Closer You Are debutantes

Closer You Are debutantesThe authorized biography of Robert Pollard, indie rock icon and founder of the music group Guided By Voices Robert Pollard has been a staple of the indie rock scene since the early '80s, along with his band Guided By Voices. Pollard was a longtime grade school teacher who toiled endlessly on his music, finding success only after adopting a do it yourself approach, relying on lo fi home recordings for much of his and his band's career. A prolific

a single mother

Standing Bear Is a Person is the fascinating behind-the-scenes story of that landmark 1879 court case

and in 1948 she became the youngest solo performer ever to participate in a Royal Command Performance before the Queen

Jim Collins chronicles a season in the life of the Chatham A's

and body mass--resulting in a number that accurately determined the nurses risk of heart disease

and the global economy

having experienced an epic fall from grace that can only be described as a waking nightmare

Sean King knows how the younger agent feels

the death of a single platoon captain

and the stakes of his rise are bracing

is in charge of security for the Olympic Games—but when a killer strikes hours before the event

Now he reveals how he brought CCR to number one in the world