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Through extensive interviews with the closest friends, lovers, and relatives of Onassis and the Kennedys, longtime journalist Evans has uncovered the shocking culmination of the Kennedy-Onassis-Kennedy love triangle: Aristotle Onassis was at the heart of the plot to kill Bobby Kennedy. Meticulously tracing Onassis's connections in the world of terrorism, Nemesis presents compelling evidence that he financed the assassination - including a startling confession that has gone unreported for nearly three decades.

Fame can be addictive. From his early days videotaping crazy skateboard stunts to starring in the blockbuster Jackass franchise, there was little that Stephen “Steve-O” Glover wouldn’t do for attention. Whether it was stapling his nutsack to his leg, diving into a pool full of elephant crap, or routinely risking death invading the private lives of sharks, lions, tigers, and bears, almost nothing was out of bounds. And as the stunts got crazier, his life kept pace.

In Killing the Legends, Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard explore the lives, legacies, and tragic deaths of three of the most famous people of the 20th century. Each experienced immense success, then failures that forced them to change; each faced the challenge of growing old in fields that privilege youth; and finally, each became isolated, cocooned by wealth but vulnerable to the demands of those in their innermost circles.

Life in Pieces is a book for anyone who’s been thrown into a life they didn’t plan or who just wants to stick it to 2020. When it looks like everything’s falling apart, we’ll piece it back together. From reflections on grief and identity, bad hair and parenting, sleep and spirituality, to the things we can control and the things we cannot, Dawn has been doing a lot of thinking about life in lockdown. Mostly from a cupboard. Discover the daily diaries that track the journey - for a hilarious, heartbreaking and highly entertaining glimpse into the new normal.

From Prince's superstardom to studio seclusion, this second book in the award-winning Prince Studio Sessions series spotlights how Prince, the biggest rock star on the planet at the time, risked everything to create some of the most introspective music of his four-decade career. Duane Tudahl takes us on an emotional and intimate journey of love, loss, rivalry, and renewal revealed through unprecedented access to dozens of musicians, singers, studio engineers, and others who worked with him and knew him best.

Now, in his own unique voice, Paul O'Grady tells story of his early life in Irish Catholic Birkenhead that started him on the long and winding road from mischievous altar boy to national treasure. It is a brilliantly evoked, hilarious and often moving tale of gossip in the back yard, bragging in the corner shop and slanging matches on the front doorstep, populated by larger-than-life characters with hearts of gold and tongues as sharp as razors.

The tale of an ordinary boy whose career takes him on a most extraordinary journey, this audiobook begins with Brendan messing about in boats in a sleepy coastal Australian town, and ends with him becoming one of the most successful and respected superyacht captains in the World—the consummate 'Billionaire's Captain'. Spanning two decades and circling the globe, his story intimately draws listeners into the real world of superyachts, their crew and their owners. It is Brendan's love letter to an industry he respects and holds so dear to his heart.

In 1994, Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson were brutally murdered at her home in Brentwood, California. O. J. Simpson was tried for the crime, but was ultimately found not guilty of criminal charges. The victims' families brought civil cases against Simpson, in which he was found liable for willfully and wrongfully causing the deaths of Ron and Nicole by committing battery with malice and oppression. The Goldman family views this book as Simpson's confession.

A história da televisão brasileira costuma relegar ao ostracismo profissionais como Jacinto Figueira Júnior, o Homem do Sapato Branco. Neste livro, o crítico de TV e pesquisador Mauricio Stycer investiga com rigor de repórter e desenvoltura de contador de boas histórias os lados menos conhecidos desse personagem.

50 Cent é hoje um ícone do hip-hop e megaempresário, mas nem sempre foi assim. Criado em uma área violenta do Queens, já vivenciou tantas situações perigosas que nada é capaz de abalá-lo, inclusive no mundo corporativo. Inspirado na atitude implacável do rapper, Robert Greene, autor do consagrado As 48 leis do poder, instituiu a 50ª Lei para quem busca se tornar um mestre do poder: não tenha medo.

David O. Selznick (1902–1965) was one of the most prominent film producers of the Hollywood studio era. However, film production was not his only domain. Starting in the late 1930s, he built an impressive stable of stars within his own independent company. In Starmaker: David O. Selznick and the Production of Stars in the Hollywood Studio System, author Milan Hain reveals the mechanisms by which Selznick and his collaborators discovered and promoted new stars and describes how these personalities were marketed, whether for financial gain or symbolic recognition and prestige.

The official biography of Paul O’Grady by long time collaborator and friend, Malcolm Prince. It’s just over a year since the legendary British icon passed away, and the affection for him remains immense, with just the shortest glimpse of a clip having the power to warm the hearts of millions. This will be a loving, hilarious tribute, drawing on brand new, in-depth interviews with those who accompanied Paul on that journey, to reveal the man only a few of his closest and most loyal friends really got to know.

A HISTÓRIA DA BANDA DE ROCK MAIS POLÊMICA DO BRASIL CONTADA ATÉ A ÚLTIMA PONTA Como um terremoto, o Planet Hemp abalou as estruturas do rock nacional nos anos 1990. A mistura explosiva de rap e rock e o discurso de legalização da maconha fizeram a cabeça de milhões de jovens brasileiros...

Tom Jobim mudou a história da música brasileira com a bossa nova e suas canções, que influenciaram pelo menos duas gerações de compositores. E levou essa música para o mundo. Mas disso os leitores provavelmente já sabem. O que Ruy Castro mostra em O ouvidor do Brasil é um Tom por vezes inesperado e desconhecido, que emerge sob diferentes ângulos em cada crônica. Em conjunto, os textos formam uma espécie de perfil biográfico fragmentado de um dos maiores artistas que o Brasil já teve.

Brasília catalisou as influências do punk e do pós-punk, com suas letras politizadas e a efervescência de uma juventude que questionava "que país é esse?". Para atear fogo nesse estopim nasceu uma das bandas mais icônicas dessa geração: a Plebe Rude. E se tem um cara que pode contar essa história é Philippe Seabra, o brasiliense que nasceu em Washington e se tornou em um dos melhores guitarristas do rock nacional. Pela primeira vez, depois de cinco anos elaborando, ele revela em detalhes essa história, em um relato inédito e profundo que descortina a cena roqueira de uma geração.

During the 1970s and '80s the music business was dominated by a few major labels and artists such as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and James Taylor. They were all under contract to CBS Records, making it the most successful label of the era. And, as the company's president, Walter Yetnikoff was the ruling monarch. He was also the most flamboyant, volatile, and controversial personality to emerge from an industry and era defined by sex, drugs, and debauchery.

Charles-Olivier Dupuis, tel qu’ici raconté par deux de ses fidèles apprentis, est un protagoniste fascinant, sensible, multipliant les contradictions. Le captivant récit de sa vie, de la fin des années 1920 jusqu’aux balbutiements du XXIe siècle, incarne à merveille les bouleversements ayant mené à l’avènement d’une société moderne.

A matamorfose ambulante, o maluco beleza, a mosca na sopa. O início, o fim e o meio. Este é o mito Raul Seixas, que ultrapassa gerações e se mantém cada vez mais vivo com o passar dos anos. Aqui você ouvirá suas lembranças e histórias desde criança, em todas as suas facetas. Entre e ouça a intimidade de Raul através de seus manuscritos e lembranças de amigos, um sujeito que como poucos viveu as transformações do século XX. Por isso mesmo, um Raul Seixas às vezes brincalhão, triste, frágil, angustiado, sarcástico...mas sobretudo irreverente. Pegue carona nessa cauda de cometa.

Desde o final dos anos 1970, o produtor de Hollywood Brian Grazer tem procurado gente interessante e talentosa ― de espiões e ganhadores do Prêmio Nobel a artistas e CEOs ― para o que chama de "conversa de curiosidade". Essas conversas ajudaram a inspirar muitos dos filmes e programas de...

This non-fiction work about the Kennedy assassination refutes all the popular theories on the assassination and makes a convincing case for whom the real perpetrators might have been. It is both shocking and at the same time believable. The author implicates Jacqueline Kennedy and Aristotle Onassis. They were two people who had the means, the motive, the money, and the alibi to commit the perfect murder of all time.