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Award-winning songwriter and pioneering guitarist Bruce Cockburn has been shaped by politics, protest, romance, and spiritual discovery. He has toured the globe, visiting far-flung places such as Guatemala, Mali, Mozambique, Afghanistan, and Nepal, performing and speaking out on diverse issues from native rights and land mines to the environment and Third World debt. His journeys have been reflected in his music and evolving styles: folk, jazz,
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Joni Mitchell may be the most influential female recording artist and composer of the late twentieth century. In Reckless Daughter , the music critic David Yaffe tells the remarkable, heart-wrenching story of how the blond girl with the guitar became a superstar of folk music in the 1960s, a key figure in the Laurel Canyon music scene of the 1970s, and the songwriter who spoke resonantly to, and for, audiences across the country.A Canadian prairie...
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In this biography the author explores the facets of Cohen's life from his early childhood in Montreal, to his entree into the worlds of literature and music, his immersion in Jewish culture, obsession with Christian imagery, and deep commitment to Buddhist detachment, including the five years he spent at a monastery outside of Los Angeles and his ordainment as a Rinzai Zen Buddhist Monk.
10) Carly Rae Jepsen
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Profiles the life of Carly Rae Jepson, discussing her family, philosophy on boys, future plans, and more.
11) Justin Bieber
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Presents the life and career of the teenaged singing sensation, from his childhood and early career to his rise in popularity and the future of his music.
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Go beyond the music to learn what it took for Justin Bieber, a boy from small town Canada with a passion for music, to dominate the pop charts around the world. Packed with rare footage and exclusive interviews with fellow touring artists Mindless Behavior as well as best friend and rapper, Lil Twist, this biography also features Selena Gomez. Experience his journey from YouTube sensation to a superstar-a story that will keep his millions of fans...
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In October 1973, the poet and singer Leonard Cohen—thirty-nine years old, famous, unhappy, and at a creative dead end—traveled from his home on the Greek island of Hydra to the chaos and bloodshed of the Sinai desert when Egypt attacked Israel on the Jewish high holiday of Yom Kippur. Moving around the front with a guitar and a group of local musicians, Cohen met hundreds of young soldiers, men and women at the worst moment of their lives. Those...
17) High school
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High School is the revelatory and unique coming-of-age story of Sara and Tegan Quin, identical twins from Calgary, Alberta, who grew up at the height of grunge and rave culture in the nineties, well before they became the celebrated musicians and global LGBTQ icons we know today. While grappling with their identity and sexuality, often alone, they also faced academic meltdown, their parents' divorce, and the looming pressure of what might come after...
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"Meet famous music star Drake! In this engaging title, readers will follow Drake's career from his role on Degrassi: The Next Generation to his move into music and first album Thank Me Later to four American Music Awards and three Grammy Awards! Drake's charitable work is also featured. Table of contents, map, 'Did You Know' fact boxes, a 'Snapshot' graphic with vital information, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards...
19) Shawn Mendes
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"In March 2014, a sixteen-year-old Shawn Mendes posted a simple tweet from the Toronto suburb of Pickering, Ontario. It said: "Vote for my cover on @RyanSeacrest's 'Say Something' contest!" Mendes had been posting covers of radio-friendly pop songs for about a year, mostly created right in his bedroom. He had decided it was time to show the world what he could do. The contest rules were simple. The song "Say Something" was blowing up on YouTube with...
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Concert film biopic and sequel to Never say never, the film continues to focus on Justin Bieber's rise to international fame as he embarks on his Believe Tour. In new interviews with Bieber, the movie reveals answers to questions about his passion to make music, relationships, and coming of age in the spotlight as well as never-before-seen concert footage, and behind-the-scenes access.