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Donald Fagen will forever be associated with Steely Dan, the band he formed with Walter Becker and four other musicians in 1972.
The smooth, radio-friendly veneer of the duo's songs made Steely Dan internationally popular and famous in the 1970s, but the polish glossed over the underlying layers of anger, disappointment, sleaze, and often downright weirdness lurking just beneath the surface. The elliptical lyrics were-and continue to be-an endless...
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"Carrots chronicles Dan Harary's simple but lifelong challenge: How to navigate his desire and pursuit of alluring women while attempting to overcome crippling shyness and self-doubt. Weave into that mix: a series of childhood traumas; a long battle with depression; a troubled marriage; a wacky theory he was cursed in a past life; a powerful sex addiction; and an endless series of 'really bad dates. 'As a Clinical Sexologist who's known him since...
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A posse of four unlikely retired friends set themselves to the mystery-solving in an opulent, sparsely populated countryside. A property developer is dead. Was he murdered? If yes, then who is the murderer? As the gang ruminates on the possibilities, their attention is inadvertently led to a brutal killing. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron might be well ahead in their twilight years, but they are determined to solve the mysteries with élan. Richard...
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The loving yet brutally honest memoir of the daughter of comedy legend Richard Pryor
Rain Pryor was born in the idealistic, free-love 1960s. Her mother was a Jewish go-go dancer who wanted a tribe of rainbow children, and her father was Richard Pryor, perhaps the most compelling and brilliant comedian of his era.
In this intimate, harrowing, and often hilarious memoir, Rain talks about her divided heritage, and about the forces that shaped her wildly...
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Remember Superbad, Pineapple Express, The Green Hornet, This is the End, The Interview, Sausage Party, Seth Rogen was the man behind all these outrageously comic movies that had the audience leave the theatres with aching jaw muscles. Rogen, the master of levity is one of those writers who revolutionized comedy in Hollywood with his uncanny ability to conjure comedy in the most mundane scenarios. Be it Dale Denton in Pineapple Express, or the slacker...
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Jason Priestley, star of the iconic hit television series Beverly Hills, 90210 and one of the biggest teen idols of the 1990s, chronicles the highs and lows of his life and career in this charming and honest memoir. The hit Fox show Beverly Hills, 90210 became a cultural touchstone of the 1990s and propelled its young cast to mega-stardom, including Jason Priestley, who played honorable Midwestern transplant Brandon Walsh. Yet despite more than twenty...
8) The Astors
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The Astors is a comprehensive biography of one of the most prominent and influential families in American history. The Astors were a wealthy and powerful family who made their fortune in the fur trade and real estate, and went on to become one of the most influential families in New York City and beyond. This book traces the history of the Astor family from its humble beginnings in Germany to its rise to prominence in America and explores the lives...
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Juillet 1948 : Joseph Damiani est condamné à mort pour une série de crimes commis à l'âge de 21 ans, en 1945. Gracié, il purge sa peine en centrale o il tient un journal, évolue. Libéré en décembre 1956, après onze années de détention, il est devenu « un autre ». Bientt, toute la France le connaîtra sous le nom de José Giovanni. Comment un petit truand a-t-il pu renaître sous l'apparence d'un écrivain reconnu ("Le Trou",...
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