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Composers and Musicians


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Just Kids
Just Kids
by Patti Smith
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In her memoir Just Kids, Smith chronicles her lifelong friendship with artist Robert Mapplethorpe. A gifted wordsmith, she's vividly observant and sometimes painfully self-aware, with a voice possessed not only of yearning but also of experience.... (read more)

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My Cross to Bear
My Cross to Bear
by Gregg Allman
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As one of the greatest rock icons of all time, Gregg Allman has lived it all and then some. For almost fifty years, he's been creating some of the most recognizable songs in American rock, but never before has he paused to reflect on the long road he's... (read more)

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A Natural Woman: A Memoir
A Natural Woman: A Memoir
by Carole King
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A memoir by the iconic singer-songwriter chronicling her story from her beginnings in Brooklyn through her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed musical talents, to her present day as a leading performer and activist. From her marriage... (read more)

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Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation
Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation
by Sheila Weller
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A groundbreaking and irresistible biography of three of America's most important musical artists -- Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon -- charts their lives as women at a magical moment in time. Carole King, Joni Mitchell, and Carly Simon... (read more)

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Joël-Franois Durand in the Mirror Land
Joël-Franois Durand in the Mirror Land
by Joël-Franois Durand
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"In the Mirror Land: Reflections on a Self-Reflection," the central essay in this collection of texts by and about French composer... (read more)

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The Long Hard Road out of Hell
The Long Hard Road out of Hell
by Marilyn Manson
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When this best-selling autobiography was originally released, readers were shocked: The Long Hard Road Out of Hell was the darkest, funniest, most controversial, and best-selling rock book of its time--and it became the template, both visually and... (read more)

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It's So Easy: And Other Lies
It's So Easy: And Other Lies
by Duff Mckagan
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 A FOUNDING MEMBER OF GUNS N ROSES AND VELVET REVOLVER SHARES THE STORY OF HIS RISE TO THE PINNACLE OF FAME AND FORTUNE, HIS STRUGGLES WITH ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ADDICTION, HIS PERSONAL CRASH AND BURN, AND HIS PHOENIX-LIKE TRANSFORMATION. IN 1984, AT... (read more)

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Jimi Hendrix: A Brother's Story
Jimi Hendrix: A Brother's Story
by Leon Hendrix
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More than forty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix—recently named the greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone magazine—continues to inspire fans. Many have written about Hendrixs life and music, but Jimi Hendrix: A Brothers... (read more)

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The One: The Life and Music of James Brown
The One: The Life and Music of James Brown
by Rj Smith
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The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, with more than forty... (read more)

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Joan Jett
Joan Jett
by Todd Oldham
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Rock-and-roll goddess Joan Jett holds a beloved place in the world of music. She started her first band, The Runaways, at age fifteen and has blazed a trail that has inspired and thrilled her fans to this day. AMMO Books is proud to release this... (read more)

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Freewheelin' Time: a Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties (08 Edition)
Freewheelin' Time: a Memoir of Greenwich Village in the Sixties (08 Edition)
by Suze Rotolo
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Suze Rotolo (aka Susan) is an artist who lives in New York City with her family.... (read more)

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Cash: The Autobiography
Cash: The Autobiography
by Johnny Cash
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"I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, I keep my eyes wide open all the time..." Johnny Cash, born John R. Cash (and never given a middle name), was unquestionably one of America's most prolific songwriters and musicians. Born in the farmland of... (read more)

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Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter
Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter
by Randy Schmidt
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Little Girl Blue is an intimate profile of Karen Carpenter, a girl from a modest Connecticut upbringing who became a Southern California superstar. Karen was the instantly recognizable lead singer of the Carpenters. The top-selling American musical act... (read more)

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My Cross to Bear
My Cross to Bear
by Gregg Allman
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For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock 'n' roll opens up about his... (read more)

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Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band
Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band
by Scott Freeman
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Based on extensive interviews with band members and their intimates plus thousands of court documents, Midnight Riders captures for the first time one of the most riveting stories in American rock history. It tells of the brothers' difficult childhood... (read more)

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Chronicles: Volume One
Chronicles: Volume One
by Bob Dylan
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"I'd come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody else." So writes Bob Dylan in Chronicles: Volume One, his remarkable book exploring... (read more)

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Here, There and Everywhere : My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles (06 Edition)
Here, There and Everywhere : My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles (06 Edition)
by Geoff Emerick
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Geoff Emerick became an assistant engineer at the legendary Abbey Road Studios in 1962 at age fifteen, and was present as a new band called the Beatles recorded their first songs. He later worked with the Beatles as they recorded their singles “She... (read more)

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Cosmic Dancer - The Life and Music of Marc Bolan
Cosmic Dancer - The Life and Music of Marc Bolan
by Paul Roland
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Roland knows more about Bolan than any other living being, (Tom Hibbert, New Music News) Marc Bolan was the biggest pop star in post-Beatles Britain and in 1972 the Beatles acknowledged Bolan and his group T.Rex as their natural successor. His singles... (read more)

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The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band
by Motley Crue
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Whiskey and porn stars, hot reds and car crashes, black leather and high heels, overdoses and death. This is the life of MÖtley CrÜe, the heaviest drinking, hardest fighting, most oversexed and arrogant band in the world. Their unbelievable... (read more)

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Composed: A Memoir
Composed: A Memoir
by Rosanne Cash
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A candid and moving memoir from the critically acclaimed singer and songwriter For 30 years as a musician, Rosanne Cash has enjoyed both critical and commercial success, releasing a series of albums that are as notable for their lyrical intelligence as... (read more)

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