The Cure emerged in the post-punk 70s and defied all expectations to launch a marathon career marked by hit records and a string of sell-out arena shows.
A nostalgic A-Z of the most special and well-remembered 60s, 70s and 80s cars, with stylish illustrations accompanied by warm, humorous personal memories.
A 288-page memoir is a no-holds-barred account of Twink's life - including the breakdown of her marriage, her husband David Agnew's much publicised affair with PR executive Ruth Hickey, and how she took a lover after her husband strayed.
"e;Sharing the Wealth"e; is the incredible true story of how a $40 a week baker became a multimillionaire owner of a Super Bowl NFL team and an unprecedented philanthropist.
The legendary band leader and jazz trumpeter, broadcaster and humorist looks back at his extraordinarily rich and varied life and the many colourful characters he has known and played with - from Duke Ellington to Louis Armstrong.
A stunning collection of over 200 essential and influential album covers of the decadeA visual reflection of psychedelia-influenced artwork to Punk anti- design - from Pink Floyd to the Sex PistolsIndispensable purchase for the dedicated follower of music and artThe seventies are often regarded as a mean, dark and turbulent decade, full of discontent and pessimism.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER An Economist Best Book of 2024 *; A Shelf Awareness Best Book of 2024 Legendary editor Judith Jones, the woman behind some of the most important authors of the 20th centuryincluding Julia Child, Anne Frank, Edna Lewis, John Updike, and Sylvia Plathfinally gets her due in this ';surprising, granular, luminous, and path-breaking biography' (Edward Hirsch, author of How to Read a Poem).
When Misty Copeland first placed her hands on the ballet barre at an after-school community centre, no one expected the undersized, underprivileged and anxious thirteen-year-old to become one of America's most groundbreaking dancers.
Between 1963 and 1965 The Beatles undertook six amazing UK tours and met many fans along the way, whose memories of these encounters tell the real story of what actually happened when the Fab Four hit the road.
This biography follows the remarkable life of Louise-Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun, whose portraits of European royalty and nobility hang in many of the world's most important galleries.
The abrasive Dury always met life head on as an unsentimental, uncompromising lyricist and artist, in his relationships and in his music and this great biography does not shrink from chronicling some of his darker moments as well as his triumphs.
This book traces the remarkable course of a creative career which spanned the drawing rooms of the Imperial Russia and the social ferment of 1960s America, and serve to establish Stravinsky not only as the most celebrated composer of his time but also as one of the defining forces of twentieth-century culture.
This new and updated edition of U2 A Diary brings U2s story up to date with information about the band's ground-breaking film, U2 3D, recording sessions for No Line on the Horizon and the story of how the album was leaked online twice before its official release, the U2 360 world tour and Bono's back injury that forced an entire leg to be postponed and the band's struggles to decide how to follow No Line on the Horizon and the 360 Tour with new material.
Teenage punk, self-taught musician, bandleader, session man, smoker, drinker, multi-millionaire, David Grohl has achieved a rare feat, a rock 'n' roll double crown having been a member of two hugely successful and influential bands - Nirvana and The Foo Fighters.
In Richard Wagners autobiografischem Werk 'Mein Leben' taucht der Leser tief in die Gedankenwelt und das Leben des berühmten deutschen Komponisten ein.
This enthralling collection of weird and wonderful tales from the world of theatre includes such unusual stories as the legendary ghost of Drury Lane, how an actor can exorcise the curse of Macbeth, and the well-known theatre manager who fried bacon and eggs in the Royal Box to feed her starving cast at the interval.
Angels Dance and Angels Die tells the story of the turbulent relationship between legendary Doors front man, Jim Morrison, and his common-law wife, Pamela Courson.
A new and popular biography that will appeal to all those who love the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and who would like to know more about his operas and the life he lived.
'Assia was my true wife, and the best friend I ever had', wrote Ted Hughes, after his lover surrendered her life and that of their young daughter in 1969, six years after Sylvia Plath had suffered a similiar fate.
Virtuose du piano, compositeur inspiré et proche collaborateur de Ludwig van Beethoven, Ferdinand Ries est pourtant resté dans l'ombre de son illustre maître.
The indispensable consumers' guide to the music of Frank Zappa - the genius of the absurd, and one of the most prolific and unpredictable characters of 20th century music.
