Busted

Author: Thomas Frederick Mills
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 9781478795209
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 516

Book Description
A young man decides to chase his dream after high school instead of following the path laid out by society. His vision leads to adventures that exceed his expectations. It also leads to imprisonment. After each incarceration, however, he is still determined to continue his quest for the good life. Told from an outlaw's point of view, Busted: Wheelin' N Dealin' is a baby boomer's anthem. Infused with author Thomas Frederick Mills's own childhood experiences with music, movies, books, and TV, Busted is a story everyone in his world-changing generation can relate to.

Wheeling and Dealing

Author: Patricia A. Adler
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231081337
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 240

Book Description
Wheeling and Dealing is a vivid account of the world inhabited by "wholesale" illicit drug traffickers. Based on six years of participant observation, fieldwork, and extensive interviews in an elite Southern California community of dealers, the book gives a rare glimpse into the decadent yet fascinating "subculture of drug trafficking and unending partying, mixed with occasional cloak-and-dagger subterfuge." This second edition brings the story up to date by revealing the fate of several of Adler's key informants. By tracing their lives over a fifteen-year span, Adler offers a unique longitudinal perspective on deviant careers and the reintegration of dealers into conventional society. She also analyzes the unintended consequences of the federal government's war on drugs, tying it to the increasing violence and organizational sophistication of drug traffickers and the rise of international cartels.

Faces & Places

Author: Charlotte Warr Andersen
Publisher: C&T Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1571208062
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 155

Book Description
Have you ever wanted to create a quilt from a favorite photograph but didn't know how to begin? Capturing realistic details in fabric seems an elusive art, but Charlotte shows how to portray images in quilts using a layering technique that is easy to understand and easy to use. Now you can create images in fabric through the appliqué techniques and exercises discussed in this exciting new book. A photo sequence for each project guides the quilter through the process. The projects include landscapes and portraits, with step-by-step techniques to capture realistic detail.

Walking San Francisco

Author: Tom Downs
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459619013
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Book Description
In Walking San Francisco, Tom Downs has created an exceptional guide to exploring the best of the City ''on the ground,'' from North Beach to Lands End, Bernal Heights to Golden Gate Park. Take one of these specially designed walking tours, and you'll not only get great exercise but also soak up the history, culture, and vibe of the City by the Bay. It's like having a savvy tour guide at your side, showing you where to find great mojitos, and pointing out a rare worker-owned strip joint. Two special tours sample the best bars in North Beach and the Mission District. Locals and visitors alike will appreciate insider tips and entertaining asides in the 30 walking trips. Each tour contains a clear neighborhood map and critical public transportation and parking information. Route summaries make each walk easy to follow, and a ''Points of Interest'' section outlines each walk's highlights.

House of Hits

Author: Andy Bradley
Publisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292719191
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 353

Book Description
Founded in a working-class neighborhood in southeast Houston in 1941, Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios is a major independent studio that has produced a multitude of influential hit records in an astonishingly diverse range of genres. Its roster of recorded musicians includes Lightnin’ Hopkins, George Jones, Willie Nelson, Bobby “Blue” Bland, Junior Parker, Clifton Chenier, Sir Douglas Quintet, 13th Floor Elevators, Freddy Fender, Kinky Friedman, Ray Benson, Guy Clark, Lucinda Williams, Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child, and many, many more. In House of Hits, Andy Bradley and Roger Wood chronicle the fascinating history of Gold Star/SugarHill, telling a story that effectively covers the postwar popular music industry. They describe how Houston’s lack of zoning ordinances allowed founder Bill Quinn’s house studio to grow into a large studio complex, just as SugarHill’s willingness to transcend musical boundaries transformed it into of one of the most storied recording enterprises in America. The authors offer behind-the-scenes accounts of numerous hit recordings, spiced with anecdotes from studio insiders and musicians who recorded at SugarHill. Bradley and Wood also place significant emphasis on the role of technology in shaping the music and the evolution of the music business. They include in-depth biographies of regional stars and analysis of the various styles of music they represent, as well as a list of all of Gold Star/SugarHill’s recordings that made the Billboard charts and extensive selected historical discographies of the studio’s recordings.

The Jazz Style of John Coltrane

Author: John Coltrane
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 1457494140
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 95

Book Description
The Giants of Jazz series is designed to provide a method for studying, analyzing, imitating and assimilating the idiosyncratic and general facets of the styles of various jazz giants. The Jazz Style of John Coltrane provides many transcriptions, plus discography, biographical data, style traits, genealogy, and bibliography.

Poetry on a Personal Note

Author: Susan Taylor Brothers
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 154341754X
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 145

Book Description
The title of the book is Poetry on a Personal Note. It will have about one hundred poems that relate to church programs, birthdays, newborns, graduation, get-well poetry, retirees, weddings, funerals, anniversaries, family reunions, and more. These poems are written based on personal relationships with family, friends, coworkers, church family, and community colleagues. I enjoy writing all kinds of poetry, so this book will have a wide variety. I love to write poetry for others to help uplift their spirits. It relaxes me as well when I write. This is why I chose the title Poetry on a Personal Note.

If with All Your Heart

Author: Richard O'Ffill
Publisher: Review and Herald Pub Assoc
ISBN: 9780828017848
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
The author discusses problems that short-circuit our prayers, and shows how God wants to do even more than we ask. This primer in the art of contrition will whet your appetite for God and revitalize your prayer life.

Foleytown

Author: S. K. Cole
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1524603139
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 214

Book Description
Foleytown is a special placea place where there is always a shortage of money but never a shortage of laughs. Follow the children of the large, financially struggling Foley clan as they navigate through bloody pomegranate fights, epic games of Christmas Card War, homemade bridesmaid dresses, fears of itinerant serial killers, and the cherished summer tradition they called Prune-Why-Oh all while learning how to grow up in a very unfashionable part of California.

Tank Sergeant

Author: Ralph Zumbro
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0671639455
Category : Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
Colorful and spellbinding, this is the combat autobiography of Sergeant Ralph "Zippo" Zumbro and the rarely told story of tank warfare in Vietnam. Zumbro's unit was the most highly decorated of the war, and his story is gripping reading for those interested in the Vietnam war and military nonfiction.