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Product Description: August, 1914 brought an end to the "Golden Age" of English cricket. At least 210 professional cricketers (out of a total of 278 registered) signed up to fight, of whom 34 were killed. Cricket stands as both a statistical, and very human, representation of the price paid in British blood as a whole...read more

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9780750959667 | History Pr Ltd, November 1, 2014, cover price $36.95 | About this edition: August 1914 brought an end to the 'Golden Age' of English cricket.

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9780750962988 | History Pr Ltd, September 1, 2015, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: August, 1914 brought an end to the "Golden Age" of English cricket.

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Product Description: In 1962 Mick Jagger was a bright, well-scrubbed boy (planning a career in the civil service), while Keith Richards was learning how to smoke and to swivel a six-shooter. Add the mercurial Brian Jones (who'd been effectively run out of Cheltenham for theft, multiple impregnations and playing blues guitar) and the wryly opinionated Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts, and the potential was obvious...read more

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9781849832847 | Simon & Schuster Ltd, September 1, 2013, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In 1962 Mick Jagger was a bright, well-scrubbed boy (planning a career in the civil service), while Keith Richards was learning how to smoke and to swivel a six-shooter.
9780857201034 | Simon & Schuster Ltd, September 1, 2012, cover price $26.95

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9780230619500 | St Martins Pr, November 22, 2011, cover price $27.00

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9780230342033 | Griffin, February 5, 2013, cover price $21.99

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Hardcover:

9780857201027 | Simon & Schuster Ltd, June 1, 2012, cover price $26.99

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Product Description: In the early 20th century, in the Enlgish-speaking world, Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini were two of the most feted and famous men alive. And their relationship is extraordinary: As strange as it may seem Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the ultra-rational detective Sherlock Holmes, was a believer in Spiritualism...read more

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9780715641460 | Gardners Books, October 20, 2011, cover price $33.80 | About this edition: In the early 20th century, in the Enlgish-speaking world, Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini were two of the most feted and famous men alive.

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9780230607781 | St Martins Pr, September 2, 2008, cover price $29.95

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Product Description: The definitive biography of Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain and all-rounder—the Oxbridge graduate and vociferous campaigner; the devout Muslim whose kaleidoscopic social life flooded the gossip columns; the man who raised $60 million for cancer research and who is now one of the most important political figures in Pakistan...read more

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9780007262854 | Harpercollins Pub Ltd, September 1, 2009, cover price $32.95 | About this edition: The definitive biography of Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain and all-rounder—the Oxbridge graduate and vociferous campaigner; the devout Muslim whose kaleidoscopic social life flooded the gossip columns; the man who raised $60 million for cancer research and who is now one of the most important political figures in Pakistan.

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9780007318889 | Harpercollins Pub Ltd, August 1, 2009, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The definitive biography of Imran Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain and all-rounder—the Oxbridge graduate and vociferous campaigner; the devout Muslim whose kaleidoscopic social life flooded the gossip columns; the man who raised $60 million for cancer research and who is now one of the most important political figures in Pakistan.

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Product Description: Touted by fans for his charisma and scorned by critics for his egomania, Sting is one of the most commercially successful and most controversial rock artists performing today. A schoolteacher from Newcastle, Sting soared to international fame and the top of the seventies rock charts with The Police, one of the most popular bands on the planet...read more

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9780786720903 | Da Capo Pr, May 28, 2007, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Touted by fans for his charisma and scorned by critics for his egomania, Sting is one of the most commercially successful and most controversial rock artists performing today.

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9780786718719 | Da Capo Pr, January 4, 2007, cover price $16.95

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A biographical analysis of the contributions to and influence of Paul McCartney on musical culture is drawn from dozens of original sources, from court documents and FBI files to interviews with such figures as Brian Wilson and Eric Clapton, in an account that discusses such topics as his partnerships with fellow Beatles, his self-destructive tendencies, and the cultural factors that influenced his work.

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9780786716142 | Da Capo Pr, February 6, 2006, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: A biographical analysis of the contributions to and influence of Paul McCartney on musical culture is drawn from dozens of original sources, from court documents and FBI files to interviews with such figures as Brian Wilson and Eric Clapton, in an account that discusses such topics as his partnerships with fellow Beatles, his self-destructive tendencies, and the cultural factors that influenced his work.

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9780575059511 | Victor Gollancz, November 1, 1995, cover price $29.99

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9780786713691 | Rev upd edition (Da Capo Pr, March 9, 2004), cover price $17.99
9780786703944 | Carroll & Graf Pub, October 1, 1996, cover price $14.95

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Moving beyond the tragic-comic media characterizations of Keith Richards as an eccentric and long-lived junkie, the author paints a nuanced portrait of the rocker that digs deeply into his quirky personality for evidence of the real Keith. Original.

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9780786713684 | Da Capo Pr, March 8, 2004, cover price $19.00 | About this edition: Examines the life of the Rolling Stones' guitarist from his childhood in Dartford, England, through decades of touring and drug addiction, to sobriety and life as a family man and rock legend.

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9780878333073 | 1 edition (Taylor Pub, April 1, 2003), cover price $22.95

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From cult figure to pin-up (aka 'The Boss') to guru, Bruce Springsteen is regarded by many as the last true rock star. His rock albums sell around 15 million copies annually and he has begun a second career as a balladeer and purveyor of soundtracks. This biography explores his life and career.

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9780751529838 | New edition (Gardners Books, November 2, 2000), cover price $19.75 | About this edition: From cult figure to pin-up (aka 'The Boss') to guru, Bruce Springsteen is regarded by many as the last true rock star.
9780306809217 | Da Capo Pr, October 14, 1999, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Chronicles the personal and professional life of the rock musician, from his career's beginnings to the present

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A portrait of the Grammy Award-winning pop star chronicles his eventful career, from his often stormy relationship with his former bandmates in The Police, to his campaigns on behalf of Brazil's rain forest.

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9780786707171 | Carroll & Graf Pub, March 1, 2000, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A portrait of the Grammy Award-winning pop star chronicles his eventful career, from his often stormy relationship with his former bandmates in The Police, to his campaigns on behalf of Brazil's rain forest.

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A biography of the rock superstar describes Jagger's English childhood, his introduction to music, the success of the Rolling Stones, and Mick's reputation for being wild, abandoned, raucous, cool, shrewd, and ambitious (view table of contents)

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9780312105037 | St Martins Pr, January 1, 1994, cover price $23.00 | About this edition: A biography of the rock superstar describes Jagger's English childhood, his introduction to music, the success of the Rolling Stones, and Mick's reputation for being wild, abandoned, raucous, cool, shrewd, and ambitious

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9780815410027 | Upd sub edition (Cooper Square Pub, November 1, 1999), cover price $16.95

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Product Description: This updated edition of Clapton (based on exclusive sources, including interviews with former band members) discusses his recent albums From the Cradle, Retail Therapy, and Pilgrim; his erratic love life; and his 1998 American tour...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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9780306808975 | Updated edition (Da Capo Pr, June 3, 1999), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: This updated edition of Clapton (based on exclusive sources, including interviews with former band members) discusses his recent albums From the Cradle, Retail Therapy, and Pilgrim; his erratic love life; and his 1998 American tour.

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The first full-length portrait of the Grammy Award-winning pop star chronicles his eventful career, from his fractious but fecund relationship with his former bandmates in The Police, to his campaigns on behalf of Brazil's rain forest. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Hardcover:

9780786706037 | Carroll & Graf Pub, October 1, 1998, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: A portrait of the Grammy Award-winning pop star chronicles his eventful career, from his fractious but fecund relationship with his former bandmates in The Police, to his campaigns on behalf of Brazil's rain forest

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This biography of David Bowie looks at his life from his deprived and manic childhood through to international stardom via androgyny, drug addiction and finally, critical acclaim. His various personae, including Ziggy Stardust and the Thin White Duke are explored. (view table of contents)

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9780306808548 | Da Capo Pr, August 21, 1998, cover price $17.95
9780316776141 | Little Brown & Co, August 1, 1998, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: This biography of David Bowie looks at his life from his deprived and manic childhood through to international stardom via androgyny, drug addiction and finally, critical acclaim.

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