Biography: arts and entertainment

Die kleine Charlotte erlebt schnell, worauf es ihrer Mutter ankommt: Schönheit.

Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805–1847) war nicht nur Ideenlieferantin und kritische Begutachterin der Kompositionen Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdys, ihre Bedeutung als eigenständige Komponistin zeichnet sich unbestritten ab.

The powerfully moving story of the Russian Jewish choreographer who used dance to challenge despotism Everyone has heard of George Balanchine, but few outside Russia know of Leonid Yakobson, Balanchine’s contemporary and arguably his equal, who remained in Lenin’s Russia and survived censorship during the darkest days of Stalin.

For anyone looking for a light in the darkness, The Road to Roses?

For anyone who feels less-than about your work, your worth, your body, or the life you're building, find here an incredible hope: you don't have to have it all together to "e;qualify"e; for your life's calling.

»Es gibt zumindest einen Weg, mit wildfremden Menschen ins Gespräch zu kommen, ohne sich vorher in Statistiken über die Niederschlagsmenge zu vertiefen: Man spricht ›Loriot‹.

»Ein Schlagersänger, ein Chansonnier, ein Menschenflüsterer?

»Metallica haben in ihrer über 40-jährigen Karriere gegen jedes Gesetz des Heavy Metal verstoßen und sind dennoch die mit Abstand größte Band, die dieses Genre je hervorgebracht hat.

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Als Picasso 1947 den Friseur Eugénio Arias kennenlernt, entwickelt sich eine tiefe Beziehung zwischen ihnen.

Acme Attractions tells the story of a place, and its people, that found themselves at the heart of one of the country's great cultural moments.

Wie Frauen die schöpferischen Phasen des berühmten Malers beeinflusst habenGebraucht, geliebt, gehasst: Picasso war besessen von Frauen.

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Torsten ‚Toto‘ Heim, der bekannteste Polizist Deutschlands, nimmt uns mit auf die Achterbahnfahrt seines Lebens.

Angelika Kauffmann (1741–1807) war schon zu ihrer Zeit eine in ganz Europa gefeierte Malerin.

Michael, I'm calling your space just to say that from just visualizing you, it's been so long.

Tienes en tus manos un libro de teatro que trasciende, con creces, su objetivo.

One fifth of Britains hottest girl group, super-WAG, X Factor judge and all round celebrity, Cheryl Cole has been a runaway success since her first appearance on Popstars: The Rivals.

L'obra creativa de José Antonio Valls Subirats (1958-1983), músic d'Alcanar que va morir prematurament abans de poder desenvolupar la seua prometedora trajectòria com a compositor, director, intèrpret i docent, no s'ha estudiat fins ara amb la profunditat que es mereix.

L'obra creativa de José Antonio Valls Subirats (1958-1983), músic d'Alcanar que va morir prematurament abans de poder desenvolupar la seua prometedora trajectòria com a compositor, director, intèrpret i docent, no s'ha estudiat fins ara amb la profunditat que es mereix.

In this ';darkly humorous' (Harper's Bazaar) memoir-in-essays, actress and singer-songwriter Lola Kirke untangles an extraordinary upbringing in a family of eccentric, messy artists and explains how a big city girl went a little bit country.

When Hitchcock's The Birds began showing in the summer of 1963 at the Dolton Theater, the starlings of Riverside, Illinois launched their attacks.

Las palabras le fascinan a José Luis.

Today, Tarzan's universally popular appeal is as great as always.

In celebration of his extraordinary life, photographer Gary Italiaander, who was a personal friend, has written this amazing book that includes previously unseen portraits as well as memories by his colleagues, family and friends.

Gunter Böhnke hat sein Leben wie im Schlaf verbracht, denn er leidet an Narkolepsie.

Ein schreiend komisches Psychogramm über das Leben und Treiben der Ruhrpottler – jetzt zum ersten Mal in Buchform!

Einer der letzten großen Kabarettisten: Werner SchneyderWerner Schneyder, der Mann zwischen Buch, Bühne und Medien, war und ist vor allem als Kabarettist und satirischer Essayist durch seine Fähigkeit, Theorie und Analyse in Pointen zu verwandeln, eine erste Marke geworden.

Enjoy the wonder and beauty of the garden and grow in your faith with garden-focused devotions and stunning photography of life in full bloom.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERMillions know Emily Maynard Johnson from her appearances on both The Bachelor and The Bachelorette.

Experience Sarah's words in a new way, focused specifically on the comfort only Jesus can provide.

Chris LeDoux was a rodeo icon, known for his ability to ride bareback horses and a world championship.

New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, ECPA Bestseller'Country music artist Smith debuts with a sensitive and moving recollection of his path through grief.

"e;A perceptive and provocative work.

'This book is a must for everyone interested in illuminating the idea of unexplainable genius' - QUESTLOVEEqual parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music for the twenty-first century.

If you know what you want, Ill get it for you.

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I was six or seven when I noticed the music in my head.

The Walker Brothers were the US counter-strike to the British invasion of the mid-60s.

'We wont leave any stone unturned here.

The rise and fall of the brothers GibbBarry, Robin, Maurice, and younger brother Andyis perhaps the greatest saga in Australian music history.

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Before there was Star Wars before there was Close Encounters there was The Man Who Fell To Earth.

At a time in rock and pop history when almost everything has been done before, few artists have proved as restlessly innovative as Beck.

When Laughter In The Rain, Bad Blood, and Love Will Keep Us Together all reached number one in 1975, they said, Sedakas back.

Read & Burn is the first serious, in-depth appraisal of one of the most influential British bands to emerge during the punk era.

Heroic and absurd, scurrilous and profound, Who Killed Mister Moonlight?

Devo may have become synonymous with the crass commercialism of 80s new wave, but many of their guiding principles are firmly rooted in the idealism of the 60s.

Suddenly, this skinny, longhaired kid who had been lounging against the wall inside sprang forward to confront me, rolling and popping his eyes, intensely vibing me with his own personal voodoo.