Nonfiction Books

A Tale of Two Brothers: Jim Morrison & Michael Hutchence

Written by Jacqueline Murray   
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
  • Paperback: 732 pages
  • Publisher: AuthorHouse (April 17, 2008)
  • ISBN: 143437288X (ISBN-13: 978-1434372888)

Rock legends Jim Morrison of "The Doors" and Michael Hutchence of "INXS" have given a psychic medium riveting accounts of their controversial deaths and the many myths that surrounded their lives as only they can tell them.

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Angels Dance And Angels Die: The Tragic Romance of Pamela and Jim Morrison

Written by Patricia Butler, Jerry Hopkins (Introduction)   
Thursday, 23 June 2011
  • Paperback, 234 pages
  • Published November 1st 2002 by Music Sales (first published 1997)
  • ISBN 0825672708 (ISBN13: 9780825672705)

This softcover edition examines the turbulent relationship between legendary Doors frontman Jim Morrison and his common-law wife, Pamela Courson, tracing the lives of Courson and Morrison before their fateful meeting in 1965, their lives together until Morrison's death in 1971, and Courson's life without Morrison, including her fight to gain the rights to his estate until her death from a heroin overdose on April 25, 1974.

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Becoming Elektra: The True Story of Jac Holzman's Visionary Record Label

Written by Mick Houghton   
Tuesday, 24 May 2011
  • Paperback, 304 pages
  • Published September 1st 2010 by Jawbone Press
  • ISBN 1906002290 (ISBN13: 9781906002299)

 

Becoming Elektra is an account of Elektra Records in the Jac Holzman years from 1950 to 1973. It tells the story of Elektra's growth from a small independent folk label to a major multi-faceted hit making concern. Jac Holzman's role in founding and running the company is central to the story and his capacity for lateral thinking—that led to innovations such as the first-ever sampler album and a million-selling series of sound effects records—is a recurring theme. But the book is not just a story of one man's business success. It is also about the label's artists and the great music they produced and other key people who gave the company its identity.

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Break on Through: The Life and Death of Jim Morrison

Written by James Riordan, Jerry Prochnicky   
Sunday, 29 May 2011
  • Paperback, 544 pages
  • Published October 30th 1992 by Harper Paperbacks (first published 1991)
  • ISBN 0688119158 (ISBN13: 9780688119157)

 

Since his death in 1971, friends and band members have produced several biographies describing various aspects of Jim Morrison's life and career. Now James Riordan and Jerry Prochnicky examine with insightful clarity the entire story of Morrison's roots, his early family life, the intellectual foundations of his music, his wild days with The Doors, his private life, and the mystery that still surrounds his death.

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Conversations with Jim Morrison and Other Rock Legends: Featuring Michael Hutchence, Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and Sid Vicious

Written by Jacqueline Murray, Rev. Francine Milano (Foreword)   
Tuesday, 26 July 2011
  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (February 27, 2009)
  • ISBN: 1439222754 (ISBN-13: 978-1439222751)

Jim Morrison of "The Doors" and Michael Hutchence of "INXS" visit their chosen channel once again to offer more insights about life on this side and the great beyond. In her first book, A Tale of Two Brothers: Jim Morrison and Michael Hutchence, psychic medium Jacqueline Murray was given riveting accounts of their controversial deaths and the many myths that surrounded their lives as only they could tell them. Jim and Michael have both returned along with other great rock legends to offer more controversial dialog in this new work, "Conversations with Jim Morrison and Other Rock Legends." Before the first book was even completed, Morrison requested of Murray an opportunity to introduce some old and new friends on the other side. Fans can now read true life and death accounts from Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix and Sid Vicious straight from the source as Jim introduces each one personally.

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