Biography & Autobiography

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Report copyright infringementby Parke Puterbaugh (Author)The definitive biography of the jam band based on original interviews, by a veteran music journalistDrawing upon nearly fifteen years of exclusive interviews with the members of Phish, veteran music journalist Parke Puterbaugh examines the colorful chemistry that inspired the wildly popular rock group to push their four-man experiment to the limit. An intimate and fascinating portrait, Phish: The Biography is the definitive story of the...

Midnight Riders: The Story of the Allman Brothers Band

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Report copyright infringementby Scott Freeman (Author)In this riveting tale of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, Freeman brings to life the turbulent career of the original Southern rock band. This history includes the band's blues roots, their wild early days on the road and their recent resurgence.Back JacketBased on extensive interviews with band members and their intimates plus thousands of court documents, Midnight Riders captures for the first time one of the most riveting stories in American...

Memories of Drop City: The first hippie commune of the 1960's and the Summer of Love

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Report copyright infringementby John Curl (Author)Memories of Drop City follows a group of people and their radical movement, in the Southwest and on both coasts, in a decade that shaped the rest of the century. "John Curl's characters in Memories of Drop City aspire to be '100 years' ahead of the rest of us, but Curl shows, through his highly crafted and brilliant novelistic memoir, that they often succumb to the same social flaws as the rest of us. This might be the most balanced memoir or...

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Report copyright infringementby Judy Nolte Temple (Author)The story of Baby Doe Tabor has seduced America for more than a century. Long before her body was found frozen in a Leadville shack near the Matchless Mine, Elizabeth McCourt "Baby Doe" Tabor was the stuff of legend. The stunning divorcée married Colorado's wealthiest mining magnate and became the "Silver Queen of the West." Blessed with two daughters, Horace and Baby Doe mesmerized the world with their wealth and extravagance. But Bab...

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Report copyright infringementby Helen G. Blumenschein (Author)Helen G. Blumenschein, daughter of artist Ernest L. Blumenschein, and an artist in her own right was a chronicler of her time. In this book, she records and describes Taos, New Mexico as it was in 1972. Long an art colony, Taos had attracted many artists. By 1915 Joseph Henry Sharp, E. Irving Couse, Oscar E. Berninghaus and W. Herbert "Buck" Dunton had moved to Taos and with Ernest Blumenschein and Bert Phillips they formed the Tao...

Mein Kampf (James Murphy Nazi Authorized Translation)

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Report copyright infringementby Adolf Hitler (Author), James Murphy (Translator)This is the original English version of Mein Kampf translated by James Murphy under contract with the Nazi party. It was made before his altered British version was released and published in small numbers inside Nazi Germany. Mein Kampf covers a wide-scope that offers an interesting interpretation of politics, business, people, and foreign policy matters. To characterize it as simply a racist work is to oversimpli...

Led Zeppelin The Definitive Biography: Led to Gold 1967 - 1989

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Report copyright infringementby Ritchie Yorke (Author)Their music blazed a trail across the world but Led Zeppelin's media silence was as deafening as their live shows. Throughout their extraordinary career the band were untouchables, refusing interviews and treating press attention with disdain. Few journalists were allowed to enter the house of the holy, even when Led Zeplin ll knocked Abbey Road from number 1 and Stairway To Heaven became the most requested radio track of all time. Yet one...

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Report copyright infringementby George Tolman (Author), Edward W. Forbes (Foreword by)""Mary Moody Emerson"" is a biographical book written by George Tolman that tells the story of Mary Moody Emerson, an American essayist and a pioneer feminist who lived in the 18th and 19th centuries. The book explores the life of Mary Moody Emerson, her struggles, and her achievements in a male-dominated society. Mary Moody Emerson was a brilliant and independent woman who was ahead of her time. She was a t...

American Legends: The Life of Sitting Bull

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Report copyright infringementby Charles River (Author)*Includes pictures of Sitting Bull and important people and places in his life. *Explains the Battle of the Little Bighorn and several Lakota oral legends. *Includes a Table of Contents "When I was a boy the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land; they sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warriors today? Who slew them? Where are our lands? Who owns them? Is it wrong for me to love my own? Is it wicked for me be...

Montana Americana Music: Boot Stomping in Big Sky Country

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Report copyright infringementby Aaron Parrett (Author), Smith Henderson (Foreword by)Montana s relationship to Americana music is as wide and deep as the famed Missouri River that inspired countless musicians seated at its shores. From the fiddling of Pierre Cruzatte and George Gibson in the Corps of Discovery to the modern-day loner folk of Joey Running Crane and Cameron Boster, the Treasure State inspires the production of top-notch country music. In the 1950s, bands like the Snake River Ou...

Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris: The Lives and Legacies of the Two Martial Arts Stars

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Report copyright infringementby Charles River (Author)*Includes pictures *Includes their own quotes about their lives and work *Includes a bibliography for further reading It would be nearly impossible for someone to pack more action into 32 years than Bruce Lee, whose name remains practically synonymous with martial arts excellence and kung fu movies. He was undoubtedly the forerunner to martial arts stars who came in his wake, including Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan, a feat made all the more...

American Legends: The Life of Jerry Garcia

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Report copyright infringementby Charles River (Author)*Includes pictures. *Includes Garcia's quotes about his life and career. *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading. "I read somewhere that 77 percent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 percent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves." - Jerry Garcia Despite the enormous esteem he has garnered from virtually every corner of the music world, Jerry Garcia has continu...

Paul Lynde: A Biography - His Life, His Love(s) and His Laughter

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Report copyright infringementby Cathy Rudolph (Author), Peter Marshall (Foreword by)This book will let you into the heart and soul of Paul Lynde. Best remembered for outrageous jokes on The Hollywood Squares, as Uncle Arthur from Bewitched, and as the frantic father in Bye Bye Birdie, Paul was never satisfied with his career - or his personal life. But even as he suffered through some of the cruelest of times, Paul continued to make us forget our troubles, and was forever gracious to his fans...

Ambassador Morgenthau's Story: A Personal Account of the Armenian Genocide

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Report copyright infringementby Henry Morgenthau (Author)By the early 1900s, the Ottoman Empire was beginning to dissolve. Upon seeing this weakness, Germany set its own plans into action in the capital of Constantinople-to bring the vast Turkish Empire under its control. In this book, American statesman HENRY MORGENTHAU SR. (1856-1946) details how Turkey fell under the influence of Germany and how this led to the Armenian Genocide. In a trial run of the extermination of the Jews, the Germans...

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Report copyright infringementby Mother Jones (Author)Mary G. Harris Jones (baptized 1837; died 1930), known as Mother Jones, was an Irish-born American schoolteacher and dressmaker who became a prominent organized labor representative and community organizer. She helped coordinate major strikes and cofounded the Industrial Workers of the World.Jones worked as a teacher and dressmaker, but after her husband and four children all died of yellow fever in 1867 and her dress shop was destroyed in ...

Lilly: Palm Beach, Tropical Glamour, and the Birth of a Fashion Legend

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Report copyright infringementby Kathryn Livingston (Author)The real story behind a very private American fashion icon-Lilly PulitzerToday, Lilly Pulitzer's iconic brand of clean-cut, vibrantly printed clothes called "Lillys" can be spotted everywhere. What began decades ago as a snob uniform in Palm Beach became a general fashion craze and, later, an American classic. In contrast to the high visibility of her brand, Lilly Pulitzer has largely kept her tumultuous personal story to herself. Bur...

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Report copyright infringementby Elizabeth O'Neill-Sheehan (Author)Grace O'Malley, The Queen of the Sea is a children's storybook written and illustrated by Elizabeth O'Neill-Sheehan. Grace was a heroic woman whose legacy as warrior, chieftain, and pirate should ring on as one who did not let roles, but rather made her ambitions define her. Written with rhythm and rhyme, Grace's story, including her famous meeting with Queen Elizabeth I, is echoed in true Irish songlike manner to inspire reade...

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Report copyright infringementby Dante Fortson (Author)The 48 Laws of Power was written by Robert Greene and first published in 1998. It is often praised as one of the best books to read if you want to get ahead in life. This got me to thinking, "why isn't there anything like this for our community?" We have a lot of people talking about what we need to do, what we should do, and what we could do as a community, but nothing concrete that we could all sit down with, learn from, and relate to on...

Frozen to the Cabin Floor: The Biography of Baby Doe Tabor 1854-1935

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Report copyright infringementby Tracy Beach (Author)Forget everything you thought you knew about Mrs. Elizabeth Bonduel Tabor.For over 80 years, historians and authors alike have filled dozens of books describing her as crazy or mad. They claim that Mrs. Tabor spent 36 years living the life of a hermit, inside an old tool shed, located at a Silver Mine she didn't even own...but nothing could be farther from the truth. Marrying first for money, then engaging in two scandalous affairs, Elizabet...

American Legends: The Life of Chuck Norris

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Report copyright infringementby Charles River (Author)*Includes pictures *Includes Norris' own quotes about his life and career *Includes online resources, footnotes, and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents "Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion." - Chuck Norris A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most ...

Life Among the Piutes: The First Autobiography of a Native American Woman: First Meeting of Piutes and Whites, Domestic and Social Moralities of Piute

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Report copyright infringementby Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (Author)Life Among the Paiutes is considered the "first known autobiography written by a Native American woman." This is both an autobiographic memoir and history of the Paiute people during their first forty years of contact with European Americans. It Anthropologist Omer Stewart described it as "one of the first and one of the most enduring ethnohistorical books written by an American Indian." Contents: First Meeting of Piutes and Whi...

Legends of Rock & Roll - The Grateful Dead

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Report copyright infringementby James Hoag (Author)"What a long, strange trip it's been."Welcome to another in the Legends of Rock & Roll series.The Legends of Rock & Roll series is about the music we have listened to over the past fifty years. This is a mini-biography of the band The Grateful Dead, but even more importantly, it's about the music that they created; the songs that affected a generation. The Dead were the most important band of the psychedelic era (the last half of the ...

The Ultimate Chicago Blackhawks Trivia Book: A Collection of Amazing Trivia Quizzes and Fun Facts for Die-Hard Hawks Fans!

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Report copyright infringementby Ray Walker (Author)Are you king of the hill when it comes to Chicago Blackhawks trivia?Rise to the top of the heap with the vast wealth of information provided by this immense Blackhawks trivia book! The famous "Original Six" NHL franchise has been a staple in the Windy City since first taking to the ice in 1926-27. All the club's ups and downs are on view here, from day one to the conclusion of the eventful 2019-20 regular season.We've included all your favori...

I Love my Future HBCU: Teaching Children About Historically Black Colleges & Universites

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Report copyright infringementby Nathalie Nelson Parker (Author)What's the difference between an HBCU and other colleges? HBCUs are just as great as other colleges and universities, but with more soul! So begins the amazing adventure to the illustrious campus of Memory Lane. You're invited to join Madison, LJ, Mom and Dad as they experience the vibrant sights, sounds, and history of an HBCU campus. Enjoy this energetic ride within this beautifully illustrated, multicultural children's picture ...

Sea Captains of Cape Cod: Each Town's Contribution to Maritime History

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Report copyright infringementby Michael V. Pregot (Author)Whether you call Cape Cod a man-made island or describe it as a geographic peninsula connected to the mainland by bridges, there is one non-debatable fact. Cape Cod is surrounded by water on all four sides, jutting out prominently into the Atlantic Ocean. This characteristic accounts in large measure for its history, its economic development, its aesthetic beauty, and its maritime legacy.This narrative explores the connection that each...

Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin

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Report copyright infringementby C. M. Kushins (Author), Dave Grohl (Foreword by)The first full-length narrative biography of Led Zeppelin's John Bonham, considered by many to be one of the greatest drummers in rock history, and a genuine wild man of epic (and sadly fatal) proportions. Beast: John Bonham and the Rise of Led Zeppelin is the first-ever biography of the iconic John Bonham, considered by many to be one of the greatest (if not THE greatest) rock drummer of all time. Bonham first l...

Charlotte Mason: The Teacher Who Revealed Worlds of Wonder

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Report copyright infringementby Twila Farmer (Illustrator), Lanaya Gore (Author)Author Lanaya Gore and illustrator Twila Farmer have brought the story of Charlotte Mason and her educational ideas to life in this vibrant, beautiful picture book. The seemingly ordinary teacher living in Victorian England inspired an extraordinary movement in education, first in her own time, and now in ours. Untold numbers of children around the world are learning according to Charlotte Mason's philosophy, both...

This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead

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Report copyright infringementby Blair Jackson (Author), David Gans (Author)In This Is All a Dream We Dreamed, two of the most well-respected chroniclers of the Grateful Dead, Blair Jackson and David Gans, reveal the band's story through the words of its members, their creative collaborators and peers, and a number of diverse fans, stitching together a multitude of voices into a seamless oral tapestry. Capturing the ebullient spirit at the group's core, Jackson and Gans weave together a musica...

The Outermost House: a Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition)

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Report copyright infringementby Henry Beston (Author), Allan Burns (Afterword by)Long hailed as a classic of American nature writing, Henry Beston's eloquent chronicle of a solitary year spent on a Cape Cod beach was written in longhand at the kitchen table, in a little room overlooking the North Atlantic and the dunes. In 1926 Beston retreated to the outer beach at Eastham in search of peace and solitude. What began as a two-week stay lengthened into a year spent keenly observing the rhythm ...

Diary of Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska: Divine Mercy in My Soul

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Report copyright infringementby Faustina Kowalska (Author)This bestselling book that birthed the Divine Mercy movement, one of the fastest growing movements in world today. This amazing narrrative will stir your heart and soul while it chronicles the experience of a simple Polish nun. Number of Pages: 730 Dimensions: 1.55 x 7.15 x 4.3 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: January 01, 2005

Lz-'75: The Lost Chronicles of Led Zeppelin's 1975 American Tour

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Davis (Author)A revealing insider's account of Led Zeppelin's 1975 North American tour from the bestselling author of Hammer of the Gods. As a young music journalist in 1975, Stephen Davis got the opportunity of a lifetime: an invitation to cover the sold-out 1975 North American tour of Led Zeppelin for a national magazine. He received a backstage pass, was granted interviews with band members, and even got a prized seat on the band's luxurious tour jet...

North to Boston: Life Histories from the Black Great Migration in New England

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Report copyright infringementby Blake Gumprecht (Author)Between World War II and 1980, tens of thousands of Black people moved to Boston from the South as part of the Great Migration, one of the most consequential mass movements of people in American history. Black migration from the South transformed the city, as it did urban areas across the country. North to Boston is the first book to examine that important subject. Blake Gumprecht traces the history of this migration and explores its imp...