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Fred Trump was a visionary builder of homes in an era when homes were built with quality. He turned at as many as 300 homes at a time in Brooklyn neighborhoods during from the late 1930s through the 1950s. He built Trump Village somewhat afterward in the early 1960s. My e-book looks at his life from...

Summary ofGrinding it OutFrom Ray KrocThe Making of McDonald’sBy Summary StationSurprisingly, Ray Kroc’s business success may appear to be fate. At least, it was predicted in his early years by a phrenologist – a person, who specializes in predicting the future. Nobody exactly...

Welcome to my e-book, the title says where this is about. Many people will ask themselves: why writing a book? In summer 2005 something happened in my private life, what made me decide to write down what I had done and seen in more 21 years at that time and my life was completely turned around by...

My experience at Pan American World Airways during the mid ‘60s and early ‘70s was far more than just a job. It was a whole series of adventures. I was snowbound and buried in baggage at Kennedy Airport for 3 days during the Christmas Blizzard of ’66. I was on special assignment in Paris during...

'First Shout' is about a twenty year career hands on managing South Australian pubs. The author has been a publican for the previous twenty years managing several different pubs both suburban and country. It is a true account of the experiences encountered with both patrons and staff and the beginning of a life style. After-all, everybody loves the great Aussie pub.

“To me there’s no difference between Mike Scott and The Waterboys; they both mean the same thing. They mean myself and whoever are my current travelling musical companions.” Mike ScottStrange Boat charts the twisting and meandering journey of Mike Scott, describing the literary and spiritual...

To say Garth Brook is a superstar is a major understatement. Brooks is the best selling solo artist in history with more than 130 million albums sold worldwide. Since he released his debut album in 1989, Garth Brooks, he has been a mainstay on country music charts. What follows are quotes spoken by...

Desolation Row (released in August 1965 on the album Highway 61 Revisited) is not your average pop song. More like an epic poem set to music. Its epic-ness comes not from its relatively short length as epic poems go, but from the depth and breadth of its themes. It is very rare to find a song with...

Some samples: 1) Blues singer Muddy Waters first heard his voice on a recording in the early 1940s. His impression of his voice was positive; afterward, he said, “I thought, man, this boy can sing the blues. And I was surprised because I didn’t know I sang like that.” 2)At age 13, William F....

Some samples: 1) Dee Dee Ramone could be pretty crazy. When the Ramones first played in London, their record company gave them unlimited room service, and Dee Dee acted the way that he thought a rock star should act and ordered so many bottles of Scotch that in two days his room service bill was $700....

‘Who gave the drugs to the Beatles? I didn’t invent those things. I bought it from someone who got it from somebody. We never invented the stuff.’ – John Lennon Riding So High charts the Beatles’ extraordinary odyssey from teenage drinking and pill-popping, to cannabis, LSD, the psychedelic...

A young girl adopts an abandoned ukulele and her life is transformed. Years later, she lives a quiet librarian-by-day/noisy musician-by-night schedule. Look What I Did! is a light tale of amateur record making and a deeper meditation on the magic gene that some possess, a gene that triggers a drive toward and a delight in making up stuff.

The definitive biography of this ground-breaking band that played a pivotal role in shaping psychedelic rock, progressive rock and jazz-rock fusion. Based on lengthy interviews with the band and their associates, it recounts the lives of Soft Machine’s members, pieces together the band’s formation...

Some samples: 1) Rock goddesses have kids, too. Pat Benatar was a major 1980s rock star and continues to play today. Her songs such as “Heartbreaker” are on Guitar Hero, and lots of children—and adults—rock out to them, including her two daughters, Haley and Hana. Of course, kids can ask embarrassing...