Reams of stuff have been written about me in the past, but never in my own words: this is the proper one’ Mark E. Smith Still going after thirty years, The Fall are one of the most distinctive British bands, their music — odd, spare, cranky and circular — an acknowledged influence on The Smiths, The Happy Mondays, Nirvana and Franz Ferdinand. And Mark E. Smith IS The Fall. For the first time we get to hear his full, candid take on the ups and downs of a band as notorious for its in-house fighting as for its great music; and on a life that has endured prison in America, drugs, bankruptcy, divorce and the often bleak results of a legendary thirst.

Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith

Smith, Mark E.

Humor & Entertainment

Penguin Uk

Fine/Very Good plus. Hardcover. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with faint crease right across upper edge. 246pp. Autobiography of front man and leader of music band The Fall who has been with the band for three decades. ISBN 0670916749

Arts & Photography

Music

Penguin Group

Having known Fall leader Mark E. Smith since 1977, Manchester based music writer Mick Middles is ideally placed to pen the first ever authorized biography of this most inscrutable of bands led by one of the few genuine characters in rock today. Details some 26 years on the fringe of the Manchester punk scene, three dozen albums, endless touring, and beyond.

The Fall

Middles, Mick

Omnibus Pr & Schirmer Trade Books

Every great industry is born from humanity, inspired individuals solving a need with revolutionary technology. The segment of the wheelchair industry called complex rehab technology is no different.  Starting in a Southern California garage in the early 1970s, a lone therapist, himself paralyzed, ignited an approach to innovating mobility technology that would not only fuel the birth of an industry, but ultimately change the lives of millions with disabilities – and, societal views along the way.  In the decades that followed, a core group of individuals innovated technologies, evolved professional practices, and fostered the independent living movement through elevating mobility technology. The lives of those with disabilities experienced levels of health, social inclusion, and liberation never known before.  Wheels of Change is the story behind the story, focusing on the individuals of complex rehab and their selfless pursuit for greater good – from pushing the limits of human potential to doing the seemingly impossible, all to improve the lives of those with disabilities. Wheels of Change is ultimately the story of how, against all odds, the convergence of inspired individuals, technology, and timing improved the lives of so many, and generations yet to come.  As Don Clayback, Executive Director of NCART notes, "This book takes you through the evolution of complex rehab technology, from its humble start to its current day status. Mark does a great job highlighting key events that have taken place from both the perspective of an industry observer and a CRT consumer. I’m confident anyone with a connection to or interest in complex rehab technology will enjoy reading this book and gain important details and insight about the history of CRT and, most importantly, the roles it plays in liberating those with disabilities."

Wheels of Change: The Story Behind How Complex Rehab Technology was Born, Evolved, and Fosters the Independence of Americans With Disabilities

Health, Fitness & Dieting

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Here is an "inside view" of what really went on in the steam locomotive days! Retired locomotive engineer Mark E. Smith, who ran steam, diesel and electric locomotives on the Long Island Railroad from 1943 to 1976, reveals glimpses of the day-to-day operation of a mainline commuter railroad in the glory days of steam! Lighthearted, easy reading chapters with photographs take the reader back in the work force of mid-century railroaders and give the kind of insights and stories that only a 90-year-old retiree could give. Mark was there, and he brings us nearly there as he relates his story in an easy cadence.

My Life on the L.I.R.R.: Memories of a Steam Locomotive Engineer

Engineering & Transportation

Transportation

The first ever publication of Mark E. Smith's supernatural film treatment, co-authored with Graham Duff. In 2015 Mark E. Smith of The Fall and screenwriter Graham Duff co-wrote the script for a horror feature film called The Otherwise. The story involved The Fall recording an EP in an isolated recording studio on Pendle Hill. The Lancashire landscape is not only at the mercy of a satanic biker gang, it's also haunted by a gaggle of soldiers who have slipped through time from the Jacobite Rebellion. However, every film production company who saw the script said it was 'too weird' to ever be made. The Otherwise is weird. Yet it's also witty, shocking and genuinely scary. Now the screenplay is published for the first time, alongside photographs, drawings and handwritten notes. The volume also contains previously unpublished transcripts of conversations between Smith and Duff, where they discuss creativity, dreams, musical loves (from Can to acid house) and favourite films (from Britannia Hospital to White Heat). Smith also talks candidly about his youth and mortality, in exchanges that are both touching and extremely funny.

The Otherwise: The Screenplay for a Horror Film That Never Was

Duff, Graham

Movies

Strange Attractor Press

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Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith

Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith

The Fall

Wheels of Change: The Story Behind How Complex Rehab Technology was Born, Evolved, and Fosters the Independence of Americans With Disabilities

My Life on the L.I.R.R.: Memories of a Steam Locomotive Engineer

The Otherwise: The Screenplay for a Horror Film That Never Was