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WordPress is the backbone of one-quarter of the World Wide Web's sites and home to more than 70 million blogs. This is the story of how Matt Mullenweg, a Houston teenager who had never taken a computer course and who didn't have any connections in Silicon Valley, launched this software program that's...

With an intoxicating, genre-blending sound, provocative and uncompromising songs, and the mesmerizing power of singer Jim Morrison's poetry and presence, The Doors had a transformative impact not only on popular music but on popular culture. The Doors' arrival on the rock scene in 1967 marked not...

Clint Eastwood is an American actor, director and producer. After high school he became interested in acting, though it was an interest he chose not to pursue.   In 1964 Eastwood was cast in his first iconic role as the "Man with no name" in Sergio Leone's "A fistful...

How did a farmer come to create a spiritual sanctuary? This book is the story behind the creation of Pathways Spiritual Sanctuary on a ranch in the Black Hills of South Dakota.  An unlikely story that begins in a tin shed called the Turkey Shack. __________ Author's Preface: I’m...

  Kendra Wilkinson became famous being one of Hugh Hefner's Playmate. She has since took her new found fame and created a serious brand of other tv shows, merchandise and celebrity appearances. 

Charlize Theron is a South African-born actress, model and producer. After winning a local modeling competition she traveled to Milan, Italy on a one year modeling contract.   Charlize was discovered by her first manager at a bank, when she was yelling at a teller for refusing...

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....

With every death of a great performer the conspiracy theorists soon come climbing out of the woodwork. Throughout my investigations for this book I have been faced with more crazy conspiracy theories than actual believable ones. I have heard everything from alien abductions to government cover ups....

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...

Deep Purple is an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members have tried not to categorise themselves as any one genre.   The...

  Beyonce Knowels is a popular American singer, actress and fashion designer who has a net worth of $450 million. Beyonce earned her net worth primarily through her career as a incredibly successful recording artist.   Before going solo, Beyonce was the lead singer...

This book contains 250 anecdotes about the theater, including these: 1) British actor Pete Postlethwaite has a rugged face. When he was studying at the Bristol Old Vic, he ran out of money to pay for the completion of his course of study. However, the head of the school knew that the young man had...

Some sample anecdotes: 1) Simon and Schuster once published a children’s book titled Dr. Dan the Bandage Man. As a publicity gimmick, they decided to include a half-dozen band-aids in each book, so publisher Richard Simon sent this telegram to a friend at Johnson and Johnson: “PLEASE SHIP TWO...