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Biographic ABBA - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Viv Coot
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Category: Performing Arts | Series: Biographic Ser.
Most people know that ABBA (1972-1982) were a Swedish band who became one of the world's most successful pop groups after winning the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Waterloo." What, perhaps, they don't know is that they have sold more than 380 million albums and singles; that their name w ...Show more
Biographic Audrey - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Sophie Collins
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Category: Performing Arts | Series: Biographic Ser.
Most people know that Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) was a Hollywood movie star and world famous fashion icon. What, perhaps, they don't know is that she is one of a few select people to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony; that she could speak five different languages; that she owned a pet deer ...Show more
Biographic Beethoven by Marcus Weeks
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Category: Art & Fashion | Series: Biographic Ser.
Most people know that Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) was a German composer, a musical prodigy whose Symphony No. 5 is recognizable the world over from its opening four notes. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he was almost completely deaf for nearly half his life; that his father would often lie ...Show more
Biographic: Bowie - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Liz Flavell
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Category: Music | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that David Bowie (1947-2016) was an iconic singer, songwriter and actor, whose lyrics, performances and ever-changing persona were at the heart of pop culture for over five decades. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he smoked 80 cigarettes a day, acted in 27 films, sold over 140 mi ...Show more
Biographic - Einstein - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Brian CLEGG
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Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was the creator of the theory of relativity that revolutionized modern science. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he did not learn to speak until he was 4 years old; that he was asked to become the President of Israel in 1952, but refused; that he w ...Show more
Biographic: Hendrix - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Liz Flavell
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Category: Music | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) was a pioneering guitarist and songwriter whose electric playing and performances were at the heart of Sixties pop culture. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he trained as a paratrooper in the Army; that his first guitar cost only $5, while the guitar ...Show more
Biographic: Marilyn - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Katie Greenwood
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Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Most people know that Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) was a Hollywood icon, and at one time the most famous movie star on the planet. What, perhaps, they don't know is that she lived in 42 different homes; that she loved Abraham Lincoln with a passion; that she was the first choice for the role of Holly Goli ...Show more
Biographic Marley - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Liz Flavell
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Category: Performing Arts | Series: Biographic Ser.
Most people know that Bob Marley (1945-1981) was a singer-songwriter who popularized reggae music and whose Jamaican culture and Rastafarian beliefs have attained worldwide influence. What, perhaps, they don't know is that his music inspired 7,000 prisoners of war to escape; that after running out of mo ...Show more
Biographic Prince - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Liz Flavell
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Category: Performing Arts | Series: Biographic Ser.
Most people know that Prince (1958--2016) was an iconic singer-songwriter whose creative brilliance transformed music for more than four decades. What, perhaps, they don't know is that his real name actually was Prince; that he once simultaneously held the number one spots in the US for film, single, an ...Show more
Biographic Tesla: Great Lives in Graphic Form by Brian CLEGG
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Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) was an engineer and inventor, instrumental in developing the alternating-current (AC) electrical system and wireless radio communications we still use today. What, perhaps, they don't know is that he was born during a lightning storm; that when he first arr ...Show more
Biographic The Beatles - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Viv Coot
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Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Most people know that The Beatles (1960-1970) were the most famous pop group of all time, who were at the heart of 1960s counterculture and whose songs transformed the music world. What, perhaps, they don't know is that they have spent more than 1,300 weeks, or 25 years, on the Billboard chart; that the ...Show more
Coco: Great Lives in Graphic Form by Sophie Collins
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Category: Art & Fashion | Series: Biographic Ser.
Many people know that Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) was a prolific French fashion designer and founder of the House of Chanel, who ruled over Parisian haute couture for almost six decades. What, perhaps, they don't know is that, she was taught to sew by nuns and started Chanel by making hats; that ...Show more