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Christopher Sandford


Christopher Sandford has been writing about pop music for twenty years, his articles appearing in the Times, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Spectator and New York Times, among others. In 1998 Rolling Stone called him “the pre-eminent author in his field today.”

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Polanski

Trade Paperback | 496 pages | Arrow | Biography & Autobiography
978-0-09-948684-8 (0-09-948684-9)

March 2, 2009 | $24.95



This in-depth examination of one of Hollywood’s most famous, and infamous, directors and stars is utterly absorbing.

Born in Paris to Polish-Jewish parents, Polanski dealt with the terrors of his childhood — including internment in Auschwitz — by creating an elaborate fantasy world in which he lived as a film star. He...

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McCartney

Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Arrow | Biography & Autobiography
978-0-09-947130-1 (0-09-947130-2)

October 23, 2007 | $21.95



Full of extraordinary revelations, Paul McCartney is a revealing tale of self-destruction, violence and epic excess.

Between 1963 and 1970, Paul McCartney did the following: Sold 160 million albums. Scored 25 Number One singles. Captured the whole thing in A Hard Day’s Night. Experimented with drugs. Offended the church. Established the concept...

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Polanski

Hardcover | 304 pages | Century | Biography & Autobiography
978-1-84413-879-1 (1-84413-879-8)

October 2, 2007 | $45.95



Born in Paris to Polish-Jewish parents, Polanski dealt with the terrors of his childhood — including internment in Auschwitz — by creating an elaborate fantasy world in which he lived as a film star. Polanski would go on to become one of the best and most infamous directors in Hollywood’s history...

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McCartney

Hardcover | 352 pages | Century | Biography & Autobiography
978-1-84413-602-5 (1-84413-602-7)

April 17, 2006 | $45.00



Full of extraordinary revelations, Paul McCartney is a revealing tale of self-destruction, violence and epic excess.

Between 1963 and 1970, Paul McCartney did the following: Sold 160 million albums. Scored 25 Number One singles. Captured the whole thing in A Hard Day’s Night. Experimented with drugs. Offended the church. Established the concept...

Also available as a trade paperback.