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In der Zeit, in welcher der Punkrock den Zeitgeist beherrschte, waren Crass an der Spitze der Bewegung und definierten neue Mastabe.

The Sunday Times bestseller.

One of the most versatile actors of his generation, Edmond O'Brien made a series of iconic noir films.

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.

So viel mehr als der ESC: Max Mutzke über Momente, die ihn geprägt habenAufgewachsen in einem unkonventionellen, künstlerisch geprägtenHaushalt, hat Max Mutzke schon früh viel fürs Leben gelernt.

An in-depth portrait of the band's first decade by a journalist who covered them from their inception, packed with rare photos.

Amy Amy Amy unravels the all too short life and career of one of Britain's most brilliant and troubled stars.

Built in stages between 1830 and 1875, Magnolia House is a historic landmark on Staten Island, the least-visited Outer Borough of New York City.

A memoir of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds by the one who knew them best: "e;A family story, part comedy, part tragedy .

A rare look at the life and music of renowned Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovDuring his lifetime, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) was a composer whose work had great influence not only in his native Russia but also internationally.

The expression "e;Fog of War"e; perfectly encapsulates what it was like to experience the Vietnam War first hand.

Mike Daka,s story is a fascinating account that is at once the story of an extraordinary journalist, and rich insight into the history of the media and journalism in Zambia and Southern Africa.

The gripping story of Afro-Argentine celebrity Raúl Grigera that also tells the untold history of Black Argentina.

Fields never got around to writing his autobiography, but at his death in 1946, he left behind a vast assortment of notes, outlines, scrapbooks, letters, scripts, scenarios, and photographs.

Long overlooked by scholars and critics, the history and aesthetics of German television have only recently begun to attract serious, sustained attention, and then largely within Germany.

As a pioneer of the French New Wave, Jacques Rivette was one of a group of directors who permanently altered the world's perception of cinema by taking the camera out of the studios and into the streets.

Joe Strummer was one of the twentieth century's iconic rock'n'roll rebels.

Before she knew she was Ukrainian, Soviet, or Jewish, Inna Faliks knew she was a musician.

Eine Hommage an den großen Volksschauspieler Hans Brenner.

A stunning photographic record of The Smiths' formative years.

Now in paperback.

The Vietnam War ended nearly fifty years ago but the central paradox of the struggle endures: how did the worlds strongest nation fail to secure freedom for the Republic of Vietnam?

'The definitive work on Diego Maradona' The 42'One of football's greatest stories .

The first and only full-length critical study of Dario Fo, the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner

This book, now extensively rewritten and updated, remains the only full-length critical study to cover various phases of Dario Fo's theatrical career.

God had a talent for creating exceptional women--Helen of Troy and Cleopatra come to mind.

The Theatricality of Robert Lepage studies several productions, including The Dragons' Trilogy, Vinci and Tectonic Plates, The Seven Streams of River Ota, Zulu Time, and The Far Side of the Moon.

As a young, soccer-mad boy living in rural KwaZulu-Natal, Robert Marawa listened to the commentary of local football derbies on a small, crackling FM radio.

'This book had sex with my brain!

Richard Rodgers was one of America's most prolific and best-loved composers.

Behind the scenes and topping the charts - today's most respected record producers share their secrets.

Interest in the First World War, or Great War, continues unabated.

After it was announced that the twenty month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh was abducted, the entire world grieved for their loss.

This seminal text by renowned Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe, discusses one of the most significant periods in the Arab-Israeli conflict.

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER A humorous collection of autobiographical essays from comedian and Emmy Awardwinning actor Jeff Hiller, who shares his journey from growing up ';profoundly gay' in 1980s Texas to his experiences as an inept social worker and how he clawed, scraped, and brawled to Hollywood's lower middle-tier.

Charming and classically handsome, John Gilbert (1897-1936) was among the world's most recognizable actors during the silent era.

Of all of the wars in which the U.

Discover the fascinating connections between the worlds greatest artists.

From famed celebrity biographer Darwin Porter, this is the most honest and journalistically important biography of Michael Jackson ever published, with a roster of literary reviews that outnumber and outclass any other MJ bio on the market.

John Tyrrell's biography of the Leos Janacek is the culmination of a life's work in the field.

Renowned today as a prominent African-American in Music Theater and the Arts community, composer, conductor, and violinist Will Marion Cook was a key figure in the development of American music from the 1890s to the 1920s.

Academy Award-winning director Michael Curtiz (1886-1962)-whose best-known films include Casablanca (1942), Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942), Mildred Pierce (1945) and White Christmas (1954)-was in many ways the anti-auteur.

He penned songs such as ';Witchcraft' and ';The Best Is Yet to Come' (signature tunes for Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, respectively) and wrote such musicals as Sweet Charity, I Love My Wife, On the Twentieth Century, and The Will Rogers Follies yet his life has gone entirely unexplored until now.

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Since his professional debut in 1962, Stevie Wonder has recorded sixty-four singles that have made the Billboard top 100, including ten that reached number one.