Synopses & Reviews
Watching a smartly written, well-acted, top-tier TV series is like immersing yourself in a great novel. It's addictive. And more and more people are gobbling up shows in big bites—sometimes bingeing on an entire season in a weekend. From classics like Seinfeld and Twin Peaks, to Breaking Bad and Sherlock, to Denmark's Borgen and France's Les Revenants, here are 100 of the very best, all worth spending hours of time on the couch. In addition to insightful, informative, and spoiler-free overviews of storylines, themes, and characters, you'll get enough recommendations, trivia, and teasers to make you want to catch the shows you haven't yet seen—and revisit the ones you have!
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Even five years after his death Michael Jackson remains, incredibly, the world's highest-earning celebrity. This lavishly illustrated biography has now been revised to explore new areas of Jackson's music, legacy, and personality. Filled with performance, backstage, and family photos, Michael Jackson captures why he was the world's most successful entertainer . . . and the true King of Pop.
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This biography of legendary Michael Jackson contains never-before-published photographs from the set of Thriller by hugely famous celebrity photographer Douglas Kirkland. Also included are family photos of Michael, Debbie Rowe, and their two children that have never been published in book form.
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and#8220;I'll always be Peter Pan in my heart,and#8221; Michael Jackson once said. And like the character he loved, Jackson seemed eternally childlike and charismatic. Not even death has eroded his popularity: he still remains one of the world's highest-earning celebrities. This lavishly illustrated and definitive biography has now been revised and updated to explore new areas of Jackson's music, legacy, and personality. Filled with performance, backstage, and family photosand#8212;including ten newly added picturesand#8212;Michael Jackson captures the entertainer's enduring appeal . . . and clearly reveals why he was the true King of Pop.
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Watching a top-tier TV series is like immersing yourself in a great novel. It's addictive. And more and more people are gobbling up shows in big bites-bingeing on entire seasons at a time. From Twin Peaks to Breaking Bad, here are 100 of the very best, with insightful spoiler-free overviews of storylines, themes, and characters, plus recommendations, trivia, and teasers.
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and#8220;I'll always be Peter Pan in my heart,and#8221; Michael Jackson once said. And like the character he loved so much, Jackson seemed eternally childlike and charismatic, which made his recent death so shocking to his legions of devastated fans. This lavish illustrated biography pays tribute to the superstar, who had been rehearsing for a record-breaking sellout season of shows at London's O2 Arena at the time of his death.
Filled with performance, backstage, and family photos-many never before published-Michael Jackson captures why he was the world's most popular entertainerand#8230;and the true King of Pop.
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Kate Moss stands alone in the modeling world: in a three-decade career, she has launched trends and defined styles without ever becoming dated. This remarkable volume celebrates Moss's 40th birthday in a manner worthy of the always-evolving fashionista. Beautiful images and revealing text look back at her life, from grunge pinup and heroin chic to boho icon and skinny rock chick.
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Tom Jones is a living legend, a poor-boy-made-good who has maintained his global superstar status over six decades by craftily reinventing himself whenever necessary. Follow his career in glorious photos, from his early years playing clubs in Wales and England to his sudden success in Las Vegas, to his recent appearance on UK television's The Voice. Insightful text and glorious photos of the eternal sex symbol make Tom Jones: A Life in Pictures a must-have for his devoted fans.
About the Author
Chris Roberts has written about music, films, and books for many publications and websites including Classic Rock, Uncut, NME, Melody Maker, Sounds, Elle, Ikon, the Guardian, the BBC and Empire. Often appearing on TV and radio, he's also published books on Lou Reed, Abba, Scarlett Johansson, and Heath Ledger. A Welshman like Jones, Chris Roberts now lives in West London.