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Young Michelangelo

The Path to the Sistine—A Biography

by John T. Spike ...

In this biography, the author of the acclaimed Caravaggio examines the relationships that shaped Michelangelo's first thirty years.In this compelling account, renowned art historian John Spike paints a vivid portrait of one of the world's greatest artists and the places and people—Lorenzo de' Medici, Leonardo, Machiavelli—that inspired and defined his early life and career. Spike's masterful text ... Read more

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In this biography, the author of the acclaimed Caravaggio examines the relationships that shaped Michelangelo's first thirty years.In this compelling account, renowned art historian John Spike paints a vivid portrait of one of the world's greatest artists and the places and people—Lorenzo de' Medici, Leonardo, Machiavelli—that inspired and defined his early life and career. Spike's masterful text
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The Directors: The Playboy Interview

50 Years of the Playboy Interview

by Playboy, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini, Michelangelo Antonioni, John Cassavetes, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Altman, John Huston, Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee, Joel & Ethan Coen, Quentin Tarantino, James Cameron ...

The filmmakers who defy convention and validate the legitimacy of the auteur theory are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From foreign masters of direction and style Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini to champions of independent film Spike Lee and The Coen Brothers to the godfathers of the gangster movie Francis Ford Coppola and ... Read more

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The filmmakers who defy convention and validate the legitimacy of the auteur theory are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From foreign masters of direction and style Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini to champions of independent film Spike Lee and The Coen Brothers to the godfathers of the gangster movie Francis Ford Coppola and
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A Separate Peace

by John Knowles ...

Narrated by Spike McClure ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peace is timeless in its description of adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to World War II.Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a ... Read more

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Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read.An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peace is timeless in its description of adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to World War II.Set at a boys' boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a
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A Mouth Full of Salt

by Reem Gaafar ...

Narrated by Afia Abusham ...

Unabridged

6 hours 55 min

The Nile brought them life, but the Nile was not their friend.A small farming village in North Sudan wakes up one morning to the news that a little boy has drowned. Soon after, the animals die of a mysterious illness and the date gardens catch fire and burn to the ground. The villagers whisper of a sorceress who dwells at the foot of the mountains. It is the dry season. The men have places to go, ... Read more

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The Nile brought them life, but the Nile was not their friend.A small farming village in North Sudan wakes up one morning to the news that a little boy has drowned. Soon after, the animals die of a mysterious illness and the date gardens catch fire and burn to the ground. The villagers whisper of a sorceress who dwells at the foot of the mountains. It is the dry season. The men have places to go,
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Yesterday Will Make You Cry

by Chester Himes ...

Narrated by Ron Butler ...

Unabridged

11 hours 39 min

From the acclaimed author of the Harlem Detectives series, a masterful autobiographical novel about the injustices of the prison system and the humanity that flourishes despite itJimmy Monroe is serving a twenty-year sentence for robbery. Terror and chaos reign in the prison, where corrupt, racist guards mete out capricious punishments like time in "the hole," where inmates' sense of reality slips ... Read more

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From the acclaimed author of the Harlem Detectives series, a masterful autobiographical novel about the injustices of the prison system and the humanity that flourishes despite itJimmy Monroe is serving a twenty-year sentence for robbery. Terror and chaos reign in the prison, where corrupt, racist guards mete out capricious punishments like time in "the hole," where inmates' sense of reality slips
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The Essentials: The Playboy Interview

50 Years of the Playboy Interview

by Playboy ...

In mid-1962, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner was given a partial transcript of an interview with Miles Davis. It covered jazz, of course, but it also included Daviss ruminations on race, politics and culture. Fascinated, Hef sent the writer—future Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alex Haley, an unknown at the time—back to glean even more opinion and insight from Davis. The resulting exchange, published ... Read more

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In mid-1962, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner was given a partial transcript of an interview with Miles Davis. It covered jazz, of course, but it also included Daviss ruminations on race, politics and culture. Fascinated, Hef sent the writer—future Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alex Haley, an unknown at the time—back to glean even more opinion and insight from Davis. The resulting exchange, published
... Read more
Moguls: The Playboy Interview

50 Years of the Playboy Interview

by Playboy, Malcolm Forbes, Ted Turner, Steve Jobs, Lee Iacocca, Bill Gates, David Geffen, Barry Diller, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, T. Boone Pickens, Richard Branson ...

The biggest brains—and bank accounts—in business share their secrets of the trade in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From media titans Ted Turner and Barry Diller to technology visionaries Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to board-room barons T. Boone Pickens and Lee Iacocca, these business tycoons reflect the very best of 50 years of the Playboy ... Read more

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The biggest brains—and bank accounts—in business share their secrets of the trade in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From media titans Ted Turner and Barry Diller to technology visionaries Bill Gates and Steve Jobs to board-room barons T. Boone Pickens and Lee Iacocca, these business tycoons reflect the very best of 50 years of the Playboy
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Big Mouths: The Playboy Interview

50 Years of the Playboy Interview

by Playboy, Howard Cosell, Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert, Rush Limbaugh, Howard Stern, Bob Novak, Rowland Evans, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Moore, Donald Trump, Mark Cuban, Simon Cowell, Keith Olbermann, Michael Savage ...

These outspoken men never met an opinion that they didnt like—or an opinion that they didnt feel like sharing with everyone else. In this case, they shared their opinions in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the original frenemies Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert to conservative firebrands Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage to the acid-tongued ... Read more

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These outspoken men never met an opinion that they didnt like—or an opinion that they didnt feel like sharing with everyone else. In this case, they shared their opinions in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the original frenemies Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert to conservative firebrands Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage to the acid-tongued
... Read more
Coupling: The Playboy Interview

50 Years of the Playboy Interview

by Playboy, Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Jane Fonda, Tom Hayden, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Julie Andrews, Blake Edwards, Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Imelda Marcos, Ferdinand Marcos, Robert MacNeil, Jim Lehrer, Roseanne Barr, Tom Arnold, Trey Parker, Matt Stone ...

The couples who have loved the hardest, longest and most publicly over the last 50 years are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the tempestuous Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold to the eternally devoted John Lennon and Yoko Ono to the comically intertwined Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, these duos are the best evidence yet that two ... Read more

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The couples who have loved the hardest, longest and most publicly over the last 50 years are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the tempestuous Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold to the eternally devoted John Lennon and Yoko Ono to the comically intertwined Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, these duos are the best evidence yet that two
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Killers, Assassins and Revolutionaries: The Playboy Interview

50 Years of the Playboy Interview

by Playboy, Timothy Leary, Albert Speer, Saul Alinsky, Abbie Hoffman, James Earl Ray, The Sandinistas, Fidel Castro, Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald, Yasser Arafat, The IRA ...

The most widely feared misfits and controversial heretics to ever challenge society norms and behavior are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From convicted murderers James Earl Ray and Jeffrey MacDonald, to activists Abbie Hoffman and Saul Alinsky, to revolutionary leaders Yasir Arafat and Fidel Castro, these iconoclasts and ... Read more

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The most widely feared misfits and controversial heretics to ever challenge society norms and behavior are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From convicted murderers James Earl Ray and Jeffrey MacDonald, to activists Abbie Hoffman and Saul Alinsky, to revolutionary leaders Yasir Arafat and Fidel Castro, these iconoclasts and
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Late-Night Talkers: The Playboy Interview

50 Years of the Playboy Interview

by Playboy, The Cast of SNL, Dick Cavett, Tom Snyder, David Letterman, Joan Rivers, Garry Shandling, Jay Leno, Bill Maher, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson ...

Who needs sleep anyway? The men (and woman) who established a genre of television—comedy after dark—are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From pioneers Dick Cavett and Tom Snyder to the original meta-hosts David Letterman and Garry Shandling to contemporary keepers of the late-night flame Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel, these ... Read more

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Who needs sleep anyway? The men (and woman) who established a genre of television—comedy after dark—are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From pioneers Dick Cavett and Tom Snyder to the original meta-hosts David Letterman and Garry Shandling to contemporary keepers of the late-night flame Jon Stewart and Jimmy Kimmel, these
... Read more
Music Men: The Playboy Interview

50 Years of the Playboy Interview

by Playboy, Berry Gordy, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Ray Charles, Elton John, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Luciano Pavarotti, Frank Zappa, Pete Townshend, Jay-Z, Kanye West ...

The heartbreakers, lovemakers and dreamers always at the top of the music charts are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the forefathers of modern music Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and Bob Dylan to larger-than-life rock gods Elton John, David Bowie and Frank Zappa to the kings of hip-hop Jay-Z and Kanye West, the musicians who ... Read more

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The heartbreakers, lovemakers and dreamers always at the top of the music charts are revealed in probing, wide-ranging and provocative interviews that first appeared in Playboy magazine. From the forefathers of modern music Frank Sinatra, the Beatles and Bob Dylan to larger-than-life rock gods Elton John, David Bowie and Frank Zappa to the kings of hip-hop Jay-Z and Kanye West, the musicians who
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