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by M.A. Cassata
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2013
Are you a true Big Time Rush fan? Well then, prove it! How much do you really know about James, Kendall, Logan and Carlos. On their Nickelodeon hit TV show they play four guys trying to make it big, but in reality Big Time Rush are living the dream as one of the biggest boy bands in the world.
With...
Mad as Hell
The Making of Network and the Fateful Vision of the Angriest Man in Movies
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2014
The behind-the-scenes story of the making of the iconic movie Network, which transformed the way we think about television and the way television thinks about us
"I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
Those words, spoken by an unhinged anchorman named Howard...
by Paula Johanson
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2012
Lady Gaga: A Biography details Lady Gaga's life from birth to 2011. Readers will learn about her personal background—where she was born, who her parents were, what her early school years as a "weird girl" with "rabbit teeth" were like—as well as her pre-fame years where she...
Everybody's Heard about the Bird
The True Story of 1960s Rock 'n' Roll in Minnesota
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2015
If you didn’t experience rock and roll in Minnesota in the 1960s, this book will make you wish you had. This behind-the-scenes, up-close-and-personal account relates how a handful of Minnesota rock bands erupted out of a small Midwest market and made it big. It was a brief, heady moment for the...
Geek in Thailand
Discovering the Land of Golden Buddhas, Pad Thai and Kickboxing
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2016
A Geek in Thailand is a light-hearted but perceptive look at one of the world's most visited countries from the viewpoint of a young foreign resident.
More than just a Thai travel guide, it offers a concise but insightful take on Thailand for tourists, expats, would-be expats, and others—anyone,...
Texts From Last Night
All the Texts No One Remembers Sending
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
In the tradition of The Truth About Chuck Norris, PostSecret, and I Can Has Cheezburger?, Texts from Last Night celebrates the funniest and most outrageous text messages from the instantly popular website
There are few forms of communication that are more entertaining, appalling, and laugh-out-loud...
Corn Flakes with John Lennon
And Other Tales from a Rock 'n' Roll Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Robert Hilburn's storied career as a rock critic has allowed him a behind-the-scenes look at the lives of some of the most iconic figures of our time. He was the only music critic to visit Folsom Prison with Johnny Cash. He met John Lennon during his lost weekend period in Los Angeles and they became...
by Don Breithaupt, Jeff Breithaupt
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2014
The late 1970s brought us an eclectic mix of popular music--everything from big hits (and even bigger hair) to cult favorites, along with the dawn of disco and punk, the coming of corporate rock, the rise of reggae and new wave, and some of the most progressive, inventive songwriting of the century.
Whether...
The Simpsons
An Uncensored, Unauthorized History
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
The Simpsons is one of the most successful shows to ever run on television. From its first moment on air, the series's rich characters, subversive themes, and layered humor resounded deeply with audiences both young and old who wanted more from their entertainment than what was being meted out at...
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Celebrity, Memory, and Popular History
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
A fascinating analysis of the first famous American to erase the boundary between real history and entertainment
Canada, and Europe. Crowds cheered as cowboys and Indians--and Annie Oakley!--galloped past on spirited horses, sharpshooters exploded glass balls tossed high in the air, and cavalry...
by Chris Scott
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2012
One Direction is a British/Irish boy band who came together as a band after each appearing as solo artists on the British version of the X Factor. Although good singers they didn’t get through to the finals and someone (read the book to find out who) suggested they get together to form a band. Luck...
New York Times The Times of the Sixties
The Culture, Politics, and Personalities that Shaped the Decade
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
There is no better record of events than The New York Times, and The Times of the Sixties captures the history, culture, and personalities of the 1960s through 400 articles and original commentary with contemporary photos throughout.
The Times of the Sixties represents one of the most fascinating,...
Weapons of Mass Distraction
Soft Power and American Empire
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
In its march to becoming the world's first hyper-power, the United States has been as dependent on its soft power - the allure of American lifestyles and culture - as it has been on the hard power of military might. In Weapons of Mass Distraction, Matthew Fraser examines the role of American pop cultural...
by Hunter S. Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
First published in 1990, Songs of the Doomed is back in print -- by popular demand! In this third and most extraordinary volume of the Gonzo Papers, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson recalls high and hideous moments in his thirty years in the Passing Lane -- and no one is safe from his hilarious, remarkably...