Author: Joolz Denby
Publisher: Ignite Books
ISBN: 0956778666
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2005, 'Billie Morgan' is a blistering thriller and an exhilarating read. Billie is in her forties, but now her youth is about to catch up with her...
Billie Morgan
Author: Joolz Denby
Publisher: Ignite Books
ISBN: 0956778666
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2005, 'Billie Morgan' is a blistering thriller and an exhilarating read. Billie is in her forties, but now her youth is about to catch up with her...
Publisher: Ignite Books
ISBN: 0956778666
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2005, 'Billie Morgan' is a blistering thriller and an exhilarating read. Billie is in her forties, but now her youth is about to catch up with her...
Billie Eilish: the Ultimate Unofficial Fanbook
Author: Sally Morgan
Publisher: Scholastic Incorporated
ISBN: 9781338630664
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Find out everything there is to know about the winner of the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist Billie Eilish Full of photos, interviews, lyrics, and more A "Lovely" must-buy for Billie Eilish fans. 100% unofficial Billie Eilish has taken the music world by storm With her unique sound and statement style, Billie is one of a kind. Discover everything from what happened when Billie got her start with the viral hit "Ocean Eyes" to how her chart-topping collab with Khalid, "Lovely," came to be. Packed with fantastic facts, top tips, and insider info, this book has everything you need to know about the music megastar
Publisher: Scholastic Incorporated
ISBN: 9781338630664
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Find out everything there is to know about the winner of the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist Billie Eilish Full of photos, interviews, lyrics, and more A "Lovely" must-buy for Billie Eilish fans. 100% unofficial Billie Eilish has taken the music world by storm With her unique sound and statement style, Billie is one of a kind. Discover everything from what happened when Billie got her start with the viral hit "Ocean Eyes" to how her chart-topping collab with Khalid, "Lovely," came to be. Packed with fantastic facts, top tips, and insider info, this book has everything you need to know about the music megastar
The Starday Story
Author: Nathan D. Gibson
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604738316
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Association of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence Best Research in Record Labels–Certificate of Merit (2012) The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built is the first book entirely dedicated to one of the most influential music labels of the twentieth century. In addition to creating the largest bluegrass catalogue throughout the 1950s and '60s, Starday was also known for its legendary rockabilly catalogue, an extensive Texas honky-tonk outpouring, classic gospel and sacred recordings, and as a Nashville independent powerhouse studio and label. Written with label president and co-founder Don Pierce, this book traces the label's origins in 1953 through the 1968 Starday-King merger. Interviews with artists and their families, employees, and Pierce contribute to the stories behind famous hit songs, including "Y'all Come," "A Satisfied Mind," "Why Baby Why," "Giddy-up Go," "Alabam," and many others. Gibson's research and interviews also shed new light on the musical careers of George Jones, Arlie Duff, Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, the Stanley Brothers, Cowboy Copas, Red Sovine, and countless other Starday artists. Conversations with the children of Pappy Daily and Jack Starns provide a unique perspective on the early days of Starday, and extensive interviews with Pierce offer an insider glance at the country music industry during its golden era. Weathering through the storm of rock and roll and, later, the Nashville Sound, Starday was a home to traditional country musicians and became one of the most successful independent labels in American history. Ultimately, The Starday Story is the definitive record of a country music label that played an integral role in preserving our nation's musical heritage.
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN: 1604738316
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Association of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence Best Research in Record Labels–Certificate of Merit (2012) The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built is the first book entirely dedicated to one of the most influential music labels of the twentieth century. In addition to creating the largest bluegrass catalogue throughout the 1950s and '60s, Starday was also known for its legendary rockabilly catalogue, an extensive Texas honky-tonk outpouring, classic gospel and sacred recordings, and as a Nashville independent powerhouse studio and label. Written with label president and co-founder Don Pierce, this book traces the label's origins in 1953 through the 1968 Starday-King merger. Interviews with artists and their families, employees, and Pierce contribute to the stories behind famous hit songs, including "Y'all Come," "A Satisfied Mind," "Why Baby Why," "Giddy-up Go," "Alabam," and many others. Gibson's research and interviews also shed new light on the musical careers of George Jones, Arlie Duff, Willie Nelson, Roger Miller, the Stanley Brothers, Cowboy Copas, Red Sovine, and countless other Starday artists. Conversations with the children of Pappy Daily and Jack Starns provide a unique perspective on the early days of Starday, and extensive interviews with Pierce offer an insider glance at the country music industry during its golden era. Weathering through the storm of rock and roll and, later, the Nashville Sound, Starday was a home to traditional country musicians and became one of the most successful independent labels in American history. Ultimately, The Starday Story is the definitive record of a country music label that played an integral role in preserving our nation's musical heritage.
Wild Thing
Author: Joolz Denby
Publisher: Ignite Books
ISBN: 0956778674
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Annie Wynter has sworn off love. Then a brutal killing turns her life upside-down and Annie has to choose - will she break the rules she lives by? The decision she makes will change her life forever.
Publisher: Ignite Books
ISBN: 0956778674
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Annie Wynter has sworn off love. Then a brutal killing turns her life upside-down and Annie has to choose - will she break the rules she lives by? The decision she makes will change her life forever.
Personnel Literature
Author: United States. Office of Personnel Management. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil service
Languages : en
Pages : 464
Book Description
Starlight
Author: Jack Sheriff
Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
ISBN: 0719822661
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
John Guiana is set up and framed for bank robbery and murder. He must confront an enemy he has never met and fight a savage battle that will decide his future.
Publisher: Robert Hale Ltd
ISBN: 0719822661
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
John Guiana is set up and framed for bank robbery and murder. He must confront an enemy he has never met and fight a savage battle that will decide his future.
The Conspiracy Clash
Author: Marc B. DeGeorge
Publisher: MuseMarc Studio LLC
ISBN: 1956487069
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
All Rance and team wanted was a little breather. But the Empire wouldn’t leave them alone. Bailiff Daughtry, administrator to the High Chamberlin himself, offers Rance a chance to speak to her boss, and he refuses. With all the mess that they had made for him and his friends, he had no interest in becoming mixed up with the Empire again. Then the Bailiff offers him a chance to clear their names and start their lives anew. Everyone, including Rance, could pursue their dreams and live their lives without the threat of discrimination or harassment. It’s a deal that is too good to turn down—all they need to do is spy on the Queen of Canis Ludis, a powerful planet-state that has powerful influence over the Imperial Council. So Rance accepts the mission. But perhaps he shouldn’t have. The last spies sent to Canis Ludis returned—with their heads chopped off. Meanwhile, Afton is already living her own dream, deep in love with her newly found soulmate! Yet there is something familiar about this person. The connection becomes even more clear when they all unexpectedly meet on Canis Ludis! Can Rance and team complete the mission without ruining Afton’s happy courtship? Will the Queen introduce them to her guillotine? And will the Teddys ever learn how to enter a room properly.
Publisher: MuseMarc Studio LLC
ISBN: 1956487069
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 393
Book Description
All Rance and team wanted was a little breather. But the Empire wouldn’t leave them alone. Bailiff Daughtry, administrator to the High Chamberlin himself, offers Rance a chance to speak to her boss, and he refuses. With all the mess that they had made for him and his friends, he had no interest in becoming mixed up with the Empire again. Then the Bailiff offers him a chance to clear their names and start their lives anew. Everyone, including Rance, could pursue their dreams and live their lives without the threat of discrimination or harassment. It’s a deal that is too good to turn down—all they need to do is spy on the Queen of Canis Ludis, a powerful planet-state that has powerful influence over the Imperial Council. So Rance accepts the mission. But perhaps he shouldn’t have. The last spies sent to Canis Ludis returned—with their heads chopped off. Meanwhile, Afton is already living her own dream, deep in love with her newly found soulmate! Yet there is something familiar about this person. The connection becomes even more clear when they all unexpectedly meet on Canis Ludis! Can Rance and team complete the mission without ruining Afton’s happy courtship? Will the Queen introduce them to her guillotine? And will the Teddys ever learn how to enter a room properly.
Motorcycle
Author: Steven E. Alford
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1861894759
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Easy Rider. Motocross Grand Prix. James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. The motorcycle is a global icon of untamed freedom, symbolizing a daring and reckless lifestyle of adventure. Yet there are few books that chronicle how and when this legendary vehicle roared down the open road. Motorcycle explores the roots of the rebel’s ultimate ride. After early incarnations as a nineteenth-century steam-powered bicycle and multi-wheeled vehicles, the modern motorcycle came into its own as a cheap, mobile military asset during World War I. From there, it rapidly spread through modern culture as a symbol of rebellion and subversive power, and Motorcycle tracks the symbolic role that the bike has played in literature, art, and film. The authors also investigate the international subcultures that revolve around the motorcycle and scooter. They chart the emergence of American biker culture in the 1950s, when decommissioned fighter pilots sought new ways to satiate their desire for thrill and danger, and explore how the motorcycle came to represent the untamed nonconformity of the American West. In contrast, smaller scooters such as the Vespa and moped became the utilitarian vehicle of choice in space-starved metropolises across Europe and Asia. Ultimately, the authors argue, the motorbike is the exemplary Modernist object, dependent on the perfect balance of man and machine. An unprecedented and wholly engrossing account, Motorcycle is an essential reading for the Harley-Davidson roadhog, bike collector, or anyone who’s felt the power of the unmistakable king of the road.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 1861894759
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Easy Rider. Motocross Grand Prix. James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause. The motorcycle is a global icon of untamed freedom, symbolizing a daring and reckless lifestyle of adventure. Yet there are few books that chronicle how and when this legendary vehicle roared down the open road. Motorcycle explores the roots of the rebel’s ultimate ride. After early incarnations as a nineteenth-century steam-powered bicycle and multi-wheeled vehicles, the modern motorcycle came into its own as a cheap, mobile military asset during World War I. From there, it rapidly spread through modern culture as a symbol of rebellion and subversive power, and Motorcycle tracks the symbolic role that the bike has played in literature, art, and film. The authors also investigate the international subcultures that revolve around the motorcycle and scooter. They chart the emergence of American biker culture in the 1950s, when decommissioned fighter pilots sought new ways to satiate their desire for thrill and danger, and explore how the motorcycle came to represent the untamed nonconformity of the American West. In contrast, smaller scooters such as the Vespa and moped became the utilitarian vehicle of choice in space-starved metropolises across Europe and Asia. Ultimately, the authors argue, the motorbike is the exemplary Modernist object, dependent on the perfect balance of man and machine. An unprecedented and wholly engrossing account, Motorcycle is an essential reading for the Harley-Davidson roadhog, bike collector, or anyone who’s felt the power of the unmistakable king of the road.
Culture Wars in British Literature
Author: Tracy J. Prince
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786462949
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
The past century's culture wars that Britain has been consumed by, but that few North Americans seem aware of, have resulted in revised notions of Britishness and British literature. Yet literary anthologies remain anchored to an archaic Anglo-English interpretation of British literature. Conflicts have been played out over specific national vs. British identity (some residents prefer to describe themselves as being from Scotland, England, Wales, or Northern Ireland instead of Britain), in debates over immigration, race, ethnicity, class, and gender, and in arguments over British literature. These debates are strikingly detailed in such chapters as: "The Difficulty Defining 'Black British'," "British Jewish Writers" and "Xenophobia and the Booker Prize." Connections are also drawn between civil rights movements in the U.S. and UK. This generalist cultural study is a lively read and a fascinating glimpse into Britain's changing identity as reflected in 20th and 21st century British literature.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786462949
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
The past century's culture wars that Britain has been consumed by, but that few North Americans seem aware of, have resulted in revised notions of Britishness and British literature. Yet literary anthologies remain anchored to an archaic Anglo-English interpretation of British literature. Conflicts have been played out over specific national vs. British identity (some residents prefer to describe themselves as being from Scotland, England, Wales, or Northern Ireland instead of Britain), in debates over immigration, race, ethnicity, class, and gender, and in arguments over British literature. These debates are strikingly detailed in such chapters as: "The Difficulty Defining 'Black British'," "British Jewish Writers" and "Xenophobia and the Booker Prize." Connections are also drawn between civil rights movements in the U.S. and UK. This generalist cultural study is a lively read and a fascinating glimpse into Britain's changing identity as reflected in 20th and 21st century British literature.
Identity and Identification in India
Author: Laura Dudley Jenkins
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134434170
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Can a state empower its citizens by classifying them? Or do reservation policies reinforce the very categories they are meant to eradicate? Indian reservation policies on government jobs, legislative seats and university admissions for disadvantaged groups, like affirmative action policies elsewhere, are based on the premise that recognizing group distinctions in society is necessary to subvert these distinctions. Yet the official identification of eligible groups has unintended side-effects on identity politics. Bridging theories which emphasize the fluidity of identities and those which highlight the utility of group-based mobilizations and policies, this book exposes didactic enforcement of categorizations, while recognizing the social and political gains facilitated by group-based strategies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134434170
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Can a state empower its citizens by classifying them? Or do reservation policies reinforce the very categories they are meant to eradicate? Indian reservation policies on government jobs, legislative seats and university admissions for disadvantaged groups, like affirmative action policies elsewhere, are based on the premise that recognizing group distinctions in society is necessary to subvert these distinctions. Yet the official identification of eligible groups has unintended side-effects on identity politics. Bridging theories which emphasize the fluidity of identities and those which highlight the utility of group-based mobilizations and policies, this book exposes didactic enforcement of categorizations, while recognizing the social and political gains facilitated by group-based strategies.