Rebellious biography books
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Time Magazine quipped at the start of the Millennium in their gossip section that the Backstreet Boys might be transforming into the Millennium's new Motley Crue now that "Nikki Sixx has mellowed out..." Following an almost 3-decade education in rebellion as Hard Rock's mad musical scientist- highlighted by a now-infamous (and temporarily lethal) heroin overdose; relationships with some of Hollywood's most luscious leading ladies, including Vanity, Playboy Playmate Brandi Brandt, Baywatch star Donna D'Errico, and L.A. Ink star Kat Von D; and an almost 30-year, multi-platinum run (selling over 80,000,000 records worldwide) as the creative center of hard rock's most decadent and notorious rock band, Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx's legacy among rock and metal fans worldwide is secure. Chronicled via Sixx's own diary entries, as well as through exclusive interviews with many of those closest to Sixx, including Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, former live-in girlfriend (and multi-platinum rock artist) Lita Ford, legendary hard rock producers Bob Rock, Tom Werman, and Scott Humphrey, co-founding member of London Lizzie Grey, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower, Sixx A.M. band member and Sixx songwriting/producing partner James Michael, recovery specialist to the stars Bob Timmons (who
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks by Jeanne Theoharis: Book Review
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Title:The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Young Readers Edition)
Author: Jeanne Theoharis and Brandy Colbert
Genre:Biography, History, Social Justice
Audience:Young Adult
Content Warning: Violence, racism, sexism, brief mentions of rape
I’m ashamed to admit that my knowledge of Rosa Parks was limited to her refusal to move to the back of a segregated bus in the Jim Crow south. To quote Julian Bond in this book, I more or less bought the narrative that “Rosa sat down, Martin stood up, then the white folks saw the light and saved the day.” Yes, that’s an oversimplification but there’s enough truth there to hurt.
Rosa’s fight for civil rights did not begin that day on the bus on December 1, 1955. The granddaughter of formerly enslaved people, she learned about the contributions of Black people to history, science, and culture, even at a young age. Her husband, Raymond, was active in
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Voice of Rebellion
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—Samra Zafar, bestselling author intelligent A Good thing Wife