Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Be Cool Be Cool Elmore Leonard After one triumph and one flop, Mafia loan-shark-turned-Hollywood producer Chili Palmer is desperate for another hit... of the celluloid sort. When a similarly relocated former mob associate takes a … OL111640W
Queens reigns supreme Queens reigns supreme Ethan Brown Provides an inside look at the hip-hop scene, from its beginnings in the drug-infested streets of southeast Queens in the 1980s to the present, chronicling the rise and fall of rap artists and hustle… OL15844752W
Def Jam, Inc Def Jam, Inc Stacy Gueraseva An inside look at the world's largest and most successful hip-hop record label traces the evolution of Def Jam, Inc. from an idea hatched in an NYU dorm room in 1984 to a multibillion-dollar hip-hop … OL15950595W
The Longest Cocktail Party The Longest Cocktail Party Richard DiLello "The Longest Cocktail Party is a unique document of its time. Keenly sought by fans and collectors of rock'n'roll history, Richard DiLello's Apple memoir has been unavailable since its first publicat… OL17744534W
Once upon a time in Shaolin Once upon a time in Shaolin Cyrus Bozorgmehr Reveals how the Wu-Tang Clan secretly recorded a single-copy album before auctioning it for millions to one of the most hated men in America, detailing how they prevented leaks using strategies that … OL19710902W
The evil deeds we do The evil deeds we do Robert S. Levinson Music industry powerhouse Lainie Davis Gardner's past comes back to haunt her in this gripping tale by Robert S. Levinson. First, Assistant D.A. Harry Roman promises he'll prove Lainie arranged the m… OL19997401W
Blue Note Blue Note Francis Wolff One hundred of the musicians who defined the premier jazz label are celebrated in photographs taken from 1948-1969 by Wolff. Each photograph is identified by subject, session or album being cut, and … OL20016265W
Written in dead wax Written in dead wax Andrew Cartmel "He is a record collector -- a connoisseur of vinyl, hunting out rare and elusive LPs. Some end up on his turntable, some are sold at a handsome profit, and all sound a hell of a lot better than any … OL20028046W
The Zapple diaries The Zapple diaries Barry Miles A story of inspired ideas, set against the backdrop of London's vibrant underground scene and the final years of the battling Beatles and their crumbling Apple empire. OL20044312W
My British Invasion My British Invasion Harold Bronson 322 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 22 cm OL20221165W
Blue Note Blue Note Richard Havers "L'histoire en images du label de jazz américain à travers celle de ses fondateurs, de ses artistes et ses albums majeurs."--Source inconnue. OL20882228W