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MY CROSS TO BEAR

by Gregg Allman

Life, love and music from one of the most influential American recording artists of the last 40 years. Full review >

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JIMI HENDRIX

by Leon Hendrix with Adam Mitchell

Though it reads like the author’s effort to write himself back into the official history of his famous sibling, this memoir... Full review >

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NEVER SAY NEVER

by Ricki Lake

A sometimes-humorous, self-reflective chronicle of a triumphant journey through a troublesome childhood, chaotic young... Full review >

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WHO IS THAT MAN?

by David Dalton

Although the book ends in a bit of a limbo—as any book that follows Dylan in his later career is destined to do—this lively... Full review >

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