Book Description
An investigative account of the medical, sexual, and scientific questions surrounding the spread of AIDS across the country.
Author : Randy Shilts
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 666 pages
File Size : 48,1 MB
Release : 2000-04-09
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780312241353
An investigative account of the medical, sexual, and scientific questions surrounding the spread of AIDS across the country.
Author : Christopher Ward
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,93 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Dumfries (Scotland)
ISBN : 9781444707953
The author reconstructs the story of his grandfather, Jock Hume, the Titanic's violinist, and his grandmother, Mary Costin, including their last days together onboard and how these events shaped their family's life as well as those of other survivors.
Author : Bill Wasik
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 29,71 MB
Release : 2013-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 0143123572
The most fatal virus known to science, rabies-a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans-kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain. In this critically acclaimed exploration, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart four thousand years of the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies. From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment, Rabid is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankind's oldest and most fearsome foes. "A searing narrative." -The New York Times "In this keen and exceptionally well-written book, rife with surprises, narrative suspense and a steady flow of expansive insights, 'the world's most diabolical virus' conquers the unsuspecting reader's imaginative nervous system. . . . A smart, unsettling, and strangely stirring piece of work." -San Francisco Chronicle "Fascinating. . . . Wasik and Murphy chronicle more than two millennia of myths and discoveries about rabies and the animals that transmit it, including dogs, bats and raccoons." -The Wall Street Journal
Author : Mart Crowley
Publisher : Concord Theatricals
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,14 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780573640049
"Full length, drama / 9 m / interior"--P. [4] of cover.
Author : Steve Turner
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,43 MB
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1595553878
The movies, the documentaries, the museum exhibits. They often tell the same story about the "unsinkable" Titanic, her wealthy passengers, the families torn apart, and the unthinkable end. But never before has "that glorious band," the group of eight musicians who played on as the Titanic slipped deeper and deeper into the Atlantic Ocean, been explored in such depth--until now. Join renowned biographer Steve Turner as he shares an extraordinary portrait of eight men who were thrown together on a maiden voyage, never having played together as a band, and whose names will be forever linked because of an extraordinary act of courage in the face of death. In The Band that Played On, Turner asks and answers key questions, including: How did the faith of the band members allow them to react with grace under pressure? Why does the story of the Titanic continue to fascinate? How does the legacy of that glorious band live on today? Praise for The Band that Played On: "The Band that Played On is, surprisingly, the first book since the great ship went down to examine the lives of the eight musicians who were employed by the Titanic. What these men did--standing calmly on deck playing throughout the disaster--achieved global recognition. But their individual stories, until now, have been largely unknown. What Turner has uncovered is a narrow but unique slice of history--one more chapter of compelling Titanic lore." --Marjorie Kehe, Book Editor, Christian Science Monitor
Author : David Gans
Publisher : Saint Martin's Griffin
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 28,98 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312616304
Looks at the twenty-year history of the Grateful Dead, discusses the evolution of their music, and includes profiles of each band member
Author : Randy Shilts
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 40,23 MB
Release : 2008-10-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780312560850
A biography of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay city official in the nation, recounts his public and personal life, and examines the emergence of the San Francisco gay community as a social and political force.
Author : Pamela Des Barres
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 20,67 MB
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1787590755
First published in 1987, New York Times bestseller, I’m With The Band has been reprinted throughout the years, all over the world. This is the stylish, exuberant and sweetly innocent tale of one of the most famous groupies of the 1960s and 70s. Beginning with Pamela Des Barres’ early obsession with Elvis, her own Beatlemania madness, and her fierce determination to meet the musicians who rocked her world, I’m With The Band illuminates the glory days of scintillating encounters with musical gods including Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Mick Jagger and Keith Moon. A girl just wanting to have fun, Des Barres immersed herself in the drugs, danger and ecstasy of the freewheeling 1960s. As a member of The GTOs (Girls Together Outrageously), an all-female group masterminded by Frank Zappa, Des Barres was in the thick of the most revolutionary renaissance in the history of modern popular music. She travelled with Led Zeppelin; lived in sin with Don Johnson; turned down a date with Elvis Presley; and was close friends with Robert Plant, Gram Parsons and Ray Davies. She had affairs with Mick Jagger, Jimmy Page, Keith Moon, Waylon Jennings, Chris Hillman, Noel Redding, and Jim Morrison, among others. A woman in possession of her own destiny, Des Barres blazed a trail for women’s life-writing, standing up for female voices and experience everywhere. From original diaries, told with great warmth, chutzpah and joie de vivre, this is a frank memoir that wears its heart on its sleeve, and recalls one of rock ’n’ roll’s most thrilling eras. This edition contains new material from the author, including her response to the vitriolic shaming of groupies, and a foreword by Roisin O’Connor, rock journalist and music correspondent for the Independent.
Author : David Hyde Costello
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 14,94 MB
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 160734565X
Little Pig has trouble keeping up with his four older—and bigger—brothers and sisters. When a visit to Grandpa's house turns into a rummage through Grandpa's old marching-band instruments, Little Pig is too small to play any of them. But when the disorganized band has a pig-pile mishap, Little Pig has a BIG idea: They could use a leader. David Hyde Costello's warm illustrations and goofy speech-bubble dialogue add giggles galore to this iconic story of little-siblinghood. Perfect for youngests, oldests, and everyone in between!
Author : Larry Dodson
Publisher : Lamarie's Entertainment Complex
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 20,67 MB
Release : 2017-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780999268117
The autobiography of lead singer Larry Dodson of the world known Bar-Kays group