Described recently by " Empire" magazine as Britains best ever blues singer, John Martyn was one of rock musics last real mavericks. Despite long-term addiction to alcohol & drugs, which contributed to his death in January 2009, he produced a string of matchless albums. Loved by fans & critics, loathed by ex-managers, he survived the music business he despised for forty years. With contributions by Martyn, many of his lovers & over twenty musicians who knew him well, this book documents his upbringing in Glasgow & rise through the Scottish & London folk scene of the 1960s, his many highs & lows, & his friendships with the great lost souls of British rock music
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You may wonder what happened to the Greek gods after the fall of Olympus. This mystery is revealed & others are explored in this novella. Myth, dream, & devotion are woven into a connected stream of short narratives, together forming a death diary, threaded through ten centuries of memories. ...

Born Vera Welch on 20 March, 1917 in the East End of London, Dame Vera Lynn s career was set from an early age
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It was a scene that had many names: some original members referred to themselves as punks, others new romantics, new wavers, the bats, or the morbids. This book is about the music, the individual, & the creativity of a worldwide community rather than theoretical definitions of a subculture. ...

Lost memories. Lost loves. Can they find their way back to each other? When Will wakes up after a car accident, he's lost three years of memory. All he wants is his girlfriend & childhood sweetheart, Gem, beside him. Instead, nothing is as he remembers. Gem has finally moved on from hers & Will's break-up. With a new life & boyfriend, the last thing she expects is a call to say Will needs her
- the man who nearly destroyed her. As Will recovers, he is determined to prove to Gem that he is the man he once was. But by unlocking the secrets of his past, will he be able to piece together what caused him to change so dramatically? &, faced with the choice, will Gem continue with the safe new life she has built for herself, or will she go back to the man she used to love Product Information:  •†ISBN: 9781804367742 •†Author: Eve Ainsworth •†Publisher: Canelo •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:†384 •†Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.6cm
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Much has been written about the brutal crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, &
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Much has been written about the brutal crimes of Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper. 

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In this beautiful debut novel from stunning new voice Nicci Cloke, one girl goes missing, but another is entirely lost. When ...

How can you face your future when your past it a lie? When Rosie Kenning's mother, Trudie, dies from Huntingdon's disease, her whole world falls apart. Not only does Rosie desperately miss her mum, but now she has to face the fact that she could have inherited the fatal illness herself. Until she discovers that Trudie wasn't her biological mother at all.. . Rosie is stunned. Can this be true? Is she grieving for a mother who wasn't even hers to lose? & if Trudie wasn't her mother, who is? But as Rosie delves into her past to discover who she really is, she is faced with a heart-breaking dilemma
- to continue living a lie, or to reveal a truth that will shatter the lives of everyone around her.
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This is the life story of the 20-something north London girl who has taken the music world by storm. Topping the charts for weeks on end & winning consistent international critical acclaim, she already has two Grammys & a clutch of other awards. Although she acknowledges influences as diverse as The Spice Girls & Etta James, Adele's unique brand of heartbroken soul is very much her own, reflecting her own emotions & roller-coaster love life. In the image-obsessed world of pop music, Adele is also widely admired for her disarming honesty & her determination to do it her way, performing only at venues she likes, refusing offers to use her music in advertising & staying in touch with friends & family. She's the grounded girl-next-door with the astounding voice of a diva & despite her phenomenal success, perhaps the best is yet to come from Adele. This is her story so far. ...