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Author: Norman Weinstein Publisher: Booktango ISBN: 1468918095 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 96
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The Tuckers are in conflict with their conservative family head Harold. His father Ellis disapproves of his son's pomposity, as Harold does Grandpa Ellis' drinking and gadfly ways; a problem in the making, he furtively plans to become a hot-air balloonist. Wife and mother Adriane, a librarian, has gradually turned to political liberalism and activism in a town so reactionary that feminism still ranks as far-out radicalism. Daughter Charlotte, 15, determines to be an actress and/or psychiatrist, both of which ambitions Harold strongly opposes, as he also does her teenage friends. Larry, 13, a rather dangerous inventor and possible genius who nevertheless does poorly in school, is secretly developing alternative fuel from garbage and later a way to detect poisonous mushrooms. Although a political conservative, Harold is also a committed environmentalist who resolves to emulate his hero, Henry David Thoreau. Over his family's protests he forces them to experience life's true meanings by literally "going Thoreau". The beautiful and flirtatious radical feminist Millicent Leeds, detested by Harold, arrives to assist Adriane in her goals, and matters become even messier when the Tuckers go camping in France, where, according to Harold, basic family values still prevail despite that country's despicable socialism.
Author: Norman Weinstein Publisher: Booktango ISBN: 1468918095 Category : Drama Languages : en Pages : 96
Book Description
The Tuckers are in conflict with their conservative family head Harold. His father Ellis disapproves of his son's pomposity, as Harold does Grandpa Ellis' drinking and gadfly ways; a problem in the making, he furtively plans to become a hot-air balloonist. Wife and mother Adriane, a librarian, has gradually turned to political liberalism and activism in a town so reactionary that feminism still ranks as far-out radicalism. Daughter Charlotte, 15, determines to be an actress and/or psychiatrist, both of which ambitions Harold strongly opposes, as he also does her teenage friends. Larry, 13, a rather dangerous inventor and possible genius who nevertheless does poorly in school, is secretly developing alternative fuel from garbage and later a way to detect poisonous mushrooms. Although a political conservative, Harold is also a committed environmentalist who resolves to emulate his hero, Henry David Thoreau. Over his family's protests he forces them to experience life's true meanings by literally "going Thoreau". The beautiful and flirtatious radical feminist Millicent Leeds, detested by Harold, arrives to assist Adriane in her goals, and matters become even messier when the Tuckers go camping in France, where, according to Harold, basic family values still prevail despite that country's despicable socialism.
Author: Bill Kreutzmann Publisher: St. Martin's Press ISBN: 1250033802 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 416
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The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For thirty years, beginning in the hippie scene of San Francisco in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. From the music to their live concert sound systems and fan recordings, they were forward-thinking champions of artistic control and outlaw artists who marched to the beat of their own drums. In Deal, Bill Kreutzmann, one of their founding members and drummer for every one of their over 2,300 concerts has written an unflinching and wild account of playing in the greatest improvisational band of all time. Everything a rock music fan would expect is here, but what sets this apart is Bill's incredible life of adventure that was at the heart of the Grateful Dead experience. This was a band that knew no limits and Bill lived life to the fullest, pushing the boundaries of drugs, drums and high times, through devastating tragedy and remarkable triumph. But at this book's beating heart is the music--theirs and others. Some of the greatest musicians and concerts were a part of the Grateful Dead's career, from sharing the stage with Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, and The Who, to playing in the Acid Tests, The Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock and Altamont. Bill's life is a chronicle of American music and pop culture history and his epic personal journey is one of sonic discovery and thrilling experiences.
Author: Jeffrey Eric Jenkins Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN: 9780879103460 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 572
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Covers plays produced in New York, theater awards, details of productions, prizes, people, and publications, as well as the editors' choices of the ten best plays.
Author: John Willis Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation ISBN: 9781557837080 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 468
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Now in its 62nd year, 'Theatre World' provides a complete statistical and pictorial record of the Broadway and off-Broadway theatre season. Each entry includes complete cast lists, producers and directors, authors and composers, opening dates, plot synopses, and biographical information.
Author: Wanda Easter Burch Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 1476625255 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 288
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"Soldier mortals would not survive if they were not blessed with the gift of imagination and the pictures of hope," wrote Confederate Private Henry Graves in the trenches outside Petersburg, Virginia. "The second angel of mercy is the night dream." Providing fresh perspective on the human side of the Civil War, this book explores the dreams and imaginings of those who fought it, as recorded in their letters, journals and memoirs. Sometimes published as poems or songs or printed in newspapers, these rarely acknowledged writings reflect the personalities and experiences of their authors. Some expressions of fear, pain, loss, homesickness and disappointment are related with grim fatalism, some with glimpses of humor.
Author: Hiba Masood Publisher: ISBN: 9780990625971 Category : Drum Languages : en Pages : 42
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Year after year in the blessed month of Ramadan, little Najma has happily arisen to the drum beat of her neighborhood's musaharati. He walks through the streets of her small Turkish village, waking each family for the pre-dawn meal before the long day of fasting. Najma wants nothing more than to be a musaharati herself one day, but no girl has ever taken on the role before. Will she have what it takes to be the drummer girl of her dreams? Find out in this inspirational story of sincerity, determination, and believing in yourself.
Author: Margarita Engle Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0544102290 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 51
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In this acclaimed picture book bursting with vibrance and rhythm, a girl dreams of playing the drums in 1930s Cuba, when the music-filled island had a taboo against female drummers.
Author: James Boyd Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 0689801769 Category : United States Languages : en Pages : 470
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Johnny Fraser, the son of Scottish immigrants now living in North Carolina, goes off to fight in the Revolutionary War and has adventures on both sides of the Atlantic.
Author: Norman Weinstein
Author: Norman Weinstein
Author: Bill Kreutzmann
Author: Jeffrey Eric Jenkins
Author: John Willis
Author: Wanda Easter Burch
Author: Hiba Masood
Author: Margarita Engle
Author: Joseph Addison
Author: Bill Kreutzmann
Author: James Boyd