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Confessions of a Transylvanian is a one-of-a-kind, backstage look at the greatest cult movie phenomenon of all time - the live Rocky Horror Picture Show - told by those who lived it.

Until I Smile at You is a biography/memoir profiling one of the 20th century’s most enduring musical talents: Ruth Lowe, who overcame her grief by writing the song that launched Frank Sinatra’s career into the stratosphere in 1940, “I’ll Never Smile Again”. As Nancy Sinatra writes in the Foreword, “There’s a reason why ‘I’ll Never Smile Again’ has endured: It was a perfect song, interpreted by the perfect singer, at the perfect time.”

Music for Life: The Salani Brothers is based on the adventures of two brothers, Renato and Giulio Salani, who reaped lots of success in life thanks to their love for music, persistence, courage, hard work, and their faith in God. The main sources used to write this book are: Renato Salani’s diary, the numerous interviews with the leading characters of the book itself and the research carried out by the author, Barbara Salani, over the course of four years.

Bi-Cultural: Living and Leaving the World of Illusions is a story about an African-American man experiencing life growing up in suburban America. Battling racism, self-hate, and self-esteem issues; he finds power in music, travel, and self-study, and is introduced to African spiritually and culture. The audiobook finds the author at this developed stage, being able to share his perspective and advice on the world, and how to make the most of this physical experience.

The real Jim Morrison, fiery leader of the iconic Doors, is revealed in this hard-hitting, once-in-a-lifetime audiobook revelation. Perfect for the hardcore fan and casual music lover alike.

Here, from the extensive private archives of the world’s foremost Beatles historian and author Geoffrey Giuliano, comes perhaps the rarest, virtually unheard interviews with the founder and spiritual heart of the Beatles. In these incredible, now over 50-year-old tapes, you will come to know the real John Lennon in his own stirring words and private thoughts. Here is the chance to understand the man behind the music and understand, even more deeply, the incredible music behind the man.

This is the incredible story of the man who wrote the song “Unchain My Heart,” Bobby Sharp. This book will take you through a time period that was paramount to the history of American music, and through locales like Tin Pan Alley, Destiny Recording Studios, and Harlem. You’ll hear names like Joe Cocker, Dick Clark, Sarah Vaughan, Ruth Brown, and Mr. Sammy Davis, Jr. You will read about the music industry putting out some of its finest records at a time when its business practices were at their worst.

In this original production, the real John Lennon is revealed through the insightful narration of Beatles historian Jagannatha Dasa. Lennon was a complex man whose incredible body of work often obscured the sensitive, fragile man behind the music. Since his violent death in 1980, Lennon has become an almost fictional character; a hippie prince of peace, an idealized icon, a romanticized caricature. Along the way, the authentic John Lennon has been all but lost.

Aquí hay un audiolibro muy interesante sobre John Lennon tanto como hombre de familia como niño pequeño. Su hermana Julia finalmente nos cuenta la verdad sobre la relación entre John y su madre, su padrastro, sus hermanas, la tragedia cuando su madre fue asesinada por un policía borracho y los inicios del grupo que cuatro años más tarde se convirtió en el mayor fenómeno de música popular, The Beatles.

Ginger Baker is, without question, the foremost drummer of his generation, having formed supergroups Cream and Blind Faith. In the early 1990s, Geoffrey Giuliano received a call from Baker asking if he would be interested in writing his autobiography. From there, a turbulent yet fruitful relationship ensued between the two. While the book they wrote has yet to be published, here, at last, are the exclusive, in-depth, upfront, and highly personal conversations the two unlikely friends recorded in a Western New York studio, all those years ago.

Here is the Beatles' incredible story in their own words! Once again, internationally acclaimed, best-selling biographer and actor Geoffrey Giuliano tears back the decades-old veil of myth and unquestioning hero worship surrounding the Beatles’ turbulent lives. He presents the frank, often heart-wrenching tale of four talented, driven young men from suburban Liverpool thrust upon the world stage and into the stratosphere of untouchable, eternal super stardom.

Few know that Geoffrey Giuliano was a firm friend of Jimi Hendrix's family, staying for weeks at a time at the home of Al Hendrix, Jimi's dad in the mid-1980s. He also knew Jimi's younger brother Leon, as well as his aunts, uncles, cousins, and even Jimi’s then 100-year-old grandmother Nora Hendrix. In addition, he also became close friends with Hendrix's Experience alumni Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding along the way.

Ki Longfellow Stanshall is the brilliant, and yes, controversial author of several internationally best-selling books. She is also a prolific playwright, screenwriter, theatrical producer, soldier for women’s rights, world traveler, and oh, by the way, the second wife of the late Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’s iconic, singer, composer, and frontman Vivian Stanshall.

Ki Longfellow Stanshall is the brilliant, and yes, controversial author of several internationally best-selling books. She is also a prolific playwright, screenwriter, theatrical producer, soldier for women’s rights, world traveler, and oh, by the way, the second wife of the late Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’s iconic, singer, composer, and frontman Vivian Stanshall.

Ki Longfellow Stanshall is the brilliant, and yes, controversial, author of several internationally best-selling books. She is also a prolific playwright, screenwriter, theatrical producer, soldier for women’s rights, world traveler, and oh by the way, the second wife of the late Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’s iconic, singer, composer, and frontman, Vivian Stanshall. In this one-of-a-kind audio encounter, the listener is afforded the rare opportunity to go deep inside the head and the heart of one of the most important and forceful female voices of our time.

KI Longfellow Stanshall is the brilliant, and yes, controversial, author of several internationally best-selling books. She is also a prolific play-write, screenwriter, theatrical producer, soldier for women’s rights, world traveler, and oh by the way, the second wife of the late Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band’s iconic, singer, composer and frontman, Vivian Stanshall. In this one of a kind, the listener is afforded the rare opportunity to go deep inside the head and the heart of one of the most important and forceful female voices of our time.

In this dynamic, hard-hitting audiobook, music biographer Geoffrey Giuliano examines the turbulent life and times of contemporary legend Paul McCartney. With an in-depth, insightful narration by the author as well as rare archival, unheard interviews - here is the perfect collection celebrating Paul McCartney for every dedicated fan, music historian, the media, as well as all school, library, institutional, and university collections. An ultra-rare, exciting audio biography!

The late, great Ginger Baker is, without question, the foremost drummer of his generation, having formed supergroups Cream and Blind Faith. In the early 1990s, Geoffrey Giuliano received a call from Baker asking if he would be interested in writing his autobiography. From there, a turbulent yet fruitful relationship ensued between the two. While the book they wrote has yet to be published, here, at last, are the exclusive, in-depth, upfront, and highly personal conversations the two unlikely friends recorded in a Western New York studio all those years ago.

In this dynamic, hard-hitting audiobook, music biographer Geoffrey Giuliano examines the turbulent life and times of contemporary legend Paul McCartney. With an in-depth, insightful narration by the author as well as rare archival, unheard interviews, here is the perfect collection celebrating Paul McCartney for every dedicated fan, music historian, the media, as well as all school, library, institutional, and university collections.

Here, from the extensive private archives of the world’s foremost Beatles’ historian and author Geoffrey Giuliano comes, perhaps, the rarest, virtually unheard long-lost interviews with the founder and spiritual heart of the Beatles. In these incredible tapes, you will come to know the real John Lennon in his own stirring words and ultra-private thoughts. Here is the single chance to understand the real and complex man behind the music and appreciate, even more deeply, the incredible music behind the man.