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Sooner or Later in Spain
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Sooner or Later in Spain is a DVD/CD released by Marah on November 14, 2006. It is the first official video release by the band. The release includes a 21-song DVD recorded in Mataro, Spain in 2005. The release is accompanied by a 7 song live CD featuring recordings from radio appearances and live concerts. The DVD was originally made as a fan-based recording. Marah is an American rock band that formed in the early 1990s and is closely associated with the cities of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Brooklyn, New York. The band is known for its intense live performances, classic rock production style, and association with authors Nick Hornby and Sarah Vowell and musicians Bruce Springsteen and Steve Earle.
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Songbook (Nick Hornby Book)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Songbook (published in the United Kingdom as 31 Songs) is a 2002 collection of 26 essays by English writer Nick Hornby about songs and (more often) the particular emotional resonance they carry for him. In the UK, Sony released a stand-alone CD, A Selection of Music from 31 Songs, featuring 18 songs. The hardcover edition of Songbook, published in the U.S. by McSweeney's and illustrated by Marcel Dzama, includes a CD with 11 of the songs featured in the book.
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Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. "Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?" was a 1965 single by American rock artist Bob Dylan. It reached #58 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #17 on the UK chart in January 1966. It was recorded with The Hawks (later to become The Band) during the same session where "One of Us Must Know (Sooner or Later)" was recorded. These two songs were the only two fully realized during these sessions, and Dylan went on to record the rest of what would become "Blonde on Blonde" in Nashville with various other musicians.
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Songs From Northern Britain
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Songs from Northern Britain is the sixth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Teenage Fanclub, released in 1997. In his book 31 Songs, Nick Hornby names Songs from Northern Britain as one of his favourite albums. He names the introduction to the book after "Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From", and also praises "Ain't That Enough". Teenage Fanclub are an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. The band is composed of Norman Blake (vocals, guitar), Raymond McGinley (vocals, lead guitar), Gerard Love (vocals, bass) and Francis MacDonald (drums), with songwriting duties shared equally between Blake, McGinley and Love. In concert, the band usually alternate between the three songwriters (who all sing lead vocals on their own songs) giving equal playing time to each one's songs.
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About a Boy (Film)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.About a Boy is a 2002 film directed by brothers Chris Weitz and Paul Weitz, and based on the book of the same name by Nick Hornby. The film stars Hugh Grant as Will, Nicholas Hoult as Marcus, Toni Collette as Fiona, and Rachel Weisz as Rachel. The film at times uses double voice-over narration, where the audience hear both Will's and Marcus's thoughts. It was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Adapted Screenplay.
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You Had Time
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About a Boy
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. About a Boy is a 1998 novel by British writer Nick Hornby. It was adapted into a film in 2002. The novel is about Will Freeman, a 36-year-old bachelor, and Marcus, an eccentric, introverted, bullied twelve-year-old who lives alone with his suicidal mother, Fiona. Will, who has never had to work thanks to the royalties from his father's Christmas song hit entitled "Santa's Super Sleigh", has a lot of spare time. Most of this he spends smoking, watching TV, listening to albums and looking for female temporary companionship. After a pleasant relationship with a single mother, Angie, Will comes up with the idea of attending a single parents group as a new way to pick up women. For this purpose, he invents a two-year-old son called Ned. It is through one of these single parents meetings that he comes to know Marcus. Although their relationship is initially somewhat strained, they finally succeed in striking up a true friendship. Will helps Marcus to fit into the modern world.
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High Fidelity (Film)
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Fidelity is a 2000 American comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Cusack. The film is based on the 1995 British novel of the same name by Nick Hornby, with the setting moved from London to Chicago and the name of the lead character changed. After seeing the film, Hornby expressed his happiness with John Cusack's performance as Rob Gordon (changed from Rob Fleming in the book), saying, "At times, it appears to be a film in which John Cusack reads my book". The film centers on Rob Gordon (John Cusack), a self-confessed audiophile whose flair for understanding women is less than par for the course. After getting dumped by his current girlfriend, Laura (Iben Hjejle), he decides to look up some of his old flames in an attempt to figure out what he keeps doing wrong in his relationships.
€ 136,00