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Author: Joyce Raskin
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2016-10-12
Total Pages: 49
ISBN-13: 0996511644
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book celebrates mothers in the world who raise their children with the belief that being yourself is the greatest gift.
Author: Virginia Hanlon Grohl
Publisher: Seal Press
Published: 2017-04-18
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 1580056458
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten by Virginia Grohl, the mother of Dave Grohl—former Nirvana drummer and current frontman for the Foo Fighters—From Cradle to Stage shares stories and exclusive photos featuring mothers of rock icons, the icons themselves, and their Behind the Music-style relationships While the Grohl family had always been musical-the family sang together on long car trips, harmonizing to Motown and David Bowie-Virginia never expected her son to become a musician, let alone a rock star. But when she saw him perform in front of thousands of screaming fans for the first time, she knew that rock stardom was meant to be for her son. And as Virginia watched her son's star rise, she often wondered about the other mothers who raised sons and daughters who became rock stars. Were they as surprised as she was about their children's fame? Did they worry about their children's livelihood and wellbeing in an industry fraught with drugs and other dangers? Did they encourage their children's passions despite the odds against success, or attempt to dissuade them from their grandiose dreams? Do they remind their kids to pack a warm coat when they go on tour? Virginia decided to seek out other rock star mothers to ask these questions, and so began a two-year odyssey in which she interviewed such women as Verna Griffin, Dr. Dre's mother; Marianne Stipe, Michael Stipe of REM's mother; Janis Winehouse, Amy Winehouse's mother; Patsy Noah, Adam Levine's mother; Donna Haim, mother of the Haim sisters; Hester Diamond, Mike D of The Beastie Boys' mother. With exclusive family photographs and a foreword by Dave Grohl, From Cradle to Stage will appeal to mothers and rock fans everywhere.
Author: Caitlyn Duffy
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780983398035
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt the age of 15, Taylor Beauforte has only met her father twice in person. After all, he is the lead singer of a world-famous rock band, constantly on the cover of music magazines and giving interviews on MTV. He pays for Taylor to attend the Treadwell Academy, a prestigious boarding school in Massachusetts, and provides her mother with monthly checks to cover her basic needs, but has never made much of an effort to play an active part in Taylor's life. Taylor's mom Dawn is the only family she has ever really known, and because of Dawn's hard-partying Hollywood lifestyle, studious Taylor is happiest on the other side of the country in Massachusetts with her nose buried in a book. When Taylor 's mom unexpectedly dies the summer before Taylor starts her junior year, she receives a crash course in fame. She has no choice but to join her father and his new family on their summer concert tour before she has even had a chance to mourn the loss of her mother. Life as the daughter of a rock star seems like it would be enviable, but Taylor can't figure her dad out. He seems like a supportive authority figure (even if he's kind of a fashion tragedy) , but she is collecting a growing pile of evidence that he's a liar and a cheat. Her stepmother, Jill, can't seem to decide if she wants to treat Taylor like a girlfriend or a nuisance. Having had no time to grieve before being thrust into the limelight, Taylor is suddenly finding herself in situations she could have never imagined before this summer. With no one else to turn to, Taylor falls head over heels in love with Jake, the teenage son of one of the band's touring groupies. When Jake offers Taylor an opportunity to join him on a whirlwind adventure and leave her problems with her father far behind, Taylor has to decide - should she carve out her own way in the world, or try to repair the relationship she has with her only living parent?
Author: Mary Man-Kong
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 2010-11-10
Total Pages: 18
ISBN-13: 0375983414
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBarbie decides to enter the big talent competition. Unfortunately, so does her biggest rival: her "frenemy," Raquelle! Barbie is very nervous—but with a little help from her friends, she rocks the house! This full-color storybook comes with over 50 rockin' stickers! From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author: Tiffanie DeBartolo
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2005-09-01
Total Pages: 434
ISBN-13: 1402250398
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Funny, tender, edgy. I wanted the love story to go on forever."—Joan Johnston, bestselling author of No Longer a Stranger Written in the wonderfully honest, edgy, and hilarious voice she perfected in God-Shaped Hole, Tiffanie DeBartolo shines in a passionate new story of music, love, and sacrifice. Eliza Caelum, a young music journalist, is finally getting her footing in New York when she meets Paul Hudson, a talented songwriter and lead singer of the band Bananafish. They soon realize they share more than a reverence for rock music and plunge headlong into love. When Bananafish is signed by a big corporate label, and Paul is on his way to becoming a major rock star, Eliza's past forces her to make a heartbreaking decision that might be the key to Paul's sudden disappearance. A layered and emotional look into the world of music, this raw summer read will resonate with readers who loved Daisy Jones & the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Praise for Tiffanie DeBartolo's God-Shaped Hole: "From highs to heartbreak, DeBartolo conjures an affair to remember."—People "Honest, raw, and engaging."—Booklist "This generation's Love Story."—Kirkus Reviews
Author: Matthew Quick
Publisher: Little Brown
Published: 2014-06-05
Total Pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9780316167475
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith a unique and irresistible voice, debut YA author Quick creates a beautifully beaten-up world of love, friendship, and hard-earned hope, in which a young girl focuses on bettering the lives of her oddball circle of friends.
Author: Craig A. Williams
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2009-01-21
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 030749683X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt the height of the hair-metal craze, when the airwaves were dominated by ear-shredding guitar solos played by men clad in lace gloves, cowboy boots, and tight denim, when Aqua Net was more precious than gold, when MTV actually played music videos and not just shows like Pimp My Locker, a band named Onyxxx (one X wasn’t nearly enough) came close to making it big. What stopped Onyxxx from taking its place beside legendary bands like Poison, Guns N’ Roses, and Mötley Crüe? Sex, drugs, groupies, . . . and geometry homework. Craig Williams, Onyxxx’s red-haired, head-banging guitarist, tells his tale of near rock stardom in Mom, Have You Seen My Leather Pants? With a manager who was a dead ringer for Loni Anderson, club owners willing to offer sexual favors and limo rides, and scads of California girls lifting their shirts and screaming their names, Craig knew what it was to be a star—until he realized that Onyxxx wasn’t the second coming of Warrant. They just weren’t that good. And Craig wasn’t having fun anymore. A music memoir for any child of the 1980s and ’90s, a nostalgic trip down Sunset Strip, and a hilarious tribute to a musical era we can only hope will never have a resurgence, Mom, Have You Seen My Leather Pants? will give you an appetite for destruction.
Author: Skye Hoppus
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2007-06-19
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 1416524975
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith a foreword by Gwyneth Paltrow With a little help from Hollywood, being pregnant has become the hippest thing for a woman to be. Fashion icons such as Angelina Jolie, Gwen Stefani, Kate Hudson, and Heidi Klum have made it beautiful to have a bump -- and more important, to show it off. Now, Rock Star Momma is here to help today's fashionistas learn how to hold on to their hipness as they rock-and-roll their way into motherhood. With personal advice from your favorite haute mommas like Gwyneth Paltrow, Elle Macpherson, Britney Spears, Mariska Hargitay, Joely Fisher, Jennie Garth, Kimora Lee Simmons, and many more, Hoppus provides the inside scoop that style-driven pregnant women are looking for. Hoppus also includes must-have tips from industry standouts such as Fit Pregnancy, UrbanBaby, Spanx, Bugaboo, and babystyle! Highlights include: The essential Denim to Die For guide for finding those perfect jeans Baby Shower Babe do's and don'ts, showing how to look and feel your best on this most important day How to go from "gym girl" to "glam girl" in ten minutes flat The Panty Shmanty chapter, helping you navigate the world of maternity bras, panties, and hosiery Well-being, fitness, fashion, and beauty tips for all nine months and beyond A must-have Shopping Bag chapter that provides an arsenal of information and resources for every modern momma-to-be
Author: Gary Graff
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Published: 2012-06-12
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 076034230X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt's perhaps the relative modernity of rock 'n' roll that makes the genre a minefield of myths and legends accepted as truth. History hasn't had time to dissect the bunk. Until now. Discover the real stories behind rock's biggest crocks, how they came to be but why they have persisted. Did Cass Elliott really asphyxiate herself with a ham sandwich? Did the Beatles spark a spliff in Buckingham? Did Willie Nelson do the same in the White House? Did Keith Richards get a complete "oil change" at a Swiss clinic in 1973 to pass a drug test necessary to embark on an American tour with the Stones? Then there's the freaky (did Michael Jackson own the remains of the Elephant Man?), the quasi-medical (Rod Stewart and that stomach pump?), the culinary (did Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne really do all those things to bats, chickens, etc. onstage?), and the apocryphal (did Robert Johnson sell his soul to the Prince of Darkness in exchange for mastery of the blues?). In all, more than 50 enduring lies are examined, explained, and debunked.
Author: Kirsty McManus
Publisher:
Published: 2021-01-04
Total Pages: 308
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSingle mother Natasha Northwood has her life sorted. With a beautiful daughter, a dream career, and a bestie for company, she doesn't need anyone or anything else. That doesn't mean she can't lust after a celebrity every now and again-and her current crush just happens to be the curly-haired reality TV rock god Lincoln Page. With a partner and twin girls, he is the perfect unavailable choice to dream about on the occasional lonely night. That is, until a chance meeting on a flight puts their respective lives on a trajectory that neither imagined. Natasha suddenly finds herself in the role of Lincoln's friend, helping him through a life-changing crisis, all while expanding her business and building her own identity. But when one shocking event affects both of them, they must decide if they will remain in each other's lives...or go their separate ways.
