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Mark Ribowsky
The Everly Brothers-aka Don and Phil to fans with an intimate appreciation for them-seemed to exist almost as an apparition. Emerging within the formative era for young Baby Boomer during…
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A deeply misunderstood sports legend, once the most hated and loved man in America, Howard Cosell gets his due in this absorbing, revelatory biography.
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It is said that Josh Gibson is the only man ever to have hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium. This work shows us Gibson’s dark side, but also…
The first major biography of Little Richard, a rollicking, nuanced celebration of the late singer/songwriter’s life and his enormous influence on American music - gospel, soul, rock, and more –Page…
For over 50 years, or until 1947 when Jackie Robinson smashed the major leagues’ color barrier, the only ball fields where an African American could play organized baseball were the…
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A Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2013 An action-packed biography of a man, his team, and the league he helped create-in the tradition of Maraniss’s When Pride Still Mattered.
An eloquent, honest tribute to a sports genius. -Publishers Weekly, Best 100 Books of 2013
Ain’t Too Proud to Beg fills in the blanks and answers the riddles of one of the most renowned soul groups in history. It penetrates the myths and reveals the…
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The acclaimed, first comprehensive biography of the most successful female vocal group of all time
From the infectious kid-soul-pop ‘Little Stevie Wonder’ to music legend, this phenomenal, ever-popular performer still grows in popularity and branches the generational gap. Signed, Sealed and Delivered covers an incredible…
A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularize come to life in this moving requiem.
A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularise come to life in this moving requiem.
The story of America’s most sacred and carefully constructed football dynasty is revealed in this unflinching family portrait.
A heart-breaking, unforgettable portrait of country music’s founding father and Hillbilly King .
A Publishers Weekly Holiday Gift Guide Selection Spanning seven decades, the notorious loss of Super Bowl III, and an historic undefeated season with the Dolphins, Shula is the definitive biography…
This intimate story of Lynyrd Skynyrd tells of how a band of lost souls and self-destructive misfits with uncertain artistic objectives clawed their way to the top of the rock…
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In 1970 a scraggly, antiheroic man from North Carolina by way of Massachusetts began presenting a comforting yet biting new sound. Within a year, when young ears sought the latest…
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The first biography of soul pioneer Isaac Hayes, whose groundbreaking music provided the foundation for hip-hop and a new racial paradigm.
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Dale Berra,Mark Ribowsky
A candid and nostalgic father-son memoir by Dale Berra, writing for the first time about his legendary Hall of Fame dad, the inimitable and highly quotable Yogi Berra.
