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354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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A folk music icon discusses the height of her career in the 1960s, her alcoholism, her love affair with Stephen Stills, and her friendships with Joan Baez, David Crosby, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and others.
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576 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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In 1997, having failed to release a single new song in seven long years, Dylan put out the equivalent of two albums in a single package. He called it 'Time Out of Mind'. So began the renaissance, artistic and personal, that culminated in 2012's acclaimed 'Tempest'. In the concluding volume of his groundbreaking study, Ian Bell explores the unparalleled second act in a quintessentially American career. It is a tale of redemption, of an act of creative...
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xii, 404 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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English
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Lyrical visionary, enduring style icon, and one indispensable fifth of post-Peter Green megaband Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks is one of the most recognizable figures in rock 'n' roll history--very much Fleetwood Mac's "Queen Bee," as Mick Fleetwood himself described her. With gold and quadruple platinum solo albums under her beaded belt, Stevie Nicks has enjoyed the ultimate in rock 'n' roll success as a recording artist--but this charmed life has...
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"Madame Jenkins couldn't carry a tune in a bucket: despite that, in 1944 at the age of 76, she played Carnegie Hall to a capacity audience and had celebrity fans by the score. Her infamous 1940s recordings are still highly-prized today. In his well-researched and thoroughly entertaining biography, Darryl W. Bullock tells of Florence Foster Jenkins meteoric rise to success and the man who stood beside her, through every sharp note. Florence was ridiculed...
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viii, 305 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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In "Might as Well Laugh About It Now," the beloved superstar imparts her insights on surviving all of life's roadblocks and detours in a collection of friendly musings and heartening advice about learning to survive, and moving forward with humor and optimism.
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309 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
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English
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"Inspired by the critically acclaimed Netflix documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?, an intimate and vivid look at the legendary life of Nina Simone, the classically trained pianist who evolved into a chart-topping chanteuse and committed civil rights activist. From music journalist and former Spin and Vibe editor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one of the most influential, provocative,...
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English
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A chance encounter at a summer party on Martha's Vineyard blossomed into an improbable but enduring friendship between Simon and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. An intimate, vulnerable, and insightful portrait of the bond that grew between two iconic and starkly different American women, this work is a celebration of kinship in all its many forms.
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xviii, 250 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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English
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The entertainment icon presents an array of stories that capture humorous and inspirational moments from his sixty-year career, and shares the wisdom he has gained from his own experiences and from the people he met along the way.
74) Voice of freedom
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1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Renée Elise Goldsberry, Voice of Freedom interweaves Anderson's rich life story with this landmark moment in history, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.
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xii, 226 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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English
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The inspiring true story of Mandy Harvey, a young woman who became deaf at age nineteen while pursuing a degree in music, and how she overcame adversity and found the courage to live out her dreams.
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xviii, 332 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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An in-depth portrait of the classic-rock artist covers her role in the stardom of Fleetwood Mac, the affairs that inspired her greatest songs, her struggles with addiction, and her successful solo career.--
77) Logic: Passion
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1 videodisc (72 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In this exclusive documentary, packed with rare footage, the chronicle of the evolution of hip-hop's newest sensation, Logic.
79) Amor verdadero
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x, 276 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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Español
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One of the most influential Latina performers in history opens up about her life's most defining period, two years during which it took everything she had to rise above the greatest challenges she had ever faced.
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