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Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe
Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe

Robert Matzen · Paladin Communications
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

In March 1941, Jimmy Stewart, America's boy next door and recent Academy Award winner, left fame and fortune behind and joined the United States Army Air Corps to fulfill his family mission and serve his country. He rose from private to colonel and participated in 20 often-brutal World...
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Conversations with McCartney
Conversations with McCartney

Paul Du Noyer · The Overlook Press
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

The intimate portrayal of one of the most famous men in music, more than half of which is in McCartney's own words.In June 1989, Paul Du Noyer was contacted by Paul McCartney's office in London. They asked him to interview the star; McCartney and Du Noyer had met once before and enjoyed...
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Flash Wisdom: A Curated Collection of Mind-Blowing, Perspective-Changing Quotes
Flash Wisdom: A Curated Collection of Mind-Blowing, Perspective-Changing Quotes

Russ Kick · Disinformation Books
Format: Print book

The right quotation can change your life. That compressed idea--expressed in just a few words, a sentence or two--can shift your thinking, trigger an epiphany, alter your way of seeing the world. The wisest, most experienced, and most thoughtful people in history have left us these little...
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Red Robinson: The Last Deejay
Red Robinson: The Last Deejay

Robin Brunet · Harbour Publishing
Pages: 196
Format: Print book

Red Robinson details the life and career of Red Robinson, one of Canada's most celebrated pioneers of rock and roll. Robinson began spinning hits while in high school in the early 1950s, laying the foundation for what would become a glamorous, impossible-to-stop and ultimately fulfilling...
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Adobe Premiere Elements 12 Classroom in a Book
Adobe Premiere Elements 12 Classroom in a Book

Adobe Creative Team · Adobe Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Adobe Premiere Elements 12 Classroom in a Book is the most thorough and comprehensive way for you to master all the new features in Adobes top-rated consumer-targeted video-editing software. Each chapter in this step-by-step, project-based guide contains a project that builds on your growing...
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Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies
Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies

Hadley Freeman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

From Vogue contributor and Guardian columnist Hadley Freeman, a personalized guide to eighties movies that describes why they changed movie-making forever - featuring exclusive interviews with the producers, directors, writers and stars of the best cult classics.For Hadley Freeman, movies...
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Natalie Wood
Natalie Wood

Manoah Bowman · Running Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In the 1950s and '60s, there was no star that shone brighter than Natalie Wood. As a child actor who smoothly transitioned to adult roles, Natalie made an unforgettable impact on the world with her sensitive performances and her spectacular beauty. In a span of less than twenty years, her talent...
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It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays
It Gets Worse: A Collection of Essays

Shane Dawson · Keywords Press/Atria
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

New York Times bestselling author Shane Dawson returns with another highly entertaining and uproariously funny essay collection, chronicling a mix of real life moments both extraordinary and mortifying, yet always full of heart.Shane Dawson shared some of his best and worst experiences...
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Just Getting Started
Just Getting Started

Tony Bennett · Harper
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

At ninety, musician and singer Tony Bennett is as vibrant and productive as ever. In addition to his prodigious musical output, including albums, concerts, and personal appearances, this beloved and enduring artist has written his second book. In 2012's Life Is a Gift, Tony reflected on the lessons...
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Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky

Jonathan Cross · Reaktion Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) was perhaps the twentieth century's most celebrated composer, a leading light of modernism and a restlessly creative artist. This new entry in the Critical Lives series traces the story of Stravinsky's life and work, setting him in the context of the turbulent...
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There I Go Again: How I Came to Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, KITT, and Many Others
There I Go Again: How I Came to Be Mr. Feeny, John Adams, Dr. Craig, KITT, and Many Others

William Daniels · Potomac Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

There I Go Again is a celebrity memoir like no other, revealing the life of a man whose acting career has been so rich that millions of Americans know his face even while they might not recognize his name. William Daniels is an enigma - a rare chameleon who has enjoyed massive success both...
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Marilyn Forever: Musings on an American Icon by the Stars of Yesterday and Today
Marilyn Forever: Musings on an American Icon by the Stars of Yesterday and Today

Boze Hadleigh · Taylor Trade Publishing
Pages: 153
Format: Print book

This book of quotes explores the many sides of the one-and-only Marilyn Monroe. In her time, she was perceived as a victim, a vixen, a valentine, and a Venus. At once a sex symbol and enormously talented entertainer, she was praised, criticized, and adored during her lifetime. After her tragic...
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