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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the making of Bruce Springsteen's ground-breaking album, Born to Run, one of the most iconic records in rock history * "A lovely book about the making of Born to Run. It goes into great...

Fleetwood Mac's iconic album Rumours is more popular and acclaimed now than ever and attracts listeners across generations--Don't Stop celebrates the album's unlikely creation, surprising longevity, and enduring cultural impact. On January 1, 1975,...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The first comprehensive biography of Jane Birkin--actress, singer, and legendary style icon--and her profound cultural impact, from the "acerbic, culturally astute, and genuine" (The New York Times) author of the instant New York Times...

From the world's #1 bestselling author, The Last Days of Marilyn Monroe is a true crime thriller about a woman who changed Hollywood history, and whose indelible image captures our imagination to this day. "Electrifying ... A spellbinding new...

From the acclaimed film critic and New York Times bestselling biographer of Paul Newman, the definitive biography of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood, the most prolific and versatile actor-director in the history of the medium, and an indelible fixture of American culture.<...

Bestselling author Amy Odell takes readers inside the world of one of the most influential, aspirational and polarising celebrities of the last thirty years.

From ARNIE to DOLLY, BLACKADDER to SCORSESE; GRAHAM NORTON to HARRY POTTER; the VAGINA MONOLOGUES to ZOOM, welcome back to the irrepressible and unstoppable world of Miriam Margolyes. Packed with her wit, wisdom and unfiltered stories, The Little Book of...

Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner was the second most googled person on Earth in 2023 . . . and not for his impressive filmography. When a 14,000-pound snowplow crushed him on New Year's Day, he was pronounced dead on the ice. As he was rushed to the ICU, the paramedics called his small mountain...

A personal and cultural exploration of the struggles between art and business at the heart of modern Hollywood, through the eyes of the talent that shaped it Matthew Specktor grew up in the film industry: the son of legendary CAA superagent Fred Specktor, his childhood was...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLER The definitive biography of the Everly Brothers, one of the greatest and most influential acts in popular music history, based on dozens of exclusive and archival interviews, as well as long-lost...

On the 50th anniversary of Talking Heads, acclaimed music biographer Jonathan Gould presents the long-overdue, definitive story of this singular band, capturing the gritty energy of 1970s New York City and showing how a group of art students brought fringe culture to rock's...

The story of Manic Street Preachers is unique in pop. Raging out of the stricken mining communities of south Wales in the late 80s, they were bonded by friendships, family ties and a self-styled 'geometry of contempt', whereby James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore would orchestrate the daring...

New York Times bestselling author Bill Janovitz delivers "the definitive story of The Cars" (Rolling Stone), one of the most popular, beloved, and influential bands to emerge from New Wave--with a foreword by Cars keyboardist Greg Hawkes.   ...

The finest book on Britain's most popular rock 'n' roll band 'Read on ... It's all true' Noel Gallagher Featuring an exclusive interview with Noel Gallagher and bespoke artwork by celebrated Oasis album designer Brian Cannon Think Oasis was just Britpop and...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER A humorous collection of autobiographical essays from comedian and Emmy Award-winning actor Jeff Hiller, who shares his journey from growing up "profoundly gay" in 1980s Texas to his experiences as an inept social worker and how he clawed, scraped, and...

The most engaging, surprising and revealing look at the Beatles story you'll read. Everyone knows a Beatles tune. But their story goes beyond the omnipresent songs and iconic albums. Theirs is a tale that has become one of the core stories we tell about ourselves as a nation....

Champion swimmer, trailblazer and film idol - the adventurous life of our first Hollywood superstar, by the bestselling author of Sister Viv, Mrs Kelly, Hudson Fysh, Banks and Banjo Finalist in The Courier-Mail People's Choice Queensland Book of the Year Award 2025 ...

'A TARDIS of a book. On the outside it's about a TV show, but open it up and the whole space-time continuum is inside' FRANK COTTRELL-BOYCE 'Wonderful' ROBIN INCE 'The book I've been waiting to read since I was ten years old' JEREMY DYSON From the author of cult...

The sounds of new wave pop music and the early days of MTV were defined by the work of a handful of iconic musicians, and few stood taller in that era than Ric Ocasek, frontman and primary songwriter for the Cars. The band charted thirteen Top 40 singles in the U.S. from 1978 to 1987...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A ROUGH TRADE, RESIDENT, UNCUT, SHINDIG!, CLASH MAGAZINE AND TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR 'This is as definitive an account of the artist as we have to date' MOJO 'It's a...

Imagine stepping into a packed Australian pub in the mid-1970s and the late 1980s - the heyday of the pub-rock music scene - where the air was thick with the unmistakable scent of beer, sweat and pot, and the atmosphere was electrifying. Doc Neeson, charismatic lead singer of The Angels, famously...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A special occasion in its own right. As with their historical tours, massive new coffee table book Infinite Dreams is the very best version of what such a thing could be, packed with enough memorabilia to get even the most hardened heads giddy...

A major new biography of Joe Meek, the legendary maverick engineer, songwriter, artist manager and record producer.  Joe Meek. Wayward genius; the British Phil Spector, the first producer to treat the recording studio as an instrument; head of one of the earliest independent...

Iron Maiden at 50 takes fans on a journey through the legendary heavy metal band's half-century of performances, releases, personnel changes, and more.