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Author: Tom Frisby Publisher: eBook Partnership ISBN: 1502724219 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 176
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Frisby's memoir, Ain't All Good, Ain't All Bad, looks back at his own life's trajectory-including family lore going back several generations. With sharp wisdom and a touch of wry humor, he explores changing social dynamics around race, homosexuality, wome
Author: Tom Frisby Publisher: eBook Partnership ISBN: 1502724219 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 176
Book Description
Frisby's memoir, Ain't All Good, Ain't All Bad, looks back at his own life's trajectory-including family lore going back several generations. With sharp wisdom and a touch of wry humor, he explores changing social dynamics around race, homosexuality, wome
Author: La Jill Hunt Publisher: Urban Books ISBN: 1622861191 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 247
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Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. The Sensual Seductress, video vixen Paisley Lawrence, and The Prince of Praise, gospel singer Warren Cobb—what an unlikely pair! The media is in a frenzy, and so is Warren's wife, when the two are involved in a near fatal car accident. While the gossipmongers are speculating on what Paisley and Warren were doing together, Paisley is busy wondering who is stalking her and why. All hell breaks loose and the rumors start to fly; lives are threatened, and the truths are untold in a drama-filled tale that could only come from the imagination of La Jill Hunt.
Author: Firoozeh Dumas Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN: 054461237X Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 389
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Zomorod (Cindy) Yousefzadeh is the new kid on the block...for the fourth time. California’s Newport Beach is her family’s latest perch, and she’s determined to shuck her brainy loner persona and start afresh with a new Brady Bunch name—Cindy. It’s the late 1970s, and fitting in becomes more difficult as Iran makes U.S. headlines with protests, revolution, and finally the taking of American hostages. Even puka shell necklaces, pool parties, and flying fish can't distract Cindy from the anti-Iran sentiments that creep way too close to home. A poignant yet lighthearted middle grade debut from the author of the bestselling Funny in Farsi. California Library Association’s John and Patricia Beatty Award Winner Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award (Grades 6–8) New York Historical Society’s New Americans Book Prize Winner Middle East Book Award for Youth Literature, Honorable Mention Booklist 50 Best Middle Grade Novels of the 21st Century
Author: Kng Dave Publisher: Archway Publishing ISBN: 1480880116 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 208
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a place that some may identify as one of the murder capitals of the United States. But for many, it’s a place called home. Growing up in the ghetto forces you to learn what it takes to survive in the streets even at a young age. Meet Don, a petty hustler with plans of getting away from the streets for one reason only: his family. With a child on the way, he is sure that giving up the hustle is his best option in order to lead a better life. In the process, he finds himself slowly cutting ties with the people closest to him--his childhood friends. While transitioning into righteousness, Don experiences a few distractions. He meets Zola--a woman who is captivating not only because of her beauty but also because she is a woman of business. She was a resource that Don could desperately use to get him to a better position. Soon Zola introduces him to her father, Ziggy, who is also a businessman. It wasn't long before Don had utilized the connections that he had stumbled across. Shortly after, he was offered an unrefusable proposition--one that could possibly land him in a place he didn't want to be in: the streets. While dealing with Ziggy, Don discovers the inevitable. Before he knew it, he was being pulled into a pool of trouble and was putting himself and his loved ones at risk. Will he cut off his newfound connection, or is it too late?
Author: Bobby Rush Publisher: Hachette UK ISBN: 0306874792 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 327
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Experience music history with this memoir by one of the last of the genuine old school Blues and R&B legends, the Grammy-winning dynamic showman Bobby Rush. This memoir charts the extraordinary rise to fame of living blues legend, Bobby Rush. Born Emmett Ellis, Jr. in Homer, Louisiana, he adopted the stage name Bobby Rush out of respect for his father, a pastor. As a teenager, Rush acquired his first real guitar and started playing in juke joints in Little Rock, Arkansas, donning a fake mustache to trick club owners into thinking he was old enough to gain entry. He led his first band in Arkansas between Little Rock and Pine Bluff in the 1950s. It was there he first had Elmore James play in his band. Rush later relocated to Chicago to pursue his musical career and started to work with Earl Hooker, Luther Allison, and Freddie King, and sat in with many of his musical heroes, such as Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and Little Walter. Rush eventually began leading his own band in the 1960s, crafting his own distinct style of funky blues, and recording a succession of singles for various labels. It wasn't until the early 1970s that Rush finally scored a hit with "Chicken Heads." More recordings followed, including an album which went on to be listed in the Top 10 blues albums of the 1970s by Rolling Stone and a handful of regional jukebox favorites including "Sue" and "I Ain't Studdin' Ya." And Rush's career shows no signs of slowing down now. The man once beloved for performing in local jukejoints is now headlining major music/blues festivals, clubs, and theaters across the U.S. and as far as Japan and Australia. At age eighty-six, he is still on the road for over 200 days a year. His lifelong hectic tour schedule has earned him the affectionate title "King of the Chitlin' Circuit," from Rolling Stone. In 2007, he earned the distinction of being the first blues artist to play at the Great Wall of China. His renowned stage act features his famed shake dancers, who personify his funky blues and his ribald sense of humor. He was featured in Martin Scorcese's The Blues docuseries on PBS, a documentary film called Take Me to the River, performed with Dan Aykroyd on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and most recently had a cameo in the Golden Globe nominated Netflix film, Dolemite Is My Name, starring Eddie Murphy. He was recently given the highest Blues Music Award honor of B.B. King Entertainer of the Year. His songs have also been featured in TV shows and films including HBO's Ballers and major motion pictures like Black Snake Moan, starring Samuel L. Jackson. Considered by many to be the greatest bluesman currently performing, this book will give readers unparalleled access into the man, the myth, the legend: Bobby Rush.
Author: Walter Dean Myers Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0061975001 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 242
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Life in Harlem isn't easy, but Tippy and his grandmother are doing okay. Then Grandma Carrie gets sick, and Tippy goes to live with Lonnie, his father. Lonnie's got his own thing going on, and he doesn't have much room in his life for a son he barely knows -- unless, that is, Tippy is willing to walk the far side of the fine line between right and wrong. Grandma Carrie always said if he had Jesus in his heart there wasn't anything to worry about, but sometimes it's not that simple. When the chips are down, will Tippy be able to call for help -- and is there anyone out there who will listen?
Author: Edward F. Potts Publisher: AuthorHouse ISBN: 1452095612 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 193
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When you open this book, it will take you on a journey of my life, relationships with family, friends, and my introduction with God himself. When life deals you a bad hand just know there is healing in the hands of the most high God. And that's why i can share this book with others who might not know forgiveness brings forth love and graduates you to the next level of life.
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Author: Tom Frisby
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Author: Blanchard Jerrold