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An audiobook reflecting on the meaning of the revolutionary band Nirvana, their leader Kurt Cobain, and the band’s personal, musical and cultural contexts in the ’90s. It has been three decades since Nirvana upended the pop cultural landscape with Nevermind, the landmark album that became the soundtrack of Generation X, capturing its confusion, frustration, and […]

NOTE: This book contains graphic depictions of extreme crime and violence. Its content may not be suitable for all listeners. Includes a foreword written by James “Whitey” Bulger. Before legendary crime mogul James “Whitey” Bulger became one of the most influential mob bosses of the 20th century, he served time on Alcatraz from November 1959

The Deadball Era changed everything. From 1900 to 1919, a host of great players ushered in a century of groundbreaking baseball. Many exceptional diamond icons during this period established single-season modern era records that have acted as a litmus test for players throughout history to try to surpass. The old adage that records are made

The Time of Progressive Rock, 1968-1978 In the early ’70s, King Crimson, Yes, Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and many others brought forth a series of adventurous and visionary works, often of epic length. Responding both to the new possibilities in rock music opened up by Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, as well

Have you ever heard a song on the radio and thought, “Did they say what I thought they just said” and then realized that they did and thought, “I can do better than that”? Then this is the book for you. We might not be able to stop banal, idiotic, and nonsensical lyrics being written

Featuring over 300 hours of new interviews with 100+ subjects, an oral history of the girl groups (such as The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas) that redefined the early 1960s The girl group sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over

Marion Motley was recognized as one of the gridiron’s most outstanding players when he was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1968. His legacy as one of four Black players to reintegrate pro football in 1946 helped blaze a path for Black athletes in the highest echelons of professional sports. Black players

Evil doers and thieves beware! The Pinkerton Detective Agency is on your tail. From the archives of the world’s most successful agency come tales of daring heists and stories of the brave men who tracked down the bad guys. Train robbers, safe crackers, grifters, and murderers—all brought to justice by Pinkerton Detectives. Written by NY

Selected writings on three decades of popular music from one of the most influential critics of his generation. Spanning three decades worth of astute, acerbic, and overall astounding music writing, Kick Out the Jams is the first large-scale anthology of the work of renowned critic Dave Marsh. Ranging from Elvis Presley to Kurt Cobain, from

When Frank Morris and brothers John and Clarence Anglin boldly escaped from Alcatraz prison on June 11, 1962, it is widely believed that they succumbed to the waters of San Francisco Bay, though no trace of the men has ever been found, only their makeshift raft. In this reexamination of the escape and its aftermath,