Real Names of Movie Stars Review
This book lists a total of 3,349 movie star names and includes a new feature : over 100 photos with bios of selected movie stars. Every celebrity name comprises real name, occupation(actor,singer, etc.), birthplace, birth date, and death date where applicable.
Little Boys Come from the Stars Review
It is even said-but I admit that it's difficult to believe, even though I got this from my uncle-that when Papa was born, you couldn't follow the World Cup or the Olympics live and that Coca-Cola had yet to spread the selling of soft drinks to our village.Michael Jackson had yet to become famous . . . If all this was really true, I wonder how men managed to fill up the twenty-four hours of the day, three hundred sixty-five days a year.
His nickname is Matapari, which means "trouble." He is an African child of the '90s-brilliant, mischievous, postcolonial, postmodern-caught in the crossfire of a chaotically liberated African country. Matapari grows up in a world of talking drums, the Internet, and satellite TV, a world of dictators who remake themselves as democrats overnight. His uncle is a stooge for the dictator; his father is a scholarly recluse obsessed with proving that blacks played key roles in Western history. Matapari is a young man in the middle-but the shrewdness and wit with which he tells his often riotously funny story set him apart from his relatives and countrymen. Emmanuel Dongala uses the ingenious viewpoint of a child to show up the telltale world of adults-and to show how one preserves one's independence in a corrupt and violent society.
Motown : The Golden Years: The Stars and Music That Shaped a Generation Review
This is the book for lovers of Motown! Author and Motown historian Bill Dahl has expertly compiled this comprehensive guide to the musical combination of pop and gospel, known as Motown. This new compilation features an A-to-Z listing and biography of nearly every Motown group since its beginning in 1959. Also included are never-before-published photos. Enthusiasts will now have a chance to own a complete encyclopaedia of groups and artists, along with information about their music, including a discography and price guide. Dahl has written liner notes for hundreds of recordings and is also a regular contributor to many record publications, including Goldmine. Includes a -32-page colour section containing many never-before-published photos and a complete encyclopaedia of groups, artists, plus discography and price guide for all Motown acts
