Biography: arts and entertainment

"e;Bruce Lee was known as an amazing martial artist, but he was also a profound thinker.

The real Hugh Hefner-the extraordinary inside story of an American icon "e;Riveting.

Hunter Davies, the only ever authorised biographer of the group, has produced the essential Beatles guide.

It's conventional wisdom that Hollywood has no use for a woman over forty.

"e;It's going to be one hell of a great-everlastingly great-book with humor, tears, fun, emotion, and love,"e; Judy Garland said of her plans to tell her life story.

Anthony Minghella: Interviews is an illuminating anthology of in-depth conversations with this important contemporary film director and producer.

Dive into this fun and entertaining quiz book from the UK's biggest Black British pub quiz!

It's an of-told story: a young Tom Petty lucks his way onto the movie set for Elvis's Follow That Dream.

Howard Bloom-called "e;the greatest press agent that rock and roll has ever known"e; by Derek Sutton, the former manager of Styx, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull-is a science nerd who knew nothing about popular music.

This book traces the expansion of Islamisation within a modern and plural state such as Malaysia.

Les arts de la scène offrent bien souvent à leurs spectateurs la chance d’être témoins de performances renversantes, grandioses, polies à l’excès et à l’exécution d’apparence si facile… Pourtant, la plupart ignorent quelle quantité d’expérience, de travail et d’abnégation exigent de tels numéros.

In this definitive biography of Keith Urban, music biographer Jeff Apter presents the legendary Australian country star turned international superstar whose career spans the Nashville music scene, American Idol, The Voice, and much more, including the highs and lows along the way.

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An occasion to appreciate Dexter's resounding musical genius as well as his wish for major social transformation.

Frontier Figures is a tour-de-force exploration of how the American West, both as physical space and inspiration, animated American music.

THE ULTIMATE CELEBRATION OF THE MIDWEST PRINCESSFrom hometown Missouri girl to the Midwest Princess and global FEMININOMENON we stan today, Chappell Roan is on an extraordinary journey.

When recovering from addiction and managing a mental illness, it can feel like both have the ability to take over your life.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Where do you come from?

Hedy Lamarr's life was punctuated by salacious rumors and public scandal, but it was her stunning looks and classic Hollywood glamour that continuously captivated audiences.

A Rolling Stone Top 10 Best Music Books of the Year ';That's what I'm talking aboutOf all these memoirs, Dancing With Myself was the only one that stimulated my envymade me want to be Billy Idol for five minutes.

This book presents the story of renowned cellist Aldo Parisot, who started his career in his native Brazil and then emigrated to the U.

This intricate visual celebration of the world's most celebrated composers tells the fascinating stories of their lives and works.

From beloved indie musician Andrew McMahon comes a searingly honest and beautifully written memoir about the challenges and triumphs of his life and career, as seen through the lens of his personal connection to three pianos.

Although a major star in the 1910s, Theda Bara--known as "e;The Vamp"e;--was largely neglected until the 1990s, when her fame began to resurface.

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'The book is great: moving but also properly funny.

"e;The only Lou Reed bio you need to read.

Smedley Butler's life and career epitomize the contradictory nature of American military policy through the first part of this century.

North Carolina fiddler and banjo player Jim Scancarelli's extensive career as a string band musician began in the early 1960s.

Donald Fagen will forever be associated with Steely Dan, the band he formed with Walter Becker and four other musicians in 1972.

Celebrate your enlistment in Rihanna's Navy with this gorgeously illustrated, all-encompassing fan book on everything there is to know and love about the modern icon that is Rihanna.

The #1 Global Bestselling MemoirAmazon Editors' Best Books of the Year 2024Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough.

In 1921, one of the biggest movie stars in the world was accused of killing a woman.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author returns with this candid, humorous, and captivating memoir chronicling her journey toward reinvention and self-acceptance.

“Brackett’s diaries read like a funnier, better-paced version of Barton Fink.

James Hembray Wilson was an African-American soloist, composer, conductor, and music professor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Throughout early modern Europe, patronage became a means for the dominant classes to highlight their wealth, intellectual finesse, and cultural and political agendas, particularly within the court and religious institutions.

An engrossing new biography of the musical revolutionary who was the world’s first international megastar Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811–1886) was an anomaly.

The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Our Crowd offers an anecdote-filled tour of the most exclusive suburbs of 1970s America.

The Architectonics of Hope provides a critical excavation and reconstruction of the Schmittian seductions that continue to bedevil contemporary political theology.

"e;The Wall was Roger Waters's first album.

She said, "e;I became a singer because I couldn't get work as an actress,"e; but Barbra Streisand not only became both but revolutionized the two professions.

Von der verhassten Tanzstunde im Rock über den Versuch, so wie alle für den tollen Typen zu schwärmen, vom Sexismus in der Schauspielbranche über das private und das öffentliche Outing, vom Festgelegt-Werden auf die Tatort-Figur bis zur Frage, wer denn die Drehbücher für Frauenfiguren schreibt: Offenherzig, direkt und humorvoll erzählt Ulrike Folkerts von ihrem Kampf gegen innere und gegen äußere Widerstände.

The connections between a great artist's life and work are subtle, complex, and often highly revealing.

When Living and Sustaining a Creative Life was published in 2013, it became an immediate sensation.