Books written by Neal Karlen
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Augie’s Secrets: The Minneapolis Mob and the King of the Hennepin Strip
Joe Ferris, one of Augie's hundredsof closest friends fordecades, guessed that he'd beclutching a corned beef sandwich andabottle of beer. When questionedlater, therabbi demurred.He hadn't said “a heavenly crown.
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Babes in Toyland: The Making and Selling of a Rock and Roll Band
And Laura Taylor, Henry Ferris's assistant, was a master of both calm and getting checks moving (admirable traits she shares with Susan Jensen, Suzanne Gluck's assistant at ICM). At Warner Bros. Records I want to first thank Tim Carr, ...
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This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record
“Hanner” is a true general in the Purple Army. I also owe muchly to the whole team at St. Martin's: I never use the word “fabulous,” but there is no other word to describe copyeditors Jenna Dolan and Susan Llewelyn, production editor ...
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Slouching Toward Fargo: A Two-Year Saga of Sinners and St. Paul Saints at the Bottom of the Bush Leagues with...
The Casey Award-winning account of life in the minor leagues, celebrating the game, the characters who love it, and the magic that can happen when a town, a team, and a ball player get a second chance.
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Take My Life, Please!
The celebrated violin-playing funnyman discusses his courtship with his oft-mentioned wife, his stellar career, the audiences for whom he has played--among them Queen Elizabeth and Dutch Schultz--and more. (Biography).
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The Babe in Boyland
The first woman to host her own national talk-radio sports show speaks her mind about the world of sports, the fans, and sports executives Nanci Donnellan, known to her legion of fans as the Fabulous Sports Babe, has been shocking and ...
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Slouching Toward Fargo:: A Two-Year Saga Of Sinners And St. Paul Saints At The Bottom Of The Bush Leagues With...
This is where Darryl Strawberry was rehabilitated (the first time) and began his long comeback climb to the Majors. Jack Morris--once baseball's winningest pitcher and biggest s.o.b.--joined the team only to vanish without a trace.
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The Story of Yiddish: How a Mish-Mosh of Languages Saved the Jews
The Story of Yiddish is a delightful tale of a people, their place in the world, and the fascinating language that held them together.
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This Thing Called Life: Prince's Odyssey, On and Off the Record
Neal Karlen was the only journalist Prince granted in-depth press interviews to for over a dozen years, from before Purple Rain to when the artist changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph.
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Shanda: The Making and Breaking of a Self-loathing Jew
Shanda: The Making and Breaking of a Self-loathing Jew