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Type: documentary

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Author: Philip Norman

Tags: biography gay music nonfiction fun eltonjohn

2005-09-11

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Author: Judy Parkinson

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2005-09-11

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Type: documentary

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Author: Elizabeth J. Rosenthal

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2005-09-11

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Type: educational

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Author: Michael Heatley

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Description: "Elton John's life story is the history of three decades of pop music on both sides"Elton John's life story is the history of three decades of pop music on both sides of the Atlantic. It is also the history of everyone for whom his songs are rich with memories, for whom an album track can conjure up a special time, a relationship, or an important event. For, as the record-breaking success of 'Goodbye England's Rose' has proven, no-one can express the popular mood better than Elton John. In this, the most comprehensive biography to date, renowned pop and rock aurthor Michael Heatley chronicless the personal history, the songs and albums, the friends and colleauges behind a performing career that already spans thirty years and has now been rewarded with a well-deserved knighthood."...

2005-09-11

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Type: documentary

Status: favorite

Authors: Dick Tatham Tony Jasper

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Description: "Elton John is one of the greatest superstars of all time, one of the most amazing live"Elton John is one of the greatest superstars of all time, one of the most amazing live performers and a world-stature recording artist with sensational sales. Why? This book tells you the real story of how Elton Hercules John, the boy fron an ordinary London suburub, became an outstanding name in music not just in England, not just in the States but throughout the world. The multi-million record sales and frenzied receptions at concerts everywhere don't just happen. The story behind this unique and extraordinary genius and those who are associated with his fabulous success, like outstanding lyric-writer, Bernie Taupin, is amazing."...

2005-09-11

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Type: educational

Status: I recommend

Author: Madeline Dimaggio

Tags: howto nonfiction writing fun

2005-09-11

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Type: educational

Status: to read

Author: Jerome Beaty

Tags: fiction shortstories writing fun

2005-09-11

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Type: fiction

Status: to read

Authors: Mickey Hess Mike Smith

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Description: "Some of what you'll be reading was never performed at Bean Street Cafe, from its"Some of what you'll be reading was never performed at Bean Street Cafe, from its tiny pentagonal stage in New Albany, Indiana. On contributor, in fact, promises to read only upon the release of this book, and we're uncertain if we trust her promise. What you'll be reading here are stories, mostly. Some poems too. You will be made to feel empathy for a housefar too old to be up late hosting a birthday dance party. You will lose two turtles, your chance at salvation, and a sympathy plant. You will read these two lines: 'Come on, Kenny...tell us where he is.' 'My brother's kid poked some little girl with a fork.' 'He passed out in a fireplace, pleading "I'm lost." He always was.'"...

2005-09-11

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Type: fiction

Status: to read

Author: George Stambolian

Tags: fiction gay shortstories fun

Description: "This extraordinary collection of gay fiction builds on the enormous success of 'Men"This extraordinary collection of gay fiction builds on the enormous success of 'Men On Men' as a testament to the continuing vitality of this literary phenomenon. Now, eighteen short stories--eight never before published--by the acknowledged masters and bright new voices of gay literature show 'Men On Men 2' to be part of the cutting edge--not just of gay fiction, but of contemporary American literature.
"While many of the stories deal with the intense struggle AIDS has produced between love and fear, others give new insights into the ageless problems of family life--especially the relationship between fathers and sons--and offer passionate, often eloquent perceptions on the search for love, identity and a sense of community. David Leavitt's psychologically uncompromising portrait of uneasy friendship and sexual dependency explores the erotic boundaries of gay life. Joseph Pintauro's provocative story of men in prison dramatizes a disturbing form of sexual initiation, while Albert Innaurato's humorous account of a Gay Pride parade reveals the strengths and frailties of people caught in a time of disruptive change.
"In this eagerly awaited new volume of gay fiction, vibrant voices speak out on a diverse range of immediate and timeless themes, revitalizing today's literature with new visions and new truths."...

2005-09-11

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Type: documentary

Status: to read

Authors: Jon and Michael Galluccio David Groff

Tags: gay memoir nonfiction fun

Description: "This is the story of two gay men who become foster parents to Adam, a premature baby,"This is the story of two gay men who become foster parents to Adam, a premature baby, born with the AIDS virus and addicted to crack, heroin, marijuana, and alcohol. While nursing Adam through the many medical emergencies of his first year and surviving the daily dramas that all new parents go through, they realize that this child, their son, could be taken back from them at any time by the state, and they decide to try to legally adopt him together. Refused by the state--even as it asks them to care for another at-risk infant--they decide to fight for their son in the courts, and win, setting a precedent for all unmarried couples in New Jersey. This book is dramatic proof that the American family is vibrantly alive and extending itself in remarkable new directions."...

2005-09-11