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by: Bacharach, Burt.
Anyone who had a heart : my life and music /
Harper, c2013.
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View DescriptionOver the past six decades, Burt Bacharachs songwriting has touched millions of listeners all over the world. Here, Bacharach steps out from behind the music to give an honest, engaging look at his life–from his work with Hal David, Dionne Warwick, Elvis Costello and many others, to his tumultuous marriages and the devastating fate of his beloved daughter. Growing up in Forest Hills, NY, during the 1930s and 1940s, Bacharach fell in love with music after sneaking into a Manhattan club to see the legendary Dizzy Gillespie. After a stint in the Korean War, he toured the world with Marlene Dietrich, wrote an endless string of hits, scored numerous Hollywood films, married movie star Angie Dickinson, and composed the music for the Broadway hit Promises, Promises. While he soared professionally, Bacharachs private life was dominated by the never-ending search for love–and the heartbreak that comes when it is lost–which is reflected in his greatest songs–From publisher description.
by: Juanes.
Chasing the sun /

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View DescriptionBorn and raised in Colombia, Juanes developed his deep love of music from his family and learned to play guitar at an early age. By age sixteen, he became a founding member, lead guitarist, vocalist, and song-writer for Ekhymosis, which went on to become Colombias leading hard-rock band. However, it was his career as a solo artist that propelled him toward international superstardom. With great honesty, Juanes reveals how his times of glory were often intersected by times of doubt and soul-searching and how remaining true to his beliefs and passionate about his art gave him the strength and foresight to reinvent himself and his career. While his role as a recording artist is well documented, the very private Juanes has never opened up in his own words–until now.
by: Sales, Nancy Jo.
The Bling Ring : how a gang of fame-obsessed teens ripped off Hollywood and shocked the world /

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by: Norman, Jesse.
Edmund Burke : the first conservative /
Basic Books c2013.
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by: Kapacziewski, Joseph.
Back in the fight : the explosive memoir of a special operator who never gave up /

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View DescriptionOn October 3, 2005, Kapacziewski and his soldiers were coming to the end of their tour in Northern Iraq when their convoy was attacked by enemy fighters. A grenade fell through the gunners hatch and exploded, shattering Kapacziewskis right leg below the knee, damaging his right hip, and severing a nerve and artery in his right arm. He endured more than forty surgeries, but his right leg still wasnt healing as he had hoped, so in March 2007, Kapacziewski chose to have it amputated with one goal in mind: to return to the line and serve alongside his fellow Rangers. One year after his surgery, Kapacziewski accomplished his goal: he was put back on the line, as a squad leader of his Army Ranger Regiment–Amazon.com.
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