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Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe—here is the first book to bring these two all-American icons together. Their friendship and on-and-off intimate relationship, kept secret because of powerful others in their lives, spanned seven tumultuous years. At one point, he even proposed marriage. In Frank & Marilyn, we follow Sinatra and Monroe from one explosive relationship to another, their marriages and love affairs eventually leading to a tangled relationship with each other, sparking a nasty rivalry between Frank and Marilyn’s ex-husband (and one-time friend of Frank), Joe DiMaggio.

Unplugged is more than a memoir. It is a book that recounts a life and untold stories from a musical career that involves the world of record production and film composing, spanning over fifty years and counting. Told with humility and humor, Fred Mollin's journey among so many legends and fascinating people and projects, gives the reader a chance to see behind closed doors

Much like The Stories Behind The Best-Loved Songs Of Christmas, The Stories Behind The Great Traditions of Christmas and More Stories Behind The Best Loved Songs of Christmas this new Collins Christmas book will fill a void in the book world. With a look at these secular classics, people who...

Doté de fabuleux moyens, le Brésilien Nelson Freire est depuis son plus jeune âge l'un des plus grands pianistes au monde. Sa carrière a pourtant mis du temps à se hisser à la hauteur de son talent. Hypersensibilité maladive, caractère indocile et une sorte de malédiction l'ont maintenu à part, jusqu'à l'apothéose des dernières années. Son jeu noble, puissant, sensuel et coloré a fini par lui valoir l'amour du public en plus de l'admiration des musiciens. Très proche de Martha Argerich, avec laquelle il a formé un duo de légende, il reste un interprète miraculeux de Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Debussy ou Villa-Lobos.