LAJ's Bookshelf

Love, Freddie: Freddie Mercury’s Secret Life and Love

Writer, commentator, cultural historian and Sunday Times best-selling author Lesley-Ann Jones publishes Love, Freddie The closest thing to an autobiography of the Queen legend the world will ever know. From the leading biographer of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones and Marc Bolan.

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The Stone Age: Sixty Years of the Rolling Stones

On 12 July 1962, the Rollin' Stones performed their first-ever gig at London's Marquee jazz club. Down the line, a 'g' was added, a spark was lit and their destiny was sealed. No going back.

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Songbird: An Intimate Biography of Christine McVie

Christine McVie - born Christine Perfect - was the quintessentially English rock star, as both the backbone and the beating heart of Fleetwood Mac.

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Fly Away Paul

How McCartney survived the Beatles, found his Wings and became a solo superstar.

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Who Killed John Lennon? The lives, loves and deaths of the greatest rock star

Late on 8 December 1980, the world stopped turning for millions when news broke that its best-loved rock star had been gunned down in cold blood in New York City.

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Love of My Life: The Life and Loves of Freddie Mercury

Millions of Queen and screen fans who watched the Oscar-winning film Bohemian Rhapsody believe that Mary Austin, the woman he could never quite let go of, was the love of Freddie Mercury's life. But the truth is infinitely more complicated.

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Tumbling Dice

"Hilarious, revealing, shocking and hugely enjoyable account of the wild, weird world of celebrity and even wilder, weirder world of tabloid journalism." - Piers Morgan, TV presenter, journalist and former Editor, News of the World, Daily Mirror, MailOnline, Mail on Sunday

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Bohemian Rhapsody: The Definitive Biography of Freddie Mercury

In her journey to understand the man behind the legend, Lesley-Ann Jones has travelled from London to Zanzibar to India.

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Hero: David Bowie

Respected music journalist and biographer Lesley-Ann Jones knew David Jones from the days before fame, when he was a young musician starting out, frustrated by an industry that wouldn't give him a break and determined to succeed.

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Ride a White Swan: The Lives and Death of Marc Bolan

From mod folk artist to flower power pixie elfin to the king of glam rockers, Marc Bolan was the ultimate chameleon. His far-reaching musical and stylistic influence is more relevant today than ever

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Imagine

When rock journalist Nina Vincent witnesses the murder of John Lennon, she has two choices: forget about it, or write about it.

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How to Be a Rock Star

How To Be A Rock Star is the long-awaited memoir by former EMI head of A&R David Ambrose. Co-authored by acclaimed music writer Lesley-Ann Jones, the book is a riveting rewind through Ambrose's years as a rock musician.

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