Written for the 60 million Americans who take planes annually--both passengers who love and hate flying--this insider's guide is a must. In easy-to-understand, non-technical language, the authors answer questions about pilots' qualifications, the effects of turbulence, air traffic control, bad weather flying an much more.
So you think you know the Osbournes? Think again. Here is the real story of the real people. Sharon and Ozzy tell us about their early careers, their relationship and how they became one of rock and roll's most enduring and much-loved couples. Here you will find the music, the drugs, the booze, the domestic violence and the excesses of rock stardom. But you will also find an incredibly moving picture of a family surviving in the midst of a media maelstrom. Having grown up and become famous in their own right, Aimee, Kelly and Jack reflect upon their parents' relationship, their household of extremes and what is was like growing up with the Prince of Darkness. But through all of the family traumas - Ozzy's multiple addictions, Sharon's cancer, Aimee's despair, Kelly's tantrums and Jack's drug abuse - the family have stuck together. This is a book for Ozzy fans, but also for all those interested in the music industry and in the story of ordinary people living extraordinary lives.
The former star of I Dream of Genie and Dallas tells all in this behind-the-scenes look at a major television star, from his childhood as the son of legendary stage and screen star Mary Martin to his troubles with drugs and alcohol.
In a riveting and candid autobiography, music legend Brian Wilson reveals the truth about his meteoric rise to superstardom, his total breakdown, and his long, miraculous struggle back to the top. It is filled with shocking revelations about his abuse as a child by his violent father, the bitter infighting among the Beach Boys, the death of his brother Dennis, and the controversy surrounding the therapist he credits with literally saving his life. 50 photographs.
De biografie
Na de verschijning van zijn boek Moonwalk is de mystiek die Michael Jackson omringt eerder toe- dan afgenomen. Meer dan ooit zijn alle ogen gericht op zijn doen en laten en is men in de ban van deze excentrieke wereldster. Niemand twijfelt aan zijn genialiteit als zanger en danser, maar zijn liefde voor de aap Bubbles, zijn wens om de resten van de Elephant Man op te kopen, zijn voornemen om 150 jaar oud te worden en zijn afgeslotenheid van de buitenwereld stuiten op onbegrip. En waarom laat iemand met enerzijds een diep zelfrespect anderzijds zijn gezicht regelmatig toetakelen? De journalist Todd Gold - een van de weinigen die toegang heeft gekregen tot Michael Jackson - heeft deze eerste diepgaande biografie over Whacko Jacko geschreven. In dit boek onderzoekt hij de tegenstrijdigheden in Michael Jacksons leven door een terzake kundig relaas te schrijven over zijn jeugd, zijn familie, de begintijd bij Motown met de Jackson Five en zijn ongelofelijke succesvolle solo-carrière. Michael Jackson - De biografie biedt een onthullend portret van een uniek fenomeen.