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The Lovin' Spoonful in a 1965 promotional photograph; clockwise from top left: Steve Boone, Joe Butler, Zal Yanovsky and John Sebastian In 1966, the Lovin' Spoonful were one of the most successful pop music groups in the U.S. [5] [6] [nb 1] The band, who formed in New York City's Greenwich Village neighborhood in late 1964, mostly consisted of New Yorkers, [9] but their lead guitarist Zal ...
A Bright Red Scream: Self-Mutilation and the Language of Pain is a 1998 non-fiction psychology book written by American journalist Marilee Strong about self-harm. Published by Viking Press, it is the first general interest book on self-harm. [1]
The general purpose of the Club is to promote interest in the printed word and, from time to time, publish such books, pamphlets and other forms of printing which reflect member interest. Since its first publication in 1942, the Club has published eighteen books, including two incunabulum leaf books and scores of special publications and ...
Pryor Convictions: And Other Life Sentences is an autobiography by the American comedian Richard Pryor.The book was published in 1995. Included are details of Pryor's rough childhood growing up in his mother's brothel, his drug problems, his seven marriages, his self-immolation, his life dealing with multiple sclerosis, and his stand-up career.
Stephen Carrie Blumberg (born 1948 [1] in Saint Paul, Minnesota) is best known as a bibliomane who lived in Ottumwa, Iowa.After being arrested for stealing more than 23,600 books worth US$5.3 million in 1990 (equivalent to about $12M in 2023), he became known as the Book Bandit and was recognized as the most successful book thief in the history of the United States.
The Jane Austen Book Club is a 2004 novel by American author Karen Joy Fowler.The story, which takes place near Sacramento, California, centers around a book club consisting of five women and one man [1] who meet once a month to discuss Jane Austen's six novels (Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey).
The club predates nearly all of the cultural organizations in the country and is the oldest for African American women in Virginia. It is also one of the oldest book clubs of African American women in the United States. The club's founding members were Mrs. Annie Hughes, Mrs. Ellen Russell, Mrs. Emma Roper, Mrs. Blanche Burke, and Mrs. Lucille ...
Derryn Nigel Hinch (born 9 February 1944) is a New Zealand-born media personality, politician, actor, journalist and published author. He is best known for his career in Australia, on Melbourne radio and television.