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Oberon Books
Close Up: An Actor Telling Tales Description: Fraser`s is a remarkably candid memoir, relating his affairs, friendships and working relationships with some of the biggest stars of the stage and screen, including Rudolf Nureyev, Dirk Bogarde and Bette Davis. John Fraser starred in over 30 films, including and quot;El Cid and quot; and and quot;Tunes of Glory, and quot;... Read More about the "Close Up: An Actor Telling Tales" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Omnibus Press
Mod: A Very British Phenomenon Description: Here is a large-format, heavily illustrated celebration of all things Mod, from the suits to the scooters, the music to the movies, the riots to the revivals.... Read More about the "Mod: A Very British Phenomenon" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Two Dot Books
Happy Trails: A Pictorial Celebration Of The Life And Times Of Roy Rog Description: More than six decades have passed since Roy Rogers and Dale Evans first rode the celluloid range together, yet they continue to be loved and admired in a way few - if any - celebrities can claim. They co-starred in twenty-nine motion pictures and recorded more than 200 albums together, and they brought their talents to television in the 1950s, entertaining a large audience with The Roy Rogers Show.Happy Trails shares intimate photographs of the lives and fifty-six-year partnership of this famous couple, both on and off the screen. From their first singing jobs to their successful film careers, the photographs chronicle the duo`s early struggles and slow rise to stardom. On the home front, their faith was constantly tested by the struggles in their personal lives. Roy`s first wife died, leaving him with three children to bring up alone. After Roy and Dale were married, their two-year-old daughter died, a second daughter died in a tragic accident and a son died suddenly overseas.The family photographs show the family`s steadfast faith and endurance during tough times and their love and warmth during happier times, when the children were young and their parents were not only superstars, they were and quot;Mom and quot; and and quot;Dad. and quot;Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were the reigning royalty of B Western movies for more than a decade and they parlayed their fame into a ten-year hit television show, becoming overnight heroes to millions of boys and girls. With never-before-published family photographs and personal reminiscences, Happy Trails shares the struggles, triumphs, and seldom seen home life of this famous husband-and-wife duo. Included are private photographs from their childhoods, early singingcareers, marriage, and family life with their nine children, as well as publicity photographs of the and quot;King of the Cowboys and quot; and the and quot;Queen of the West and quot; with Trigger, Bullet, Gabby Hayes, and Pat Brady.... Read More about the "Happy Trails: A Pictorial Celebration Of The Life And Times Of Roy Rog" on the The Nile Book Store Website

OMNIBUS PRESS
Beatles: Off The Record Description: In the 60s, before the legend was fully formed, The Beatles were sometimes unguarded and often indiscreet in their comments. Now these original raw remarks have been re-assembled in a verbal documentary shot through with the flavour of The Beatles in their heyday and the 60s musical scene.... Read More about the "Beatles: Off The Record" on the The Nile Book Store Website

OMNIBUS PRESS
Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Breakup Description: An updated edition charting the fortunes of the four band members, their families and friends after the 1970 break-up.... Read More about the "Beatles Diary Volume 2: After The Breakup" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Omnibus Press
Pink Floyd: The Early Years Description: This is the compelling story of the group that gave alternative London its first real soundtrack and launched on the rock world a radical combination of music, light shows and pyrotechnic stage effects. This is Pink Floyd: The Early Years, a revealing diary of the bands daily routine, from their roots in Cambridge to cult status in Sixties London.... Read More about the "Pink Floyd: The Early Years" on the The Nile Book Store Website

The Nile Book Store
David Sylvian: The Last Romantic Description: This new edition of Martin Power`s biography explores every detail of a unique life.... Read More about the "David Sylvian: The Last Romantic" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Music Sales Corporation
Russell Crowe: The Unauthorized Biography Description: The New Zealand-born, Australian-bred Crowe has attracted controversy with his high-profile love affairs, his open hostility toward the American news media, and his all-around eccentricity. This biography traces his career from rock `n roller to Australian stage, film, and TV actor, to Hollywood star.... Read More about the "Russell Crowe: The Unauthorized Biography" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Da Capo Press
Ring Of Fire: The Johnny Cash Reader Description: Johnny Cash is bigger than life, surrounded by myths and legends, a notoriously hard-drinking, hard-drugging man who sings searing songs of death, loss, God, and work. Since his debut in 1955, he has come to embody country music as well as the spirit of defiance and rebellion that drives rock, and has garnered an immense audience along the way, selling more than fifty million albums and winning ten Grammy awards. He is universally acknowledged as one of the musical giants of the century.In and quot;Ring of Fire, and quot; some of our best music writers consider Cash decade by decade in a collection of thirty-two classic articles and essays. They follow him from his birth in 1932 to his meteoric rise to fame in the late `60s and early `70s, through his two-decade slump and his musical resurgence in the 1990s, through the phenomenal new albums he has made in the face of his recently diagnosed nerve disease. and quot;Ring of Fire and quot; takes the Reader format and transforms it into the best kind of biography: complex, insightful, and multifaceted.... Read More about the "Ring Of Fire: The Johnny Cash Reader" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Schirmer G Books
That`s Alright, Elvis: The Untold Story Of Elvis`s First Guitarist And Description: Scotty Moore listened carefully to the shy young Elvis sing and immediately realized that this teenager had something special. Along with bass player Bill Black, the trio went into Sun Studios and recorded an old blues number called and quot;That`s Alright, Mama. and quot; Its success launched a whirlwind of touring, radio appearances, and Elvis` first break into movies. Scotty was there every step of the way and tells the story of how Elvis transformed popular music.... Read More about the "That`s Alright, Elvis: The Untold Story Of Elvis`s First Guitarist And" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Da Capo Press
Call Me Lucky: Bing Crosby`s Own Story Description: Reissued to coincide with the paperback publication of the definitive Bing biography by Gary Giddins, here is and quot;a collection of anecdotes and reminiscences that is as warm and witty as any Crosby performance. Bing could have surely become a full-time writer had his schedule not been taken up with being one of the great entertainers of the century. and quot; -Will Friedwald... Read More about the "Call Me Lucky: Bing Crosby`s Own Story" on the The Nile Book Store Website

Da Capo Press
Good Morning Blues: The Autobiography Of Count Basie Description: Count Basie (1904-1984), pianist, composer, and icon of big-band jazz, known for such classics as and quot;Jumpin` at the Woodside, and quot; and quot;Cherokee, and quot; and and quot;One O`Clock Jump, and quot; recounts his life story to Albert Murray with all the charm and dry humor of two friends sitting at the kitchen table. and quot;Good Morning Blues and quot; is both testimony and tribute to a remarkable, rich life.... Read More about the "Good Morning Blues: The Autobiography Of Count Basie" on the The Nile Book Store Website

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