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367 produkter
Ambulance Drivers
Hemingway, Dos Passos, and a Friendship Made and Lost in War
Inbunden, 2017
311 kr
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Rich in evocative detail--from Paris cafés to Austrian chateaus, from the streets of Pamplona to the waters of Key West--The Ambulance Drivers tells the story of two aspiring writers, Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos, who met in World War I and forged a twenty-year friendship that produced some …
Just One More Thing
Stories From My Life
Av Peter Falk
Häftad, 2007
274 kr
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In Just One More Thing, Peter Falk , award-winning actor , takes us behind-the-scenes into his professional and private life. Starting in Hartford, where he worked as a management analyst for the Connecticut State Budget Bureau, Falk was no more successful than at an earlier attempt to work with …
Badge
True and Terrifying Crime Stories That Could Not Be Presented on TV, from the Creator and Star of Dragnet
Häftad, 2005
228 kr
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Madame Curie
A Biography
Av Eve Curie
Häftad, 2001
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
293 kr
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Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867-1934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide acclaim and was, indeed, one of the great scientists of the twentieth century. Written by Curie's daughter, the renowned international activist Eve Curie, this biography chronicles Curie's legendary achievements in …
Brothers
Av Aaron Neville, Art Neville m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
237 kr
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Born to a music-loving family, the Neville brothers grew up immersed in the sounds and culture of New Orleans, and the blended rhythms of the city are reflected in their wide range of musical styles. The result, like their native city, is a rich gumbo of flavors: Art, with his keyboard wizardry …
Simple Twist of Fate
Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks
Häftad, 2005
197 kr
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In 1974 Bob Dylan wrote, recorded, reconsidered, and then re-recorded the best-selling studio album of his career. Blood on the Tracks was composed as Dylan's twelve-year marriage began to unravel, and songs like "Tangled Up in Blue" and "Shelter from the Storm" have become templates for …
Moanin' at Midnight
The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf
Av James Segrest, Mark Hoffman
Häftad, 2005
319 kr
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Continent Of Islands
Searching For The Caribbean Destiny
Häftad, 1993
220 kr
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In this richly detailed portrait of the individual countries and peoples of the Caribbean, Mark Kurlansky brings to life a society and culture often kept hidden from foreigners,the arts, history, politics, and economics of the region, as well as the vivid day-to-day lives of its citizens. From the …
S.t.p.
A Journey Through America With The Rolling Stones
Häftad, 2002
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
311 kr
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Thirty years ago, the Rolling Stones swept America, taking Exile on Main Street to Main Streets across the nation. Everyone held their breath to see what would happen the Stones' previous U.S. tour had been a chaotic circus culminating in the infamous death of a fan at Altamont. And this tour (the …
The Spanish Ulcer: A History of Peninsular War
Av David Gates
Häftad, 2001
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
335 kr
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Devil's Candy
The Anatomy Of A Hollywood Fiasco
Häftad, 2002
346 kr
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When Brian De Palma agreed to allow Julie Salamon unlimited access to the film production of Tom Wolfe's best-selling book The Bonfire of the Vanities , both director and journalist must have felt like they were on to something big. How could it lose? But instead Salamon got a front-row seat at the …
Marie Curie
A Life
Av Susan Quinn
Häftad, 1996
329 kr
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One hundred years ago, Marie Curie discovered radioactivity, for which she won the Nobel Prize in physics. In 1911 she won an unprecedented second Nobel Prize, this time in chemistry, for isolating new radioactive elements. Despite these achievements, or perhaps because of her fame, she has …
Beat Punks
Häftad, 2000
219 kr
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Here, accompanied by dozens of unique photographs, are the very best of Victor Bockris's infamous interviews, essays, and observations on the stars of downtown Manhattan in the 1970s and 1980s. The internationally acclaimed biographer Bockris was there as a witness, friend, collabourator, and …
Kind of Blue
The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece
Av Ashley Kahn
Häftad, 2007
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
254 kr
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Don Cheadle directed, co-wrote, and stars in the film Miles Ahead , which will be released by Sony Pictures in April 2016. This acclaimed tribute to the most popular jazz album of all time is now available in a beautiful 50th anniversary edition, complete with a new afterword by Ashley Kahn. …
My Damage
The Story of a Punk Rock Survivor
Häftad, 2017
176 kr
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Keith Morris is a true punk icon. No one else embodies the sound of Southern Californian hardcore the way he does. With his waist-length dreadlocks and snarling vocals, Morris is known the world over for his take-no-prisoners approach on the stage and his integrity off of it. Over the course of his …
American Cinema
Directors And Directions 1929-1968
Häftad, 1996
274 kr
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The auteur theory, of which film criticAndrew Sarris was the leading American proponent, holds that artistry in cinema can be largely attributed to film directors, who, while often working against the strictures of studios, producers, and scriptwriters, manage to infuse each film in their oeuvre …
No Commercial Potential
The Saga Of Frank Zappa
Av David Walley
Häftad, 1996
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
203 kr
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For nearly thirty years Frank Zappa (1940-1993) pursued an idiosyncratic but influential course in music,rock, jazz, and classical composer (releasing over fifty albums) founder of the Mothers of Invention guitarist, conductor, and producer as well as social satirist, sonic scientist, First …
Bitter Woods
Häftad, 1995
253 kr
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It was the greatest single battle the U.S. Army ever fought. More than a million GIs were involved and nearly 80,000 became casualties. The Allied generals had to rally beaten, dispirited troops in the face of an attack they had never dreamed possible.A study in command, from generals to squad …
Oxytocin Factor
Tapping The Hormone Of Calm, Love, And Healing
Av Kerstin Moberg, Roberta Francis
Inbunden, 2003
310 kr
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In recent years there have been exciting scientific discoveries about a powerful hormone whose role in the human body has long been neglected. Oxytocin is the hormone involved in bonding, sex, childbirth, and breast-feeding, as well as in relaxation and feelings of calm. It is the mirror image of …
Iron Man
My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath
Av Tony Iommi
Häftad, 2012
4,5 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (2)
293 kr
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Black Sabbath is currently on The End Tour," which they have proclaimed as their final concert tour . Iron Man chronicles the story of both pioneering guitarist Tony Iommi and legendary band Black Sabbath, dubbed The Beatles of heavy metal" by Rolling Stone . Iron Man reveals the man behind the …
Goodnight, L.A.
Untold Tales from Inside Classic Rock's Legendary Recording Studios
Av Kent Hartman
Inbunden, 2017
350 kr
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From behind the walls of a handful of well-hidden, unlikely recording studios in the Los Angeles area, legends-in-waiting created masterpiece albums. It was a time of astonishing creativity and unprecedented fame and fortune. It was also a time of unfettered excess that threatened to unravel …
How to American
An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents
Häftad, 2020
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
253 kr
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Standup comic, actor and fan favorite from HBO's Silicon Valley and the film Crazy Rich Asians shares his memoir of growing up as a Chinese immigrant in California and making it in Hollywood. "I turned down a job in finance to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. My dad thought I was crazy. But I …
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Häftad, 2002
4,8 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (5)
228 kr
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While Eric Burdon may be best remembered for his unforgettable vocals on the Animals' platinum hit, "House of the Rising Sun," this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member has never stopped having adventures. Burdon was ripped off by unscrupulous agents, accountants, and record labels, hounded by the …
