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In this book the author traces the story of the unsung World War II workers in Oak Ridge, Tennessee through interviews with dozens of surviving women and other Oak Ridge residents. This is the story of the young women of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, who unwittingly played a crucial role in one of the most significant moments in U.S. history. The Tennessee town of Oak Ridge was created from scratch in 1942. One of the Manhattan Project's secret cities, it...
63) By Sidney Lumet
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"Film legend Sidney Lumet (1924-2011) tells his own story in a never-before-seen interview shot in 2008. With candor, humor and grace, Lumet reveals what matters to him as an artist and as a human being" -- Container.
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"Meet Me in the Bathroom charts the transformation of the New York music scene in the first decade of the 2000s, the bands behind it--including The Strokes, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, LCD Soundsystem, Interpol, and Vampire Weekend-- and the cultural forces that shaped it, from the Internet to a booming real estate market that forced artists out of the Lower East Side to Williamsburg. Drawing on 200 original interviews with James Murphy, Julian Casablancas,...
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When Goodfellas hit the theatres in 1990, few could anticipate the unparalleled influence it would have on pop culture: that it would inspire future filmmakers and redefine the gangster picture as we know it today. Kenny chronicles the making and afterlife of the film that introduced America to the real modern gangster-- brutal, ruthless, yet darkly appealing, the villain we can't get enough of. With interviews with the film's major players, the book...
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"Andrés Tzompaxtle Tecpile was torn from the world. Abducted off the street, blindfolded and beaten, he was brought to a Mexican military facility and "disappeared." Tzompaxtle, a young indigenous man and member of an insurgent guerrilla movement, was subjected to months of interrogation and torture as the military tried to extract information from him. In an effort to buy time to protect his family and comrades, and to keep himself alive, he lead...
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Escrito por Leila Cobo, Vicepresidenta de Música Latina en Billboard y la mayor autoridad de la música latina, La fórmula "Despacito" es una mirada profunda al detrás de escenas de la música que hace bailar al mundo entero. Seguramente conoces "Despacito", la canción de Luis Fonsi y Daddy Yankee con un remix de Justin Bieber, que rápidamente se convirtió en la canción más escuchada del mundo y cuyo video fue el primero en conseguir...
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Through candid interviews, some of American literature's greatest luminaries highlight critical linkages between their work and their unique vantage points as Black women. Responding to questions about why and for whom they write, and how they perceive their responsibility to their craft, to others, and to society, the featured playwrights, poets, novelists, and essayists provide a window into their pathbreaking creativity.--
70) The lowdown
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Series of interviews with the members of Nirvana recorded at various points throughout their career. Includes contributions from close friends, and Courtney Love reading Kurt Cobain's final words to thousands of mourning fans.
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"Before his name became synonymous with a new style of comedy; before he had written, directed, or produced his first movie or TV show; before he and his roommate Adam Sandler were performing stand up at dive bars in LA; before all that, Judd Apatow was a kid in Syosett, Long Island who was utterly obsessed with comedy. At 16, he started hosting a radio show for his local high school station, and he would call up the biggest comics of the day - comics...
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In intimate and eloquent interviews, including the last he gave before his suicide, the writer hailed by A.O. Scott of The New York Times as “the best mind of his generation” considers the state of modern America, entertainment and discipline, adulthood, literature, and his own inimitable writing style.
In addition to Wallace’s last interview, the volume features a conversation with Dave Eggers, a revealing...
In addition to Wallace’s last interview, the volume features a conversation with Dave Eggers, a revealing...
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