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Soul Mining
A Musical Life

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Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, U2, Peter Gabriel, and the Neville Brothers all have something in common: some of their best albums were produced by...
  
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Danny Boyle
In His Own Words

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Though the director Danny Boyle has long been a cult favorite for films such as Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, it wasn’t until his 2008 indie film Slumdog...
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I Have Fun Everywhere I Go
Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most Notorious Magazines in the World

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“If your book’s subtitle is Savage Tales of Pot, Porn, Punk Rock, Pro Wrestling, Talking Apes, Evil Bosses, Dirty Blues, American Heroes, and the Most...
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Digging for Dirt
The Life and Death of ODB

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A fan's exploration of the man behind the myth Ol’ Dirty Bastard (aka Russell Jones) rose to fame with the Wu-Tang Clan in the early ’90s, his unorthodox...
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Mike Leigh on Mike Leigh

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An insightful collection of original interviews with the innovative director of Secrets & Lies A five-time Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner and the only...
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Redemption Song
The Ballad of Joe Strummer

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“Engrossing.” —BEN GILL, Mother Jones “Passionate and detailed.” —ROBERT CHRISTGAU, The New York Times Book Review “[An] epic, meticulously...
  
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Leni Riefenstahl
A Life

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Dancer, actress, mountaineer, and director Leni Riefenstahl’s uncompromising will and audacious talent for self-promotion appeared unmatched—until 1932, when...
  
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Glory in a Line
A Life of Foujita--the Artist Caught Between East and West

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The first biography in English of the Japanese artist who was a central figure in the dazzling artistic milieu of 1920s Paris When we think of expatriates...
  
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Touching from a Distance
Ian Curtis and Joy Division

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The only in-depth biographical accoutn of the lead singer of Joy Division, written by his widow. Revered by his peers -- Bono described his voice as "holy"...
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Federico Fellini
His Life and Work

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“Trenchant in its critical analysis, absorbing and sympathetic in its account of his private life, Kezich’s Fellini is a revelation. It effaces virtually...