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  • - The Life and Times of Howlin' Wolf
    af James Segrest & Mark Hoffman
    267,95 kr.

    One of the greatest artists the blues ever produced, Howlin' Wolf was a musical giant in every way. He stood six foot three, weighed almost three hundred pounds, wore size sixteen shoes, and poured out his darkest sorrows onstage in a voice that captured all the pain of growing up black and poor in Jim Crow Mississippi. Half a century after his first hits, his sound still terrifies and inspires. Wolf began his career singing with the first Delta blues stars, was present at the birth of rock'n' roll in Memphis, and vied with rival Muddy Waters for the title of king of Chicago blues. This new and revised edition is full of harrowing anecdotes about his early years, entertaining stories about his decades at the top, and never-before-seen photographs of the artist onstage. An essential volume for Wolf's legions of fans, lovers of blues, and anyone interested in the history of American music.

  • - The Roots of Violence in the Middle East
    af David Hirst
    292,95 kr.

  • - A Novel
    af Darren Aronofsky, Hubert, Richard Price & mfl.
    232,95 kr.

  • af Alan Kaufman
    312,95 kr.

  • af Perseus
    317,95 kr.

    Describing Sam Fuller as a cult legend and a celluloid genius would be like describing Muhammad Ali as a boxer or Jimi Hendrix as a guitar player. He was a singular American visionary, a giant of independent filmmaking, and a king of bruised-knuckle cinematic poetry. The Big Red One is his masterpiece. Twenty years in the making, both the novel and the film are based on Fuller's own experiences with the Army's First Infantry Division ("the Big Red One") in World War II. The story centres on the friendship of five soldiers and follows them from the arid landscapes of Vichy French Africa to Europe to the beaches of Normandy on D-Day and onward into Germany. Excruciating scenes of suffering and brutality are juxtaposed against heartbreaking scenes of compassion and selflessness. In Fuller's vision the lines between heroism and villainy are blurred,"the only glory in war is surviving",but The Big Red One also provides an epic adventure steeped in the true history of World War II.

  • - A Novel
    af Perseus
    247,95 kr.

  • af Alan Kaufman
    352,95 kr.

    A raucous eruption of language and a showcase for the best essayists of our time, "The Outlaw Bible of American Essays" chronicles American history and measures the boundlessness of dissident thought.

  • - The True Story of a Disastrous Career at Sea
    af David Vann
    168,95 kr.

    A harrowing--and heartbreaking--true story of one ordinary man's misadventures at sea.

  • af Richard Herring
    232,95 kr.

    The self-proclaimed foremost authority on the penis combines answers to questions about sexuality, circumcision, and strange behavior with deeply researched history, poignant true-life confessions, and insights from the hilarious to the downright obscene.

  • af Jack Newfield
    232,95 kr.

  • - A Novel
    af Perseus
    232,95 kr.

    The novel that launched the beat generation's literary legacy describes the world of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Neil Cassady. Drafted two months before Jack Kerouac began On The Road, Go is the first and most accurate chronicle of the private lives lived by the Beats before they became public figures. In honest, lucid fictional prose designed to capture the events, emotions, and essence of his experience among the Beats, Holmes describes an individualistic post-World War II New York where crime is celebrated, writing is revered, and parties, booze, discussions, drugs, and sex punctuate life. The most tentative and conservative of the Beats, Holmes's intelligent and sensitive voice also details the pressures and regrets that his lifestyle gave birth to. With portraits of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neil Cassady, William Burroughs, this first novel about the Beat Generation gives us a peek into what it meant to be a Beat before the term had ever been used. "... still one of the best novels about the Beat Generation ... brilliant and important.",The Los Angeles Free Press " I want to write to you about ... your book. You did the honest thing, the big thing, the good thing.",Jack Kerouac "Go signaled the start of something new in American literature. A generation with a new consciousness had found its voice...",Ann Charters

  • - A Diary, Fiction, Essays
    af Jonathan Ames
    262,95 kr.

  • af Jeff Craig
    232,95 kr.

    While Eric Burdon may be best remembered for his unforgettable vocals on the Animals'' platinum hit, "House of the Rising Sun," this Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member has never stopped having adventures. Burdon was ripped off by unscrupulous agents, accountants, and record labels, hounded by the police, and framed for a crime he didn''t commit. Yet through it all, he never became bitter. He was the first rocker to play behind the Iron Curtain. He sang with Jimi Hendrix, chased Jim Morrison out of his house with a .44, and introduced John Lee Hooker to the toughest venue Hooker ever played. Eric Burdon explains how he became the "Egg Man" in the Beatles'' "I am the Walrus." With the enthusiasm and good humor of his live shows, Burdon recalls the tense reunion between John Lennon and Lennon''s long-estranged father; racing motorcycles across the California desert with Steve McQueen; picketing the offices of MGM Records for nonpayment of royalties; performing in wartime Sarajevo with a symphony orchestra; getting run out of Meridian, Mississippi for promoting black music, and singing his heart out year after year. A complete discography and fifty photographs, many never before published, are included in this unforgettable memoir. "Burdon has lived like a real rocker." —The New York Times Book Review "Riveting and informative."—Los Angeles Times "These reminiscences will delight Burdon''s fans ... in general."—Library Journal

  • - Lemaitre, Einstein, and the Birth of Modern Cosmology
    af John Farrell
    307,95 kr.

  • - How the Double Helix is Solving Puzzles of the Past
    af Anna Meyer
    277,95 kr.

  • - A History of the Occult
    af Gary Lachman
    307,95 kr.

    From being a crucial influence on the Renaissance to developing into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists, this hidden history of the occult features essays by noted writers and thinkers, from William Blake to H.G. Wells.

  • - The History and Myths of the Legendary Military Order
    af Sean Martin
    262,95 kr.

  • - Stories of Survival from the Front Lines of Firefighting
    af Clint Willis
    277,95 kr.

  • - A William T. Vollmann Reader
    af Perseus
    357,95 kr.

    Through interviews and critical essays, and excerpts from Vollmann's books, journalism, essays, correspondence, and poetry, "Expelled from Eden" creates a unique, kaleidoscopic portrait of one of America's most important writers.

  • - Stories of Life and Death from the Streets
     
    278,95 kr.

  • - Stories of Life and Death from the World's Most Dangerous Waters
     
    247,95 kr.

  • - Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime
     
    281,95 kr.

    Readers are taken into the heart of organized crime in this anthology of writings from some of the masters of the genre, ranging from Peter Massand and E. L. Doctorow to Mario Puzo and Nicholas Pileggi, and from law enforcement insiders and mobsters such as Sam Giancana. Photos.

  • - Stories of Survival from Air and Space
     
    247,95 kr.

    "Wild Blue" collects the most gripping accounts of what some would call the greatest achievement of the century: controlled flight. From the soaring to the harrowing, these accounts put readers right in the cockpit. 16 photos.

  • - A Novel
    af Dan Jenkins
    232,95 kr.

  • - A Zombie Novel
    af David Wellington
    232,95 kr.

  • - Unlocking the Secret of an Ancient Mathematical Problem
    af Amir Aczel & Amir D. Azcel
    282,95 kr.

  • - And Other Essays
    af William Cobb
    307,95 kr.

  • - The Untold Odyssey of Ed Ricketts, the Pioneering Ecologist Who Inspired John Steinbeck and Joseph Campbell
    af Eric Tamm
    232,95 kr.

    In the 1930s, while the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression sent most of America into the doldrums, a lively intellectual and artistic community formed in the West, revolving around three legendary friends: Ed Ricketts, John Steinbeck, and Joseph Campbell. Steinbeck immortalized Monterey's bohemian spirit in Cannery Row, but the area's true lifeblood was his best friend and mentor, Ed Ricketts. Today Ed Ricketts is usually remembered as "Doc",the beer-drinking philosopher-scientist who presided over Monterey's population of "whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches" in Cannery Row,but Ricketts was actually a trailblazing ecologist who did seminal work in the emerging field on the Pacific Coast. His ideas were decades before their time, and his two books, Between Pacific Tides and Sea of Cortez (coauthored with Steinbeck), are still considered classics. Now, some sixty years after his untimely death, Ricketts' ecological approach and ethic seem more relevant than ever.

  • - A Con Man Reveals the Secrets of the Esoteric Trade of Cheating, Scams, and Hustles
    af Simon Lovell
    262,95 kr.

  • af Chester Himes
    262,95 kr.

    Spanning 40 years and including Himes''s first work, written during his imprisonment in the 1940s, this collection uncovers the internal struggles of black individuals caught between resignation and rage, probing the heart of the African-American experience with wit, indignation, and ruthless honesty.

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