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We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
Written by Paul Shaffer and David Ritz
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385524834
Our Price: $26.00
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We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
A Swingin' Show-biz Saga
Written by Paul Shaffer and David Ritz

Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $26.00

From Paul Shaffer, lifelong music junkie, hipster, and longtime leader of David Letterman's band, comes a candid, endearing, hilarious, and star-studded memoir of a life in-and love of-show business.

How does a kid go from a remote Canadian town at the tip of Lake Superior to the bright lights of Broadway and... Read more >
Journey of a Thousand Miles
Journey of a Thousand Miles
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385524575
Our Price: $16.00
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Journey of a Thousand Miles
My Story
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $16.00

“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a hardcover.
We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
Written by Paul Shaffer and David Ritz, Read by Paul Shaffer
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780307577092
Our Price: $35.00
 Quantity: 1 
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We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
A Swingin' Showbiz Saga
Written by Paul Shaffer and David Ritz
Read by Paul Shaffer


Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $35.00

From Paul Shaffer, lifelong music junkie, hipster, and longtime leader of David Letterman's band, comes a candid, endearing, hilarious, and star-studded memoir of a life in-and love of-show business.

How does a kid go from a remote Canadian town at the tip of Lake Superior to the bright lights of Broadway and... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a hardcover.
Lady Sings the Blues the 50th Anniversary Edition
Lady Sings the Blues the 50th Anniversary Edition
Written by Billie Holiday and William Dufty, Foreword by David Ritz
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767923866
Our Price: $15.95
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Lady Sings the Blues the 50th Anniversary Edition

Written by Billie Holiday and William Dufty
Foreword by David Ritz


Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: July 25, 2006
Price: $15.95

Lady Sings the Blues is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred autobiography of Billie Holiday, the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation. Taking the reader on a fast-moving journey from Holiday’s rough-and-tumble Baltimore childhood (where she ran errands at a whorehouse in exchange for the chance to listen to Louis Armstrong and... Read more >
Elvis by the Presleys
Elvis by the Presleys
Written by Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley, Edited by David Ritz
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780307237415
Our Price: $24.95
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Elvis by the Presleys

Written by Priscilla Presley and Lisa Marie Presley
Edited by David Ritz


Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 3, 2005
Price: $24.95

For the first time, the inside story of legendary entertainer Elvis Presley’s life as a husband, father, son, cousin, friend, spiritual seeker — Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley, and other family members, come together to memorialize our greatest star in this stunningly illustrated companion to a major television special and longer-form... Read more >
Journey of a Thousand Miles
Journey of a Thousand Miles
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385524568
Our Price: $24.95
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Journey of a Thousand Miles
My Story
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz

Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $24.95

“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a trade paperback.
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash
Written by Grandmaster Flash and David Ritz
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780767924757
Our Price: $22.95
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The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash
My Life, My Beats
Written by Grandmaster Flash and David Ritz

Format: Hardcover, 272 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $22.95

A no-holds-barred memoir from the primary architect of hip hop and one of the culture's most revered music icons—both the tale of his life and legacy and a testament to dogged determination.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five fomented the musical revolution known as hip hop. Theirs was a groundbreaking union between...

Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Inside Power
Inside Power
Written by Gary Sheffield and David Ritz
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780307352231
Our Price: $13.95
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Inside Power

Written by Gary Sheffield and David Ritz

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: April 22, 2008
Price: $13.95

I love this game

Love the feel of the bat in my hand, the grass under my feet, the shouts of encouragement as I step into the box. I draw strength from the fans and play my heart out for them.

I just wish those who control the game had more respect for... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Sanctified Blues
Sanctified Blues
Written by Mable John and David Ritz
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767921657
Our Price: $12.95
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Sanctified Blues
A Novel
Written by Mable John and David Ritz

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: June 13, 2006
Price: $12.95

Albertina Merci, a talented R&B singer, toured with Ray Charles, James Brown, and Wilson Pickett—until the fateful night her voice gave out in front of a sold-out crowd. Encouraged by her fans, she offered a little speech in praise of Jesus instead of a song. Her spontaneous words became the seed... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Love Tornado
Love Tornado
Written by Mable John and David Ritz
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767921671
Our Price: $19.00
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Love Tornado
A Novel
Written by Mable John and David Ritz

Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $19.00

Pastor Albertina Merci, the former blues singer turned minister, juggles rap, romance, family, and faith in the third book in this delightful series.

The unexpected arrival of fifteen-year-old rapper J Love hits Pastor Merci with the force of a whirlwind. When J’s mother is killed in a tragic bus accident, Albertina is...

Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Stay Out of the Kitchen!
Stay Out of the Kitchen!
Written by Mable John and David Ritz
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767921664
Our Price: $15.00
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Stay Out of the Kitchen!
An Albertina Merci Novel
Written by Mable John and David Ritz

Format: Trade Paperback, 254 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2007
Price: $15.00

Albertina Merci is back in this delightful second book featuring everyone’s favorite blues singer turned evangelist!

After Albertina’s dear friend Mr. Mario, the owner of Mr. Mario’s Downhome Café, has a heart attack and then loses his wife to diabetes, he decides that his lifetime love of soul food is over for...

Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Inside Power
Inside Power
Written by Gary Sheffield and David Ritz
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307395184
Our Price: $13.95
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Inside Power

Written by Gary Sheffield and David Ritz

Format: eBook
On Sale: April 3, 2007
Price: $13.95

Becoming a Major League ballplayer for Dwight and me, that was the dream.

Dwight is Dwight Gooden. Most people know him for winning the Cy Young Award. To me, though, he’s family, an uncle, but at four years older, really a brother. I can still remember those games of catch with Dwight... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Sanctified Blues
Sanctified Blues
Written by Mable John and David Ritz
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307419200
Our Price: $12.95
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Sanctified Blues
A Novel
Written by Mable John and David Ritz

Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $12.95

Albertina Merci, a talented R&B singer, toured with Ray Charles, James Brown, and Wilson Pickett—until the fateful night her voice gave out in front of a sold-out crowd. Encouraged by her fans, she offered a little speech in praise of Jesus instead of a song. Her spontaneous words became the seed... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Journey of a Thousand Miles
Journey of a Thousand Miles
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385526913
Our Price: $16.00
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more>>
Journey of a Thousand Miles
My Story
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz

Format: eBook, 272 pages
On Sale: July 15, 2008
Price: $16.00

“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as... Read more >
We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
Written by Paul Shaffer and David Ritz
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385532211
Our Price: $26.00
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more>>
We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
A Swingin' Show-biz Saga
Written by Paul Shaffer and David Ritz

Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $26.00

From Paul Shaffer, lifelong music junkie, hipster, and longtime leader of David Letterman's band, comes a candid, endearing, hilarious, and star-studded memoir of a life in-and love of-show business.

How does a kid go from a remote Canadian town at the tip of Lake Superior to the bright lights of Broadway and... Read more >
Howling at the Moon
Howling at the Moon
Written by Walter Yetnikoff and David Ritz, Read by Walter Yetnikoff
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739311639
Our Price: $12.95

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

Howling at the Moon
The Odyssey of a Monstrous Music Mogul in an Age of Excess
Written by Walter Yetnikoff and David Ritz
Read by Walter Yetnikoff


Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: March 2, 2004
Price: $12.95

he music industry’s most outspoken, outrageous, and phenomenally successful executive delivers a rollicking memoir of pop music’s heyday.

During the 1970s and '80s the music business was dominated by a few major labels and artists such as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand...

Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Howling at the Moon
Howling at the Moon
Written by Walter Yetnikoff and David Ritz
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767918107
Our Price: $14.95
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more>>
Howling at the Moon
The Odyssey of a Monstrous Music Mogul in an Age of Excess
Written by Walter Yetnikoff and David Ritz

Format: eBook
On Sale: March 2, 2004
Price: $14.95

he music industry’s most outspoken, outrageous, and phenomenally successful executive delivers a rollicking memoir of pop music’s heyday.

During the 1970s and '80s the music business was dominated by a few major labels and artists such as Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Barbra Streisand...

Read more >
Also available as an abridged audiobook download.
Stay Out of the Kitchen!
Stay Out of the Kitchen!
Written by Mable John and David Ritz
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767927901
Our Price: $15.00
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
Stay Out of the Kitchen!
An Albertina Merci Novel
Written by Mable John and David Ritz

Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: June 26, 2007
Price: $15.00

Albertina Merci is back in this delightful second book featuring everyone’s favorite blues singer turned evangelist!

After Albertina’s dear friend Mr. Mario, the owner of Mr. Mario’s Downhome Café, has a heart attack and then loses his wife to diabetes, he decides that his lifetime love of soul food is over for... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash
Written by Grandmaster Flash and David Ritz
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767930000
Our Price: $22.95
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash
My Life, My Beats
Written by Grandmaster Flash and David Ritz

Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $22.95

A no-holds-barred memoir from the primary architect of hip hop and one of the culture's most revered music icons—both the tale of his life and legacy and a testament to dogged determination.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five fomented the musical revolution known as hip hop. Theirs was a groundbreaking union between... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
Love Tornado
Love Tornado
Written by Mable John and David Ritz
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780767930147
Our Price: $19.00
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
Love Tornado
A Novel
Written by Mable John and David Ritz

Format: eBook, 240 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2008
Price: $19.00

Pastor Albertina Merci, the former blues singer turned minister, juggles rap, romance, family, and faith in the third book in this delightful series.

The unexpected arrival of fifteen-year-old rapper J Love hits Pastor Merci with the force of a whirlwind. When J’s mother is killed in a tragic bus accident, Albertina is... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Journey of a Thousand Miles
Journey of a Thousand Miles
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz, Read by Feodor Chin
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415957523
Our Price: $17.50

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

Journey of a Thousand Miles
My Story
Written by Lang Lang and David Ritz
Read by Feodor Chin


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: July 8, 2008
Price: $17.50

“Number One” was a phrase my father—and, for that matter, my mother—repeated time and time again. It was a phrase spoken by my parents’ friends and by their friends’ children. Whenever adults discussed the great Chinese painters and sculptors from the ancient dynasties, there was always a single artist named as... Read more >
Also available as an eBook, hardcover and a trade paperback.
We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
Written by Paul Shaffer and David Ritz, Read by Paul Shaffer
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415967065
Our Price: $17.50

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

We'll Be Here For the Rest of Our Lives
A Swingin' Showbiz Saga
Written by Paul Shaffer and David Ritz
Read by Paul Shaffer


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $17.50

From Paul Shaffer, lifelong music junkie, hipster, and longtime leader of David Letterman's band, comes a candid, endearing, hilarious, and star-studded memoir of a life in-and love of-show business.

How does a kid go from a remote Canadian town at the tip of Lake Superior to the bright lights of Broadway and... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audio CD, eBook and a hardcover.
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