Audio Books by Michael Diamond

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE 5-TIME EMMY NOMINATED SPIKE JONZE ''LIVE DOCUMENTARY'' BEASTIE BOYS STORY, AVAILABLE ON APPLE TV+ BOOK OF THE YEAR SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, ROLLING STONE, ROUGH TRADE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ''One of the greatest music books ever published.'' MAX PORTER Formed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam "AD-ROCK" Horovitz and Michael "Mike D" Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the almost impossible-to-fathom overnight success of their debut studio album Licensed to Ill; that album''s messy fallout; their break with Def Jam, move to Los Angeles, and rebirth as musicians and social activists, with the genre-defying masterpiece Paul''s Boutique. For more than twenty years, this band has had a wide-ranging and lasting influence on popular culture. With a style as distinctive and eclectic as a Beastie Boys album, Beastie Boys Book upends the typical music memoir. Alongside the band narrative you will find rare photos, original illustrations, a cookbook by chef Roy Choi, a graphic novel, a map of Beastie Boys'' New York, mixtape playlists, pieces by guest contributors, and many more surprises.

An examination of racial attitudes in popular British culture, 1890–1940.

The world pushed to the brink...A shadowy leader revealed...As the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of three souls...It has been two years since the events in a French manor ripped Julius Godom''s mind apart, sending him into a catatonic state. As he recovers under the watchful eye of Rhona Masterson in London, Julius must come to grips with his lost path and reforge a shattered mind. As healer and counselor to Julius, Rhona comes to understand the power of her own faith, and what part she has yet to play. Lyra Dubois sits in the seat of power, but as shadowy forces swirl around the Poisoned Heart, the young master assassin realizes her own shadow is no longer safe.When the mastermind of the Idol search is revealed, the three disparate paths must come together. Spirited across the Atlantic by the R.M.S. Olympic, the three make their way back to America, all in hopes of fighting off the terror which rises from the watery depths.

After two years of intense negotiations President John F. Brander has succeeded in bringing together Israel and the Palestinians to sign a peace accord-the mission that has eluded even the most determined statesmen for more than 60 years. Resolving this bitter conflict-at the epicenter of Islamic hostility towards the West-will mark the beginning of the end of the world''s clash of civilizations. As the parties iron out final details in preparation for a ceremony on the White House lawns, David Dekel, a handsome young researcher in geological remote sensing at Israel''s Ben-Gurion University makes a remarkable discovery that throws the entire process into a spin. Fifty meters below the surface of the soon-to-be-surrendered West Bank town of Jenin, Dekel discovers an oil trap large enough to meet Israel''s energy needs for the next 100 years.

''Victorian Sensation'' sheds light on the Victorians'' fascination with celebrity culture and their obsession with gruesome and explicit reportage of murders and sex scandals. With a vivid cast of characters, ranging from the serial poisoner William Palmer, to Charles Dickens, Jumbo the Elephant, distinguished politicians and even the Queen herself, this passionate analysis of the period reveals how the reporting methods of our own popular media have their origins in the Victorian press, and shows that sensation was as integral a part of society in the nineteenth century as it is today.

A captivating look at the origins of our own tabloid culture in the salacious and titillating media of the Victorian era.