Dolores Price ist dreizehn, als ihre kleine Welt aus den Fugen gerät. Von einem Tag auf den anderen verläßt ihr Vater die Familie und stürzt ihre lebenslustige Mutter in eine tiefe Krise. Wie ein plötzlich gestrandeter Wal kommt Dolores sich vor. Aber große Mädchen weinen nicht, und deshalb beginnt Dolores ganz allein ihre Suche nach Liebe und Wahrheit.

Drummer von Nirvana, Band Leader der Foo Fighters, erfolgreicher Solokünstler: Dave Grohl ist einer der größten Rockstars unserer Zeit – und seine Stories sind der lässigste Bestseller im Herbst 2021

„Es gibt einen roten Faden, der sich durch alles zieht, was ich tue: das Geschichtenerzählen. Ob in Liedern, Filmen oder auf Instagram, ich habe immer das Bedürfnis, Momente aus meinem Leben zu teilen.“
Dave Grohl ist ein Weltstar auf den Musikbühnen. Und er ist ein fulminanter Erzähler. Von den Geschichten seines Lebens handelt sein Buch: von einschneidenden Erlebnissen in Kindheit und Jugend, vom Aufbruch aus der Familie in die Welt der Musik, von eindrücklichen Begegnungen, einem Auftritt im Weißen Haus oder auch einem partysprengenden Feuerwerk bei einer Familienfeier … Grohl schildert ein Leben in voller Lautstärke, das reich ist an lustigen Absurditäten wie auch berührenden Momenten.

Edgy interviews with challenging musicians, including Marilyn Manson, Henry Rollins, Slipknot, Jello Biafra, Fat Mike of NOFX, Rage Against the Machine, Chuck D of Public Enemy, Ian MacKaye of Fugazi, and more. Attacked by Christian fundamentalists, middle America and the CIA, they tell it like it is about religion, racism, God, guns, government, drugs, literature, censorship and more! You can be drunken or high and get by singing for years, but you can't do that with rapping. But you can still have a good time without drinking or getting high. We'll go out and hang out or dance and be stupid.--Chuck D In Santa Barbara the Christian protestors were handing out pizza to the fans. I found it very odd that they were trying to spread the word of Christ through Domino's pizza! I thought that it was diabolical that they took communion with pepperoni and tomato sauce rather than wine and wafer.--Marilyn Manson I'm no fan of Osama Bin Laden- it's just one more example why religious fundamentalism should be eradicated. Bush says 'you're either with us or with the terrorists' but I say it's possible to be with neither.--Jello Biafra

From its beginnings in hip hop culture, the dense rhythms and aggressive lyrics of rap music have made it a provocative fixture on the American cultural landscape. In Black Noise: Rap Music and Black Culture in Contemporary America, Tricia Rose, described by the New York Times as a "hip hop theorist," takes a comprehensive look at the lyrics, music, cultures, themes, and styles of this highly rhythmic, rhymed storytelling and grapples with the most salient issues and debates that surround it.

Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and History at New York University, Tricia Rose sorts through rap's multiple voices by exploring its underlying urban cultural politics, particularly the influential New York City rap scene, and discusses rap as a unique musical form in which traditional African-based oral traditions fuse with cutting-edge music technologies. Next she takes up rap's racial politics, its sharp criticisms of the police and the government, and the responses of those institutions. Finally, she explores the complex sexual politics of rap, including questions of misogyny, sexual domination, and female rappers' critiques of men.

But these debates do not overshadow rappers' own words and thoughts. Rose also closely examines the lyrics and videos for songs by artists such as Public Enemy, KRS-One, Salt N' Pepa, MC Lyte, and L. L. Cool J. and draws on candid interviews with Queen Latifah, music producer Eric "Vietnam" Sadler, dancer Crazy Legs, and others to paint the full range of rap's political and aesthetic spectrum. In the end, Rose observes, rap music remains a vibrant force with its own aesthetic, "a noisy and powerful element of contemporary American popular culture which continues to draw a great deal of attention to itself."

This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography And Life Through The Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx is part photo, part journal--but all Nikki Sixx. It is a collection of compelling photography and stories that capture the rage, love, optimism, darkness, and determination that shape his work. Combining the raw authenticity that defined his New York Times bestseller The Heroin Diaries with a photographic journey, This Is Gonna Hurt chronicles Sixx's experiences--from his early years filled with toxic waste, to his success with Mötley Crüe, to his near death from an OD and his eventual rebirth through music, photography, and love.

Love story, social commentary, family memoir, This Is Gonna Hurt offers the compelling insights of an artist and a man struggling to survive, connect, and find a happy ending--a search that fuels Sixx's being.

Ihr Name: Rachel Morgan.
Ihr Job: Kopfgeldjägerin.
Ihre Aufgabe: auf den Straßen von Cincinnati Vampire, Hexen und andere finstere Kreaturen zu jagen.
Ihr Problem: Sie selbst hat eine düstere Vergangenheit …

Greece in the age of Heroes. Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the kingdom of Phthia. Here he is nobody, just another unwanted boy living in the shadow of King Peleus and his golden son, Achilles.

Achilles, “best of all the Greeks,” is everything Patroclus is not—strong, beautiful, the child of a goddess—and by all rights their paths should never cross. Yet one day, Achilles takes the shamed prince under his wing and soon their tentative connection gives way to a steadfast friendship. As they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something far deeper—despite the displeasure of Achilles’ mother Thetis, a cruel sea goddess with a hatred of mortals.

Fate is never far from the heels of Achilles. When word comes that Helen of Sparta has been kidnapped, the men of Greece are called upon to lay siege to Troy in her name. Seduced by the promise of a glorious destiny, Achilles joins their cause. Torn between love and fear for his friend, Patroclus follows Achilles into war, little knowing that the years that follow will test everything they have learned, everything they hold dear. And that, before he is ready, he will be forced to surrender his friend to the hands of Fate.

Profoundly moving and breathtakingly original, this rendering of the epic Trojan War is a dazzling feat of the imagination, a devastating love story, and an almighty battle between gods and kings, peace and glory, immortal fame and the human heart.

We have fought battles that left more than a hundred corpses on the ground and not a word of it has ever been set down. The Order fights, but often it fights in shadow, without glory or reward. We have no banners.

Vaelin Al Sorna's life changes forever the day his father abandons him at the gates of the Sixth Order, a secretive military arm of the Faith. Together with his fellow initiates, Vaelin undertakes a brutal training regime - where the price of failure is often death. Under the tutelage of the Order's masters, he learns how to forge a blade, survive the wilds and kill a man quickly and quietly.

Now his new skills will be put to the test. War is coming. Vaelin is the Sixth Order's deadliest weapon and the Realm's only hope. He must draw upon the very essence of his strength and cunning if he is to survive the coming conflict. Yet as the world teeters on the edge of chaos, Vaelin will learn that the truth can cut deeper than any sword.

Sie braucht sein Herz für ein magisches Ritual – er ihren Tod für das Leben seiner Schwester:

Der New-York-Times-Bestseller »A Song Of Wraiths And Ruin« von der aus Ghana stammenden Autorin Roseanne A. Brown führt uns in eine Fantasywelt, die auf allen Ebenen begeistert: mythisch, romantisch und modern!

Alle zehn Jahre findet im Königreich Sonande das berühmte Solstasia-Turnier statt, bei dem alle Nationen des Reiches zusammenkommen, um dem Wettstreit der Champions beizuwohnen. Doch für die junge Königin Karina geht es um viel mehr: Um ihre Mutter wiederbeleben zu können, braucht sie das Herz eines Königs. Daher bietet Karina dem Gewinner des Festes ihre Hand an…

Zur gleichen Zeit kommt Malik mit seinen beiden Schwestern in die Hauptstadt Ziran, voller Hoffnung auf ein neues Leben fern von Krieg und Gewalt. Malik freut sich auf die Festlichkeiten rund um Solstasia – bis ein rachsüchtiger Geist seine kleine Schwester Nadia entführt und einen furchtbaren Preis für ihr Leben verlangt: den Tod von Königin Karina. Für Malik gibt es nur eine Chance, Karina nahe genug zu kommen, um sie zu töten: Er muss das Solstasia-Turnier gewinnen …

Sechs unberechenbare Außenseiter - eine unmögliche Mission

Ein Dieb mit der Begabung, aus jeder Falle zu entkommen.
Eine Spionin, die nur »das Phantom« genannt wird.
Ein Verurteilter mit einem unstillbaren Verlangen nach Rache.
Eine Magierin, die ihre Kräfte nutzt, um in den Slums zu überleben.
Ein Scharfschütze, der keiner Wette widerstehen kann.
Ein Ausreißer aus gutem Hause mit einem Händchen für Sprengstoff.

Höchst unterschiedliche Motive trieben die sechs Außenseiter an, die einen gefährlichen Magier aus dem bestgesicherten Gefängnis der Welt befreien sollen. Kaz Brekker, Meisterdieb und Mastermind, ist nicht der Einzige, der Geheimnisse vor den anderen verbirgt - und natürlich steckt weitaus mehr hinter dem Auftrag, als die sechs »Krähen« ahnen können...