Catalog Search Results
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
x, 436 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"An oral history of basketball"--
"Inspired by a landmark ESPN film series, this is an extraordinary oral history of basketball--its eye-opening untold history, its profound deeper meaning, its transformative influence on the world--as told through an unprecedented series of candid conversations with the game's greatest icons. This is the greatest love story never told. It has passion and heartbreak, triumph and betrayal. It is deeply intimate yet...
2) Rock concert: an oral history as told by the artists, backstage insiders, and fans who were there
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on over ninety interviews with musicians, promoters, stagehands, and others who contributed to the huge cultural phenomenon that is live rock. Between 1950 and 1985, the rock concert developed its allure and power as a unifying experience-and became an influential multi-billion-dollar industry. In Rock Concert, acclaimed interviewer Marc Myers sets out to...
Author
Language
English
Description
Journalist and historian Garrett Graff tells the story of September 11, 2001 as it was lived, in the words of those who lived it. Drawing on transcripts, recently declassified documents, original interviews, and oral histories from nearly five hundred government officials, first responders, witnesses, survivors, friends, and family members, Graff paints a vivid and human portrait of the September 11 attacks. Beginning in the predawn hours of airports...
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiii, 434 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Girl Group Sound, made famous and unforgettable by acts like The Ronettes, The Shirelles, The Supremes, and The Vandellas, took over the airwaves by capturing the mix of innocence and rebellion emblematic of America in the 1960s. As songs like "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "Then He Kissed Me," and "Be My Baby" rose to number one, Girl Groups cornered the burgeoning post-war market of teenage rock and roll fans, indelibly shaping the trajectory...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xxvii, 434 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Draws on forty years of intimate interviews with band members, family, lovers, and confidants, many speaking publicly for the first time, to offer an oral history depicting the reggae icon's life.
Series
Publisher
EOne Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (273 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A continuation of director Claude Lanzmann's award-winning documentary masterpiece Shoah, comprised of interviews conducted with four women who survived the Holocaust, each finding herself improbably alive after war's end. It is presented as a two-part theatrical release.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Watergate comes the most up-to-date and complete account of D-Day--the largest seaborne invasion in history and the moment that secured the Allied victory in World War II. D-Day is one of history's greatest and most unbelievable military and human triumphs. Though the full campaign lasted just over a month, the surprise landing of over 150,000...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 339 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews. All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time. The material is comprised of intimate interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, their families, friends and business associates that were conducted by Beatles intimate Peter Brown and author Steven Gaines in 1980-1981 during the preparation of...
In Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Salina Public Library can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request