Mark Ulriksen The One: The Life and Music of James Brown RJ Smith Gotham Books In the early 1970s ... The talk show host David Frost asked Brown what soul was. “The truth,” he replied.

The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time.

The book, which was due to be published in August ... Only one of his old actress girlfriends turned up. James Brown, the soul singer, requested and was given a moment alone with the body.

Soul Music of Illinois,’ edited by local collector Dante Carfagna, is an exhaustive visual survey of our state’s crucial role ...

Essays by a writer of literary lives meditate on the obsessions and obstacles endemic to her trade.

The year the L.A. Times Festival of Books debuted was also a landmark year in American letters, shaping literary culture in ...

EXCLUSIVE: Sony ‘s Affirm Films has dated Soul on Fire, its new film inspired by the life of inspirational speaker John ...

BRADENTON, Fla. - A Manatee County father wrote a book from the heart with a message of love from a father to his children.

For those familiar with Yogananda’s best-selling spiritual classic, Autobiography of Yogi, Solving the Mystery of Life is an ...

John O’Leary’s remarkable life story has been an inspirational speech, a book, and a movie production. Now it’s a major ...