Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn, Paperback - David Hajdu

Reducere. A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardBilly Strayhorn (1915-67) was one of the greatest composers in the history of American music, ...

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The Arches was one of the reasons that in recent years Glasgow has become such a cultural destination. Between 2008 and 2015 it developed a whole n...

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Reducere. Adrianne Geffel was a genius. Praised as the "Geyser of Grand Street" and the "Queen of Bleak Chic, " she was a one-of-a-kind artist, a pianist and...

A sober hedonist's guide to living a decadent, wild, and soulful life--alcohol-free. In a culture where sipping "ros all day" is seen as the epitom...

Who exactly is Bill Clinton, and why was he, of all the brilliant and ambitious men in his generation, the first in his class to reach the White Ho...

The first biography of the early twentieth-century social reformer who was instrumental in founding the charity Save the Children.

Reducere. 1. Like Someone In Love 2. I Love You 3. Trane's Slow Blues 4. Lush Life 5. I Hear A Rhapsody

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A unique perspective on how our living planet has evolved and adapted, from early organisms to life in the current Anthropocene.Publisher: Quercus ...

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Bert Williams--a Black man forced to perform in blackface who challenged the stereotypes of minstrelsy. Eva Tanguay--an entertainer with the signat...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Sam RodgersHe was one of the most brilliant men in the world. His books inspired millions of lives. But who was he really? ...

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Reducere. This book is about Billy the Kid's trial for murder, and the events leading to that trial. The result of Billy's trial sealed his fate. And yet Bil...

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This funny memoir from a new talent strikes a similar tone to the moving and outrageous honesty of Girls and Fleabag, as Fernie looks back over a y...

All or Nothing At All is the life story of Billy Bland, fellrunner extrordinaire and holder of many records including that of the Bob Graham Round....

Reducere. Today, John Deere is remembered-some say mistakenly-as the inventor of the steel plow. Who was this legendary man and how did he create the interna...

Anny. A Biography of Anny Thackeray Ritchie - Henrietta Garnett

A California Dream of a CookbookA charming take on California cuisine... This well-crafted cookbook serves as an excellent guide to living in tune ...

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Itinerant journalist Ash Upson was a true "rolling stone" of the western frontier, first kicking around New York with Edgar Allen Poe and then tuto...

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As one of a handful of UK police officers trained in SAS deep-cover surveillance, David Corbett infiltrated the toughest communities, living among ...

It's in just about every show you can think of today coming out of Hollywood and even being promoted in kid's cartoons across the planet. In fact, ...

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Reducere. "There will be no better biography of Elizabeth II as a figure of state until her official one appears--and perhaps not even then." --The Independe...

Reducere. The Undertaking of Billy Buffone is a story about the trauma - immediate and ongoing, personal and collateral - inflicted by Rupert Churley, who pr...

Reducere. Gucci Mane Book - A Biography of Greatness: The Life and Times of Gucci Mane Legendary Hip-Hop Trap Rapper by JJ VanceHere's Just a Taste What You'...

Publisher: Blank Forms EditionsAuthor(s): Stephen HousewrightNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 137 x 198 x 21Cover type: Paperb...

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The brilliantly told and gripping story of the most familiar - yet, amazingly, still poorly understood - substance in the universe: Water.

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Vivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the twentieth century. As Scarlett O'Hara and Blanche Du Bois she took on some of the most pivo...

A biography of Thomas Sowell, one of America's most influential conservative thinkers. Thomas Sowell is one of the great social theorists of our ag...

Reducere. When Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey decided to break the "color line" and integrate major league baseball in the 1940s, he spent ye...