Bøger af Laura Jackson

This fascinating biography provides a detailed portrait of the high-energy, charismatic international superstar and frontman of the ever-popular band, Bon Jovi. The book charts Jon's relationship with the other band members who have their fair share of rock and roll stories - sex, booze, burnouts, health and women problems. Although rock music is Jon Bon Jovi's first love, he has more recently developed an interest in acting - starring in various hit TV shows such as Ally McBeal and Sex and the City and attracting critical acclaim for his role in World War II hit film, U-571. He has also scored film music, with his score for Young Guns earning him an Oscar nomination. Bestselling writer Laura Jackson explores the personality, character, drive and the determination that have taken him from playing New Jersey clubs through all the groupie excess and glamorous indulgence to where the band is today. Two new chapters in this updated edition detail his recent work for charity, his involvement in politics and football and also give an update on the band's new albums and tours.

**THE DEFINITIVE, UP-TO-DATE BIOGRAPHY OF FREDDIE MERCURY**'An outstanding biography. . .a fitting testament to the creative genius' -- Daily Mail'Touches all manner of intriguing rock 'n' roll debauchery. . .fascinating reading' -- Time OutThis fascinating biography of Freddie Mercury has received outstanding acclaim from Queen and rock fans worldwide -- now revised and updated to coincide with the release of the film about his life, Bohemian Rhapsody.Born Farrokh Bulsara on the island of Zanzibar, Freddie Mercury rose to worldwide stardom as the lead singer of Britain's biggest music act of all time. In this bestselling biography, Laura Jackson reveals the reality behind Queen's flamboyant frontman and lead singer, as she looks behind his unique brand of showmanship to discover who Freddie Mercury really was. Featuring exclusive interviews with some of those closest to Freddie right up until his tragic death, original Queen members and many others -- including new and intimate stories from Tim Rice, Richard Branson, Cliff Richard, Bruce Dickinson, Mike Moran, Wayne Eagling, Zandra Rhodes and Susannah York -- this is the definitive biography of one of rock's greatest legends.

As the lead guitarist of Queen, Brian May is one of rock's most recognisable stars. Brian May: The Definitive Biography charts his life from his childhood, through his years studying astrophysics and teaching, to his success with Queen, his more recent projects and his volatile relationship with actress Anita Dobson. Bestselling writer Laura Jackson examines closely the many aspects of the May's life, detailing Queen's struggles to acheive success and what life at the top was really like. It charts the camaraderie and conflicts within Queen as well as the disintegration of May's first marriage, the death of his father and the profound professional and emotional effects of Freddie Mercury's illness and death. Packed with nearly seventy first-hand exclusive interviews with some of May's closest friends, colleagues and fellow musicians - including Iommi, Joe Elliott, Raul Rodgers, Cliff Richard and Spike Edney - this is an extraordinary, inimate portrait of a rock legend.

In this definitive biography of Brian Jones, Laura Jackson - the first to insist that Jones was murdered and the first to identify his killer - rejects the stereotype of a narcissistic rock star who was doomed to self-destruct. Instead, she spoke to the people who knew him best: his family and friends, girlfriends and confidantes, the musicians and friends who lived and worked with him right up until his death in 1969. Jones emerges as a man of immense talent, energy and humour, but crippled by insecurities and shyness - a portrayal greatly at odds with the sordid rumours that plagued him throughout his life, which continue to this day. Jackson provides new testimony on the rivalries within the Rolling Stones and the bitter final split, together with telling details from the pathology and coroner's reports, to tell the story behind the headlines and get to the heart of the mysterious death of Brian Jones.

A biography that provides definitive insight into the life of Neil Diamond, one of the most talented singer-songwriters of a generation.

Essays chronicling the beauty and awe of Appalachia through the eyes of a lifelong West Virginian. Winner of the 2023 Autumn House Nonfiction Prize, Deep & Wild is the debut essay collection of Laura Jackson. Jackson, a lifelong West Virginian, employs her knowledge of and curiosity for the region to describe life in West Virginia as it actually is while dismantling stereotypes portrayed in popular media with humor and tenderness. Jackson works to describe what is special about her home, looking head-on at all the ways life in West Virginia may be wonderful and terrible, beautiful and ugly. Moving beyond all-too-common Appalachian stories of hardship and poverty, Jackson's collection revels in joy, family, and nature. Through her essays, Jackson invites readers to peer under creek rocks for crawfish, look a little more fondly at opossums, a road trip to an annual ramp festival, and learn why not to trust a GPS along West Virginia's rugged roads. From her living room to Appalachian hollows, Jackson approaches the sublime, seeking truths in the removal of a stump from her backyard and in John Denver's famous song, "Take Me Home, Country Roads."

Ellie Lansing has a picture-perfect life with a close-knit family and the perfect boyfriend. But her world is suddenly knocked off center when her drool-worthy boyfriend cheats, and her always-has-it-together mother is diagnosed with cancer. Ellie doesn't get it. She always does the right thing-doesn't God owe her a happy life? Through her heartache, Ellie learns that sometimes what seems like the end is really just the beginning and that what God has for us is always worth the wait.

Doesn't anyone feel she's worth their time?Routinely ignored by her single mother, high school senior Lindsey Hamilton hides her loneliness behind a mask of flirtatious self-confidence that has many boys wrapped around her finger. However, during community service required for graduation, she meets a shy guy with a haunted past who barely gives her the time of day. Why doesn't he like her?Then the father she thought had abandoned her before birth wants to meet, and she discovers everything she believed about him is a lie.How will Lindsey learn to trust so she can realize that she has been loved all along?

A mysterious and extremely whiffy smell has caused the Pong Police to close the lane. Now Cheryl with a C, the dancing diva who puts the wah-wah in Chihuahua, has nowhere to practice for Anton Du Bark's Hotpaws Barking Boogie, and she needs a partner! Newly appointed leader of the gang, Dodgy Dave, has a secret he's not keen to share. Can the Alley Cats bring the lane back to life, and can Buddy Bites get Cheryl off spicy fajitas for ever?

Timmy, the cat with the crumpled ear and six and a half senses, desperately wants to join the gang. But no cat has ever been allowed to join the notorious all-dog group. To help him, Badger needs to visit the Crystal Cave, but the Wim-Wim is suffering from a crumpled crank shaft and is going nowhere. Can Badger make alternative travel arrangements? How did Snif, the gang leader, get his brutal scar? And can dogs and cats ever truly rumble along together?

Steven Tyler is one of life's natural born survivors. With an exhaustively vibrant personality, this dynamic lead singer has been one of the most distinctive figures in rock music for more than three decades. Raised in a close, loving family, Tyler survived a tough upbringing in the Bronx. His inherent passion for performing and a talent for playing instruments propelled him into rock music as a teenager. He fronted a succession of local bands before meeting the guys with whom he would form Aerosmith in 1970. Laura Jackson reveals the stories behind Tyler's relationships with band members and the many women in his life, his battle with Hepatitis C, and his drug-fuelled meltdown during the late '70s and early '80s when he was snorting pure heroin. She also explores his visits to rehab in the 1980s which saved his life. Tyler has lived a roller coaster life of excess - spending over a million dollars on drugs - but is miraculously still performing. Steven Tyler: the biography tells his incredible story.

The fascinating and definitive biography of much-loved actor Kiefer Sutherland.

A remarkable new biography of a much-lauded and much-loved American band, The Eagles.

The definitive biography of one of the most iconic bands of all time, Queen.

A fascinating biography that provides a detailed portrait of a man who is much more than just a rock star.

Monsieur Antipyrine åbner en ny genetisk massegrav i det kapitalistisk-postmarxistiske imaginære og nærmeste omegn: en virkelig fesen, sen, blå-i-blå affære. Vi kan slet ikke blive ortolitterært-tænksomme eller akademisk-normative eller kunstnerisk-klæbrige eller dumkritisk-medløberiske eller poetisk-idiotiske nok. Vi kan ikke tilstrækkeligt bekræfte al den vederhæftige kanonicitet, på størrelse med et fordøjelsessystem-forvekslet-med-et-kønsorgan, eller alt det mægtig, mægtig sukkersubtile. Og ganske specielt ikke når det drejer sig om dem, der for eksempel måtte bilde sig noget særligt ind vedrørende nogen som helst fordrejnings strategiske habitus, status eller vomitus lige nu. Se blot alle disse fodnoter hos Monsieur Antipyrine: en interplanetarisk forvokset klump af møllesten, der ikke kan kyles noget sted hen, men kun være på en eller anden fæl forkant hos hele den godmodige bestand af for længst givne individer. Rundtomkring gnider alt mod alt. Alle disse uendelige litteraturlister: amazon.coms demokratiske genitalier, Marx the Profit. Fra skridtets forfængeligheder og helt ned i knæ på de højere læreanstalter. Monsieur Antipyrine kan simpelthen ikke komme af med sig selv, det er ikke nogen misforståelse. Og der bliver ingen metastasering til nye, hidtil usete højder af modifikation, heller ikke denne gang, ikke en globalobskøn skid. Monsieur Antipyrine tager afstand fra al etableret diskurs og tænker mere eller mindre, som en tumpe tegner, og fatter ikke, hvad der menes, når andre påstår i det hele taget at kunne ‘se noget’ i en tegning. Nogle vil sikkert spørge: Tager Monsieur Antipyrine afstand fra eller afstand fra al etableret diskurs? Altså, er det ikke diskursen i sig selv, den er gal med, så må det fandme være det etablerede — etableringen og, øh, snarere diskursen, den skrumper rent faktisk iøjnefaldende for dernæst at eskalere sit verdensomspændende grovæderi, sit mentale tyngdepunkts objektive diktatur. Ja, vi kender det jo alligevel ikke. Det private er sgu da ikke nulpunkt nok. Ærlig talt, det er snarere Monsieur Antipyrine, den er gal med: Antipyrine-i-kapitalismen. Og vi kan godt gentage det, bare med os selv som modsat fortegn. […]Følgende har bidraget til de rørende scener:Claus HandbergSimone WeilEva La CourJørgen MichaelsenAnne-Louise BosmansGayatri Chakravorty SpivakMathias SæderupCæcilie H. PoulsenErik SteinskogRoswitha ScholzRobert KurzJonas Georg ChristensenLaura JacksonAlexander TrocchiHenriette HeiseMorten Holm LarsenElizabeth BishopLaureNaja Vucina PedersenMikkel ThykierMikkel BoltHenrik HaveDen redaktionelle uorden varetages af: Mikkel Bolt Claus Handberg Mathias Kokholm Jørgen Michaelsen Mikkel Thykier