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General Biography

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The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
by Steve Lopez
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Now a major motion picture-An intimate portrait of mental illness, of atrocious social neglect, and the struggle to resurrect a fallen prodigy. (Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down) This is the true story of journalist Steve Lopez's discovery of... (read more)

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Celine Dion:  Let's Talk about Love (33 1/3 Series)
Celine Dion: Let's Talk about Love (33 1/3 Series)
by Carl Wilson
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Non-fans regard Celine Dion as ersatz and plastic, yet to those who love her, no one could be more real, with her impoverished childhood, her (creepy) manager-husband’s struggle with cancer, her knack for howling out raw emotion. There’s nothing cool... (read more)

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The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music
by Lopez
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A moving story of the remarkable bond between a journalist in search of a story and a homeless, classically trained musiciandestined to be a major motion picture from DreamWorks, starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. When Steve Lopez saw Nathaniel... (read more)

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The Monkees: The Day-By-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation
The Monkees: The Day-By-Day Story of the 60s TV Pop Sensation
by Andrew Sandoval
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A day-by-day look at the years from 1965 to 1970 reveals the remarkably rich story of the Monkees, one of the most successful pop bands of the 1960s. The Monkees? immensely popular television series began in 1966. It was immediately followed by a... (read more)

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He Is... I Say: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Neil Diamond
He Is... I Say: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Neil Diamond
by David Wild
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He Is...I Say examines Neil Diamond's singular place in the pantheon of popular music. David Wild--who has written about Diamond for Rolling Stone, penned the liner notes to a number of Diamond's anthologies, and produced Diamond's scandal-free episode... (read more)

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Girls Like Us (08 Edition)
Girls Like Us (08 Edition)
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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Moon River and Me: A Memoir
Moon River and Me: A Memoir
by Andy Williams
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A remarkable memoir by one of the most popular and beloved entertainers of the twentieth century When in the mid-1950s Andy Williams reached a low point in his career, singing in dives to ever-smaller audiences, the young man from Wall Lake, Iowa, had no... (read more)

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Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping Charts & Winning Grammys
Hitman: Forty Years Making Music, Topping Charts & Winning Grammys
by David Foster
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After almost four decades in the music business, David Foster -- producer, arranger, songwriter, performer -- is finally ready to talk. In this compelling and outspoken memoir, Foster shares some of his incredible stories: the first time he met Barbra... (read more)

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Sinatra Frank and Friendly: A Unique Photographic Memoir of a Legend
Sinatra Frank and Friendly: A Unique Photographic Memoir of a Legend
by Terry Oneill
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Few photographers worked more closely with Frank Sinatra than Terry ONeill. This book draws on hundreds of images, many of them never seen before, from the photographers personal and private archive, and tells the stories behind those images.... (read more)

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The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin
The Complete Lyrics of Irving Berlin
by Irving Berlin
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Gathered together in one volume for the first time: all of the incomparable song lyrics of Irving Berlin, whose career and work are the most important and all-encompassing in the history of American popular music. Berlin came from a poor immigrant... (read more)

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In Heaven Everything Is Fine: The Unsolved Life of Peter Ivers and the Lost History of New Wave Theatre
In Heaven Everything Is Fine: The Unsolved Life of Peter Ivers and the Lost History of New Wave Theatre
by Josh Frank
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On March 3, 1983, Peter Ivers was found bludgeoned to death in his loft in downtown Los Angeles, ending a short-lived but essential pop cultural moment that has been all but lost to history. For the two years leading up to his murder, Ivers had hosted... (read more)

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Sinatra
Sinatra
by Richard Havers
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From poverty to power, Hoboken to Hollywood, this story is the embodiment of the American Dream. For over 50 years Frank Sinatra was at the epicenter of American life - on the radio, in the movie theaters, on TV, and in newspapers and magazines. Includes... (read more)

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Put on a Happy Face: A Broadway Memoir
Put on a Happy Face: A Broadway Memoir
by Charles Strouse
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Just about everyone who can hum knows and loves Charles Strouse's music. He composed some of the most successful shows in Broadway history (Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, Applause, and Golden Boy); wrote the film score for Bonnie and Clyde as well as the... (read more)

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The Importance of Being Barbra
The Importance of Being Barbra
by Tom Santopietro
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Controversial, a global icon, a diva among divas---Barbra Streisand, the last genuinely unique show business personality of the twentieth century is the most honored entertainer in the world today. But along with the Tony, two Oscars, six Emmys, eight... (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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He's a Rebel
He's a Rebel
by Mark Ribowsky
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Spector's achievements are well-chronicled in this tightly-written and very accessible book.... (read more)

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The Woman I Am
The Woman I Am
by Helen Reddy
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At the height of her career, Reddy's world was shattered by the death of both her parents, and simultaneously, the news that she had an incurable disease. In this brave memoir, she reveals the emotional highs and lows and spiritual faith that has shaped... (read more)

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Howling at the Moon: The Odyssey of a Monstrous Music Mogul in an Age of Excess
Howling at the Moon: The Odyssey of a Monstrous Music Mogul in an Age of Excess
by Walter Yetnikoff
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Show biz memoir at its name-dropping, bridge-burning, profane best: the music industry’s most outspoken, outrageous, and phenomenally successful executive delivers a rollicking memoir of pop music’s heyday. During the 1970s and '80s the music... (read more)

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IZ: Voice of the People
IZ: Voice of the People
by Rick Carroll
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Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, born in 1959, the year Hawai'i became a state, rose to unrivaled celebrity on the strength of his one-in-a-million voice and a four-string 'ukulele. His phenomenal hit "Over the Rainbow" propelled his Facing Future album to... (read more)

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Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far
Mosaic: Pieces of My Life So Far
by Amy Grant
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One of Americas most popular music artists bares her heart and soul in her first autobiographical work. With honesty and depth, Grant offers poignant and often startling insights on motherhood, marriage, friendship, faith, loss, forgiveness, and... (read more)

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