ELIZABETH + MICHAEL
Donald Bogle
Simon & Schuster
Donald Bogle is one of the country’s leading authorities on popular entertainment. He presents an eye-opening and unique biography of two larger-than-life legends: Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson; and their unlikely yet enduring friendship.
From the moment Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson met, they were hooked on each other. He peered into her violet eyes and was transfixed; she, in turn, was dazzled by his talent, intrigued by his sweet-tempered childlike personality, and moved by the stories she had already heard about his troubled early life. Soon a deep friendship blossomed, most unexpectedly unlike anything either had ever experienced. Their bond of their struggles and place within the public spotlight, their held them together, and their love for each other endured.
Donald shares the emotional connection, without shying away from the controversies that swirled around them.
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THE TRIP
Deborah Davis
Simon & Schuster
Read about a little-known road trip across America that the then up-and-coming artist, Andy Warhol took in 1963, and how this journey profoundly influenced his life and art.
What began as a madcap, drug-fueled romp became a journey that took Warhol on a kaleidoscopic intricate adventure which began in NYC, across the vast American heartland, all the way to Hollywood, and back.
The Trip captures how Warhol intersected with Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Marcel Duchamp, Elizabeth Taylor, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and other bold-faced names of the time. In addition, he metthose without known names that changed his psyche.
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WHEN THE NIGHT COMES
Favel Parrett
Simon & Schuster
Favel tells the story of a young Tasmanian girl and a Danish sailor and the brief encounter that leaves a lasting impact on both.
Isla is a lonely girl who moves to Hobart with her mother and brother to try to better their lives. It’s not really working until they meet Bo, a crewman on an Antarctic supply ship, the Nella Dan, who shares stories about his adventures with them—his travels, bird watching, his home in Denmark, and life on board the ship. Isla is struggling to learn what truly matters and who to trust, while this modern Viking is searching to understand his past and to find a place in this world for himself. Though their time together is short, it is enough to change the course of both their lives.