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Bowie : loving the alien

by Christopher Sandford

A biography of rock musician David Bowie, charting his life from a deprived childhood through international stardom, androgyny and addiction to critical acclaim as both a musician and an actor.

Accession 10926 ISBN 0316879789 Publisher Little, Brown and Company
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