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The Chieftains (Audio Book)

The Authorised Biography

John Glatt

Trafalgar Square

 

The Chieftains (audiobook)

Since their humble beginnings in the folk clubs and bars of Ireland in the early ’60s, The Chieftains have built a worldwide reputation and following based on their brilliant musicianship, their rediscovery and reinvention of traditional Irish music, and their own original music and Oscar-winning soundtracks. Based on exclusive interviews with all the band’s members, their families and friends, this is the intimate and comprehensive history of one of the most acclaimed Irish bands of all time.
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Rage & Roll

Bill Graham and the Selling of Rock

John Glatt

Birch Lane Press

 

Buy Rage and RollRecounts the life of the late rock and roll promoter, from his childhood as a Holocaust refugee, to his nearly single-handed invention of modern concert promotion and his work with the Rolling Stones, Live Aid, and Amnesty International.

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Lost in Hollywood

The Fast Times and Short Life of River Phoenix

John Glatt

Buy Lost In HollywoodA profile of the late film star River Phoenix chronicles his high-pressure childhood, personal endeavors for environmental causes, rejection of his heartthrob image, and tragic death due to a drug overdose.

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The Chieftains

The Authorised Biography

John Glatt

Trafalgar Square

 

Buy The ChieftainsThe Chieftains have become international superstars as well as being an institution in Folk Music. They have performed and recorded with such stars such as Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, The Rolling Stones, Mark Knopfler…and others. This authorised biography will trace the history of the band and its members from its small beginnings in Ireland in the early 1960s to their current status, and will feature exclusive interviews with all the members of the band and many of their friends and collaborators, along with photographs and other memorabilia from the band’s own collection.

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The Royal House of Monaco

Dynasty of Glamour, Tragedy and Scandal

John Glatt

St. Martin’s Press

 

Buy The Royal House of MonacoIn all its glittering splendor and decadence, here is the uncensored story of a family bred for glory, and destined for tragedy.

The jewel in the crown of Europe’s lush Cote D’Azur, the fiercely independent principality of Monaco gleams like a diamond above the Mediterranean. This playground of the rich and beautiful reached its zenith with Prince Rainier, Princess Grace, and their three children– until Grace’s tragic death in 1982. As the myth began to crumble, scandal rocked Monaco in every way, from its institutions to its image to the royal family itself. Now, through searching interviews with family members, personal friends, and long-time courtiers, the intimate, shocking truths about Monaco are explored in vivid detail, including:

  • The ancient Curse of the Grimaldis and its legacy of misfortune
  • The never-before-told story of Princess Grace’s abortion before she married Prince Rainier
  • New details about Princess Grace on the night before she died, and her death in a Monaco hospital
  • The alleged secret plot to destroy Princess Stephanie’s marriage
  • The appalling rumors about the death of Stefano Casiraghi, Princess Caroline’s second husband
  • The wild love life of Prince Albert and the rumors that haunt him
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