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In C. S. Lewis: Writer, Scholar, Seeker, Dr. Sørina Higgins will take you on a fascinating expedition through the life and work of this influential author, examining the crucial events and relationships that shaped his personal, literary, and spiritual journeys.

Listen up chumps, basically the Vicar asked us to edit the parish newsletter this month, we weren't gonna do it at first cos the vicar said 'I want you to channel your energy into doing something creative', which he knows brings back Kurtan's PTSD cos our old woodwork teacher Mr Perkins used to say it to him all the time, and when Kurtan actually DID channel his energy into something creative he managed to sand down some MDF to make a back scratcher and Darren Lacey pointed at it and laughed and called it an 'abomination to woodwork'....

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.

The inspirational and honest first book from S Club legend Rachel Stevens Whether as part of the iconic S Club or as a successful solo artist, Rachel Stevens was in the eye of the Noughties pop storm when she was catapulted to fame in her teens. The whirlwind of celebrity life brought glamour...

A thought-provoking exploration of Bruce Springsteen’s iconic album, Born in the U.S.A.—a record that both chronicled and foreshadowed the changing tides of modern America On June 4, 1984, Columbia Records issued what would become one of the best-selling and most impactful rock albums of all...

So you were out driving in your car the other day listening to the radio when a song from one of your favorite 1980s bands came on. You started singing along, and you found yourself wondering what happened to them. I loved that band. Well, look no further! Did you know there were probably close to 170 hair/glam/heavy metal bands in the 1980s and early 1990s? A few of these bands even became super groups, but many just faded into obscurity, or so you thought.

In the early 1990s, Geoffrey Giuliano received a call from Baker asking if he would be interested in writing his autobiography. Here, at last, are the exclusive, in-depth, upfront, and highly personal conversations the two unlikely friends recorded in a Western New York studio all those years ago. Ginger speaks his mind, holding forth on the particulars of his amazing life and work and in so doing reveals something he has always ardently tried to hide - that he is really a lovely, caring, sensitive man

First biography of the great actress in a brilliant interpretation of Danuta Stenka. One-hundred-two years of fascinating life, turbulent career, and dramatic turns in history. Gabriel Michalik paints a subtle portrait of the legend of the theatre and cinema, the people she met, and the era through which she lived with natural elegance, grace, and unusual cheerfulness, in spite of dramatic obstacles.

Johann Sebastian Bach today has a reputation as the Godfather of Western European music, as a fountainhead of classical music theory and the creator of some of the greatest works the world has ever produced. Better known as a keyboard virtuoso, Bach was not regarded as a genius in his day, so how did this headstrong and belligerent but ambitious young musician become so extremely productive? What were his influences? How did he end up in jail and what did he get up to in Café Zimmerman?

A Simon & Schuster book. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader...

William S. Burroughs’ fiction and essays are legendary—but his influence on music’s counterculture has been less well-documented until now. Examining how one of America’s most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock ‘n’ Roll reveals the transformations in music history that can be traced to Burroughs. The stories of Burroughs’ backstage impact will transform the way you see America’s cultural revolution and the way you hear its music.

Years ago, an enthusiastic filmmaker named Michael Uva acquired entry and dedicated his soul to the art of motion picture production, not just as a grip, but as a storyteller. His journey so far has been a rollercoaster of experiences, revealing the unvarnished truth of what goes on behind the scenes. So, Michael decided to pen a tell-all memoir titled Hollywood B.S.: Behind the Scenes.

ಮಹಾನ್ ಗಾಯಕಿ ಎಂ ಎಸ್ ಸುಬ್ಬಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಅವರ ಕಿರು ಜೀವನಚರಿತ್ರೆ...

S'Mother is a hilarious memoir based on 30 years of unsolicited advice, news updates, and opinions in the form of thousands of inappropriate, embarrassing, and utterly crazy letters showing the pathological extremes maternal instincts can take. Why is a grown woman so frantic that her adult son screw on his windows to keep out killer bees? Are adult trick-or-treaters really that much of a threat?

Il leggendario Bud Spencer, l'attore italiano più popolare e amato in tutto il mondo, si racconta in un progetto autobiografico unico e straordinario. La sua vita, la sua carriera, la sua filosofia, raccontati in prima persona dalla sua voce, con le testimonianze esclusive del figlio Giuseppe Pedersoli, di Marco Barboni, figlio di Enzo, il regista più importante nella carriera di Bud, e Lorenzo De Luca, il suo biografo ufficiale con cui ha scritto tutti i suoi straordinari libri.

This book will let you into the heart and soul of Paul Lynde. Best remembered for outrageous jokes on Hollywood Squares, as Uncle Arthur from Bewitched, and as the frantic father in Bye Bye Birdie, Paul was never satisfied with his career - or his personal life. But even as he suffered through some of the cruelest of times, Paul continued to make us forget our troubles and was forever gracious to his fans. This is the book those fans have been waiting for.

This is the first study to explore fully the myth of America as reflected in the nation's popular music. Beginning with the songs of the Pilgrims and continuing through more than two centuries of history and music, Born in the U.S.A. shows the emerging American myth and gives a close reading of the compositions of songwriters as diverse as William Billings, Henry Clay Work, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen.

நகைச்சுவை மட்டுமே என்.எஸ்.கேவின் அடையாளம் அல்ல, அதையும் தாண்டிய ஆளுமை அவருடையது. பரிவும் பகுத்தறிவும் அவருடைய இரண்டு கண்கள். ஆம், ஏழைகள், பசித்தவர்கள் என்றால் என்.எஸ்.கேவின் உள்ளம் சட்டென்று இரங்கிவிடும். கையில் இருப்பதை எல்லாம் கொடுத்துவிடக் கூடியவர். அள்ளிக்கொடுக்கும் விஷயத்தில் எம்.ஜி.ஆருக்கே வழிகாட்டியவர் என்.எஸ்.கே. வயிற்றுக்கு மட்டுமல்ல, சிந்தனைக்கும் விருந்து படைத்தவர்.

Writer-director Melville Shavelson survived five wars: WW1, WW2, Korea, Vietnam, and Hollywood. In this often funny and always enjoyable memoir, he recalls the heyday of the studio system and what it was like to work with such powerful forces as Kirk Douglas, Cary Grant, Bob Hope, Clark Gable, Sophia Loren, the State of Israel, the family of President Eisenhower, and Paramount Pictures.

La década prodigiosa, una época en donde el sexo, la moda, la música, la sociedad y la política cambiaron para siempre gracias a importantes hechos como la revolución sexual, el rock, la liberación femenina y la lucha contra la discriminación racial de la mano de inolvidables personajes como Briggite Bardot, Andy Warhol, Twiggy, Los Beatles, y Martin Luther King, entre muchos otros que marcaron la pauta en diez años de experimentación, aventuras, utopía y rebeldía.