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Crosby Holiday Sinatra Fitzgerald Garland and Streisand were the major interpreters of the American songbook and this is the interlocking story of their lives and careers Here is the epic tale of how these artists dominated American popular music over a fiftyyear period a roller coaster ride that gains momentum through the 1930s and 40s…

On the morning of 8 December 2021 Indias Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika said goodbye to their daughter Tarini and dogs and left their Delhi home to board a flight for Sulur in Tamil Nadu Around 1148 am they boarded an Mi17 V5 helicopter that took off from Sulur…

In Bis es nicht mehr schlgt taucht der Musiker Zate tief in seine bewegende Vergangenheit ein und enthllt die unglaublichen Ereignisse seiner Kindheit im rauen Herzen von Berlin Neuklln Von der tragischen Ermordung seiner engsten Freundin bis hin zu seinem Aufstieg zur landesweiten Bekanntheit durch seine zutiefst berhrende Musik all das wird in diesem Buch…

Thirty years ago a fully operational biscuit factory was available in China as a joint venture at a fraction of the cost of building a new one My two brothers and a sister thought the prospect exciting and above all a bargain Within a few months we were Chinabound A band of siblings embarking on…

This book is a glowing achievement by one of the best essayists of her generation Charlie BrinkhurstCuff Witty fresh and full of life Liv Little Kimberly McIntosh has lived a full life with a loving family messy friendships mindexpanding travel and allnight parties Shes also spent that life wondering why such opportunities arent always available…

A penetrating consideration of Tennessee Williamss most enduring characterBlanche DuBois from A Streetcar Named Desirewritten by the coauthor of The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters and Furious Love

This is the moving story of a woman who throughout her life has refused to be defined by what others think she can or cannot do Minnie Baragwanath was diagnosed at the age of 15 with a congenital condition that left her legally blind However she did not meekly accept the limitations that blindness might…

When his Los Angeles neighborhood was threatened by gangbangers Stanley Tookie Williams and a friend formed the Crips but what began as protection became worse than the original gangs From deadly street fights with their rivals to driveby shootings and stealing cars the Crips influenceand Tookies reputationbegan to spread across Los Angeles Soon he was…

An inside look at the US/Mexican border through the eyes of former US Border Patrol agent Vincent Vargas who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with the US Armys 75th Ranger Regiment This program is read by the author and features a foreword written and read by 1 New York Times bestselling author Jocko Willink The…

The American mental health system is in crisis and those affected by its shortcomings are drowning without the tools and resources they deserve and need to thrive In Born Into Crisis author Kenneth Nixon shares his story of growing up with a mother with severe mental illness and a family stuck in an enduring cycle…