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Over a million copies sold in the English language.

Published in 23 foreign languages.

'A heartfelt memoir . . . there is a fearlessness to his prose, a willingness to engage with his past, that chimes with his songwriter's desire to give voice to the people around him' Sunday Times

\"Writing about yourself is a funny business...But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I've tried to do this.\" --Bruce Springsteen, from the pages of Born to Run

In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it. That's how this extraordinary autobiography began.

Over the past seven years, Bruce Springsteen has privately devoted himself to writing the story of his life, bringing to these pages the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs.

He describes growing up Catholic in Freehold, New Jersey, amid the poetry, danger, and darkness that fueled his imagination, leading up to the moment he refers to as \"The Big Bang\": seeing Elvis Presley's debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. He vividly recounts his relentless drive to become a musician, his early days as a bar band king in Asbury Park, and the rise of the E Street Band. With disarming candor, he also tells for the first time the story of the personal struggles that inspired his best work, and shows us why the song \"Born to Run\" reveals more than we previously realized.

Born to Run will be revelatory for anyone who has ever enjoyed Bruce Springsteen, but this book is much more than a legendary rock star's memoir. This is a book for workers and dreamers, parents and children, lovers and loners, artists, freaks, or anyone who has ever wanted to be baptized in the holy river of rock and roll.

Rarely has a performer told his own story with such force and sweep. 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Pioneering metal writer Keith Kahn-Harris presents a moving, visionary exploration of Ozzy Osbourne, and of metal music and culture: the potent legacy Ozzy left us.

What is a 'good death'?

How about this: After years of terrible health, you gather friends and admirers for one last, glorious party. A couple of weeks later, you slip away, surrounded by your loving family. Then, the world comes to mourn. That is how Birmingham's favourite son, Ozzy Osbourne, died.

By his death in June 2025 - at an age few believed he'd reach - Ozzy was much-loved, far beyond the metal world. Once a feared, demonic figure to some (and a joke to others), his Back to the Beginning farewell concert at Villa Park raised millions for charity.

In concise, arresting chapters moving from Death to Life via Art, Politics, Sex, Bodies, Voice, Family, Myth and more, Kahn-Harris explores how Ozzy - of all people! - attracted such generosity of spirit. The answer, he finds, is deeply embedded within the story and culture of metal - and has lessons for us all.

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Shakey (the title refers to one of Young's many aliases) is also the compelling human story of a lonely kid for whom music was the only outlet, a driven yet tortured figure who controlled his epilepsy via 'mind over matter', an oddly passionate model train mogul who, inspired by his own son's struggle with cerebral palsy, became a major activist in the quest to help those with the condition.

This long-awaited, unprecedented story of a rock 'n' roll legend is uniquely told through the interwoven voices of McDonough - biographer, critic, historian, obsessive fan - and the ever-cantankerous (but slyly funny) Young himself.",{"_798":960,"_800":969,"_777":970},{"_798":960,"_800":972,"_777":1234},"Penguin Random House",{"_798":960,"_800":805,"_777":1236},"UK-B Format Paperback",{"_798":960,"_800":977,"_777":978},{"_798":960,"_800":983,"_777":984},{"_798":960,"_800":986,"_777":1240},"2003-02-06",{"_798":960,"_800":989,"_777":1242},"816",{"_798":960,"_800":808,"_777":1244},"Vintage",{"_798":814,"_800":731,"_777":992},{"_798":814,"_800":994,"_777":996},{"_798":814,"_800":820,"_777":996},{"_798":814,"_800":998,"_777":1249},"12/05/2026",{"_798":814,"_800":1001,"_777":1251},"50.0",{"_798":814,"_800":1004,"_777":1084},{"_798":830,"_800":831,"_777":1254},"Music Biography,Rock Music",{"_798":830,"_800":731,"_777":1256},"Music Biography;Rock Music",{"_798":830,"_800":835,"_777":1258},"MUSBIO,ROCMUS",{"_798":830,"_800":1009,"_777":1260},"MUSBIO;ROCMUS",{"_798":830,"_800":839,"_777":840},{"_798":830,"_800":1012,"_777":1095},{"_798":830,"_800":844,"_777":845},{"_798":830,"_800":1015,"_777":1098},{"_798":830,"_800":849,"_777":850},{"_798":830,"_800":1018,"_777":1101},{"_798":830,"_800":852,"_777":853},{"_798":830,"_800":1021,"_777":853},{"_762":1270},[1271],{"_765":116,"_766":-5,"_130":1272,"_210":1273,"_768":1277,"_774":1278,"_17":1211,"_778":1280,"_780":1281},"gid://shopify/ProductVariant/45973885419717",{"_1027":1274,"_1029":1030,"_130":1275,"_35":1214,"_1032":1276},"Shakey Cover Image","gid://shopify/ProductImage/41624556568773",1341,{"_770":771,"_772":1251},[1279],{"_751":752,"_777":1211},"9780099443582",{"_782":1282},[1283],{"_785":1284},{"_787":116,"_133":1285},{"_751":729},"relatedProductsCollectionUrl","/collections/shop-all?shopify_products%5BrefinementList%5D%5Bmeta.categories.sub_merged%5D%5B0%5D=MUSIC","relatedProductsFirstSubCategory","city","columbus","actionData","errors"]

Days Of Miracle And Wonder : Paul Simon And The Trials And Triumphs Of Graceland

by Ashley Kahn