The Velvet Underground: Heroin, S&M, and the Attempted Assassination of Andy Warhol

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Bob Marley: Rasta Vigilante

Bob Marley is known as the peace and love reggae superstar, but the truth of who he really was is a bit more complicated. After gunmen raided his home, putting bullets into him, his wife, his manager and his guitar player, Bob survived. But the lives of his assassins—all of them— ...  Show more

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