The greatest untold story in the history of hip-hop, this is the first-ever complete account of the scene, street-savvy stars, and daring record label that launched West Coast hip-hop into the American mainstream and produced the hits that dominated the '80s and '90s-with previously unseen material, photos, and exclusive interviews.
Newly revised and rewritten to include extensive archival research that delves into the complex process of feature-film story development from the studio era of the 1930s to the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, this work is a fascinating study of scripts written or cowritten by two-time Oscar winner Dalton Trumbo.
WINNER OF THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2026NYT Best New Books of 2026'A towering achievement' MERVE EMREA majestic cultural and environmental history that reveals how forests have made - and resisted - Russia's many empires.
Edward MacDowell: A Great American Tone Poet, His Life and Music is a biographical study that examines the life artistic development and cultural significance of the American composer Edward MacDowell.
**THE PHENOMENAL NEW BOOK FROM COMEDIAN AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE AUDACITY, KATHERINE RYAN**'Firstborn Daughter is for anyone who was born into the role of unpaid family manager or simply suffers from hyper independence as a trauma response.
Physical Abuse, Confusion, Rehabilitation, and Personal Struggles - every day, musicians from around the world begin their journey of musical expression.
**A Financial Times Book of the Year**A landmark account of Paul McCartney s triumphant musical reinvention in the 1970s and the rise of one of the decade s most iconic bandsThis is the story, in their own words, of a band that came to define a generation.
With outrageous anecdotes about everyone from Leonardo Da Vinci to Caravaggio to Edward Hopper, Secret Lives of Great Artists recounts the seamy, steamy and gritty history behind the great masters of international art.
A fascinating, influential musician of the late nineteenth century, Joachim Andersen was the founding principal flutist of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, a renowned virtuoso and composer of flute music, and a leader in Scandinavian musical life.
Celebrating the 150th anniversary of his birth, this first critical biography of Italo Montemezzi (1875-1952) offers fascinating new insights into the life and work of an important opera composer, seventeen years younger than Puccini, who became internationally famous with L'amore dei tre re (1913).
'An entertaining and expletive-filled read' NEW YORK TIMES 'Shoe Dog meets Goodfellas with a dash of The Little Prince' ARIANNA HUFFINGTON'Here in Technicolor is another of Hollywood's greatest characters' RICK RUBIN'A rare peek at how Hollywood really works' WALTER ISAACSONOne of Hollywood's most accomplished, feared - and funny - dealmakers has some stuff he wants to get off his chest.
'A revealing account of the tricky reality behind TV's glamorous image' Daily MailIn the summer of 1992, Jason Salkey was cast in a role that would change his life forever.
The Times Art Book of the YearA Guardian Book of the YearThe paintings of Johannes Vermeer of Delft are some of the most beautiful, even sublime, in the history of art.
George Harrison's own intimate, beautiful collection of more than two hundred never-before-collected photos of the Beatles at work and at play the vast majority published for the first time.
ONE OF THE TIMES BOOKS NOT TO MISSThe definitive autobiography from Alice Cooper, the Godfather of Shock Rock and one of the world's most iconic musicians with a career spanning six decades.
An illustrated biography of the pioneering British artist and writer, tracing her life and work through the many places around the world where she livedThe British-born artist and writer Leonora Carrington (19172011) is one of the vanguards in the history of women artists and the history of Surrealism.
