DREAMER OF DUNE
THE BIOGRAPHY OF FRANK HERBERT
Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert is a 2003 biography of the American science fiction author Frank Herbert written by his son Brian Herbert. It was a Hugo Award for Best Related Work finalist in 2004.[1]
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NO ONE HERE GETS OUT ALIVE
THE BIOGRAPHY OF JIM MORRISON
No One Here Gets Out Alive was the first biography about the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band the Doors, Jim Morrison, published in 1980.[1] Its title is taken from a line in the Doors’ song “Five to One“,[2] and the book is divided into three sections: The Bow is Drawn, The Arrow Flies and The Arrow Falls, for the early years of Morrison’s life, his rise to fame with the Doors, and then his final years and death. The book was written by Jerry Hopkins and Danny Sugerman.
A companion video was made featuring interviews with the surviving members of the Doors, Hopkins, Sugerman and Paul A. Rothchild among others. It includes some rare footage and was the first video released by the band. It helped rekindle interest in the Doors by allowing fans that were too young or unable to remember, to see the Doors in action. Upon release, No One Here Gets Out Alive reached No. 1 on all best-seller lists, and it had sold over five million copies by 1995.[3]
No One Here Gets Out Alive was heavily criticized by several people for its historical inaccuracies, and for ambiguously suggesting that Morrison may have faked his own death. Among those people were Rothchild who claimed that Sugerman had changed some of his statements while he was interviewed by Hopkins.[nb 1] Doors’ guitarist Robby Krieger said in response to the book that Sugerman “had his own ideas about what happened and various situations. He kind of put his own words into it, and what really annoyed me was that he tried to make Jim sound like he was talking through Danny, and it wasn’t the way Jim really was.”[5]
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THE COLLECTED WORKS OF JIM MORRISON
The definitive anthology of Jim Morrison’s writings with rare photographs and numerous handwritten excerpts of unpublished and published poetry and lyrics from his 28 privately held notebooks.
Created in collaboration with Jim Morrison’s estate and inspired by a posthumously discovered list entitled “Plan for Book,” The Collected Works of Jim Morrison is an almost 600-page anthology of the writings of the late poet and iconic Doors’ front man. This landmark publication is the definitive opus of Morrison’s creative output—and the book he intended to publish. Throughout, a compelling mix of 160 visual components accompanies the text: excerpts from his 28 privately held notebooks—all written in his own hand and published here for the first time—as well as an array of personal images and commentary on the work by Morrison himself.
This oversized, beautifully produced collectible volume contains a wealth of new material—poetry, writings, lyrics, and audio transcripts of Morrison reading his work. Not only the most comprehensive book of Morrison’s work ever published, it is immersive, giving readers insight to the creative process of and offering access to the musings and observations of an artist whom the poet Michael McClure called “one of the finest, clearest spirits of our times.”
This remarkable collector’s item includes:
Foreword by Tom Robbins; introduction and notes by editor Frank Lisciandro that provide insight to the work; prologue by Anne Morrison Chewning
Published and unpublished work and a vast selection of notebook writings
The transcript, the only photographs in existence, and production notes of Morrison’s last poetry recording on his twenty-seventh birthday
The Paris notebook, possibly Morrison’s final journal, reproduced at full reading size
Excerpts from notebooks kept during his 1970 Miami trial
The shooting script and gorgeous color stills from the never-released film HWY
Complete published and unpublished song lyrics accompanied by numerous drafts in Morrison’s hand
Epilogue: “As I Look Back”: a compelling autobiography in poem form
Family photographs as well as images of Morrison during his years as a performer
Hear Jim Morrison’s final poetry recording, now available for the first time, on the digital audio book: This book is also available in a digital audio edition, which makes available for the first time, Morrison’s final poetry recording at the Village Recorder in West Los Angeles on his twenty-seventh birthday, December 8, 1970. The digital audio book also includes performances by Patti Smith, Oliver Ray, and others reading Morrison’s work.