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Killing Bono

Author : Neil McCormick
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2005-10-19
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416505563

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Killing Bono by Neil McCormick Pdf

Longtime friend and reporter, Neil McCormick, reveals childhood and present day stories about Bono and his band, U2. Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some have greatness thrust upon them. And some have the misfortune to go to school with Bono. Everyone wants to be famous. But as a young punk in Dublin in the 1970s, Neil McCormick's ambitions went way beyond mere pop stardom. It was his destiny to be a veritable Rock God. He had it all worked out: the albums, the concerts, the quest for world peace. There was only one thing he hadn't counted on. The boy sitting on the other side of the classroom had plans of his own. Killing Bono is a story of divergent lives. As Bono and his band U2 ascended to global superstardom, his school friend Neil scorched a burning path in quite the opposite direction. Bad drugs, weird sex, bizarre haircuts: Neil experienced it all in his elusive quest for fame. But sometimes it is life's losers who have the most interesting tales to tell. Featuring guest appearances by the Pope, Bob Dylan, and a galaxy of stars, Killing Bono offers an extremely funny, startlingly candid, and strangely moving account of a life lived in the shadows of superstardom. “The problem with knowing you is that you've done everything I ever wanted to,” Neil once complained to his famous friend. “I'm your doppelganger,” Bono replied. “If you want your life back, you'll have to kill me.” Now there was a thought...

I was Bono's Doppelgänger

Author : Neil McCormick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Ireland
ISBN : 0141013060

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I was Bono's Doppelgänger by Neil McCormick Pdf

We all went to school with friends who've turned out more successful than ourselves. But they don't all call up from improbably glamorous places and drive us mad by telling us about it. And they're not all Bono. Neil McCormick always dreamed of life as a rock star. Instead he had to watch while his friend became one of the most famous men on the planet. Read it and weep - with sympathy and with laughter.

#Zero

Author : Neil McCormick
Publisher : Unbound Publishing
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781783526642

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#Zero by Neil McCormick Pdf

Zero is the latest craze. Young, sexy and brilliant, he is a multi-hyphenated (singer-songwriter-rapper-producer) superstar for the digital generation. According to his publicist at least. He’s also a narcissistic, insecure, hyperactive, coke-snorting, pill-popping, loud-mouthed maelstrom of contradictions skating over the thin ice of terminal self-loathing. He has touched down in New York with his sycophantic entourage for the launch of a new single/album/movie/tour. It is countdown to Year Zero. But the boy at the centre of the media feeding frenzy is cracking up. Inside the echo chamber of his own skull, he isn't sure he deserves all the attention, doesn’t even know if he wants it anymore and is being driven half-mad by the mysterious absence of the love of his life. As the crucial hour approaches the young star cuts and runs, setting off on a wild trip across America pursued by paparazzi, fans, fortune hunters and his Mephistophelian manager, Beasley. He’s about to find out that when you have the most famous face in the world, you can run... but you can't hide.

Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide

Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 2699 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780698183612

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Leonard Maltin's 2015 Movie Guide by Leonard Maltin Pdf

NEARLY 16,000 ENTRIES INCLUDING 300+ NEW ENTRIES AND MORE THAN 13,000 DVD LISTINGS Summer blockbusters and independent sleepers; masterworks of Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Martin Scorsese; the timeless comedy of the Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton; animated classics from Walt Disney and Pixar; the finest foreign films ever made. This 2015 edition covers the modern era, from 1965 to the present, while including all the great older films you can’t afford to miss—and those you can—from box-office smashes to cult classics to forgotten gems to forgettable bombs, listed alphabetically, and complete with all the essential information you could ask for. NEW: • Nearly 16,000 capsule movie reviews, with 300+ new entries • More than 25,000 DVD and video listings • Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos MORE: • Official motion picture code ratings from G to NC-17 • Old and new theatrical and video releases rated **** to BOMB • Exact running times—an invaluable guide for recording and for discovering which movies have been edited • Reviews of little-known sleepers, foreign films, rarities, and classics • Leonard’s personal list of Must-See Movies • Date of release, running time, director, stars, MPAA ratings, color or black and white • Concise summary, capsule review, and four-star-to-BOMB rating system • Precise information on films shot in widescreen format • Symbols for DVDs, videos, and laserdiscs • Completely updated index of leading actors

The Man Who Killed Kennedy

Author : Roger Stone
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 535 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781632200402

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The Man Who Killed Kennedy by Roger Stone Pdf

"We appreciate Roger Stone, he is one tough cookie." - President Trump The sensational New York Times bestseller, now in paperback. Find out how and why LBJ had JFK assassinated. The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ hit the New York Times bestseller list the week of the 50th Anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Consummate political insider Roger Stone makes a compelling case that Lyndon Baines Johnson had the motive, means, and opportunity to orchestrate the murder of JFK. Stone maps out the case that LBJ blackmailed his way on the ticket in 1960 and was being dumped in 1964 to face prosecution for corruption at the hands of his nemesis attorney Robert Kennedy. Stone uses fingerprint evidence and testimony to prove JFK was shot by a long-time LBJ hit man—not Lee Harvey Oswald. President Johnson would use power from his personal connections in Texas, from the criminal underworld, and from the United States government to escape an untimely end in politics and to seize even greater power. President Johnson, the thirty-sixth president of the United States, was the driving force behind a conspiracy to murder President Kennedy on November 22, 1963. In The Man Who Killed Kennedy, you will find out how and why he did it. Legendary political operative and strategist Roger Stone has gathered documents and uses his firsthand knowledge to construct the ultimate tome to prove that LBJ was not only involved in JFK’s assassination, but was in fact the mastermind. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Simplicity

Author : Edward de Bono
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780241336953

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Simplicity by Edward de Bono Pdf

THE classic work about making the complicated simple from world-renowned writer and philosopher Edward de Bono From confusing manuals to uninterpretable jargon and bureaucratic red-tape, modern life can be highly complicated and frustrating. For many of us it is almost impossible to make sense of. In Simplicity, lateral-thinking guru Edward de Bono shows us how to bring clarity into our increasingly complicated lives. Through his ten rules of simplicity, he encourages us to be creative and break down the complex into manageable and recognisable parts. By making the complicated simple, you will free up time, reduce stress and make better decisions.

Music, the Moving Image and Ireland, 1897–2017

Author : John O'Flynn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-30
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781351357869

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Music, the Moving Image and Ireland, 1897–2017 by John O'Flynn Pdf

Music, the Moving Image and Ireland, 1897–2017 constitutes the first comprehensive study of music for screen productions from or relating to the island. It identifies and interprets tendencies over the first 120 years of a field comprising the relatively distinct yet often overlapping areas of Irish-themed and Irish-produced film. Dividing into three parts, the book first explores accompaniments and scores for 20th-century Irish-themed narrative features that resulted in significant contributions by many Hollywood, British, continental European and, to a lesser extent, Irish composers, along with the input of many orchestras and other musicians. Its second part is framed by a consideration of various cultural, political and economic developments in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 1920s (including the Troubles of 1968–1998). Focusing on scoring and other aspects of soundtrack production for domestic newsreel, documentary film and TV programming, it interprets the substantial output of many Irish composers within this milieu, particularly from the 1960s to the 1990s. Also referring to broader cultural and historical themes, the book’s third and final part charts approaches to and developments in music and sound design over various waves of Irish cinema, from its relatively late emergence in the 1970s to an exponential growth and increasingly transnational orientation in the early decades of the 21st century.

Leonard Maltin's 2013 Movie Guide

Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1664 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781101604632

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Leonard Maltin's 2013 Movie Guide by Leonard Maltin Pdf

NEW More than 16,000 capsule movie reviews, with more than 300 new entries NEW More than 13,000 DVD and 13,000 video listings NEW Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos NEW Completely updated index of leading performers MORE Official motion picture code ratings from G to NC-17 MORE Old and new theatrical and video releases rated **** to BOMB MORE Exact running times—an invaluable guide for recording and for discovering which movies have been edited MORE Reviews of little-known sleepers, foreign films, rarities, and classics AND Leonard's personal list of fifty notable debut features Summer blockbusters and independent sleepers; masterworks of Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, and Martin Scorsese; the timeless comedy of the Marx Brothers and Buster Keaton; animated classics from Walt Disney and Pixar; the finest foreign films ever made. This 2013 edition covers the modern era, from 1965 to the present, while including all the great older films you can’t afford to miss—and those you can—from box-office smashes to cult classics to forgotten gems to forgettable bombs, listed alphabetically, and complete with all the essential information you could ask for. • Date of release, running time, director, stars, MPAA ratings, color or black and white • Concise summary, capsule review, and four-star-to-BOMB rating system • Precise information on films shot in widescreen format • Symbols for DVD s, videos, and laserdiscs • Completely updated index of leading actors • Up-to-date list of mail-order and online sources for buying and renting DVDs and videos

U2 by U2

Author : U2,Neil McCormick
Publisher : It Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 006190385X

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U2 by U2 by U2,Neil McCormick Pdf

In 1975, four teenagers from Mount Temple School in Dublin gathered in a crowded kitchen to discuss forming a band. More than thirty years later, Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, and Larry Mullen Jr are still together, bound by intense loyalty, passionate idealism, and a relentless belief in the power of rock and roll to change the world. In an epic journey that has taken the band from the clubs of Dublin to the stadiums of the world, U2 has sold more than 130 million albums, revolutionized live performance, spearheaded political campaigns, and made music that defines the age in which we live. Told with wit, insight, and astonishing candor by the band members themselves and manager Paul McGuinness, with pictures from their own archives, U2 by U2 allows unprecedented access into the inner life of the greatest rock band of our times.

My Thirty-First Year (and Other Calamities)

Author : Emily Wolf
Publisher : She Writes Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781647420819

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My Thirty-First Year (and Other Calamities) by Emily Wolf Pdf

"Superb characterizations round out this captivating production." —Library Journal, Best Audiobooks of 2022 On her 30th birthday, Yale-educated Zoe Greene was supposed to be married to her high-school sweetheart, pregnant with their first baby, and practicing law in Chicago. Instead, she’s planning an abortion and filing for divorce. Zoe wants to understand why her plans failed—and to move on, have sex, and date while there’s still time. As she navigates dysfunctional penises, a paucity of grammatically sound online dating profiles, and her paralyzing fear of aging alone, she also grapples with the pressure women feel to put others first. Ultimately, Zoe’s family, friends, incomparable therapist, and diary of never-to-be-sent letters to her first loves, the rock band U2, help her learn to let go—of society’s constructs of female happiness, and of her own.

Screening Contemporary Irish Fiction and Drama

Author : Marc C. Conner,Julie Grossman,R. Barton Palmer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783031045684

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Screening Contemporary Irish Fiction and Drama by Marc C. Conner,Julie Grossman,R. Barton Palmer Pdf

In this book, each chapter explores significant Irish texts in their literary, cultural, and historical contexts. With an introduction that establishes the multiple critical contexts for Irish cinema, literature, and their adaptive textual worlds, the volume addresses some of the most popular and important late 20th-Century and 21st Century works that have had an impact on the Irish and global cinema and literary landscape. A remarkable series of acclaimed and profitable domestic productions during the past three decades has accompanied, while chronicling, Ireland’s struggle with self-identity, national consciousness, and cultural expression, such that the story of contemporary Irish cinema is in many ways the story of the young nation’s growth pains and travails. Whereas Irish literature had long stood as the nation’s foremost artistic achievement, it is not too much to say that film now rivals literature as Ireland’s key form of cultural expression. The proliferation of successful screen versionings of Irish fiction and drama shows how intimately the contemporary Irish cinema is tied to the project of both understanding and complicating (even denying) a national identity that has undergone radical change during the past three decades. This present volume is the first to present a collective accounting of that productive synergy, which has seen so much of contemporary Irish literature transferred to the screen.

Killing Time

Author : John Hollway,Ronald M. Gauthier
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-18
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781626369146

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Killing Time by John Hollway,Ronald M. Gauthier Pdf

In 1984, John Thompson was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a prominent white man in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was sent to Angola Prison and confined to his cell for twenty-three hours a day. However, Thompson adamantly proclaimed his innocence and just needed lawyers who believed that his trial had been mishandled and would step up to the plate against the powerful DA’s office. But who would fight for Thompson’s innocence when he didn’t have an alibi for the night of the murder and there were two key witnesses to confirm his guilt? Killing Time is about the eighteen-year quest for Thompson’s freedom from a wrongful murder conviction. After Philadelphia lawyers Michael Banks and Gordon Cooney take on his case, they struggle to find areas of misconduct in his previous trials while grappling with their questions about Thompson’s innocence. John Hollway and Ronald M. Gauthier have interviewed Thompson and the lawyers, and paint a realistic and compelling portrait of life on death row and the corruption in the Louisiana police and DA’s office. When it is found that evidence was mishandled in a previous trial that led to his death sentence in the murder case, Thompson is finally on his road to freedom—a journey that continues with his suit against Harry Connick, Sr. and the New Orleans DA’s office to this day.

Killing for Sport

Author : Pat Brown
Publisher : Phoenix Books, Inc.
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Criminal behavior, Prediction of
ISBN : 9781597775755

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Killing for Sport by Pat Brown Pdf

A criminal profiler journeys inside the dark minds of serial killers to provide a portrait of these deadly predators, how they hunt for victims, how to identify them, and how to protect oneself from them.

A Spectacle of Dust

Author : Pete Postlethwaite
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-06-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780297864943

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A Spectacle of Dust by Pete Postlethwaite Pdf

Vibrant and candid memoirs of the late, great British character actor, Pete Postlethwaite. After training as a teacher, Pete Postlethwaite started his acting career at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre where his colleagues included Bill Nighy, Jonathan Pryce, Antony Sher and Julie Walters. After routine early appearances in small parts for television programmes such as THE PROFESSIONALS, Postlethwaite's first success came with the acclaimed British film DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES in 1988. He then received an Academy Award nomination for his role in THE NAME OF THE FATHER in 1993. His performance as the mysterious lawyer "Kobayashi" in THE USUAL SUSPECTS is well-known, and he appeared in many successful films including ALIEN 3, BRASSED OFF, THE SHIPPING NEWS, THE CONSTANT GARDENER, as Friar Lawrence in Baz Luhrmann's ROMEO + JULIET, and in INCEPTION with Leonardo diCaprio. Pete Postlethwaite was one of the best-loved and widely admired performers on stage, TV (SHARPE, THE SINS) and in cinema. In THE ART OF DISCWORLD, Terry Pratchett said that he had always imagined Sam Vimes as 'a younger, slightly bulkier version of Pete Postlethwaite', while Steven Spielberg called him 'the best actor in the world', about which Postlethwaite said: 'I'm sure what Spielberg actually said was, "the thing about Pete is that he thinks he's the best actor in the world."' This is the story of a diverse and multi-talented actor's eventful life, told in his own candid and vibrant words.

Karma's Dagger

Author : K. Bono
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1546894489

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Karma's Dagger by K. Bono Pdf

A gorgeous and brilliant femme fatale physicist, Danika Scheeler, and an angry ex-high-level "Deep State" government hacker, Xavier Xristos, team up to exploit a scientific breakthrough, a matter-anti-matter (M.A.M.) device. Turning a revolutionary invention, originally created for the good of humanity, into a global threat and weapon of mass destruction, madman Xristos is on a mission to use it anywhere and at anytime - for profit, power, and revenge. Contracted by a clandestine consortium of five nations, an organization known as T.R.I.O., three professional killers are tasked with the mission to save the world from one of the most threatening and devastating weapons of all time. Each incredibly unique in their backgrounds, tactical/killing methods, beliefs, and ways of coping with their deadly jobs. A pompous English techie with a royal background, a scruffy Romeo from the Australian Outback, and a stern, callous German are the team of "antiheroes" charged to save the world before their sorted pasts resurface and destroy them. From their home countries, to India, the Philippines, Hong Kong, and Canada, this globe hopping action thriller brings you the heart-pounding emotional ups and downs, vicious hand-tohand combats and deafening gun fights that lurk around every corner. Add a mysterious, sexually hypnotic, and deadly woman to the mix, and this world-saving mission, is an exciting, thrilling, and tragic journey. Innocents killed, intertwined trysts, pasts haunt - it all comes full circle in "Karma's Dagger."