Author : Jakub Żulczyk
Publisher : Legends Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 21,90 MB
Release : 2020-03-16
Category :
ISBN : 9781789559859
The bestselling crime thriller - now a major HBO series
Author : Sarfraz Manzoor
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 25,29 MB
Release : 2009-03-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0307495779
The inspiration for the smash Sundance hit, soon to be a major motion picture, "Blinded by the Light": The acclaimed memoir about the power of Bruce Springsteen's music on a young Pakistani boy growing up in Britain in the 1970s. Sarfraz Manzoor was two years old when, in 1974, he emigrated from Pakistan to Britain with his mother, brother, and sister. Sarfraz spent his teenage years in a constant battle, trying to reconcile being both British and Muslim, trying to fit in at school and at home. But it was when his best friend introduced him to the music of Bruce Springsteen that his life changed completely. From the age of sixteen on, after the moment he heard the harmonica and opening lines to “The River,” Springsteen became his personal muse, a lens through which he was able to view the rest of his life. Both a tribute to Springsteen and a story of personal discovery, Greetings from Bury Park is a warm, irreverent, and exceptionally perceptive memoir about how music transcends religion and race.
Author : Patrick Humphries
Publisher : Plexus Pub
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 34,51 MB
Release : 1996-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780859650861
Author : J. Torres
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 16,71 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780439696357
Dr. Light is trying to steal all of the city's power, and Beast Boy is left to face him alone, after all the other Teen Titans have been put out of action.
Author : David Brock
Publisher : Crown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 20,20 MB
Release : 2003-02-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1400047285
In a powerful and deeply personal memoir David Brock, the original right-wing scandal reporter, chronicles his rise to the pinnacle of the conservative movement and his painful break with it. David Brock pilloried Anita Hill in a bestseller. His reporting in The American Spectator as part of the infamous “Arkansas Project” triggered the course of events that led to the historic impeachment trial of President Clinton. Brock was at the center of the right-wing dirty tricks operation of the Gingrich era—and a true believer—until he could no longer deny that the political force he was advancing was built on little more than lies, hate, and hypocrisy. In Blinded By the Right, Brock, who came out of the closet at the height of his conservative renown, tells his riveting story from the beginning, giving us the first insider’s view of what Hillary Rodham Clinton called “the vast right-wing conspiracy.” Whether dealing with the right-wing press, the richly endowed think tanks, Republican political operatives, or the Paula Jones case, Brock names names from Clarence Thomas on down, uncovers hidden links, and demonstrates how the Republican Right’s zeal for power created the poisonous political climate that culminated in George W. Bush’s election. With a new afterword by the author, Blinded By the Right is a classic political memoir of our times.
Author : Brent Mann
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 36,70 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780806526959
Explores the fascinating and surprising stories behind the most mysterious and inscrutable lyrics in rock & roll history. In Billy Joel's famous tune Piano Man, he sings: "Now Paul is a real-estate novelist, who never had time for a wife". This strange lyric cries out for an explanation. What in the world is "a real estate novelist"? Blinded By The Lyrics has the unusual answer.
Author : Joe Kipling
Publisher :
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 41,72 MB
Release : 2013-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781909776005
In the near future, when the world's population has been decimated by disease, the fortunate few live inside the Boundary, while the unlucky ones are left to die on the Outside. MaryAnn is one of the privileged. It doesn't matter that her friends can sometimes be cruel or that the boy she likes just threw up on her shoes, it's all about being noticed at the right parties. But it takes a single event to rip her life apart. Struggling with physical and psychological scars, MaryAnn must face up to the truth about the foundations of the Neighbourhood and the legacy of her family. Once she learns the truth she can never go back, but can she really put her faith in the Union? "Blinded by the Light" is about death and coming to terms with loss, the abuse of power, discrimination and the fear of the unknown. It is the first book in The Union Trilogy. This dystopian young adult fiction book set in the near future critiques aspects of society such as a preoccupation with celebrity, materialism and privilege. It shows that in real life good and evil are never clear cut and we all have to decide what it means to 'do the right thing'. Told from the point of view of a girl from a privileged background, it follows the course of MaryAnn's awakening as she learns the truth about her life and the lies she has been told by her family and by her government, leading her to question everything she believes in. But whilst things may seem black or white to some, MaryAnn learns that there are grey areas too - nothing is as clear cut as it might seem. In real life people are not always good or bad, sometimes they just are. * * * About the Author: Joe Kipling is a Hull born, West Yorkshire based young adult fiction writer with a lifelong passion for Sci-Fi, particularly the post apocalyptic variety. She currently lives in Holmfirth UK, with her dog Rosie and is a full time consultant and part time writer. A lifetime of travelling and avoiding near catastrophe has provided endless inspiration for her debut novel "Blinded by the Light."
Author : Philip W. Dunham
Publisher : Review and Herald Pub Assoc
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,56 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780828014571
Author : Brian Hiatt
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 21,93 MB
Release : 2019-02
Category : Rock music
ISBN : 9781787391215
Packed full of insightful stories from Springsteen's long career, Bruce Springsteen: The Stories Behind the Songs takes a detailed look at each and every one of Springsteen's album tracks, providing a unique look at this rock legend's method, as well as some of the many anecdotes and tales that are prolific in his long music history. Deeply researched, laced with insight from decades of fandom and original reporting, this book is an exhaustive and unique look at the writing, recording and significance of Springsteen's singular catalog of songs. Each album is discussed and then each song is examined in terms of lyrical meaning, placing in historical context where necessary or relevant. It's the first book to cover every officially released track, from hits to obscurities, from 1974's Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. to 2014's High Hopes.
Author : Bruce Springsteen
Publisher : HarperEntertainment
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 31,60 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780380976195
Commemorating Bruce Springsteen's twenty-five years as a recording artist, here is a panoramic view of his career in a form never seen before. This is the complete collection of Bruce Springsteen's recorded lyrics, illustrated with hundreds of never-before-published images from some of rock & roll journalism's greatest photographers, including Annie Leibovitz, David Gahr, Lynn Goldsmith, Bruce Weber, and many others. From Jim Marchese's informal backstage shots during the European leg of the 1980 The River tour to Neal Preston's amazing documentation of the Born in the U.S.A. days to Pam Springsteen's portraits showing a side of the musician rarely seen by the public, this is the most intimate look at Bruce Springsteen ever published. The photos and lyrics are accompanied by original commentary by Springsteen, in which he reflects on the songs, the performances, and the quarter-century career that for many defines the American dream. In words and in pictures, here is the one book no Bruce Springsteen fan can afford to be without.
