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by Marc Dolan
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2012
A vibrant biography of one of the greatest rock 'n' rollers, the America that made him, and the America he made.
Smart and incisive, this unique book takes us through Bruce Springsteen’s life by tracing the cultural, political, and personal forces that shaped his music. Beyond his constant...
Paul Simon
A Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2010
The definitive biography of legendary singer-songwriter Paul Simon.
Paul Simon, one of the country's most popular musicians, has been a dynamic creative force for more than half a century. Now New York Times bestselling biographer Marc Eliot draws on extensive research and original interviews...
American Titan
Searching for John Wayne
Language: English
Release Date: November 4, 2014
From the veteran New York Times bestselling biographer comes a major, in-depth look at one of the most enduring American icons of all time, “the Duke,” John Wayne.
As he did in his bestselling biographies of Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood, acclaimed Hollywood biographer Marc Eliot digs...
All Things Must Pass
The Life of George Harrison
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
George Harrison was always known as the 'quiet Beatle' As part of the biggest band in pop history, he took a back seat to Paul McCartney and John Lennon, but his talent shone through in the composition of classic songs such as 'Something' and 'Here Comes The Sun'. In his solo career he occasionally...
Charlton Heston
Hollywood's Last Icon
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2017
This is the definitive biography of one of the most iconic, complex and enduring legends of Hollywood’s golden age, whose major presence in American film, radio, television, stage and theater lasted beyond the second half of the 20th Century, and whose classic films are known throughout the world.
Written...
We Love Jenni
An Unauthorized Biography of Jenni Rivera
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2013
“We Love Jenni,” is a frank and revealing biography of the late Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera written by The New York Times best-selling author Marc Shapiro and journalist Charles Vazquez that goes behind the scenes to tell the riveting story of the iconic Latina, who was killed last December...
Passion and Pain
The Life of Hector Lavoe
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2007
From the poverty-stricken streets of Ponce, Puerto Rico to the vibrant barrios of New York City, HECTOR LAVOE became the singer of all singers, and the driving-force behind the Salsa movement in the mid-1960s. His popularity rivaled that of his contemporaries, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz and Johnny Pacheco.
Behind...
You’re Gonna Make It After All
The Life, Times and Influence of Mary Tyler Moore
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2017
Mary Tyler Moore was a legendary television and film performer who was much loved and lauded by millions as the personification of sweetness and innocence filtered through a sanitized television world. But as fate would have it, Moore was so much more than that. Coming of age at a time when feminism...
Trump This!
The Life and Times of Donald Trump, An Unauthorized Biography
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2016
Who is Donald Trump?
Even after a yearlong presidential campaign, and constant media coverage, many Americans don’t know if he’s for real or just a businessman turned showman turned politician who has become President of the United States. His path to the White House, from early childhood...
Reagan
The Hollywood Years
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2008
Ronald Reagan was one of the most powerful and popular American presidents. The key to understanding his political success and the remarkable likability and effortless charisma that made it possible is hidden in his early years as a Hollywood movie star.
Other biographers and Reagan in his...
Pays de Retz
Portrait d'une région
Language: French
Release Date: December 10, 2018
Un Nantais raconte le pays de ses vacances et de ses souvenirs de jeunesse.
Marc Elder est le nom de plume de Marcel Tendron, originaire de Nantes (1884-1933), critique d’art, historien et conservateur du château des ducs de Bretagne. Avec ce récit, l’auteur nous raconte le pays de ses...
Out of Captivity
Surviving 1,967 Days in the Colombian Jungle
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2009
“[A] remarkable story….An honest and harrowing memoir of a life-changing ordeal.” —Arizona Republic
The spellbinding New York Times bestseller, Out of Captivity is the amazing true story of Marc Gonsalves, Tom Howes, and Keith Stansell, three American civilian contractors...
by Marc MacYoung
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2012
Life out at the edges can be rough, scary and at times dangerous. Campfire Tales From Hell is a collection of essays from people who have been there, done that -- some of whom had to fight for their title of ‘survivor.’ Some are professionals, calmly going to work knowing a bad day means someone...
Marconi
The Man Who Networked the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2016
A little over a century ago, the world went wireless. Cables and all their limiting inefficiencies gave way to a revolutionary means of transmitting news and information almost everywhere, instantaneously. By means of "Hertzian waves," as radio waves were initially known, ships could now...