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What was Elvis like in those early Army Days? The question I get most is 'what was he like?' It's hard to give a blanket answer because I knew the 22-year-old version of what everyone else sees in the media and those tell all books. We were kids, clowning around having fun, playing football, chasing girls. I didn't know him in his turbulent years or have exposure to any prescription pill use or so-called mood swings. I only knew the young, very funny, unvarnished version of him. Hopefully the stories in this book shed more light on what he was really like.

In 1980, Jerry A. formed Poison Idea, a Portland-based punk band that gave voice to disaffected and disenfranchised youth for over thirty years. As happened to so many punk bands, Jerry A. and Poison Idea also went all in on drugs and drinking as they toured the country, spiraling out of control and blowing both the band and their lives apart.

In the early 20th century, Germany's most renowned film directors were pioneering the genre known as "expressionism", and within it, Fritz Lang was known as the "Master of Darkness". Together with his eventual wife Thea von Harbou, Lang wrote a number of acclaimed movies. Some of his well-known films include Dr. Mabuse the Gambler (1922), Die Nibelungen (1924), Metropolis (1927), and Woman in the Moon (1929).

In 1980, Jerry A. formed Poison Idea, a Portland-based punk band that gave voice to disaffected and disenfranchised youth for over thirty years. As happened to so many punk bands, Jerry A. and Poison Idea also went all in on drugs and drinking as they toured the country, spiraling out of control and blowing both the band and their lives apart. A memoir of a time and a place and a movement, as well as a deep conversation about the memories and moments we leave behind, Black Heart Fades Blue is a deep exploration of an unconventional life.

In 1980, Jerry A. formed Poison Idea, a Portland-based punk band that gave voice to disaffected and disenfranchised youth for over thirty years. As happened to so many punk bands, Jerry A. and Poison Idea also went all in on drugs and drinking as they toured the country, spiraling out of control and blowing both the band and their lives apart.

For the first time, Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling opens up about his life as a cast member and head writer for the comedy powerhouse The Howard Stern Show. In The Joke Man: Bow to Stern, Jackie tells of his beginnings as a working comedian and writer and his climb to the top on The Howard Stern Show. Jackie saw it all, and in The Joke Man: Bow to Stern he shares personal stories as well a look from behind the scenes at one of the highest-rated radio shows of all time.

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.

Kelly Lang, a 17-year breast cancer survivor, shares her story of healing and her musical journey that brought her through life’s ups and downs. Within the chapters of this book, you will learn life lessons, find a way to smile in adversity, and watch a love story unfold between Kelly and her country music legend husband, T.G. Sheppard.

Es war Anfang der Sechziger, als plötzlich vier junge Männer aus dem Nichts erschienen und die Welt radikal veränderten. Sie begeisterten die Jugend nicht nur mit einer völlig neuen Musik, nein, sie stellten mit ihrer frischen Unbekümmertheit auch erstmals die Arroganz der Obrigkeit total infrage. Daraufhin begannen existenzielle und schmerzhafteste Kämpfe zwischen der Jugend und der Erwachsenenwelt. Rainer Lange, Jahrgang 1949, zählte zu den dennoch Glücklichen, die diese Epoche hautnah miterleben durften.

Jessica Lange: An Adventurer's Heart, the first full-length biography of Lange, presents a comprehensive study of the life and work of an exceptional actress. Beginning with her upbringing in Minnesota, author Anthony Uzarowski traces Lange's formative years as a restless soul who found solace in art and a life on the road before turning to acting.

Jeder Mensch blickt in seinem Leben auf Sternstunden zurück, die unvergesslich sind: der Beginn einer Liebe, der Blick in eine Landschaft, der Hörgenuss eines Konzerts oder die Begeisterung für ein Buch. Vielfältig sind diese Möglichkeiten und an der Spitze aller beeindruckenden Erlebnisse stehen Begegnungen mit besonderen Menschen. Egal, ob sie bekannt oder unbekannt sind. Bernd-Lutz Lange hat in manchen seiner Bücher solche Sternstunden verewigt. Auf diesem Hörbuch erzählt er sie dem Publikum in seiner langjährigen Arbeitsstätte: auf der Brettl-Bühne vom academixer-Keller.