When Hank Williams died in 1953 at the age of twenty-nine, from a lethal combination of alcohol and the pain killers he had used for years to ease the chronic pain of a congenital defect in the spine, he was already a legend. The first musician to lift country music out of the backwoods and into the popular music charts, he became the most influential country music singer and song-writer of the century. Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen have hailed him as a major influence, and his songs have been recorded by such diverse artists as Elvis Costello and The Carpenters. Chet Flippo's compelling biography is a fascinating tribute to a musician and his world, a history of country music encapsulated in one man's career.

While visiting Ned Nickerson at college, Nancy must ask him some sensitive questions after a scandal breaks out that could lead to his expulsion. and she uncovers a secret obsession that puts more than broken hearts at stake.

The book that inspired the major motion picture I Saw the Light. In his brief life, Hank Williams created one of the defining bodies of American music. Songs such as "Your Cheatin' Heart," "Hey, Good Lookin'," and "Jambalaya" sold millions of records and became the model for virtually all country music that followed. But by the time of his death at age twenty-nine, Williams had drunk and drugged and philandered his way through two messy marriages and out of his headline spot on the Grand Ole Opry. Even though he was country music's top seller, toward the end he was so famously unreliable that he was lucky to get a booking in a beer hall. Colin Escott's enthralling, definitive biograph -- now the basis of the major motion picture I Saw the Light -- vividly details the singer's stunning rise and his spectacular decline, revealing much that was previously unknown or hidden about the life of this country music legend. Originally published as Hank William: The Biography.

- Long considered the last word on Hank Williams, this biography has remained continuously in print since its first publication in 1994.- This new edition has been completely updated and includes many previously unpublished photographs, as well as a complete catalog detailing all the songs Hank Williams ever wrote, even those he never recorded.- Colin Escott is codirector and cowriter of the forth-coming two-hour PBS/BBC television documentary on Hank Williams, set to broadcast in spring 2004, and coauthor of "Hank Williams: Snapshots from the Lost Highway.- HANK WILLIAMS was the third-prize winner of the prestigious Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award.

If you think you are getting played, or if you are contemplating on cheating, you better think again! The reader will be able to relate to this book simply because none of it is new. Everyone has either cheated or has been cheated on, with very few exceptions. The thing is that no one ever really wants to talk about it ... until now. I’m giving you the goods on cheating and the devastating outcomes of getting caught so that you don’t have to go through it yourself. Trust me when I tell you, that it almost always ends badly. The stories are true, the people are real. The advice and some of my personal opinions are strait forward and not for the faint of heart. This is really going to hit home with the reader, and the dirty little details will make this a book that you can’t put down. It is packed with moments that will make you wonder “what will he do next?” From cover to cover, the reader will be entertained; they will laugh, get mad, and may even shed a tear or two. So send the kids to the movies, call the book club, and break open a bottle of wine. This one is filled with love, sex, friendship, family, and god; pretty much all of the things that make life...life. There is something for men and women, so everyone can enjoy this crazy ride that I call my love life. I will also let you know that no matter how hard you try to get away with it, “You’re Gonna Get Caught!”