The never-before-told story of the American pilots-idealists, adventurers, romantics-who joined the RAF before America entered the war and helped save Britain in its darkest hour
The earliest journals and poems of legendary Beat Generation avatar and poet extraordinaire Allen Ginsberg-including rare photographs and over 50 previously unpublished poems
A fresh look at General Grant's military career in light of his conflicted personality and drinking habits
The extraordinary story of a man who overcame enormous obstacles-including time in prison and deportation to Mexico twice-to fight for his piece of the American Dream
A new edition of this classic of rock journalism that first asked the question: What one album would you bring to a desert island, and why?
A brilliant and moving examination of one town that came together in the face of hatred
A gripping account of the disastrous Cocoanut Grove fire--the most deadly nightclub fire in American history--and the pursuit of justice that rose from its embers
Introduces us to the rich history and flourishing culture of the "golden age of Islam" in the eighth and ninth centuries.
An invaluable resource, a trove of lore for anyone interested in The Velvet Underground, their roots, and legacy.
"In the childhood of every human being and at the dawn of human history there is an amazing and, until now, unexplained leap from simple genetically programmed behavior to language, symbolic thinking,"
The first biography of the musician Elliott Smith, whose heartbreaking songs were rendered all the more haunting by his tragic death
The definitive biography of legendary punk band the Clash, and the first to draw on original interviews with the band