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Nothin' to lose: the making of KISS (1972-1975)

by Simmons, Gene, Sharp, Ken, Stanley, Paul

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Chronicling the formative years of the legendary rock band KISS, culminating with the groundbreaking success of their classic 1975 album 'Alive!', 'Nothin' to Lose' draws on more than 200 interviews, and offers a captivating fly-on-the-wall account of their launch, struggles and…

Turn around bright eyes: the rituals of love et karaoke

by Sheffield, Rob

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"A follow-up to Love is a Mix Tape. When Rolling Stone magazine music critic Rob Sheffield moved to New York City in the summer of 2001, he was a young widower trying to start a new life in a new town. Behind, in the past, was his life as a happily married rock critic, with a wi…

Turn around bright eyes: the rituals of love and karaoke

by Sheffield, Rob

0 Type: Book

In this follow-up to Love is a Mix Tape, a writer for Rolling Stone, after his wife's death, finds solace in music, which leads him to the strangest places and gives him the courage to start over, move on and rock the mike.

Purpose: an immigrant's story

by Bozza, Anthony, Jean, Wyclef

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AWyclef Jean is one of the most influential voices in hip-hop. He rocketed to fame in the 1990s with the Fugees, whose multiplatinum album, The ScorePurpose is one of inspiration, full of drama and humor, told in compelling detail, about the incredible life of one of our most re…

Purpose: an immigrant's story

by Bozza, Anthony, Jean, Wyclef

0 Type: Book

Touching on themes of poverty, immigration, father/son relationships, and fame, a musician, producer, and actor details his childhood growing up in Haiti and Newark, and gives the inside story on the hip hop group The Fugees.

Louder than hell: the definitive oral history of metal

by Ian, Scott, Wiederhorn, Jon, Halford, Rob, Turman, Katherine

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Featuring more than 250 interviews with members of Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Pantera, Korn and many others over the past 25 years, this examination of the cultural phenomenon provides an expert analysis of the heavy metal scene from the '60s to the present

Louder than hell: the definitive oral history of metal

by Wiederhorn, Jon, Turman, Katherine

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From Sabbath to Slipknot, Louder Than Hell is the definitive oral history of heavy metal, straight from the mouths of those who defined it. The book was crafted from more than four hundred interviews conducted over the past twenty-five years by music journalists Jon Wiederhorn a…

Geek girls unite: how fangirls, bookworms, indie chicks, and Other …

by Simon, Leslie

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A call to arms for every girl who has ever obsessed over music, comics, film, comedy, books, crafts, fashion, or anything else under the Death Star. Music geek girl Leslie Simon offers an overview of the geek elite by covering groundbreaking women, hall-of-famers, ultimate love …

Geek girls unite: how fangirls, bookworms, indie chicks, and Other …

by Simon, Leslie

0 Type: Book

" ... A call to arms for every girl who has ever obsessed over music, comics, film, comedy, books, crafts, fashion, or anything else under the Death Star. Music geek girl Leslie Simon offers an overview of the geek elite by covering groundbreaking women, hall-of-famers, ultimate…

Geek girls unite: how fangirls, bookworms, indie chicks, and Other …

by Simon, Leslie

0 Type: Book

" ... A call to arms for every girl who has ever obsessed over music, comics, film, comedy, books, crafts, fashion, or anything else under the Death Star. Music geek girl Leslie Simon offers an overview of the geek elite by covering groundbreaking women, hall-of-famers, ultimate…

Neon angel: a memoir of a Runaway

by O'Neill, Tony, Currie, Cherie

0 Type: Book

Cherie Currie, with her signature Bowie haircut and fishnet stockings, was the lead singer of seventies teenage all-girl rock band the Runaways. At the tender age of fifteen, she joined a group of talented girls--Joan Jett and Lita Ford on guitar, Jackie Fox on bass, and Sandy W…

Details the author's efforts to track down the legendary guitar heroes of the golden age of heavy metal, including Slash, Ace Frehley, Eddie Van Halen, George Lynch, and Mick Mars, and get them to share the secret to their success.

Power chord: one man's ear-splitting quest to find his guitar …

by McKenzie, Thomas Scott

0 Type: Book

Details the author's efforts to track down the legendary guitar heroes of the golden age of heavy metal, including Slash, Ace Frehley, Eddie Van Halen, George Lynch, and Mick Mars, and get them to share the secret to their success.

President Me: the America That's in My Head

by Carolla, Adam

0 Type: Book

The comedian, actor, and television and podcast host shares his vision for a different, better America, focusing on what makes the country really annoying and offering a plan to make everyone's life much better.

President me: the America that's in my head

by Carolla, Adam

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In President Me, Carolla shares his vision for a different, better America free from big issues like big government down to small problems like hotel alarm clock placement. Running on an anti-narcissism platform, President Carolla calls for a return to the values of an earlier t…

Kansas City lightning: the rise and times of Charlie Parker

by Crouch, Stanley

0 Type: Book

The first of two volumes tracing the life of one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century draws on interviews with family, peers, and collaborators to reveal Charlie Parker's Depression-era childhood and his early career in Kansas City and New York.