[PDF] Acorn (Spanish Edition) by Yoko Ono in Arts-Photography

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Ziggy Stardust; Aladdin Sane; the Thin White Duke. Gender Bender. Rebel. Songwriter. Fashion Icon. Rock God. One of the most influential creative artists of his generation; David Bowie morphed from one glittering incarnation to the next over the course of five decadesmdash;an enduring superstar who remained endlessly enigmatic and always ahead of his time. Discover the man behind the myth in this intimate and in-depth biographymdash;featuring a full-color sixteen-page photo insert.David Bowie passed away after an eighteen-month battle with cancer on January 10; 2016. Few knew of his illness; and Bowie flawlessly orchestrated his last goodbye with the release of his final (and some say best) album; Blackstar; featuring the haunting song ldquo;Lazarus;rdquo; and its accompanying video; a farewell message to his millions of fans. Throughout his iconic career that included such hits as ldquo;Letrsquo;s Dance;rdquo; ldquo;Space Oddity;rdquo; ldquo;Heroes;rdquo; ldquo;Modern Love;rdquo; and ldquo;Life on Mars;rdquo; Bowie managed to retain his Hollywood star mystique. Through in-depth interviews with those who knew him best; New York Times bestselling author Wendy Leigh reveals the man behind Bowiersquo;s myriad imagesmdash;up to and including his role as stay-at-home dad; happily monogamous in his quarter-of-a-century-plus marriage to supermodel Iman. In this ldquo;sizzlingrdquo; (Radar Online) new biography; Leigh brings fresh insights to Bowiersquo;s battles with addiction; his insatiable sex lifemdash;from self-avowed gay to bisexual to resolutely heterosexualmdash;and countless conquests; his childhood in a working-class London neighborhood and the troubling family influences that fueled his relentless pursuit of success; and much more. This exploration of an artist beloved by so many reveals the man at the center of the mythos.