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Jimi Hendrix: the man, the magic, the truth
Par Sharon Lawrence. 2005
Interviews with family, friends, and musicians about the life of guitarist/songwriter Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970). Traces Hendrix's rise from backup roles…
to success in Europe and the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Covers Hendrix's drug and business problems and tragic death and the contest over his estate. Some strong language. 2005Beethoven: the universal composer (Eminent Lives Ser.)
Par Edmund Morris. 2005
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian chronicles the life of composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Portrays the musician's struggle against "epic odds" including…
numerous medical problems (deafness, colitis, arthritis, cirrhosis) and loneliness. Also describes his genius for creating symphonies and sonatas. 2005A year in the life of William Shakespeare, 1599: 1599
Par James Shapiro. 2005
Professor highlights a seminal year in Shakespeare's life that included the writing of four plays--Henry V, Julius Caesar, As You…
Like It, and Hamlet--and the building of the Globe Theatre. Portrays turmoil surrounding rebellion in Ireland, creation of the East India Company, and political intrigue. 2005On Michael Jackson
Par Margo Jefferson. 2006
Pulitzer Prize-winning critic for the New York Times pens an essay analyzing the complexity of pop musician Michael Jackson. Traces…
Jackson's curious transformations over time from child prodigy to accused criminal and studies the people and events that influenced him. Strong language. 2006Made in America: from Levis to Barbie to Google
Par Nick Freeth. 2005
Concise alphabetical profiles of some two hundred iconic U.S. products. Provides a brief history, manufacturing and stock information, and facts…
for items such as Brillo, Budweiser, Campbell's Soup, Coca-Cola, Cracker Jack, Heinz ketchup, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Kool-Aid, Listerine, McDonald's, Microsoft Windows, Schwinn bicycles, Starbucks, teddy bears, and Zippo lighters. 2005Sweater design in plain English
Par Maggie Righetti. 1990
Explains how to adjust, alter, or design patterns to create sweaters that fit well and flatter the wearer. Covers understanding…
the characteristics of yarn, gauge, and stitches, taking accurate body measurements, modifying sleeves, necklines, and armholes, and estimating yarn needed for a project. Includes instructions for fourteen classic sweaters. 1990The knit hat book: 25 hats from basic shapes
Par Nicky Epstein. 1997
Designer provides easy-to-follow instructions for traditional headwear such as berets, caps, brimmed hats, and pillboxes. Encourages creating distinctive variations of…
basic styles using texture or intarsia charts, embroidery, appliqué patterns and techniques, pom-poms, tassels, and ties. 1997La vie, ma muse: textes d'humeur et d'humour
Par Sophie Faucher. 2021
Qu'il s'agisse de raconter des anecdotes si loufoques qu'elles frisent l'universel, de saluer la diversité des visages du Québec ou…
de nous régaler de sa truculente indignation, Sophie Faucher cultive le goût des mots. En comédienne-née, elle met en scène ces moments choisis avec un grand sens de lhumour, du rythme et de lémotion. L'ensemble exprime sa tendresse pour la vie, sa curiosité et son plaisir à jouer avec les autres avec nous sur la grande scène de lexistenceThe league of extraordinarily funny women: 50 trailblazers of comedy
Par Sheila C Moeschen, Sheila Moeschen. 2019
A pop culture writer celebrates the outstanding contributions of fifty women in comedy past and present. From legends like Lucille…
Ball and Joan Rivers to current comedy heroes like Issa Rae and Tig Notaro, she charts a rich lineage of women using humor to challenge the status quo. 2019Behind the seams: My life in rhinestones
Par Dolly Parton. 2023
A beautiful celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic sense of style through entertaining personal stories, interviews with friends and family, music,…
and archival interview and performance clips. In Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own, distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endeared her to fans around the world. Featuring behind-the-scenes stories from Dolly Parton’s life and career, this audiobook spotlights her most unforgettable looks from the 1960s to now. The sky-high heels, famous wigs, bold makeup, eye-catching stage clothes—she shares them all. Along the way, Parton discusses memorable outfits from her past and the daring styles that continue to entertain and inspire today. Filled with candor, humor, and lots and lots of rhinestones, Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones is a shining tribute to one of the most beloved musicians in history, a treasured keepsake for anyone who loves Dolly Parton, and an indispensable guide to forging your own path to beauty and confidence. This audio is narrated by the authors with contributions from many of Dolly’s lifelong fashion collaborators: Dolly Parton, Holly George-Warren, Rebecca Seaver, Allister Ann, Ann Roth, Art Streiber, Aurelia, Bobbe Joy, Cheryl Riddle, Debra McGuire, Fran Strine, Iisha Lemming, Jason Pirro, Jim Herrington, Randee St Nicholas, Riley Hanratty, Robert Behar, Stacia Lang, Stacie Huckeba, Steve Summers, Timothy White, and Vance NicholsMcu: The reign of marvel studios
Par Joanna Robinson. 2023
Marvel Studios is the dominant player in Hollywood and global pop culture, having generated almost $30 billion in revenue and…
remade the entire business of movies and mass entertainment. Yet its origin story is as unlikely as that of any of its beloved superheroes. How did Marvel conquer the world? And will it be able to survive its own outrageous success? In MCU, culture writers Joanna Robinson, Dave Gonzales, and Gavin Edwards draw on more than a hundred original interviews-with everyone from studio head Kevin Feige to producers, directors, movie stars, writers, and even Doctor Strange's Cloak of Levitation-to present the definitive chronicle of Marvel Studios and its sole, ongoing production, the Marvel Cinematic Universe. They demonstrate that, from the first Iron Man, which released in 2008, the genius of Marvel was its resurrection and modification of Hollywood's old studio system: it signed up actors for long-term contracts, cultivated trusted staff writers, and brought on a small army of visual artists who sometimes determined the look of a movie before a director was even hired. The result was a string of hits without parallel in the annals of moviemaking. Each film had its own tone and tenor-Marvel played with genre, from the space opera Guardians of the Galaxy to the political thriller Captain America: The Winter Soldier-but each was also part of a larger narrative mosaic. Bought by Disney in 2009, Marvel Studios expanded into TV with the creation of the streaming service Disney Plus-its ambitions onlygrowing. Spanning the early 1990s to the present, MCU relates many never-before-told stories, including the high-stakes Mar-a-Lago lunch where the idea of Marvel Studios was first pitched. It reveals that, for all its outward success, the studio was forged by near-constant conflict, from the contentious hiring of Robert Downey Jr. to the bitter, internecine battles with the so-called Creative Committee in New York City to the disappointment of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and shocking departures of multiple Marvel executives in 2023. Dishy and authoritative, MCU is the first book to tell the Marvel Studios story in full-and an essential, effervescent account of American mass cultureThe rise of the Indian rope trick: how a spectacular hoax became history
Par Peter Lamont. 2005
British historian specializing in magic researches the famous but fictitious trick that supposedly originated in India in the 1890s. Discusses…
the journalistic sources of the hoax and previous efforts to debunk it, as well as the western world's gullibility and fascination with mysteries of the East. 2004Provides a brief biography of Italian stringed-instrument-maker Antonio Stradivari (1644-1737). Recounts the history of five surviving violins and one cello…
from their creation among more than one thousand to modern ownership by such well-known musicians as Paganini, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman, and Yo-Yo Ma. 2004Listener supported: the culture and history of public radio
Par Jack W Mitchell. 2005
National Public Radio's first employee and the original producer of All Things Considered relates the history of listener-supported radio in…
America. Analyzes the political and economic conditions that led to the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. Traces the evolution of NPR's shows and examines its critics. 2005Mexifornia: a state of becoming
Par Victor Davis Hanson. 2003
Classics professor and fifth-generation California farmer cautions that illegal immigration will lead to social collapse in the American Southwest and…
calls for reforms. Decries the plight of Mexican laborers, their lack of assimilation, the drain on U.S. social services, and other problems generated by misguided political policies. 2003Man with farm seeks woman with tractor: the best and worst personal ads of all time
Par Laura Schaefer. 2005
Writer for an online matchmaking web site presents personal advertisements spanning three centuries by men and women seeking romantic connections.…
Some postings from U.S. and U.K. publications and the Internet are included "for their humor, their uniqueness, or their poignancy" while others, she admits, "are just plain strange." 2005Jimmy Stewart, bomber pilot: Bomber Pilot
Par Starr Smith. 2005
Former Eighth Air Force intelligence officer chronicles Academy Award-winning actor Jimmy Stewart's World War II service as squadron commander of…
a combat bombardment group. Recounts Stewart's volunteering for service before the United States entered the war and later leading his men across Nazi Germany. Foreword by Walter Cronkite. 2005Amy, ma fille (POPculture)
Par Mitch Winehouse. 2012
" Le 23 juillet 2011, Amy Winehouse disparaissait tragiquement à l'âge de vingt-sept ans. Encensée par la critique et acclamée…
par des millions de fans à travers le monde, elle a vécu sous le feu des projecteurs, entre triomphes et tragédies, jusqu'à devenir une légende. Pour la première fois, son père et confident, Mitch Winehouse, nous dévoile la vision qu'il a d'elle : petite fille adorée, artiste superstar, combattante. À l'aide d'histoires personnelles et de souvenirs intimes, il brosse le portrait d'une fille aimante et espiègle, à la voix merveilleuse, bercée de jazz et de rêves de gloire, puis raconte son ascension fulgurante et les périodes plus sombres de lutte contre les addictions. Illustrant ses propos d'extraits jamais publiés de son journal intime et de photos de famille inédites, Mitch revient sur les événements les plus marquants de sa courte existence. Véritable livre hommage à une icône trop tôt disparue, ce témoignage unique offre un regard sincère et bouleversant sur la chanteuse la plus talentueuse de sa génération, par celui qui la connaissait le mieux. " -- 4e de couvAuguste Rodin et Camille Claudel: ces mains éblouies (Couples mythiques)
Par Pierre-Marc Levergeois. 2009
" [...] Voici la flamboyante odyssée de deux sculpteurs immortels. L'ouvrage inscrit la trajectoire de ces génies artistiques dans leur…
siècle et montre le monde tel qu'ils l'ont connu, interrogeant les gens, les faits, les oeuvres et l'Histoire. La biographie s'efface alors derrière l'aventure humaine. Ce XIXe siècle, qui ne cesse de fasciner le nôtre, revit avec ce couple dans toute sa complexité, sa grandeur et ses drames... " -- 4e de couvJohn Lennon & Yoko Ono (couples mythiques)
Par Philippe Crocq. 2010
" John Lennon était un artiste unique dont la Japonaise Yoko 0no révéla la personnalité bicéphale. Elle le rencontra, star…
d'un groupe mondial, et n'aura de cesse de le transformer en un défenseur de toutes les injustices qu'elle pensait déceler dans le monde, particulièrement aux États-Unis, pays de la liberté qui était alors en guerre. Ils s'installèrent à New York et proclamèrent que " la guerre était finie pour ceux qui le voulaient ". Les Beatles deviendront un ex-groupe lorsque John décidera de les quitter et Yoko, tenue pour responsable de leur séparation détiendra le titre de " personnalité le plus mondialement détestée ". Ils vivront alors un amour fusionnel artistique, qui se manifestera à travers différentes créations : films d'avant-garde, expositions et bien sûr, enregistrements musicaux. " -- 4e de couv