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<b>Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley was never truly understood...until now. Before her death in 2023, she'd been working on a raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir for years, recording countless hours of breathtakingly vulnerable tape, which has finally been put on the page by her daughter, Riley Keough.</b>

The stories behind the music with an album by album analysis, accompanied by images from many of the most well known contemporary rock photographers . The Who defined a generation and rocked the world. "My Generation," "Pinball Wizard," and "Baba O'Riley" are some of the most well known tracks in rock history. The rock opera "Tommy," the genre-defining "Live at Leeds," and the classic Quadrophenia are just some of The Who's albums. The band's original lineup had an amazing 15-year span, as they toured their way around the globe, performing live and recording until the death of drummer Keith Moon in 1978. Then John Entwhistle died in 2002, but the remaining founding members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend continue to tour. This book takes fans on the journey with the band as they conquered the world: from small London clubs to Madison Square Garden, from seven-inch vinyl releases to multimillion-selling albums, all the way to recognition as global rock gods.

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<p><b>In this riveting and immersive biography, acclaimed author Mary Gabriel details the meteoric rise and enduring influence of </b><b>perhaps the greatest pop icon of the modern era: Madonna.</b><br/><br/>With her arrival on the pop music scene in the early 1980s, Madonna generated nothing short of an explosion - as great as that of Elvis or the Beatles or Michael Jackson - <b>taking the world by storm with her liberated politics and breath-taking talent.</b> Within two years of her 1983 debut album, a shopping mall in California was nicknamed "The Madonna Mall" because it was overrun with "Material Girls". Later that year, the flagship Macy's store in Manhattan held a Madonna lookalike contest with Andy Warhol as judge, and opened a department called "Madonna-land".<br/><br/>Everywhere, women and men gravitated to the singer and actor as an emblem of a new age, one in which the <b>women's liberation</b> could shed the buttoned-down demeanour and reserved seriousness of the '60s and '70s and continue to make tremendous strides for a new generation. Topping charts again and again with provocative, visionary music and videos, <b>Madonna brought queer and sexually-curious identities into the mainstream</b>, fiercely defending a person's right to love whomever, and the space to be who they wanted.<br/><br/>Now, after almost <b>45 years in the spotlight, and in her 65th year</b>, no stranger to controversy, Madonna stands as one of the staunchest supporters of women's and LGBTQ+ rights and continues to represent a lionized emblem of liberation throughout the world.<br/><br/>Deftly tracing the artist's life and influence from her Michigan roots through to her sold out concerts around the globe, master biographer Mary Gabriel captures the <b>inspiration, fame, and activism</b> of one of the greatest music icons of our time.</p>

<p><b>A complete edition, including much previously uncollected and unpublished material</b><br/><br/>The <i>Collected Prose </i>stands alongside the <i>Journals</i> (2000) and the two volume <i>Letters</i> (2017 and 2018) to support a more complete understanding of Sylvia Plath's ambition and achievement as a writer. Expanding on the selection published as <i>Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams </i>(1977), this volume draws together all of Sylvia Plath's shorter prose, much of which is previously uncollected and unpublished. The volume embraces her experiments with the short story and pieces of non-fiction from the 1940s through to her more polished compositions of the fifties and early sixties, including fragments of fiction as well as her journalism and book reviews. Themes and associations become apparent as the volume offers new, intertextual ways of reading across Plath's oeuvre, colouring and shading our understanding and appreciation of her extraordinary talent.</p>

<p><b>From global phenomenon Callie Hart comes a highly addictive enemies-to-lovers Romantasy with razor-sharp banter, heart-stopping action, and blistering hot romance that you won't be able to put down!</b><br/><br/><b>Do <i>not </i>touch the sword. Do <i>not </i>turn the key. Do <i>not </i>open the gate.<br/></b><br/><i>In the land of the unforgiving desert, there isn't much a girl wouldn't do for a glass of water.<br/></i><br/>Twenty-four-year-old <b>Saeris Fane</b> is good at keeping secrets. No one knows about the strange powers she possesses, or the fact that she has been picking pockets and stealing from the Undying Queen's reservoirs for as long as she can remember.<br/><br/>But a secret is like a knot. Sooner or later, it is bound to come undone.<br/><br/>When Saeris comes face-to-face with Death himself, she inadvertently re-opens a gateway between realms and is transported to a land of ice and snow. The Fae have always been the stuff of myth, of legend, of nightmares... but it turns out they're real, and Saeris has landed herself in the middle of a centuries-long conflict that might just get her killed.<br/><br/>The first of her kind to tread the frozen mountains of Yvelia in over a thousand years, Saeris mistakenly binds herself to Kingfisher, a handsome Fae warrior, who has secrets and nefarious agendas of his own. He will use her Alchemist's magic to protect his people, no matter what it costs him . . . or her.<br/><br/>Death has a name. It is <b>Kingfisher</b> of the Ajun Gate. His past is murky. His attitude stinks. And he's the only way Saeris is going to make it home.<br/><br/><b><i>Be careful of the deals you make, dear child. The devil is in the details . . .</i></b><br/><br/><b>N.B. Quicksilver contains depictions of graphic violence/adult situations and is therefore recommended for readers 17+. For a full list of tropes and TWs, please visit the author's website.</b><br/><br/><b>READERS LOVE <i>QUICKSILVER</i></b><br/><br/>'<b>if you love romantasy then you NEED to read this book</b> . . . this book had the <b>PERFECT</b> balance of romance and plot'<br/><br/>'Kingfisher is officially <b>my new book boyfriend</b> as he is smoking (literally) but also <b>made my heart melt</b> at times'<br/><br/>'<b>I never wanted this book to end!</b>'<br/><br/>'<b>Shadow Daddies, wolves, fairies, every creature you can imagine is in this book</b>. I have <b>nothing but praise</b> for the story, the writing and the plot'<br/><br/>'<b>The romantasy of the year!</b> . . . This is a <b>truly phenomenal</b> book' </p>

<p><b>*The Grishaverse will be coming to Netflix soon with <i>Shadow and Bone</i>, an original series!*</b><br/><br/><b>A glorious Collector's Edition of <i>New York Times</i> bestselling, epic fantasy novel, SIX OF CROWS. Beautifully designed, with an exclusive letter from the author and six stunning full-colour character portraits. This covetable hardback with red sprayed edges is a perfect gift for fans, and a perfect way to discover the unforgettable writing of Leigh Bardugo.</b><br/><br/>Criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker is offered a chance at a deadly heist: break into the Ice Court - a military stronghold that has never been breached - and retrieve a hostage whose knowledge could change Grisha magic forever. To succeed would mean riches beyond his wildest dreams - but he can't pull it off alone . . .<br/><br/>A convict with a thirst for revenge.<br/>A sharpshooter who can't walk away from a wager.<br/>A runaway with a privileged past.<br/>A spy known as the Wraith.<br/>A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums.<br/>A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes.<br/><br/>Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Together they might just be unstoppable - if they don't kill each other first.<br/><br/><b>'Fast, thrilling heist fantasy, boasting a brilliant new cast of characters.' METRO</b><br/><br/><b>'A full-throttle adventure . . . crackling dialogue and sumptuous description. Bardugo dives deep into this world.' - NEW YORK TIMES</b></p>