MANIC STREET PREACHERS Sweet Venom (1997 UK 176-page softback book featuring a comprehensive history of the Manic Street Preachers by Martin Clarke, who disperses a fog of rumour and hearsay with an incisive and factual portrait of a complex,multi-layered and frequently self-contradictory band, whose compelling music makes them one of modern rock's most remarkable stories. Including many rare photographs and the largest discography of Manics releases ever compiled, complete with aglossy outer cover)