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Sylvester Stallone: The action Superstar´s Life and Career    by Todd Gleason
Price: $3.99 USD. 5390 words. Language: English. Published on May 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.

The Superstar Born on July 6, 1946, in New York City, Sylvester Stallone is one of the most prominent Hollywood action stars of all time, playing such renowned characters as John Rambo and Rocky Balboa. Stallone got his beginning creating and starring in Rocky. The movie was a smash, getting 10 Oscar nods and winning for Finest Image.
Joseph Gordon – Levitt: Life and Career    by Todd Gleason
Price: $2.99 USD. 4690 words. Language: English. Published by Norel Spence on May 16, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.

Life in Detail Don't look now, but that nerdy kid with the bad '90s hair from 3rd Rock from the Sun is all grown up. Joseph Gordon-Levitt-- who rose to popularity on the strength of the prominent comedy-- went from dorky kid actor to smoldering leading man in what feels like a heartbeat. After beating indiedom with films like Mysterious Skin and Brick.
Shania Twain Biography Her Life and Career    by Cindy Vincent
Price: $3.99 USD. 6430 words. Language: English. Published on May 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.

Essential Information Arising in the mid - '90s, Shania Twain became the most preferred nation songs artist given that Garth Brooks. Skillfully fusing mainstream, AOR rock manufacturing with country-pop, Twain and her producer/husband, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, produced a commercial juggernaut with her 2nd album, The Woman in Me.
Nelly Furtado Biography: The Music Sensation´s Life and Career    by Cindy Vincent
Price: $3.99 USD. 4040 words. Language: English. Published on May 12, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.

Profile Born in Victoria, British Columbia on December 12, 1978, Nelly Kim Furtado expanded up in a musical household with her Portuguese moms and dads. At 18, she entered a skill competitors and was uncovered by an impresario. This resulted in a record contract and her very first album Whoa, Nelly! in 2000. Hit songs include "I resemble a" (2000), "Promiscuous" (2006) and "Say it Right" (2007).
Derek Jeter: Yankee Captain    by Todd Gleason
Price: $3.99 USD. 4870 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.

The Captain Derek Jeter was born on June 26, 1974, in Pequannock, New Jersey. He was drafted by the Yankees in 1992. Throughout 1996, his first full period in the majors, his performance helped the Yankees win the World Series against the Braves. Since then, he's seen the Yankees to Globe Series wins in 1998, 1999, and 2000
Eric Clapton Raw: Legendary Guitarist and Singer    by Cindy Vincent
Price: $3.99 USD. 4910 words. Language: English. Published on May 9, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.

After leaving the Bluesbreakers for a second and final time in July 1966, Eric joined Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker to form Cream. Comprehensive touring in the UNITED STATE and three solid albums - Fresh Cream, Disraeli Gears, and Wheels of Fire - delivered the band worldwide acclaim. While a member of Cream, he cemented his track record as rock's top guitar player.
Ken Kirkby - Warrior Painter    by Patricia M. Fraser
Price: $4.50 USD. 79930 words. Language: English. Published by Libros Libertad Publishing  on April 10, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Environmentalists & naturalists.

KEN KIRKBY—WARRIOR PAINTER is a remarkable biography about a very remarkable man. It is, also, an unusual book about a very unusual man. This is an enlightening story of a very intelligent, artistically endowed, determined and perhaps spiritually guided warrior for the conservation of the land, air and water upon which the continuation of all species, including our own, depends.
Edward Gorey's Stealth Career in Theatre: A Quick Backstage Tour    by Carol Verburg
Price: $0.99 USD. 4210 words. Language: English. Published by Boom-Books  on April 7, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.

The brilliant artist and writer Edward Gorey was also fascinated by theatre. After winning a Tony Award for his Dracula designs, Gorey left Broadway to write, design, and direct experimental "entertainments" on Cape Cod starring local actors and his own troupe of handmade puppets. In this short ebook his friend and coconspirator Carol Verburg gives a backstage tour of Gorey's dramatic adventures.
La musique des années hippie - de Good Vibrations à Dark Side of the Moon    by Daniel Ichbiah
Price: $1.28 USD. 13230 words. Language: French. Published on March 20, 2013. Nonfiction » Music » Rock music.

La musique rock des années hippie : progressive, expérimentale, au-delà des limites... De Good Vibrations à Dark Side of the Moon
Big Eyes and All: The Unofficial Biography of Margaret Keane    by BookCaps
Price: $2.99 USD. 9670 words. Language: English. Published on March 19, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.

Margaret Keane is one of America's most beloved modern artists. Her influence is seen in everything from Woody Allen's "Sleeper" to Weird Al Yankovic's song "Velvet Elvis." While her paintings are well known, few people know about the trouble life she led or her road to redemption. Find out more about her fascinating life and work in this short biography.