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Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"What I say is that this is the story of my life, told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm that I lived it. It's a story of restlessness and the purity of the moment and living right. Of my childhood in Abbott, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest, from Nashville to Hawaii and all the way back again. Of selling vacuum cleaners and encyclopedias while hosting radio shows and writing song after song, hoping to strike gold. It's a story of...
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
215 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Uses unpublished materials and memorabilia from his family to describe the life of the music icon, including his rural Arkansas upbringing, his first recordings with Sun Records, and his romance with June Carter.
Author
Physical Desc
ix, 252 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Joey and Rory Feek were enjoying a steadily growing fan base in country music when Joey was diagnosed with a rapidly spreading cancer. By inviting so many into the final months of Joey's life as she battled cancer, they captured hearts around the world. In this vulnerable book, Rory takes us into his own challenging life story"--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
Formats
Description
"John Lennon was one of the world's most influential people. Mark David Chapman was one of the most invisible. By the end of 1980, the Beatles had been broken up for a decade -- a decade John Lennon had spent in search of his true identity: singer, songwriter, activist, burn out. "It's the perfect time to be coming back," he declared. Except that Lennon was a marked man. As early as the Beatles' controversial 1966 American tour, the band had feared...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
286 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the author's transition from a street musician to an international celebrity and the moments of friendship, bravery, and humor he has shared with his feline companion.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
ix, 223 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This book is a rare look at Lynn's handwritten lyrics and memorabilia, personal photographs, and anecdotes that give deeper insights into her childhood in Butcher Holler, Kentucky; her marriage and relationship with Doolittle Lynn; her experience as a mother; her meteoric rise to the top of the charts; [and more]."--Front jacket flap.