The age of paper money and metal coins is coming to a close. This book shines the spotlight on this revolution - and the people, technologies, and trends that are powering it. It is the story of hard currency, its history, conflicts, champions, detractors, and eventual demise.
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Contemporary composers on contemporary music
Offers a complete biography of the only boxer to ever win seven championships, from his childhood in a cardboard shack in The Philippines to his partnership with trainer Freddie Roach to his rise to become the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.
The lead singer of two hard-rock bands chronicles his life of debauchery and looks at what it really means "to sin," arguing that sinning cannot be that bad if it is a distinct trait of all humans.
The blogger and actress recounts her struggles with infertility and efforts to have a child through in-vitro fertilization, explaining how talking about her challenges have enabled her to learn about herself and become the woman she was meant to be.
Based on interviews with friends, family, and colleagues, this eloquent biography provides a vivid connection between Bob Fosse's life and his work for stage and screen. ""All His Jazz" practically dances off the pages".--"Harper's Bazaar". 30 illustrations.
Historien om det amerikanske thrash metal band Pantera (1983-2000) fortalt af gruppens bassist
In this autobiography, Roger Corman, the independent Hollywood film maker, relates his experiences as the director and/or producer of low-budget movies such as 'Attack of the Crab Monsters', 'The Little Shop of Horrors', 'The Man with the X-ray Eyes', 'The Wild Angels', 'Bloody …
On October 24, 1944, the legendary U.S. Navy submarine Tang was hit by one of its own faulty torpedoes. This book brings to life this incredible story of survival and endurance.
