Author: Vincent Punter Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 059522458X Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 216
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A collection of short stories, essays and poems in which the author expresses common threads of humanity found in everyday life. His appreciation for the natural world and its beauty is evident in his pure and uncomplicated syntax, his keen observation, and his sincere assertions that indeed, come "straight from the heart".
Author: Iceberg Slim Publisher: Canongate Books ISBN: 1847674755 Category : True Crime Languages : en Pages : 337
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The ultimate anti-hero, Iceberg Slim, takes you into the secret inner world of the pimp, and the smells, sounds, fears and petty triumphs of his world. A legendary figure of the Chicago underworld, this is his story: from defending his mother against the evil men she brought into their lives to becoming a giant of the streets. A seething tale of brutality, cunning and greed, Pimp is a harrowing portrait of life on the wrong side of the tracks, and a rich warning from a true survivor.
Author: Burghild Nina Holzer Publisher: Harmony ISBN: 0307779777 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 140
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"Talking to paper is talking to the divine. Paper is infinitely patient. Each time you scratch on it, you trace part of yourself, and thus part of the world, and thus part of the grammar of the universe. It is a huge language, but each of us tracks his or her particular understanding of it." —from A Walk Between Heaven and Earth Unlike any other guide to journal writing, A Walk Between Heaven and Earth is itself written as a personal journal and as a meditation on the flow of creation. Burghild Nina Holzer demonstrates that the creative process is in fact a large, ongoing movement in our lives and that we may gradually discover the pattern and direction of it by trusting whatever it is we choose to confide to the page. She helps would-be writers recognize the power and importance of opening themselves to the present moment and recording whatever they find there. Holzer's book is both inspiration and model. It will appeal not only to those who wish to explore the creative process as a mystical path, but to all who desire to express themselves through writing.
Author: Editor: John Wilks Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1326889176 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 54
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Collecting issues #1 to #3 of ABCtales Magazine. Originally edited by Ben Ingber. Featuring Pete Allen, Time Clare, Nigel Cooke, Dan Derrett, Jayne Dunsmuir, Liana Hemmett, Kirsten Ieving, Swep Lovitt, Hazel McSporran, Scharlie Meeuws, Jon Stone, John Thomson, Foster Trecost, Colin Tuff and Hayley Webster.
Author: De A. Brown Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1483617475 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 247
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RAW JUSTICE Wall Street banker George Allen didn’t know what to expect when suddenly called back to the office while preparing to leave work for the drive home. He was shocked when informed by his boss that one billion dollars was missing. He couldn’t imagine how, under the current impenetrable security measures, anything of this nature could possibly happen. Two questions immediately came to mind, how did $1,000,000,000 disappear and where was it? His superiors gave him twenty-four hours to locate the missing funds and ensure that the funds were allocated per the customer’s instructions. To avoid having the finger of suspicion, he needed to work quickly and efficiently to find the methods the perpetrator used. The more he investigated, the more the evidence lead back to him. How could this be? He was not guilty, but was he innocent? Twenty-four hours later, the deadline had expired; no other leads showed up. As a result, George was fired. His new job description was suspect number one. His continued search and investigation led to the discovery of the conspirators and, in the process, he was captured. With his tortured and maimed body out of commission, George was no longer a viable treat. The culprits fled the country. A resourceful, determined George found a way to pursue them and ultimately led the group to return to New York City where it all began. Will justice prevail?
Author: Jez Rowden Publisher: Sonicbond Publishing Ltd ISBN: 1789520886 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 172
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One of the biggest names in the musical landscape of the 1970s, Steely Dan released a string of albums that pushed the boundaries of what was possible in a recording studio. With albums like The Royal Scam and Aja, the songs of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen drew from their love of jazz, their ability to write memorable pop hooks and their penchant for subversive humour, to produce a catalogue of unparalleled brilliance. With worldwide album sales in excess of 40 million copies, the durability of their songs has made Becker and Fagen one of the most celebrated writing partnerships in popular music. With Walter Becker’s untimely death in 2017, Donald Fagen continues to keep the band’s flame burning on stages around the world. Steely Dan - on track gives an overview of the band's career while investigating every track recorded across the nine Steely Dan studio albums. It also covers Becker and Fagen’s six solo records plus the official live albums and joint collaborations. The book also delves into duo’s early - largely unreleased - recordings and other tracks recorded under the Steely Dan name, making this a comprehensive guide for both fans of the band’s work or newcomers to the fascinating world of this unique partnership. A music fan for as long as he can remember, Jez Rowden worked in record shops for many years, absorbing music of all kinds. He enjoys many genres and has been involved in writing album and concert reviews, mostly within the progressive rock field, for nearly fifteen years. He also acted as editor for the Dutch Progressive Rock Pages website and, more latterly, The Progressive Aspect which he helped found in 2013. The music of Steely Dan fascinated him from first hearing, the appeal growing stronger as the years go by. An avid concert goer, he lives in Swansea, UK.
Author: Peter Jones Publisher: Chicago Review Press ISBN: 0897332571 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 356
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Donald Fagen will forever be associated with Steely Dan, the band he formed with Walter Becker and four other musicians in 1972. The smooth, radio-friendly veneer of the duo's songs made Steely Dan internationally popular and famous in the 1970s, but the polish glossed over the underlying layers of anger, disappointment, sleaze, and often downright weirdness lurking just beneath the surface. The elliptical lyrics were—and continue to be—an endless source of fascination. What kind of person was capable of writing such songs? Fagen has always kept his true self hidden behind walls of irony, confounding most journalistic enquiries with a mixture of obscurity and sarcasm. Nightfly cracks open the door to reveal the life behind the lyrics and traces Fagen's story from early family life in suburban New Jersey, to his first encounter with Walter Becker at Bard College, their long struggle for recognition as songwriters, and the formation of Steely Dan. The band's break-up in 1981, re-formation in 1993, and Fagen's parallel solo career are covered in detail. Author Peter Jones seeks to explain the public's continuing fascination with Fagen's music, both in collaboration with Becker and as a solo artist.
Author: Danny Baker Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN: 0297870122 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 338
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The dazzlingly funny second volume of Danny Baker's memoirs: the television years. Since my first book was published I have had countless friends and family members get in touch to say how come I hadn't included this story or that tale. Was I ashamed of being shot twice, once up the arse, in Jamaica Road? How long should a man live with such a secret? If by retrospectively dropping my trousers every few pages I can reveal a fuller picture of myself during these years, then so be it. Besides. Being shot up the arse. In front of your mates. What else did I forget?
Author: Anne B. Shlay Publisher: John Wiley & Sons ISBN: 0745696023 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 150
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Jerusalem has for centuries been known as the spiritual center for the three largest monotheistic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Yet Jerusalem’s other-worldly transcendence is far from the daily reality of Jerusalem, a city bombarded by conflict. The battle over who owns and controls Jerusalem is intensely disputed on a global basis. Few cities rival Jerusalem in how its divisions are expressed in the political sphere and in ordinary everyday life. Jerusalem: The Spatial Politics of a Divided Metropolis is about this constellation of competing on-the-ground interests: the endless set of claims, struggles, and debates over the land, neighborhoods, and communities that make up Jerusalem. Spatial politics explain the motivations and organizing around the battle for Jerusalem and illustrate how space is a weapon in the Jerusalem struggle. These are the windows to the world of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Based on ninety interviews, years of fieldwork, and numerous Jerusalem experiences, this book depicts the groups living in Jerusalem, their roles in the conflict, and their connections to Jerusalem's development. Written for students, scholars, and those seeking to demystify the Jerusalem labyrinth, this book shows how religion, ideology, nationalism, and power underlie patterns of urban development, inequality, and conflict.
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