For many years, John Lennon has been seen as the crazed and eccentric Beatle who provided some of the most memorable melodies the music world has ever known.
This book contains several articles and speeches by Andrew Carnegie, one of the most important industrialists of the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century in the United States; the man who would later inspire Napoleon Hill to write "e;Think and Grow Rich"e;.
Tenor mit Lizenz zum SiegenEr wurde vom Straßensänger zum Kammersänger, sagt Star-Tenor Piotr Beczała scherzhaft über den Verlauf seiner atemberaubenden Karriere: Der Ausnahmesänger sang einst für Passanten der Wiener Innenstadt und steht heute auf den Bühnen der größten Opernhäuser der Welt, von der New Yorker Met und Mailänder Scala bis zur Wiener Staatsoper und den Bayreuther Festspielen.
The incredible true story of the most powerful brothers in Hollywood historyan wildly entertaining saga studded with glamorous stars, scandals, mobsters, murders, and one legendary blond bombshell.
In 1887, during the Minneapolis State Fair, the renowned trompe l'oeil painting The Old Violin by William Michael Harnett was on display, captivating audiences with its lifelike depiction of a violin hanging on a pair of wooden shutters.
Renowned for his literary style as well as his musical scholarship, Nicolas Slonimsky wrote many program notes and articles for newspapers and other periodicals, in addition to his well-known books.
Steeped in the chaotic swirl of the Manchester music scene, David Nolan is the critically acclaimed author of Bernard Sumner: Confusion and I Swear I Was There: The Gig That Changed The World.
Best known for co-founding the early punk duo Suicide, Alan Vega lived a complex and labyrinthine life, driven by a desire to express himself uncompromisingly through art.
In the fall of 1959 Norma Beecroft, a twenty-five-year-old composition student, left her home in Toronto and travelled to Rome to study with the eminent Italian composer Goffredo Petrassi.
Reelin' in the Years tell the remarkable story of the American jazz rock band who have sold over 50 million albums during a career lasting over 20 years: Steely Dan.
The New Illustrated Lives of Great Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven brings to life the works, the key performances and the personal story of one of the world's greatest composers with rich illustrations.
The Gospel According To Elvis celebrates the life and legacy of popular music's most influential single artist with a rich mix of inspirational quotes, biographical anecdotes, facts and memorabilia drawn from his life and work.
In a career that spanned six decades, the Dutch-Kiwi photographer Ans Westra (1936-2023) made it her life's work to capture the growth of a nation through hundreds of thousands of images.
Die wohl kraftvollste und ambitionierteste Biographie, die je uber einen Rock'n'Roll-Kunstler geschrieben wurde, urteilte der Rolling Stone uber die englische Ausgabe dieser Biographie.
Today one of the most successful music stars in the world, Lady Gaga fast became a household name after the release of her first album, The Fame, in 2008.
From a Battle of the Bands contest in Teignmouth, to the first band ever to sell out the new Wembley Stadium, the story of Muse's stratospheric rise is one of UK rock's most fascinating and incendiary tales.
