Dazzling Stranger

Author: Colin Harper
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408831023
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
The guitarists' guitarist and the songwriters' songwriter, the legendary Bert Jansch has influenced stars as diverse as Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Paul Simon, Sandy Denny, Nick Drake, Donovan, Pete Townshend, Neil Young, Bernard Butler, Beth Orton and Laura Marling. Unassuming, enigmatic and completely focused on his music until his death in October 2011, he remained singularly resilient to the vagaries of fashion, being rediscovered and revered by new generations of artists every few years. Born in Edinburgh in 1943, Jansch became an inspirational and pioneering figure during Britain's 'folk revival' of the 1960s. In 1967 he formed folk/jazz fusion band Pentangle with John Renbourn and enjoyed international success until they split in 1973, when he returned to a solo career. In Dazzling Stranger, Colin Harper looks at the career Jansch enjoyed, which has secured his standing as one of the true originals of British music.

Highway 61 Revisited

Author: Colleen Josephine Sheehy
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 0816660999
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
The young man from Hibbing released Highway 61 Revisited in 1965, and the rest, as they say, is history. Or is it? From his roots in Hibbing, to his rise as a cultural icon in New York, to his prominence on the worldwide stage, Colleen J. Sheehy and Thomas Swiss bring together the most eminent Dylan scholars at work today--as well as people from such farreaching fields as labor history, African American studies, and Japanese studies--to assess Dylan's career, influences, and his global impact on music and culture.

Dazzling Stranger

Author: Colin Harper
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 0747587256
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 418

Book Description
'An excellent biography of one of folk's cult figures.' - Independent on Sunday

How to Keep a Husband for Ten Days

Author: Jessica Hatch
Publisher: Bookouture
ISBN: 1803149035
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284

Book Description
‘I laughed and had such a good time reading this… I adored it… Could not put it down until I was finished. Absolutely adorable!!’ @lori1188 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Faking a marriage… How hard can it be?! When Lina’s oldest friends unexpectedly announce they’re coming to stay, she has to think fast. No one knows she and her husband Brown are breaking up and, if their friends find out, she knows they’ll take sides, and they’re just not ready for that. Surely they can pretend to be married for ten days? Determined to only tell her friends when she’s figured out how she’s feeling, Lina comes up with a set of rules for her and Brown to follow: 1. Strike “couple” poses (try not to throw your back out) 2. Laugh at each other’s jokes (not so loud it sounds fake) 3. Stare into each other’s eyes (remember to blink) 4. Hold hands when walking (use a grip of steel) 5. Share a bed… (GULP) But, despite her step-by-step guide, pretending to be married isn’t as easy as she thought. Being back in the same house with her husband – laughing together, holding hands, sharing a bed – is making her more confused than ever. And by day five, Lina is starting to realise there’s a thin line between love and hate. And while she can try to fool her friends, she can’t fool her heart. What might have begun as faking a marriage is starting to feel like the real thing… Is this becoming more than make believe? And is it too late to find out if Brown feels the same? This absolutely hilarious and totally addictive romcom is perfect for fans of Ali Hazelwood’s The Love Hypothesis, Christina Lauren’s The Unhoneymooners, and Emily Henry. Praise for How to Keep a Husband for Ten Days: “Adored! It has everything you’d ever want in a romance novel.” @meetcuteromancebooks ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Wow… I loved this!!!!” @thenarnianreader ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “What a wonderful read!… It will stay in my heart forever. Everyone should pick up this book.” @reads.withgab ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I adored it… Could not put it down until I was finished. Absolutely adorable!!” @lori1188 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “I loved this!” @bookishlaurenh ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Oh my god the characters were so amazing!!... I loved the plot.” @mailovesbooks “Fantastic… A wonderful read that will have you laughing… and possibly even shedding a tear.” @kodyreadseverything “I absolutely loved this book!... I couldn’t put it down.” The Kayleigh Project “I adored this story… loved it.” Goodreads reviewer

Green Fancy

Author: George Barr McCutcheon
Publisher: IndyPublish.com
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374

Book Description
Barnes held up his hand for silence. "Listen," he said in a low voice, "I will tell you who they were looking for." As briefly as possible he recounted his experience with the strange young woman at the cross- roads. "From the beginning I have connected this tragedy with the place called Green Fancy. I'll stake my last penny that they have been hanging around here waiting for the arrival of that young woman. They knew she was coming and they doubtless knew what she was bringing with her. They went to Green Fancy to-night with a very sinister purpose in mind, and things didn't turn out as they expected. What do you know about the place called Green Fancy?"

Green Fancy

Author: George Barr MacCutcheon
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442

Book Description

Escaping Rapture of Devotion

Author: Eloise Epps MacKinnon
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1546206167
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 207

Book Description
Escaping Rapture Of Devotion is this riveting fictional romance tale capturing the life of Ella Epstein, whose life with her Boy-Friend Rules has become like the Argentina Tango; unveiling all its twist and turns to escape the rapture in a romance that takes her by storm. Ella; a small-town Woonsocket girl, whos heart has had its full with men, and all those little burning emotions called love. A man was really the last thing on Ellas heart today or any day until she sights this vision of a Knight In Shining Armor, who casts his image over her blanket at the Newport Jazz Festival. Ella is in love at first glimpse upon seeing all of this heavenly creatures glory in the flesh. Until Ella lay eyes on Gordon McNeil, she has only seen love in a romance novel or movie. However, now shes living the fairytale romance herself similar to all the ones she has ever witnessed in the flash of an eye. Only thing, Ellas new-found love, she finds hard to deal with. Ellas spinning out of control; shes in a state of frenzy, doing all sorts of things in the name of love! Never in her wildest dreams would Ella ever imagine going home so happy. Ella has, what her friend would call, the brass ring on the merry-go-round of life from the Newport Jazz Festival. Her eyes and heart are in love at first image with this stranger who set her world aflame. Ellas never known any man who made her thirst for him so greedily, the way this man does without a touch or words. Until the night intrusion of its phone number fiasco, which tears Ellas heart apart from him too soon; while this evening was still young for them both. After several weeks of agonizing over her loss of Aaron, a little trusty work of one PI and two trusted friends helps Ella reunite with Aaron in a flaming bond of love; even stronger than before! Ella knew all her prayers had been answered through her love and faith in a trusting God!

Philippa's Experiments

Author: Margarita Spalding Gerry
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description

Dan Zanes' House Party!

Author: Dan Zanes
Publisher: Young Voyageur
ISBN: 0760362025
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
In Dan Zanes' House Party!, the Grammy Award-winning children's artist presents a huge collection of folk songs along with inspiration to start your own family band. Too often, new parents eager to share their love of music with their young children feel their options are limited to cuddly singing dinosaurs and well-meaning humans whose understanding of children’s music starts with “Kumbaya” and ends with “Puff the Magic Dragon.” For many sane adults, these choices are more abrasive than the most aggro noise-rock of their college years. Dan Zanes has spent the past 20 years creating a truly compelling body of children's music that music-loving parents can also get behind. A former 1980s indie rocker, Zanes' 13 children's albums have gained wide praise for their authentic arrangements and preservation of America's folk traditions. In Dan Zanes' House Party!, the Grammy Award–winning Zanes has curated a rich selection of folk songs that comprise an essential musical cross-section of the American experience and its multicultural, immigrant underpinnings. The selections include the standard songs we all know and love, along with folk classics. Each song is accompanied by a brief narrative on its historical context, followed by lyrics, notation, and chords. Among the songs you'll learn to play: "Erie Canal," "Pay Me My Money Down," "Titanic," "Waltzing Matilda," "The Farmer Is the One," "Wabash Cannonball," "Sloop John B.," "Old Joe Clark," "Skip to My Lou," "King Kong Kitchie," and "We Shall Not Be Moved." Dan Zanes' House Party! also includes informational sidebars throughout to give families the basics needed to pick up instruments and learn to more fully enjoy music as a family band. And in the back of the book, you'll find chord charts for guitar, ukele, and mandolin. More than just a collection of songs, Dan Zanes’ House Party! is part music book, part history lesson, and a work that all families can enjoy—together.

Outcasts: Short Stories

Author: Nick Wisseman
Publisher: Nick Wisseman
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description
A collection of short reads with elements of fantasy, science fiction, history, mystery, and horror. Unwilling saviors, fumbling gods, speechless leaders, helpless villains, misguided detectives, abandoned heroes, misled daughters, repentant adulterers, murdered authors, jilted conquerors ... These are my outcasts. And these are their stories. ~~~~ This anthology includes the following pieces: - "Branded Faith" first appeared in Bewildering Stories, issue 330, March 2009. - "Charted Waters" first appeared in Mysterical-E, Spring 2008. - "Ghost Writer" first appeared in Allegory Magazine, volume 7, issue 34, September 2008. - "Love and World Eaters" first appeared in Books to Go Now, August 2011. - "Low-Limb High" first appeared in Bewildering Stories, issue 339, June 2009. - "Permanence" first appeared in Perpetual Magazine, February 2009. - "Revisions" first appeared in Battered Suitcase, volume 1, issue 4, September 2008. - "Smile" first appeared in The Cynic Online Magazine, volume 10, issue 10, October 2008 and Bewildering Stories, issue 335, May 2009. - "Splintered" first appeared in Bewildering Stories, issue 443, August 2011. - "Time Trick" first appeared in Bewildering Stories, issue 351, August 2009.