U-God

Summary: An unforgettable first-person account of Hawkins' journey - from the streets of Brooklyn to some of the biggest stages around the world - is not only thoroughly affecting, unfiltered, and explosive, but paints, in vivid detail, the making of one of the greatest acts in American music history. It is an explosive, never-before-told story behind the historic rise of the Wu-Tang Clan, as told by...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador 2018

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Summary: While his former Pink Floyd band-mates are now global superstars, Syd Barrett remains an enigma, and prior to his sad passing in 2006, was a complete recluse. But it was Syd who originally formed the group, and immediately became its chief songwriter and lead guitarist. Some would even claim he remained the force who dominated the band throughout its most creative period. Features rare live and...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Fleischman, Sid

Summary: A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the story of the famous magician, Harry Houdini, comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2006

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Farrar, Sid.

Summary: Presents haiku poetry about nature and the seasons.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2012

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Goldstein, Sid.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 1999

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Luft, Sid

Summary: The third of Judy Garland's five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around. He was chiefly responsible for the final act of Judy's meteoric comeback after she was unceremoniously booted off the MGM lot: he produced her iconic, Oscar-nominated vehicle A Star Is Born and expertly shaped her concert career. Previously unpublished, Sid Luft's intimate autobiography tells his...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2017

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Summary: Featuring an incredible array of the greatest musicians of the '70s and early '80s. It stands alone in the history of rock n roll as the first ever late-night live concert show on TV, capturing the spirit of a time when rock was exploding in so many new, exciting directions. For nine thrilling years, The Special brought audience the very best live music from every genre, rare performances right...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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Clemons, Jack

Summary: "In this one-of-a-kind memoir, Jack Clemons -- a former lead engineer in support of NASA -- takes listeners behind the scenes and into the inner workings of the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs during their most exciting years. Discover the people, the events, and the risks involved in one of the most important parts of space missions: bringing the astronauts back home to Earth."--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2019

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Gund

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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Summary: "A riveting adventure of how America was invented. 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of America history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom...

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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2010

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Summary: An unprecedented array of never-before-seen footage of Gould, photographs, and excerpts from his private home recordings and diaries, plus personal interviews with Gould's most intimate friends and lovers, some who have never spoken about him publicly before, to reconstruct his thoughts on music, art, society, love, and life. An enigmatic musical poet, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Lorber Films 2011

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Harrison, Rick

Summary: "Full of colorful characters and the fascinating wheeling and dealings of the pawn shop Rick Harrison owns and runs with his father and his son, Licence to Pawn is a tie-in to Pawn Stars, one of the most popular shows on all of cable. It will take readers behind the scenes of Harrison's family-run pawn shop and bring its lovable cast to vivid life on the page. But it will also present...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Hyperion 2011

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Gund

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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Gund

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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Gauld, Tom

Summary: "In his inimitable style, British cartoonist Tom Gauld has opened comics to a crossover audience and challenged perceptions of what the medium can be. Noted as a "book-lover's cartoonist," Gauld's weekly strips in the Guardian, Britain's most well-regarded newspaper, stitch together the worlds of literary criticism and pop culture to create brilliantly executed, concise comics. Simultaneously...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Drawn & Quarterly 2017

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Mould, Bob.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 1998

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Summary: This documentary begins as a profile of the Children's Organization of Southeast Asia, which provides shelter to child victims of human trafficking in Northern Thailand, and its leader, Mickey Choothesa. As the filmmakers pursue their subject, suspicions arise as to whether Choothesa and COSA are truly what they represent themselves to be.

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Guild 2017

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Gund

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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Gund

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2007

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Mould, Steve

Summary: Provides step-by-step instructions for experiments that reveal the scientific secrets behind illusions and magic tricks.

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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2019

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Lei, Sida

Summary: I was a ten-year-old girl living in Phnom Penh when the Khmer Rouge came and robbed me. First, they took my home, driving us out of the city and into their labor camps. Then one by one, they took my family members. They tried to take me too. They tried to starve me, to wear me down with disease, to catch me stealing so that they could execute me. They tried to work me to death. But every time,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sida Lei 0000

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Gould, Isaiah

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Publisher / Publication Date: W.L. Metcalf, printer 1897

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Gould, Leslie

Summary: "The passing of time and the distance between Zane and Lila haven't been enough to halt their feelings for each other. But all choices have consequences, and with Lila preparing to marry another, will these one-time sweethearts ever find the life together that they both still long for?" -- back cover.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House 2016

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