New Releases by Bill Shapiro

With contributions from Cheryl Strayed, Mark Cuban, Ta-Nahesi Coates, Melinda Gates, Joss Whedon, James Patterson, and many more -- this fascinating collection gives us a peek into 150 personal treasures and the secret histories behind them. All of us have that one object that holds deep meaning--something that speaks to our past, that carries a remarkable story. Bestselling author Bill Shapiro collected this sweeping range of stories--he talked to everyone from renowned writers to Shark Tank hosts, from blackjack dealers to teachers, truckers, and nuns, even a reformed counterfeiter--to reveal the often hidden, always surprising lives of objects.

Tells the story of the young Keith Richards, who was introduced to the joy of music through his beloved granddad, affectionately known as "Gus."

Gitaristen i The Rolling Stones forteller om hvordan han fikk sin første gitar av bestefaren, som også lærte ham å spille. Boken er illustrert av Keith Richards datter Theodora, og er en skildring av forholdet mellom barn og besteforeldre. Med i boken følger det en CD der Keith Richards leser fortellingen og spiller den første melodien han lærte: det klassiske gitarstykket La Malagueña. Billedbok for mellomtrinnet.

Fevered notes scribbled on napkins after first dates. Titillating text messages. It's-not-you-it's-me relationship-enders. In Other People’s Love Letters, Bill Shapiro has searched America’s attics, closets, and cigar boxes and found actual letters–unflinchingly honest missives full of lust, provocation, guilt, and vulnerability–written only for a lover’s eyes. Modern love, of course, is not all bliss, and in these pages you’ll find the full range of a relationship, with its whispered promises as well as its heartache. But what at first appears to be a deliciously voyeuristic peek into other people’s most passionate moments, will ultimately reawaken your own desires and tenderness…because when you read these letters, you’ll find the heart you’re looking into is actually your own. • "i think UR great. wanna have wine & Tequila again sometime?" • "I can't believe you're real, and I think about you constantly in some way or the other all day. I haven't given the finger to anyone driving since I met you." • "With you I learned how to fight cleaner, how to talk things out better, and how to make a strong loving family out of nothing. These are priceless gifts that I will carry with me the rest of my life. One more thing you did for me: you left, and I had to get through it." • "P.S. I look forward to your letters too much to call. Also, where do you stand on chains?"

It starts small -- with a small town suddenly going dark one night. And even as a few begin to suspect the truth, the vampires' campaign to take over the world begins. While those in the highest reaches of government come to terms with the existence of the creatures of the night, they find they're fighting a losing battle and soon the vampires have their victory. Now, while the vampires remake the world into their image and the mastermind of the takeover tries to solidify his power, a ragtag group of surviving humans on Earth work with those in a military outpost on the moon to take back their world, if they can.

Lists more than one thousand compact discs, evaluates the content and sound quality of each one, and includes essays on the history of rock music

Reviewing more than 500 discs of rock and roll music, the author analyzes the source of the recording (analog or digital) and rates each disc for content and sound quality.