Author Philip Norman attempts -- and succeeds -- in writing the final, definitive word on one of the twentieth century's most iconic figures.
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Book Review: Mind Over Matter 4 – The Images of Pink Floyd by Storm Thorgerson and Peter Curzon
An excellent exhibition catalog of Thorgerson’s work.
Read More »Book Review: The Clash by The Clash (Strummer, Jones, Simonon, & Headon)
Captures the energy and spirit of what made this band "the only band that matters".
Read More »Book Review: Blood Sisters – Women of the French Revolution by Marilyn Yalom
If you want to feel like you've got a decent grasp of the Revolution, you certainly can't leave out women's place in it.
Read More »Book Review: John Milton – A Biography by Neil Forsyth
If you are left not particularly looking to extend your acquaintance with the poet, that isn't the biographer's fault.
Read More »Book Review: He Is… I Say – How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Neil Diamond by David Wild
This love letter to Neil Diamond is also in many ways a book about music criticism itself. Damn you, David Wild!
Read More »Book Review: Crosby Stills & Nash – The Biography (Updated 40th Anniversary Edition) by Dave Zimmer With Photographs by Henry Diltz
For both CSN&Y fans and students of American music history, the updated version of CSN's biography is an essential read.
Read More »Book Review: Singled Out – How Two Million Women Survived Without Men After the First World War by Virginia Nicholson
There's much to admire in the oral histories, captured at the last possible moment.
Read More »Interview with C.W. Gortner, Author of The Last Queen
"My muse is fickle; she tends to tease me with ideas, get me fired up and then desert me when I need her the most."
Read More »Book Review: Frida’s Bed by Slavenka Drakulic
Offers insights into Frida's work and life that will give you an even deeper understanding of what drove her to create in the first place.
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