Uncommon People

Uncommon PeopleThe definitive and most entertaining book on the cult of the rockstar over the last 40 years from one of Britain's leading music writers. The age of the rock star, like the age of the cowboy, has passed. Like the cowboy, the idea of the rock star lives on in our imaginations. What did we see in them? Swagger. Recklessness. Sexual charisma. Damn the torpedoes self belief. A certain way of carrying themselves. Good hair. Interesting shoes. Talent we

Vogue: Fantasy & Fashion celebrates the magazine’s strong and deeply rooted tradition of storytelling through magical

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stories that have bewitched generation after generation

from one of the most popular poets of Japanese history

Sylvia Plath's only novel

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As this lavishly illustrated publication demonstrates

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flee into the desert

by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man

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