This biography explores the drama that formed this troubled, tragic rock star. Neither an apology nor a condemnation, Kurt Cobain presents an insider's view of the life and death of a man who galvani
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Bruce Springsteen turned fifty in 1999?the same year he was inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He remains one of the last true rock stars and nothing l
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Renowned mystery author Arthur Conan Doyle and famous illusionist Harry Houdini first met in 1920, during the magician's tour of England. At the time, Conan Doyle had given up his lucrative writing ca
