Scandals & Love Songs
Scandals & Love Songs

Author: Lashell Collins

Publisher: Lashell Collins

Published: 2021-10-15

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13:

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One of the worlds biggest superstars has been murdered, causing a scandal big enough to rock the city. Now it’s Detective Isaac Taylor’s job to find the person responsible and bring them to justice. But with a second scandal brewing inside the police department, Ike knows things are about to get dicey. Sidney Taylor is loving married life. But she’s also committed to her mission of helping battered women find their power. Even if that means reaching out to a frightened woman right in front of her abuser. With Ike’s psychic abilities growing as fast as the massive media coverage, a surprising family scandal, and their own personal doubts to contend with, things seem bleak. But will they be able to keep their new marriage on track or will it all fall apart?

Love Songs
Love Songs

Author: Ted Gioia

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0199357579

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Uncovers the unexplored history of the love song, from the fertility rites of ancient cultures to the sexualized YouTube videos of the present day, and discusses such topics as censorship, the legacy of love songs, and why it is a dominant form of modern musical expression.

I Want My MTV
I Want My MTV

Author: Rob Tannenbaum

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2012-09-25

Total Pages: 594

ISBN-13: 0452298563

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Remember When All You Wanted Was Your MTV? The perfect gift for the music fan or child of the eighties in your life. Named One of the Best Books of 2011 by NPR – Spin - USA Today – CNBC - Pitchfork - The Onion - The Atlantic - The Huffington Post – VEVO - The Boston Globe - The San Francisco Chronicle Remember the first time you saw Michael Jackson dance with zombies in "Thriller"? Diamond Dave karate kick with Van Halen in "Jump"? Tawny Kitaen turning cartwheels on a Jaguar to Whitesnake's "Here I Go Again"? The Beastie Boys spray beer in "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party)"? Axl Rose step off the bus in "Welcome to the Jungle"? It was a pretty radical idea-a channel for teenagers, showing nothing but music videos. It was such a radical idea that almost no one thought it would actually succeed, much less become a force in the worlds of music, television, film, fashion, sports, and even politics. But it did work. MTV became more than anyone had ever imagined. I Want My MTV tells the story of the first decade of MTV, the golden era when MTV's programming was all videos, all the time, and kids watched religiously to see their favorite bands, learn about new music, and have something to talk about at parties. From its start in 1981 with a small cache of videos by mostly unknown British new wave acts to the launch of the reality-television craze with The Real World in 1992, MTV grew into a tastemaker, a career maker, and a mammoth business. Featuring interviews with nearly four hundred artists, directors, VJs, and television and music executives, I Want My MTV is a testament to the channel that changed popular culture forever.

Love, Lies and Scandal
Love, Lies and Scandal

Author: Earl Sewell

Publisher: Kimani Press

Published: 2008-11-01

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 1426823851

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It's no wonder Angela Rivers feels satisfied—maybe a little too satisfied—with her life. Married to handsome congressman Will, with a successful career as an investigative reporter turned talk-show host, Angela has everything under control. Then a tape surfaces of Will having sex with an underage girl. Suddenly, Will is in jail, Angela is broke and jobless, and their marriage is over. Humiliated to be in the middle of a media firestorm after turning the spotlight on others for so long, Angela flees California for Chicago. There, with the support of her friend Regina, she begins to get her career back on track. Dating is the furthest thing from her mind—until she meets marathon coach Jesse, who's also piecing his life together after a breakup. In spite of their wariness, and the problems caused by Jesse's teenage daughter, the attraction blossoms. And when Will returns, vengeful after losing everything, Angela must find a way to defend her good name, her reputation and the unexpected love that has come to mean so much.…

Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites
Hollywood Death and Scandal Sites

Author: E.J. Fleming

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2015-09-18

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 147661850X

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For more than a century, people have been drawn to sites of tragedy involving the rich, beautiful and notorious of Hollywood. Tourists at the center of the movie universe flock to Rudolph Valentino's grave, the house where Marilyn Monroe died, the "O.J. murders" condo, the hotel where John Belushi overdosed, a myriad of haunted mansions. In its extensively researched and enlarged second edition, this book tells the stories of these locations and makes finding them simple. Seventeen driving tours include more than 650 sites. Each tour covers a specific area, from Hollywood and the Sunset Strip to Brentwood and Malibu, covering the entire Los Angeles basin. Concise, easy-to-follow directions are given to each location with 145 photos and the fascinating story behind each stop.

The Wapshot Scandal
The Wapshot Scandal

Author: John Cheever

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2021-02-02

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 0593312899

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From one of the greatest writers of the 20th century—the darkly comic yet deeply compassionate sequel to the National Book Award–winning novel, The Wapshot Chronicles. Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Cheever shares the further adventures of the Wapshot clan, which for generations has called the New England village of St. Botolphs home. Now, though, the family is cast far and wide: Coverly Wapshot to a secretive missile test site and the formidable Cousin Honora self-exiled in Italy after finding herself on the wrong side of the IRS. Meanwhile, closer to home, Coverly’s brother, Moses, is in dire straits—and worried that he’s being haunted by his father’s ghost. A powerful, sometimes bawdy work of fiction, The Wapshot Scandal is the story of one eccentric—and sometimes tragic—family from one of our greatest writers.

Bel, Book, and Scandal
Bel, Book, and Scandal

Author: Maggie McConnon

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks

Published: 2017-12-05

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1250077303

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McConnon delivers the third installment of her acclaimed series featuring Irish-American culinary artist turned amateur sleuth Belfast "Bel" McGrath. Original.