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Fruit de nombreuses années de recherches sur le couple et leurs histoires, Occulture revient sur les plus célèbres enquêtes « paranormales » qu'ont menées Ed et Lorraine Warren – Amytiville, le cas Enfield, ou encore l'affaire Arne Johnson – dévoilant tout ce que vous n'avez jamais vu ou lu sur le mystérieux couple. Preuves à l'appui, les 14 chapitres déconstruisent point par point les dires et les faits présentés par les Warren et leurs acolytes.

A fascinating exploration and celebration of the life and work of the coolest man in Hollywood, Samuel L. Jackson—from his star-making turns in the films of Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino to his ubiquitous roles in the Star Wars and Marvel franchises, not to mention the cult favorite Snakes...

Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it’s never been told before. Authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of the legendary west coast scene from 1977-1982 by enlisting the voices of...

The intense relationships between Robert Schumann, his wife Clara, and Johannes Brahms are brought to vivid life through music and excerpts from their passionate writings. With the arrival of the young, dynamic Brahms into their household, the Schumanns’ fragile marriage is threatened by the deepening bond between Clara and their gifted guest.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers were going to be a one-time act for a friend's album release party. Forty years later the funk rock band is arguably one of the best known and the longest running in the United States. Everything that happened in 1983 set the course for the rest of the band's career. The scrappy band quickly rose to scene-wide fame, playing all over Los Angeles, and gaining fans and media attention wherever they performed.

Bruce Dickinson – le leader du groupe légendaire Iron Maiden – est l'un des chanteurs et compositeurs les plus emblématiques du heavy metal, mais il a aussi beaucoup d'autres cordes à son arc : commandant de bord, entrepreneur, brasseur de bière, romancier, présentateur radio, scénariste et escrimeur de niveau international. Audacieuse, honnête, intelligente et drôle, cette autobiographie capture la vie, le cœur et l'esprit d'une véritable icône du rock, et enchantera toutes les âmes curieuses et les fans les plus exigeants.

La edad solo es un número y nunca puede ser un límite. Pino Montesdeoca tenía 53 años y toda una vida por delante cuando, después de estar al borde de la muerte, le propusieron hacerle unas fotos y enviarlas a una agencia de representación. Aquellas fotos fueron el comienzo de un viaje apasionante con destino a las pasarelas de moda, a las portadas de las revistas más prestigiosas, al reconocimiento como una de las mejores modelos españolas y al inicio de su carrera como actriz.

For 13 years the Little Known Facts Radio Show© aired on over 625 radio stations and the print stories appeared in more than 190 newspapers across America. These are the true and incredible stories of some of Hollywood's biggest and best known stars, but never before told.

Ravel fut grand comme un jockey, donc comme Faulkner. Son corps était si léger qu'en 1914, désireux de s'engager, il tenta de persuader les autorités militaires qu'un pareil poids serait justement idéal pour l'aviation. Cette incorporation lui fut refusée, d'ailleurs on l'exempta de toute obligation mais, comme il insistait, on l'affecta sans rire à la conduite des poids lourds. C'est ainsi qu'on put voir un jour, descendant les Champs-Elysées, un énorme camion militaire contenant une petite forme en capote bleue trop grande agrippée tant bien que mal à un volant trop gros.

Che cosa vuol dire creare? Cosa è un'opera d'arte? Cos'è la musica? Il processo creativo è spiegabile? Vera e propria icona dell'industria musicale, Rubin è noto per tirare fuori il meglio dagli artisti con cui lavora grazie alla sua capacità di sviluppare un rapporto di fiducia reciproca che porta i musicisti ad accedere alle più profonde sorgenti della loro fonte creativa e scoprire la musica che desiderano fare.

Un bambino come tanti: silenzioso, non bello, con grandi occhi pieni di domande. Dal momento in cui il mondo si accorge di lui, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart non avrà più pace. Per farlo dovrà però rinunciare alla spensieratezza, alle amicizie, agli amori e persino alla salute, mentre per restare nell'orbita della sua vita eccezionale coloro che lo amano, come la sorella Nannerl e la madre Anna, si sacrificheranno fino ad annullarsi.

Amoureux des petites histoires, Guillaume Bailly, le « croque-mort préféré des Français » revient sur son sujet de prédilection : la mort. Dans ce livre où vous croiserez Martin Luther King, des stars du cinéma, des théoriciens du Big Bang ou des valeureux anonymes, une chose est certaine : la mort n'a pas fini de vous surprendre ! Pour la plupart d'entre nous, le souvenir qui restera de nous sera celui d'une personne charmante, qui laisse un grand vide dans le cœur de ses proches.

This fine biography of H. L. Mencken tells of how he rose to his unique position as comic genius and pre-eminent critic of American culture. It is the story of a man whose massive power of invective inspired and infuriated his contemporaries and whose popularity and unpopularity mounted with the frenzied pace of the 1920s.

Cuando en el verano de 1959, María Callas, la cantante más famosa de su época, embarcó junto a su marido en el fabuloso yate Christina, propiedad de Aristóteles Onassis, no podía imaginar que iniciaba su más peligroso y definitivo viaje. Carmen Ro recrea en esta novela aquellos días en los que la Callas encontró la pasión de un amor prohibido. La mujer escondida tras la diva emerge en las páginas de un diario de viaje. En ellas, María muestra sin tapujos el vértigo de los momentos prohibidos y el secreto de un amor adúltero nunca imaginado, mezclados con el dolor de un pasado traumático.

Con l'introduzione e la chiusura di GIANMARCO TOGNAZZI. Piero Pelù il rocker, l'attivista, l'anarcoide, il brado, Piero Pelù il cantante, "el diablo", il pugile, il gigante: ebbene, dimenticatevi tutto questo e preparatevi a partire. Sì, perché in questo audiolibro P. scende dal palco, spegne i riflettori e ci invita a viaggiare insieme a lui, con il coraggio di aprire la porta della memoria e di avventurarsi fino a dove tutto ha avuto inizio. E appena si ferma per un momento a riposare, ecco che accanto a lui appare un ragazzino intraprendente, originale, pieno di domande.

Patrick Roussel est resté dix-sept ans au service de Johnny Hallyday, de 1999 à 2016. Tout le monde l’appelait Johnny mais, pour lui, il était le " patron".
Embauché comme chauffeur et chargé de sécurité, Patrick Roussel est devenu l’homme de confiance de l’artiste. Il était à ses côtés au quotidien et l’accompagnait dans chacun de ses événements publics comme privés. Il était avec lui lors des tournées, des émissions de télévision, des soirées festives, du road trip en Harley-Davidson sur la route 66, ...

Da Miss Italia a musa di Visconti e Antonioni. Quindi il fatidico incontro, appena adolescente, che farà di lei una stella del cinema… grazie a un marron glacé. Lo seguirà fino in Spagna dove vivrà anche dopo il divorzio, evento che segnerà il suo ritorno al cinema con Fellini, Taviani e Özpetek.

Gene Roddenberry has long been painted as the visionary who made Star Trek possible. Yet not much has been written on Gene L. Coon. The real workhorse behind The Original Series. This man built the universe around Roddenberry's initial concept we all know today. He almost single handed created The Klingons. Had a hand in creating the franchise's greatest villain...Khan! Any notion of Starfleet Command, The United Federation of Planets, warp technology, and its fictional creator Zefram Cochrane all belong to him.

A captivating biography of the eccentric author, filmmaker, and innovator, L. Frank Baum. Enchanting generations of fans, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, first published in 1900, was written by a man whose life was nearly as adventurous as his heroine Dorothy's legendary trip. Ambitious and always drawn to the unconventional, L. Frank Baum was not just the author of more than sixty books; he was at the forefront of moving picture technology and championed women's rights.

Shel was a friend, collaborator, and confidante. This charming portrait of the great writer of children's books presents him in a fresh new humane light. What he was like as a man and a friend. What interested and inspired him. What he would do and not do. The women in his life. We worked in the Italian cafes of Greenwich Village. What did he feel was lacking in his legendary career as author of books, songs, and plays? Walk with us. See, listen, and enjoy a Shel Silverstein not only for kids.