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Product Description: Set against the drama of the Great Depression, the conflict of American race relations, and the inquisitions of the House Un-American Activities Committee, Cafe Society tells the personal history of Barney Josephson, proprietor of the legendary interracial New York City night clubs Cafe Society Downtown and Cafe Society Uptown and their successor, The Cookery...read more
By Dan Morgenstern (foreword by)

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9780252034138 | 1 edition (Univ of Illinois Pr, March 6, 2009), cover price $33.95

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9780252081811 | Reprint edition (Univ of Illinois Pr, February 15, 2016), cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Set against the drama of the Great Depression, the conflict of American race relations, and the inquisitions of the House Un-American Activities Committee, Cafe Society tells the personal history of Barney Josephson, proprietor of the legendary interracial New York City night clubs Cafe Society Downtown and Cafe Society Uptown and their successor, The Cookery.

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By John W. Dower (foreword by)

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9780226132518 | Univ of Chicago Pr, April 11, 2014, cover price $17.00
9780314207272, titled "Computer & Information Systems: An Introduction" | Tch edition (Thomson Learning, October 1, 1996), cover price $26.95 | also contains Computer & Information Systems: An Introduction

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Product Description:  This biography charts the career and legacy of the pioneering American music manager Arthur Judson (1881–1975), who rose to prominence in Philadelphia and New York at the beginning of the twentieth century. A violinist by training, Judson became manager of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1915 under the iconic conductor Leopold Stokowski...read more

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9780252037412 | Univ of Illinois Pr, February 27, 2013, cover price $57.00 | About this edition:  This biography charts the career and legacy of the pioneering American music manager Arthur Judson (1881–1975), who rose to prominence in Philadelphia and New York at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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Product Description: Backstage Past will take you backstage into the dressing rooms and behind the scenes with the worlds greatest rock stars and legendary promoter, Barry Fey. Long before corporate greed took over the rock concert business and caused ticket prices to skyrocket, Barry Fey and his company Feyline Concerts were promoting shows with ticket prices under $10 for The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Led Zeppelin, U2 and many others...read more
By Steve Alexander, Barry Fey, Ozzy Osbourne (foreword by), Sharon Osbourne (foreword by) and Rich Wolfe

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9780984627837 | Lone Wolfe Pr, November 7, 2011, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Backstage Past will take you backstage into the dressing rooms and behind the scenes with the worlds greatest rock stars and legendary promoter, Barry Fey.

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Product Description: Autocratic male impresarios increasingly dominated the American stage between 1865 and 1914. Many rose from poor immigrant roots and built their own careers by making huge stars out of “undiscovered,” Anglo-identified actresses...read more

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9780877459934 | Univ of Iowa Pr, October 31, 2006, cover price $50.00 | About this edition: Autocratic male impresarios increasingly dominated the American stage between 1865 and 1914.

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Product Description: Based on extensive archival research & oral history, Michael Ann Williams traces the parallel careers of the creators of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance & the National Folk Festival.

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9780252031021 | 1 edition (Univ of Illinois Pr, September 1, 2006), cover price $62.00 | About this edition: Based on extensive archival research & oral history, Michael Ann Williams traces the parallel careers of the creators of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance & the National Folk Festival.

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9780252073441 | 1 edition (Univ of Illinois Pr, August 2, 2006), cover price $23.00 | About this edition: Based on extensive archival research & oral history, Michael Ann Williams traces the parallel careers of the creators of the Renfro Valley Barn Dance & the National Folk Festival.

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The late rock promoter recounts his life as a refugee from the Holocaust, his rise to fame in the recording industry, and his launching of such stars as Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, and the Grateful Dead

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9780385240772, titled "Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out" | Doubleday, October 1, 1992, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: The late rock promoter recounts his life as a refugee from the Holocaust, his rise to fame in the recording industry, and his launching of such stars as Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, and the Grateful Dead

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9780306813498, titled "Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock and Out" | Da Capo Pr, May 4, 2004, cover price $24.00
9780385311410 | Reprint edition (Delta, October 1, 1993), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The late rock promoter recounts his life as a refugee from the Holocaust, his rise to fame in the recording industry, and his launching of such stars as Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, and the Grateful Dead

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The founder of the Newport Jazz and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festivals describes his work at the Boston club Storyville, his relationships with such figures as Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, and his efforts to attract famous and promising artists to the outdoor stage. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

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9780306811142 | Da Capo Pr, May 1, 2003, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: The founder of the Newport Jazz and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festivals describes his work at the Boston club Storyville, his relationships with such figures as Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, and his efforts to attract famous and promising artists to the outdoor stage.

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9780306813528 | Reprint edition (Da Capo Pr, April 13, 2004), cover price $22.00 | About this edition: The founder of the Newport Jazz and New Orleans Jazz and Heritage festivals describes his work at the Boston club Storyville, his relationships with such figures as Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, and his efforts to attract famous and promising artists to the outdoor stage.

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Product Description: In The Colonel, Alanna Nash, the author of Golden Girl: The Story of Jessica Savitch, explores in depth the amazing story of Colonel Tom Parker, the man behind the legend and the myth of Elvis Presley. The result is a book that reads like the most riveting of real-life detective stories -- one that will completely change your view of Presley's life, success, and death...read more

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9780743213011 | Simon & Schuster, July 1, 2003, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Chronicles the life of Colonel Tom Parker, born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk, from his childhood in Holland, through his early life in the United States, to his handling of Presley's career.

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9781451613575 | Simon & Schuster, July 13, 2010, cover price $24.99 | About this edition: In The Colonel, Alanna Nash, the author of Golden Girl: The Story of Jessica Savitch, explores in depth the amazing story of Colonel Tom Parker, the man behind the legend and the myth of Elvis Presley.
9781556525469 | Chicago Review Pr, August 28, 2004, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A meticulously researched biography, this story profiles "The Colonel" Tom Parker, the man behind Elvis Presley, in a compelling new light.

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Tells the story of the man who brought the Beatles to America, chronicling his humble beginnings to his personal and professional involvement with such outstanding performers as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Judy Garland. (view table of contents)

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9780824604448, titled "It's Sid Berstein Calling: The Amazing Story of the Promoter Who Made Entertainment History" | Jonathan David Pub, October 1, 2001, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: Tells the story of the man who brought the Beatles to America, chronicling his humble beginnings to his personal and professional involvement with such outstanding performers as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Judy Garland.

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Traces the live of the stowaway from Holland who reinvented himself into Colonel Tom Parker and became Elvis Presley's manager (view table of contents)

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9781569801277 | Barricade Books Inc, June 1, 1998, cover price $22.00 | About this edition: Traces the live of the stowaway from Holland who reinvented himself into Colonel Tom Parker and became Elvis Presley's manager

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Recounts the life of the late rock and roll promoter, from his childhood as a Holocaust refugee, to his nearly single-handed invention of modern concert promotion and his work with the Rolling Stones, Live Aid, and Amnesty International.

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9781559722056 | Birch Lane Pr, November 1, 1993, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Recounts the life of the late rock and roll promoter, from his childhood as a Holocaust refugee, to his nearly single-handed invention of modern concert promotion and his work with the Rolling Stones, Live Aid, and Amnesty International

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A revealing look at the man behind the King details how Colonel Tom Parker controled Elvis' career, image, and personal and professional life for his own financial advancement

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9780385295215 | Delacorte Pr, August 1, 1988, cover price $17.95 | About this edition: A revealing look at the man behind the King details how Colonel Tom Parker controled Elvis' career, image, and personal and professional life for his own financial advancement

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9780440203926 | Reprint edition (Dell Pub Co, July 1, 1989), cover price $4.95 | also contains Redemption: Accomplished and Applied

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Product Description: Book by Parnes, Irwin

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9780941902021 | World Univ Pr, May 1, 1988, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Book by Parnes, Irwin

Hardcover:

9780405097140 | Ayer Co Pub, April 1, 1977, cover price $32.00

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