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ÊDecember 8 1980: The Day John Lennon DiedÊ follows the events leading to the horrible moment when Mark David Chapman ä the paunchy mentally ill Beatles fan ä calmly fired his Charter Arms .38 Special into the rock icon realizing his perverse fantasy of attaining perennial notoriety.ÞÊNew York TimesÊ-best-selling author Keith Elliot Greenberg takes us back to New York City and the world John Lennon woke up to and we follow the other Beatles Lennon's family the shooter fans and New York City officials through the day. Once the fatal shots are fired the pace only becomes more breathless.ÞThe epilogue examines the aftermath of the killing ä the moment when 100 000 New Yorkers stood in silence in Central Park; the posthumous reunion of the Beatles in the studio with George Paul and Ringo accompanying recordings of their old friend ä and the undying legacy that persists to this day.

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In ÊToo Fast to Live Too Young to DieÊ readers take an evocative journey with author Keith Elliot Greenberg as he pieces together the puzzle of James Dean's final day and its everlasting impact. Greenberg travels to Dean's hometown to talk with folks who knew the star and all the way to the California roads that underlay the tires of the actor's infamous Porsche Spyder. Taking the story back and forth in time Greenberg gives insight into what drove Dean to live on the edge ä the early loss of his mother his relentless drive to explore for the sake of his craft. Dean once said Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today. He lived to experience and the one love that compared to his love of acting was his love of racing cars. Greenberg puts the event in historical context reflecting on the world Dean lived in at the time an era after World War II the end of the Korean War the advent of rock and roll with the sixties coming down the pike. The star's too-soon departure froze him as a symbol of American Cool and as proven by the 20 000 people who return to Dean's grave each year to pay homage a major influence on youth culture for myriad generations. With fresh interviews with insiders riveting storytelling and acute attention to details ä from vehicle specs to Dean's stops along the way (including for an ominous speeding ticket) to how the news reached the world ä Greenberg delivers a thoughtful look at this historical moment.

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