Noel E. Monk, il manager che ha guidato i Van Halen verso la celebrità planetaria, racconta la storia completa e senza filtri di David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen e la leggendaria band che ha cambiato per sempre la musica hard rock.L’ascesa dei Van Halen negli anni ‘80 è stata una delle più elettrizzanti che il mondo della musica avesse mai visto e il loro mito una festa epica e stravagante fatta di rock sensuale e rumoroso, sesso, droga e notti senza fine. Durante questo folle period...

Van Halen durchbrachen die Schallmauer des Hard Rock. Sie lebten schneller als andere, spielten leidenschaftlicher und kannten keine Tabus. Die vielbeschworene Trinität aus "Sex, Drugs & Rock'n'Roll" war für sie keine leere Formel, sondern stand für das Lebensmotto der unvergleichlichen Band. Schon vor dem Welthit "Jump" füllten Van Halen die Stadien rund um den Globus und zogen das Publikum durch ihre unnachahmliche und wilde Show in ihren Bann. Doch ein Pakt mit dem Teufel fordert seinen...

The manager who shepherded Van Halen from obscurity to rock stardom goes behind the scenes to tell the complete, unadulterated story of David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, and the legendary band that changed rock music.Van Halen’s rise in the 1980s was one of the most thrilling the music world had ever seen—their mythos an epic party, a sweaty, sexy, never-ending rock extravaganza. During this unparalleled run of success, debauchery, and drama, no one was closer to th...

The manager who shepherded Van Halen from obscurity to rock stardom goes behind the scenes to tell the complete, unadulterated story of David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, and the legendary band that changed rock music.Van Halen’s rise in the 1980s was one of the most thrilling the music world had ever seen—their mythos an epic party, a sweaty, sexy, never-ending rock extravaganza. During this unparalleled run of success, debauchery, and drama, no one was closer to the band than Noel ...

This book is the story of the two R.A.F. fighter squadrons [1st and 73rd] attached to the Advanced Air Striking Force in France from September, 1939, until the eve of France's capitulation in June, 1940. Written by the leading war correspondent of the Daily Mail, Noel Monks, "It is above all a study of the personality of air fighters, no two of whom, according to the author, were alike."—NY Times

We all have images that we find unwatchable, whether for ethical, political, or sensory and affective reasons. From news coverage of terror attacks to viral videos of police brutality, and from graphic horror films to transgressive artworks, many of the images in our media culture might strike us as unsuitable for viewing. Yet what does it mean to proclaim something “unwatchable”: disturbing, revolting, poor, tedious, or literally inaccessible?With over 50 original essays by leadin...