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Elton John, author of Me

Christened Reginald Dwight, he was a shy boy with Buddy Holly glasses who grew up in the London suburb of Pinner and dreamed of becoming a pop star. By the age of 23, he was performing his first gig in America, facing an astonished audience in his bright yellow dungarees, a star-spangled T-shirt and boots with wings. Elton John had arrived, and the music world would never be the same again. His life has been full of drama, from the early rejection of his work with song-writing partner Bernie Taupin to spinning out of control as a chart-topping superstar; from half-heartedly trying to drown himself in his LA swimming pool to disco-dancing with Princess Diana and Queen Elizabeth. All the while, Elton was hiding a drug addiction that would grip him for over a decade.

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Week of October 26, 2020

Paperback releases for the week of October 26th include ME, the first and only official autobiography of music icon Elton John, who reveals the truth about his extraordinary life --- from his rollercoaster lifestyle as shown in the film Rocketman, to becoming a living legend; Jeff Lindsay's JUST WATCH ME, which introduces readers to Riley Wolfe --- a master thief and an expert at disguise who is not averse to violence when it’s needed --- as he plots an impossible crime: stealing the Iranian Crown Jewels; THE MUSEUM OF DESIRE by Jonathan Kellerman, which finds psychologist Alex Delaware and detective Milo Sturgis struggling to make sense of a seemingly inexplicable massacre; Nancy Thayer's LET IT SNOW, in which a Nantucket shopkeeper discovers that Christmas is the perfect occasion to make unexpected friendships, warm the coldest of hearts, and maybe even find love; and THE QUEENS OF ANIMATION by Nathalia Holt, the untold story of the women of Walt Disney Studios, who shaped the iconic films that have enthralled generations.

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