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David Bowie Is Publishers' Top Target As Rock Memoirs Prove Huge Success

Rock Memoirs

First Posted: 07/18/11 12:07 PM ET Updated: 09/17/11 06:12 AM ET

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The Observer:

Call them the Big Five. Game hunters have their wish-list of trophy animals, and rock music has its own – the elite group of rock stars yet to be bagged for publishing deals. This month, after HarperCollins snapped up the autobiography of Pete Townshend of the Who after a bidding war, publishers' sights are firmly set on the few remaining major talents to have held back from a book deal.

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Call them the Big Five. Game hunters have their wish-list of trophy animals, and rock music has its own – the elite group of rock stars yet to be bagged for publishing deals. This month, after Harpe...
Call them the Big Five. Game hunters have their wish-list of trophy animals, and rock music has its own – the elite group of rock stars yet to be bagged for publishing deals. This month, after Harpe...
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JDM73
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01:22 AM on 07/19/2011
Lou Reed, please.
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