature and in life — of its complicated subject * The Washington Independent Review of Books *A good illustration of the risks of elevating Mailer to sainthood is found in a new biography. Richard Bradford’s Tough Guy: The Life of Norman Mailer is a slender volume that tends to summarize huge amounts of information in single pages… Bradford’s hasty approach … has the advantage of plainly and clearly stating Mailer’s profound limitations…he has a gift for making Mailer look and sound preposterous — and rightly so. * Washington Examiner *Bradford’s book has all the personal info you want to know… * Truthdig *“Tough Guy” is well-written and lurid, its subject a cautionary tale… [it] will hold your attention. * Pittsburg Post-Gazette *[H]e has a penchant that’s incredibly refreshing in the 21st century because it’s so rare: he sometimes allows himself to dislike his subjects. This makes Tough Guy a bracing reading experience… his analyses are also superb… Norman Mailer would certainly have sued Richard Bradford over this book, and that should stand as its strongest recommendation. * Open Letters Review *queasily compelling … a colourful and bracing read … memorably scathing * The Business Post Ireland *Tough Guy makes a sturdy case for Mailer as, if not a great guy, the author of era-defining books and a cultural force worth reckoning with... Veteran biographer Bradford reliably illuminates how Mailer's work reflected his life at the time… Bradford is unsparing in his criticism of Mailer. * Shelf Awareness *Bradford is a fluent narrator and provides a useful refresher on the salient details of a long and interesting life. Tough Guy will satisfy salacious appetites as it explores Mailer’s relational dynamics and sexual proclivities, his alcohol and drug use, his penchant for fisticuffs. … Efficient and gossipy, Tough Guy does ample justice to Mailer the charismatic self-marketer, one of the baddest of the bad boys of postwar American literature. * Art Fuse *... told in forensic detail by Richard Bradford... * Oldie *This may be the best biography Mailer deserves: for after all the best possible things have been said about Mailer, it’s hard to feel he made the most of his talent. * The New Republic *Table of ContentsAbbreviations and Referencing Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Brooklyn Boy 2. Odd Man Out 3. Pacific Grim 4. Waiting For Fame 5. Back Home 6. The Deer Park 7. Norman Mailer: The Death of the Novel 8. ‘The White Negro’ 9. How Not To Murder Your Wife 10. Time For Something Different? 11. Apocalypse Now 12. Politics and the Women 13. The Biographer’s Song 14. Pharaohs and Tough Guys 15. A Clandestine World Revealed 16. Retirement: With Picasso, Oswald, Christ and Hitler Bibliography Index
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Hal Leonard Corporation Don Kirshner
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Hal Leonard Corporation Walk Tall
Book SynopsisWALK TALL: THE MUSIC & LIFE OF JULIAN CANNONBALL ADDERLEY
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Headline Publishing Group ME ME ME
Book SynopsisCharlotte Crosby has been one of the UK''s best-loved TV stars since she burst onto the celeb scene in 2011 with Geordie Shore. Laugh-out-loud hilarious, genuine, and a proper Geordie, Charlotte''s popularity has even seen her crowned winner of 2013''s Celebrity Big Brother. With her trademark humour and warmth, in ME ME ME Charlotte takes us on a very unique journey through her eventful teenage years (where literally nothing is off limits!), her attempts at holding down jobs (and booze), the life-changing experience of Geordie Shore, the truth about Gaz and his parsnip, and her inspiring weight-loss triumph. Full of drawings, doodles, and Charlotte''s personal photos, this will be unlike any other celebrity autobiography on the market. Extremely personal, insanely honest and pant-wettingly funny.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Leonard Cohen
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewLeonard Cohen: The Mystical Roots of Genius is the book so many of us have been waiting for. In it, Harry Freedman explores, in an entrancingly original and totally accessible way, the spiritual inspiration that is such an integral part of Leonard’s work. Beautifully written, this is among the finest volumes on Cohen’s life and lyrics. It’s an exploration which would have intrigued and engaged Leonard himself. -- John McKenna * writer and friend of Leonard Cohen *Leonard Cohen taught us that even in the midst of darkness there is light, in the midst of hatred there is love, with our dying breath we can still sing Hallelujah. -- The late Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksFor those who know and want to know even more, this account of Leonard Cohen’s preoccupations and what he made from his knowledge of the religious, is fascinating. A cultural story of a cultural giant. -- Susie Orbach, * psychotherapist and author *Freedman’s book highlights even further layers of meaning to the songs which speak so profoundly to so many of us, regardless of faith or spiritual background. * National Herald *An intriguing and specific look at the traditions and stories that influenced a brilliant songwriter. * Library Journal *There have been several books written about Cohen since his death but none of them, until now has gone deep into his soul. This is not a biography of the man but rather a biography of the the landscape of his soul...Freedman explores song by song how Cohen reworked myths and prayers, legends and allegories and leads us to an understanding of Cohen’s life as we gain, insight into the man and his music. * Reviews by Amos Lassen *Freedman...takes a fresh approach by focusing on Biblical and Torahic references in Cohen’s lyrics. * Library Journal *Harry Freedman’s workmanlike examination of how Leonard Cohen’s spiritual life shaped his songs is rich in detail. -- Tim Adams * The Observer New Review *…The Mystical Roots of Genius turned out to be a well-nigh perfect book to read over the High Holy Days… This is a charming and compelling walk through Leonard Cohen’s spiritual life. -- Jenni Frazer * Jewish Chronicle *Described on the flyleaf as “Britain’s leading author of popular works of Jewish culture”, Freedman lives up to his billing by expressing sharp scholarship in crisp sentences... [Freedman’s] handling of the words is masterly. He leaves you feeling wiser about Leonard Cohen, and Judaism, and life. -- Tim de Lisle * Tablet *Fluidly written…the breadth of Freedman’s erudition is impressive. And ultimately he is an insightful guide to the many religious references in Cohen’s back catalogue...Freedman has shone a light on the inspiration behind these songs. Much could have remained in darkness without him. -- Rory Kiberd * Irish Independent *Freedman is a much-published Judaic and Aramaic scholar whose book brims with insight… The content of this book is terrific. * Independent (app edition) *This unique book is a gift to anyone who wishes to be accompanied more deeply into the biblical, Kabbalistic, and Buddhist themes underlying these texts. * Church Times *The redeeming power of Freedman’s book is that it allows his fans to be exposed one more time to Cohen’s incredible personality and intelligence and, for that reason, the book is a success. * New York Journal of Books *This book is for people who want to delve deeply into words of songs they may already know, admire and cherish. * Jewish Libraries Reviews *Freedman’s knowledge of these sources is excellent ... stimulating. * Spirituality & Practice *Brims with insight. * Washington Post *Reveals extent of the musician’s fascination with scriptures of Judaism and Christianity. * Observer *Lucid. * Guardian *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword Introduction Leonard Cohen’s Influences The Bible as Allegory Interlude: Leonard Cohen’s Religious Education Ideas from the Bible Interlude: Kateri Tekakwitha Heaven and Earth Interlude: Leonard Cohen’s Artwork Prayer Interlude: Leonard Cohen the cohen Epilogue – A Modern-Day Paytan? Acknowledgements Permissions Notes Index of Song Titles Index
£14.24
Hodder & Stoughton Conversations with McCartney
Book SynopsisAn intimate portrayal of one of the most famous men in music, Sir Paul McCartney.
£14.24
Time Warner Trade Publishing Blessed Life
Book SynopsisFrom "Facts of Life" to "Living Single" to "Dancing with the Stars" to wife and mom, here's the BLESSED LIFE of KIM FIELDS, veteran actress, TV personality, and star.
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Hal Leonard Corporation Michael Jackson FAQ All Thats Left to Know About
Book SynopsisMICHAEL JACKSON FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE KING OF POP
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Hal Leonard Corporation Johnny Cash FAQ All Thats Left to Know About the
Book SynopsisJOHNNY CASH FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE MAN IN BLACK
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Hal Leonard Corporation Morrissey FAQ
Book SynopsisNo one can argue that Morrissey is one of the best lyricists and charismatic front men in music history. But people love to argue about other things ä his mysterious personal life his pompous attitude and the history and meaning behind his biggest hits.ÞÊMorrissey FAQÊ will put to rest any questions and doubts about the singer known around the world for his meaningful lyrics and biting wit. Readers will also learn about his passions his weaknesses the people who love him the people who hate him and the people who want to be him. Not since Elvis have fans been so obsessed with a singer; they fight with each other at concerts they rush and tackle him onstage they dress and act like him and they even build shrines dedicated to him. Liking Morrissey isn''t just liking his music ä it''s a way of life.ÞMorrissey is known for his over-the-top lyrics his stage antics his philosophies and his whining. But after reading this book and digging deeper into the brooding mystique that is
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Hal Leonard Corporation ACDC FAQ All Thats Left to Know about the Worlds
Book SynopsisAC/DC FAQ: ALL THAT'S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE WORLD'S TRUE ROCK 'N' ROLL BAND
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Globe Pequot Press A Man of Much Importance
Book SynopsisFor nearly sixty years, playwright Terrence McNally has been a force in American theater. His work, encompassing plays, musicals, teleplays, and opera, has been performed around the world. McNally is the consummate artist, delving into the human soul, fearlessly examining both the lighter and darker aspects of existence in an uncertainand sometimes frighteningworld. This book looks at McNally''s life and work against the backdrop of a dynamic theatrical culture, tracing the ways in which an artist grows and responds to reality. Starting in the Off-Off-Broadway movement in the 1960s, McNally''s work has continually reflected a changing culture, from opposition to the Vietnam War through the emergence of AIDS and the gay rights movement. Based on extensive interviews with McNally, it also features interviews with many of the artistsactors, designers, producerswith whom he's collaborated, including Nathan Lane, Chita Rivera, Angela Lansbury, Audra McDonald, Swoo
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Hal Leonard Corporation On the Road
Book SynopsisThis book tells the story of a life spent on the road recording the rich diversity of music in America when it was a major part of our lives, not just digital background noise. For music fans, there was a golden era of live music stretching from the 1960s through the 1980s, and even evolving into the 1990s, if you want to be generous. In the pre digital era, music fans spent a large part of their free time (and money) listening to their favorite artist's recordings. It was an analog world so if they wanted to hear the music, they actually had to listen to the radio, buy the records, and go to the concerts. Popular artists had long performed live concerts in the major markets, but it took rock n'' roll to make national touring a viable business. Touring sound systems grew from scratch to keep up with larger and larger venues. Likewise, the ability to record those shows had to grow as well. The rudimentary collection of semi-professional gear grew into full-blown remote
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Hal Leonard Corporation Voice of the Warm
Book SynopsisIn his 1960s-1970s heyday, Rod McKuen was a phenomenally popular singer-songwriter as well as the bestselling poet in publishing history. To his legions of fans around the world, he was a voice of compassion and healing, as much a prophet as an author/entertainer. McKuen songs like If You Go Away and Jean earned him massive hits, while books like Listen to the Warm sold millions of copies.McKuen''s huge sales and devoted following didn''t stop the critics from calling his work sentimental kitsch cranked out for the money. Who was this enigmatic artist who aroused so much love and hatred? A Voice of the Warm: The Life of Rod McKuen is the first-ever biography of one of the 20th century''s most popular and misunderstood pop-culture icons. Drawing upon extensive research and over 100 interviews, author Barry Alfonso tells how McKuen overcame childhood physical and sexual abuse to become a teenage radio host, film actor, and Beat-style poet before connecting with a va
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Globe Pequot Press Movie Dad
Book SynopsisPaul Dooley has been an actor for sixty-five years and has portrayed fathers in more than twenty-five movies. He is best known for his roles as the father in Breaking Away, Sixteen Candles, and Run Away Bride. While he was the on-screen dad to Julia Roberts, Molly Ringwald, Toni Collette, Robin Wright, and Helen Hunt, his personal life held a painful secret. In Movie Dad, Dooley reveals that before he became a father to Hollywood actresses, his own fatherhood was jeopardized when his ex-wife kidnapped his two children, Robin and Adam. His touching biography shows the shock and denial he experienced when he read the letter his ex-wife left that said, I'm leaving. I'm taking the kids. We're not coming back. What followed was private detectives, court, and frantically looking for his children. When he only found dead-ends, he threw himself into work, and after twenty-five years as an actor, he was in the movies overnight. The success he found as a father on-screen is a story of
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Globe Pequot Press Norman Lear
Book SynopsisIn the 1970s, writer and producer Norman Lear forever altered the television landscape by boldly tackling race, class, sexuality, politics, and religiontopics previously considered too taboo to be the subject of comedy on the small screen. Nearing the age of 100, the mastermind behind such groundbreaking situation comedies as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, Sanford and Son, The Jeffersons, and One Day at a Time is far from finished, having earned back-to-back Emmys in 2019 and 2020. Lear: His Life and Times is the unforgettable story of an extraordinary seven-decade career. Veteran author and entertainment journalist Tripp Whetsell offers an intimate portrait of the writer and producer that is the product of years of research and numerous interviews. Whetsell shows how Lear created the gold standard for television comedies, producing shows that were the first to give underrepresented members of society an authentic prime-time voice, while encouraging audiences to confront their own humanity and shortcomings. In the process, he explores one of television's most transformative periods, of which Lear was one of the chief architects and catalysts. This affectionate and candid tribute combines show-business history with an illuminating consideration of the inner workings of the man in the white hata figure who singlehandedly redefined an entire medium by reflecting the world around him.
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Globe Pequot Press Pilgrims Pickers and HonkyTonk Heroes
Book SynopsisHe didn't know it at the time, but Tim Ghianni's love affair with Nashville and its musical artists began on a steamy night in 1972, when the twenty-year-old author had unsolicited help from honky-tonkin' legends Bobby Bare and Shel Silverstein during an after-midnight salvation of the city. It was the beginning of a lifelong urban romance that Ghianni would pursue during a career as a journalist in middle Tennessee, interviewing Nashville's biggest stars and developing friendships with musicians of all kinds.Pilgrims, Pickers & Honky-Tonk Heroes is Tim Ghianni's love letter and nostalgic swan song, recounting the storied musical history of Nashville as well as the dramatic changes the city has seen over the course of fifty years. The Nashville of todaywith one hundred newcomers a day from places like Los Angeles and New York and fresh waves of musicians making up a new modern soundtrackis not the same city he made his home in 1972, for better and for worse.Time changeTrade Review “Tim is a wordsmith unlike any other. We’ve shared some good times together and he encapsulates the experiences as if they were yesterday. A truly gifted writer and friend.” -- Kris Kristofferson
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Globe Pequot Press PublicPrivate
Book SynopsisPUBLIC/PRIVATE blends a behind-the-scenes view of the Public Theater''s dazzling history with an affecting memoir of the author''s life with Joe Papp. She opens with the Public''s beginnings in the Sixties and Seventies and the twenty-five year association the couple enjoyed, staging staged hundreds of productions, from Shakespeare in the Park to such musicals as Hair and A Chorus Line, and plays like for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf (currently re-mounted on Broadway with seven TONY award nominations)with actors whose careers were launched at the Public, including James Earl Jones, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Colleen Dewhurst, Martin Sheen, Gloria Foster, George C. Scott, and Morgan Freeman, all of whom appear in stories Gail Papp tells in the book.The author explores Joe Papp''s creative process, highlighting how the Public was fueled by his ambition to create a producing home focused on original plays and
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Globe Pequot Press I Saw Them Standing There
Book SynopsisI SAW THEM STANDING THERE: A 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF MY STORY WITH THE BEATLES BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THEY CONQUERED AMERICATrade ReviewIn this heartfelt, personal and engaging memoir, Debbie Gendler has perfectly captured the fun, the passion, the insanity and all of the raging hormones surrounding 1960s Beatlemania. Having lived through it myself, it was a thoroughly enjoyable—and accurate—trip back in time. -- Bob Gale, co-writer, “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” and “Back to the Future”60 years after they conquered the world, The Beatles' fandom still numbers in the millions. And not one of these fans wouldn't trade places with 13 year-old Debbie Gendler: if there's a title for first American Beatle fan, Debbie qualifies. Long before the 1964 Ed Sullivan Show debut, she was tuned in. This is her story - the closest any of us will get to trading places. Written with immediacy, passion and an observant eye, she shares her life-changing journey that took her from small-town New Jersey to the group's inner circle. Stories like this are no longer possible, but thankfully Debbie shares her's beautifully with us, the present day fans. -- Robert Rodriguez, Author, Revolver: How The Beatles Re-Imagined Rock 'n Roll; creator/host of the Something About The Beatles podcastDebbie, I remember you at the Ed Sullivan Show! -- Harry Benson, CBE - Official photographer for the Beatles 1964 first visit to AmericaAn engaging, vivid account of a first-generation Beatles fan, In My Life lets readers vicariously experience everything, from Ed Sullivan to Shea Stadium and beyond, through Deb's eyes. Her account helps reclaim the voice, savvy, and reputation of the female fan after generations of dismissive portrayals. -- Erin Torkelson Weber, author of The Beatles and the HistoriansWhen the Beatles arrived in the United States in early February 1964, their critics deemed the Liverpool band a passing fad—certain that the exuberant, female-led fandom that followed them would soon fade away. While history has proved otherwise, it is only more recently that this first generation of fans has come forward to share what the Beatles have meant to them. As a leading participant in the earliest days of American Beatlemania (complete with a ticket to the band's debut on The Ed Sullivan Show), Debbie Gendler gifts readers with a page-turning memoir that vividly depicts how the twentieth century’s most joyful cultural phenomenon has shaped her life in meaningful and often surprising ways. -- Christine Feldman-Barrett, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia, author of A Women’s History of the BeatlesWith a one-of-a-kind, front row perspective, Debbie Gendler shares what being a part of Beatle-mania truly felt like from the beginning until today. -- Augie Max Vargas, Producer, CBS The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles, Emmy Award Winning ProducerThe most interesting part for me [of Ron Howard’s film The Beatles: The Touring Years] was the bonus feature about the “3 Fans” [ with Debbie Gendler] who were there at the beginning of the US hysteria. I liked hearing their stories. -- Alex D., San Antonio, TX on Steve Hoffman's Music ForumsAs a last minute stand-in for the ailing George Harrison during the historic Sullivan Show rehearsal I felt the excitement, frenzy and screams that Debbie conveys so enthusiastically in this story she is finally ready to share. Deb tells it like it was! -- Vince Calandra, Talent Executive, The Ed Sullivan Show 1962-1971
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Globe Pequot Press Positively Fourth and Mercer
Book SynopsisIn 1974, when young music promoters Allan Pepper and Stanley Snadowsky opened their night club the Bottom Line in an industrial area of Greenwich Village that was all but deserted after 6 pm, no one could have foreseen either its long-term success or its impact on the musical and cultural landscape of New York City. Over the next thirty years, while trends and tastes came and went, the Bottom Line throughout its fabled history remained true to its co-founders' profoundly simple vision: that if you presented entertainers in an intimate setting where the focus would always be on what transpired onstage, both artists and audiences would treasure the experience.That vision would ultimately translate to, literally, thousands of magical evenings and events featuring both icons and up-and-comers from across the music universe. As the performers, patrons and staffers who passed through its doors all agree, the Bottom Line realized its founders vision as no New York music club, before
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Hal Leonard Corporation A Perfect Union of Contrary Things
Book SynopsisA PERFECT UNION OF CONTRARY THINGS
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Hal Leonard Corporation Confessions of a Serial Songwriter
Book SynopsisCONFESSIONS OF A SERIAL SONGWRITER
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Hal Leonard Corporation Stranded in the Jungle
Book SynopsisHere is the story of an often overlooked one-of-a-kind rock ''n'' roll musician and the historic times he lived in. In spite of numerous opportunities for success he became a tragedy.ÞJerry Nolan came out of New York in the 1970s as part of two of the most influential and infamous bands of the time the proto-punk New York Dolls and Johnny Thunders'' Heartbreakers. Jerry had what it took to be a star but his battles with heroin continually stymied his career and ultimately ended his life. Despite this he is remembered as a cross between a Martin Scorsese film character and jazz legend Gene Krupa: a stylish urban wisecracking trendsetting raconteur who was also a powerhouse drummer.ÞÊStranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan''s Wild Ride ä A Tale of Drugs Fashion the New York Dolls and Punk RockÊ tells Jerry''s story through extensive research and interviews with those closest to him: bandmates friends lovers and family members including new interviews with members of Rock and
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Hal Leonard Corporation Leading Tones
Book SynopsisÊLeading TonesÊ is a glimpse into several aspects of the musical world. There are portions devoted to Leonard Slatkin''s life as a musician and conductor portraits of some of the outstanding artists with whom he has worked as well as anecdotes and stories both personal and professional. Much of the book discusses elements of the industry that are troubling and difficult during this first part of the 21st century. Auditions critics fiscal concerns and labor negotiations are all matters that today''s conductors must be aware of and this book provides helpful suggested solutions. ÊLeading TonesÊ is intended not only for musicians but also for the music lover who wishes to know more about what goes into being a conductor.
£30.00
Fox Chapel Publishing Story of Elvis
Book SynopsisTake an intimate and fascinating look into the life of Elvis Aaron Presley, the undisputed King of Rock ''n'' Roll! Learn what his life was like growing up in poverty in Tupelo, MS, about his childhood as told by his father, Vernon, his rise to fame in the music world by his mid-twenties when the world lay at his feet, his military career, and sizable film career, and the pressures that led to his self-destructive behavior and early death. You''ll also learn all the ups and downs in Elvis''s life including intimate details about his relationship with his parents, his wife Priscilla, the Memphis Mafia, and array of girlfriends with photos to match. This book features private family photos in addition to many originally seen in LIFE magazine, plus fascinating explanations of Elvis''s state of mind while recording each album, behind-the-scene photos, the track list, how each album was received by fans and critics, and the effect it had on his career.
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