"84, Charring Cross Road" by Helene Hanff

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The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist, and Sexual Renegade

Drawn from the secret, never-before-seen diaries, journals, and sexual records of the novelist, poet, and university professor Samuel M. Steward,Secret Historianis a sensational reconstruction of one of the more extraordinary hidden lives of the twentieth century. An intimate friend of Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, and Thornton Wilder, Steward maintained a secret sex life from childhood on, and documented these experiences in brilliantly vivid (and often very funny) detail.

After leaving the world of academe to become Phil Sparrow, a tattoo artist on Chicago's notorious South State Street, Steward worked closely with Alfred Kinsey on his landmark sex research. During the early 1960s, Steward changed his name and identity once again, this time to write exceptionally literate, upbeat pro-homosexual pornography under the name of Phil Andros.

Until today he has been known only as Phil Sparrow--but an extraordinary archive of his papers, lost since his death in 1993, has provided Justin Spring with the material for an exceptionally compassionate and brilliantly illuminating life-and-times biography. More than merely the story of one remarkable man,Secret Historianis a moving portrait of homosexual life long before Stonewall and gay liberation.
Secret Historianis a 2010 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction.

Secret Historian

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Laurence Maslon

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How Show Tunes Enchanted America

Broadway to Main Street

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Kev Gahan

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Search for David Bowie in Berlin, Studio 54, Outer Space and More

Where's Bowie? takes you on a hunt for the alien rock god David Bowie through his favourite haunts.

Look for Bowie's glam rock personas in a nightclub, find his many movie characters in a studio backlot, search for a trilogy of Bowies by the Berlin Wall and discover his most iconic fashion moments in the V&A Museum. A keen eye will also spot his friends, family, contemporaries and influences hidden in these pages.

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