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Becoming Kareem: Growing up on and off the court
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The NBA all-time leading scorer and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee presents a first memoir for young readers that focuses on the important sports teachers in his life, including his strict father, his high school coach and Coach Wooden.
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The decade that rocked: The photography of Mark "Weissguy" Weiss
by Richard Bienstock
Mark "Weissguy" Weiss set an unmatched standard for rock photography. Starting out as a teenager by sneaking into concerts with a neighbour's 35mm camera, he embarked on a legendary career that took him around the globe and onto some of the most memorable album and magazine covers in rock history- featuring the likes of Van Halen, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, and Moetley Crue to Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Bon Jovi, and KISS, and so many more. With 700+ photos, brand new interviews, and stories from Mark himself, Decade that Rocked is a monument to the photography, friendships, and legacy of an artist that helped define one of rock's most iconic eras.
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Meghan and Harry: The real story
by Lady Colin Campbell
A fascinating read in this book from Lady Colin Campbell, author of books on Princess Diana, the Queen Mother, and Queen Elizabeth's marriage. With a unique breadth of insight, Lady Colin Campbell goes behind the scenes, speaking to friends, relations, courtiers, and colleagues on both sides of the Atlantic to reveal the most unexpected royal story since King Edward VIII's abdication. She highlights the dilemmas involved and the issues that lurk beneath the surface, revealing why the couple decided to step down as senior royals.
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The meaning of Mariah Carey
by Mariah Carey
The global icon, award-winning singer, songwriter, producer, actress, mother, daughter, sister, storyteller, and artist finally tells the unfiltered story of her life.
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Summertime: George Gershwin's life in music
by Richard Crawford
Drawing extensively from letters and contemporaneous accounts, acclaimed music historian Richard Crawford traces the arc of George Gershwin's remarkable life, seamlessly blending colourful anecdotes with a discussion of Gershwin's unforgettable oeuvre. His work as a composer, pianist, and citizen of the Jazz Age made him in some circles a leader on America's musical scene.
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| Remain in love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina by Chris FrantzRemain in Love is a frank and open memoir of an emblematic life in music and in love. Talking Heads drummer Chris Frantz writes about the beginnings of the band―their days as art students in Providence, moving to the sparse Chrystie Street loft Frantz, Weymouth, and Byrne shared where the music that defined an era was written. With never-before-seen photos and immersive vivid detail, Frantz describes life on tour, down to the meals eaten and the clothes worn―and reveals the mechanics of a long and complicated working relationship with a mercurial frontman.
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| The Lost Memoir by Lou Gehrig with a biographical essay by Alan D. GaffA recently rediscovered memoir from New York Yankees baseball legend Lou Gehrig that was originally written as a series of columns for the Oakland Tribune in 1927. One of the most famous athletes in the country, in the midst of a record-breaking season with the legendary 1927 World Series-winning Yankees. In an effort to grow Lou’s star, pioneering sports agent Christy Walsh arranged for Lou’s tale of baseball greatness to syndicate in newspapers across the country. Until now, those columns were largely forgotten and lost to history. It is a heartfelt rags-to-riches tale about a dirt poor kid from New York who became one of the most revered baseball players of all time.
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The Louvre: The many lives of the world's most famous museum
by James Gardner
With expert detail and keen admiration, James Gardner links the Louvre's past to its glorious present, and vibrantly portrays how it has been a witness to French history - through the Napoleonic era, the Commune, two World Wars, to this day - and home to a legendary collection whose diverse origins and back stories create a spectacular narrative that rivals the building's legendary stature..
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Six days in August: The story of Stockholm syndrome
by David King
The definitive account of the bizarre hostage drama that gave rise to the term "Stockholm Syndrome." On the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked into the main branch of Sveriges Kreditbank, a prominent bank in central Stockholm. He ripped out a submachine gun, fired it into the ceiling, and shouted, "The party starts!" This was the beginning of a six-day hostage crisis-and media circus-that would mesmerize the country, drawing into its grip everyone from Sweden's most notorious outlaw to the prime minister. By the end, the police and press alike would have a new way to understand the complicated emotional relationship between captor and captive.
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The Bundy murders: A comprehensive history
by Kevin M. Sullivan
""In this revised, updated and expanded edition, the author explores the life of Theodore Bundy, one of the more infamous-and flamboyant-American serial killers on record. Bundy's story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the U.S. legal system. This in-depth examination of Bundy's life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence and interviews with detectives and prosecutors. Using these sources, new information about several murders is unveiled. The biography follows Bundy from his broken family background to his execution in the electric chair."- Provided by publisher"
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