The Definitive Portrait of a Pop RevolutionaryBefore the superstars of today claimed their agency, George Michael fought for his.He was the golden boy of the MTV era who became a soulful rebel. From the sun-drenched pop of Wham! to the sophisticated, chart-topping heights of Faith and Older, George Michael didn't just dominate the airwaves—he redefined what it meant to be a global celebrity.This intimate b...

From his emergence in the 1950s as an uncannily beautiful young Oklahoman who became the prince of "cool" jazz seemingly overnight to his violent, drug-related death in Amsterdam in 1988, Chet Baker lived a life that has become an American myth. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and previously untapped sources, this first major biography of one of the most romanticized icons in jazz gives a thrilling account of the trumpeter's dark journey. Author James Gavin delves deeply into Baker's tor...

How did Anita O'Day-the legendary jazz singer who, along with Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, and Stan Getz, led the so-called "cool school" of modern jazz-define cool?"That means doing everything that you like to do and getting away with it, you dig?"Her traits included a frosted tone with a dash of vinegar; a blithe, airy rhythmic sense that could make almost any band swing; an ultra-hip bebop vocabulary; and a wisecracking insouciance, as though all this were ju...

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Foundations of Professional Coaching is the essential guide to developing coaching skills and creating influential coaching relationships. Offering foundational concepts and underlying principles of coaching, this text will help all types of coaches cultivate a growth environment that encourages lasting change and maximizes each client’s potential in their personal and professional lives.Grounded in the International Coaching Federation's eight core compet...

La gran biografía de Chet Baker, el legendario trompetista y cantante de jazz.Desde 1950, cuando un atractivo joven de Oklahoma apareció en la Costa Oeste como nuevo príncipe del cool jazz, hasta su violenta muerte en Amsterdam relacionada con las drogas, la vida de Chet Baker lo convirtió en un mito.En esta biografía, que incluye cientos de entrevistas y fuentes inéditas, James Gavin hace un recorrido por la vida del trompetista. La historia de Chet Baker ...

At long last, the first serious biography of entertainment legend Lena Horne -- the celebrated star of film, stage, and music who became one of the first African-American icons.At the 2001 Academy Awards, Halle Berry thanked Lena Horne for paving the way for her to become the first black recipient of a Best Actress Oscar. Though limited, mostly to guest singing appearances in splashy Hollywood musicals, "the beautiful Lena Horne," as she was often called, became a ...

Praised by the New York Times Book Review as “fascinating, suspenseful, careful, musically detailed, and insightful,” this is a long-overdue biography of recording artist and musical legend Peggy Lee.Miss Peggy Lee cast a spell when she sang. She epitomized cool, but her trademark song, “Fever”—covered by Beyoncé and Madonna—is the essence of sizzling sexual heat. Her jazz sense dazzled Ray Charles, Duke Ellington, and Louis Armstrong. She was the voice of...

George Michael was an extravagantly gifted, openhearted soul singer whose work was both pained and smolderingly erotic. He was a songwriter of true craft and substance, and his music swept the world, starting in the mid-1980s. His fabricated image—that of a hypermacho sex god—loomed large in the pop culture of his day. It also hid—for a time—the secret he fought against revealing: Michael was gay. Soon his obsession with fame would start to backfire. As one of the industry's most privilege...

GEORGE MICHAEL var en extremt begåvad sångare, låtskrivare och artist. Hans musik har fyllt dansgolven sedan mitten av åttiotalet, och hitlåtar som "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Last Christmas" och "Careless Whisper" har gjort honom odödlig.George Michael: Ett liv är en fängslande berättelse om en stjärna vars musikaliska gärning fortsätter att lysa klart långt efter den tragiska bortgången. James Gavin, som skrivit flera hyllade musikbiografier, följer George Michaels f...

La biografía definitiva de uno de los cantantes y compositores más famosos de todos los tiempos.George Michael era un cantante de soul de corazón grande y talento extravagante, cuya obra era a la vez nostálgica y erótica. Era un compositor con oficio y gran talento, y su música arrasó en todo el mundo a partir de mediados de los ochenta. Su imagen, la de un dios del sexo hiper masculino, floreció en la cultura pop de su época. También ocultó durante un tie...

One's a Bear, the other a Knight. I'm their naughty little secret and they're my ultimate fantasy.Three years ago, I threw my cap in the air and left Lincoln University behind with a degree to prove I was job-worthy, a trophy saying I was one hell of an athlete, and enough experiences in love to know I'd never truly been in it.I'm successful in every aspect of my life. I'm proud of who I have become and what I have created. So why does the thought of spendi...