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Updated April 14, 2026
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The last kings of Hollywood : Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg and the battle for the soul of American cinema
Fischer, Paul (Documentary film producer)
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Riveting, grade A smack for cinema junkies...Fischer's writing pulsates." --Steven Soderbergh, filmmaker The untold, intimate story of how three young visionaries--Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, and Steven Spielberg...
David Bowie and the search for life, death and God
Ormerod, L. Peter
Paper Book
'The Bowie you thought you knew is recast completely' Helen Barrett, The Spectator ''Ormerod had me singing in the choir with him' Simon Critchley, The Guardian 'a transfixing look at David Bowie's life through a spiritual lens......
Don't stop : why we (still) love Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
Light, Alan
Paper Book
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,...
Clint : the man and the movies
Levy, Shawn
Paper Book
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.<...
Ozzy & me : life lessons, wild stories, and unexpected epiphanies from forty years of friendship with the Prince of Darkness
Rea, Stephen
Paper Book
An entertaining, heartwarming memoir detailing the adventures and valuable life lessons learned from the author's four decades of friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and the Osbourne family. Stephen Rea was born in Northern Ireland in 1969, the same year "The Troubles" began. Violence...
Tonight in Jungleland : the making of Born to Run
Carlin, Peter Ames
Paper Book
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...
Here beside the rising tide : Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American awakening
Newton, Jim
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A MULANEY READS PICK * A kaleidoscopic history of the Grateful Dead that explores the American counterculture through the life of iconoclastic frontman Jerry Garcia, and his merry band "By writing this book, Jim Newton informs the rest of the world what...
Blood harmony : the Everly Brothers story
Mazor, Barry
Paper Book
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...
The Cars : let the stories be told
Janovitz, Bill
Paper Book
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 Colonel and the King : Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, and the partnership that rocked the world
Guralnick, Peter
Paper Book
TIME's 100 Must Read Books of 2025 | Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2025 | Variety's Best Music Books of 2025 | Rolling Stone's Best Music Books of 2025 "Outlandish, tension-filled and brimming with a mystery that lingers long...
Revolution : Prince, the band, the era
Campion, James
Paper Book
Revolution is a detailed exploration into the era of Prince's most prolific and groundbreaking music made with considerable inspiration and performed by a unique cadre of musicians he gathered and relentlessly drove to be the sonic, visual, and ideological reflection of his evolving...
Gwyneth : the biography
Odell, Amy
Paper Book
*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* "Amy Odell's dishy, often delicious Gwyneth: The Biography charts how Paltrow grew from winsome ingenue to influencer executrix." --The Washington Post New York Times bestselling author...
Black Dahlia : murder, monsters, and madness in midcentury Hollywood
Mann, William J.
Paper Book
Illuminating and captivating, New York Times bestselling author of Tinseltown and Bogart offers the first definitive account of the Black Dahlia murder--the most famous unsolved true crime case in American history--which humanizes the victim and situates the notorious case...
Stupid TV, be more funny : how the golden era of the Simpsons changed television--and America--forever
Siegel, Alan
Paper Book
This comprehensive account of the meteoric rise of The Simpsons combines incisive pop culture criticism and interviews with the show's creative team that take readers inside the making of an American phenomenon during its most influential decade, the 1990s. "The...
Loud and clear : the Grateful Dead's wall of sound and the quest for audio perfection
Anderson, Brian
Paper Book
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER RECOMMENDED BY THE GRATEFUL DEAD The first book to tell the full story of the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound, an unprecedented and since unparalleled speaker system. Loud and...
The complete Johnny Cash : lyrics from a lifetime of songwriting
Cash, Johnny
Paper Book
The official, comprehensive archive of Johnny Cash's writing, with 526 lyrics spanning his 55 years of genre-defining writing: a "journey through the mind and soul of one of America's greatest storytellers" (Eric Alper)   Johnny Cash remains one of the most...
Waiting for Britney Spears : a true story, allegedly
Weiss, Jeff
Paper Book
AN LA TIMES BESTSELLER. Named a Most Anticipated Book by People, Vulture, A.V. Club and OurCulture. One of Glamour's Best Summer Beach Reads. "Like a J.D. Salinger novel rolled in Hunter S. Thompson's hallucinogen dust." --Ann Powers,...

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