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1) Atlantic Fever: Lindbergh, His Competitors, and the Race to Cross the Atlantic

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Language

English

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For five weeks-from April 14 to May 21, 1927-the world held its breath while fourteen aviators took to the air to capture the $25,000 prize that Raymond Orteig offered to the first man to cross the Atlantic Ocean without stopping. Joe Jackson's Atlantic Fever is about this race, a milestone in American history whose story has never been fully told. Delving into the lives of the big-name competitors-the polar explorer Richard Byrd, the French war...

2) Championship Sunday: An Uncommon Pursuit of a Dream

Author

Jackson, Joe

Language

English

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From his earliest memories, Joe Jackson dreamed of playing in the National Football League and being somebody great-a champion. But, growing up in a family of seven in a Cincinnati suburb during the turbulent times of the 1960s didn't look promising. It took hard work, discipline, and good coaching to become a champion in the world's eyes in the NFL. But, the most significant change didn't take place on a football field, but in his heart when he gave...

3) Richard Harris: Raising Hell and Reaching for Heaven

Author

Jackson, Joe

Language

English

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In 1987, when Richard Harris — the legendary star of “This Sporting Life”, “The Field” and “Harry Potter” and the “Philosopher's Stone” — was interviewed for the first time by Joe Jackson, they almost came to blows. Jackson was determined to unearth deeper truths about the actor than he usually disclosed during interviews. Harris had manipulated the media all his life, largely to keep people from getting to really know him. However,...

4) Greatest hits

Author

Jackson, Joe

Publisher

A & M Records

Pub. Date

p1996

Physical Desc

1 CD : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet.

Language

English

5) Look sharp!

Author

Jackson, Joe

Publisher

A&M Records

Pub. Date

p1979

Physical Desc

1 CD (34 min.) : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

6) Laughter & lust

Author

Jackson, Joe

Publisher

Virgin Records America

Pub. Date

1991

Physical Desc

1 CD (52 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

7) Dead run: the untold story of Dennis Stockton and America's only mass escape from death row

Author

Jackson, Joe

Publisher

Times Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

xxiii, 299 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.

Language

English

8) Symphony no. 1

Author

Jackson, Joe

Publisher

Sony Music

Pub. Date

c1999.

Physical Desc

1 CD : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Language

English

9) Black Elk: the life of an American visionary

Author

Jackson, Joe

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

2016.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

xviiI, 599 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Language

English

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"Describes the life of the Native American holy man who fought at Little Big Horn, witnessed the death of his cousin Crazy Horse, traveled to Europe as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West show and became a traditionalist in the Ghost Dance movement."--NoveList.