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Kehinde Wiley painted President Obama's official portrait and this is an early book from him documenting his extraordinary talents. "For most of Kehinde Wiley's very successful career, he has created large, vibrant, highly patterned paintings of young African American men wearing the latest in hip hop street fashion. The theatrical poses and objects in the portraits are based on well-known images of powerful figures drawn from seventeenth- through nineteenth-century Western art. Pictorially, Wiley gives the authority of those historical sitters to his twenty-first-century subjects." -National Portrait Gallery "My intention is to craft a world picture that isn't involved in political correcti...
My name is Steve Merriman and I'm eleven years old. I go to Darby Avenue Elementary School where I'm in the sixth grade. Today, March 11th, 1969, after school, I have to kiss a girl. So begins the opening story in this short, two-part collection, "The Kiss", which tells of Steve Merriman's predicament that comes about due to a dodge ball accident in which he hits Maureen Keller in the face with a scorcher. "The Kiss" was previously published in the Columbia College Spring Review, and in the book "A Curious Affair", published in mass market paperback by New York publisher Dorchester Press. "The Kiss" is followed by the only other story in this collection, "The Finger", in which the narrator o...
A music-career book like no other, The Music Producer’s Survival Guide offers a wide-ranging, exploratory, yet refreshing down-to-earth take on living the life of the independent electronic music producer. If you are an intellectually curious musician/producer eager to make your mark in today’s technologically advanced music business, you’re in for a treat. This new edition includes industry and technological updates, additional interviews, and tips about personal finances, income, and budgets. In this friendly, philosophical take on the art and science of music production, veteran producer, engineer, and teacher Brian Jackson shares clear, practical advice about shaping your own caree...
"Brian Jackson was probably the most influential educationalist of the twentieth century, and the impact that he had on the British educational system was second to none. The names of others may be better known, but he can be seen as the true founding father of the Open University and a pivotal figure in the development of comprehensive schools. His influence extended far more widely, however, as many of the institutions that he founded proved to have a seminal social effect. Among these that have continued to make a national contribution were the National Children's Centre in Huddersfield and the Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) with its magazine. Another was the National Extension Colle...
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A black photographer recalls his sad childhood on his return to Louisiana for the funeral of his father. The mother died, the father abandoned him, and he was brought up by his grandmother.
BBC's Superstars, a kind of sports reality television programme from the 70's and 80's, propelled Brian Jacks to fame. But there is a lot more to Jacks life than Superstars. Born in London's East End he dumfounded medical staff for almost nine years with a problem that meant he had to sit out all sports and could barely walk. His family had almost given hope that he would live a normal life until a chance meeting with renowned specialist who put Jacks on the road to recovery. At nine Jacks started judo and by the time he'd reached fourteen he'd become British junior champion. A massive transformation for the sick could who couldn't even climb a flight of stairs for eight years. At fifteen Ja...
Teaching Mindful Writers introduces new writing teachers to a learning cycle that will help students become self-directed writers through planning, practicing, revising, and reflecting. Focusing on the art and science of instructing self-directed writers through major writing tasks, Brian Jackson helps teachers prepare students to engage purposefully in any writing task by developing the habits of mind and cognitive strategies of the mindful writer. Relying on the most recent research in writing studies and learning theory, Jackson gives new teachers practical advice about setting up writing tasks, using daily writing, leading class discussions, providing feedback, joining teaching communities, and other essential tools that should be in every writing teacher’s toolbox. Teaching Mindful Writers is a timely, fresh perspective on teaching students to be self-directed writers.
MAKING MICHAEL delves deep inside the career of one of the most successful, enigmatic and controversial entertainers of all time: Michael Jackson. Side-stepping sensationalism, journalist Mike Smallcombe enters unchartered territory as he takes you behind the scenes to reveal the real Jackson, a man few people ever got to know. Interviewing over sixty of Jackson's associates including managers, lawyers, music executives, producers, musicians and engineers - many of whom are speaking about their experiences publicly for the first time - he provides exclusive access to one of the biggest-selling recording artists in history. Featuring a foreword by Matt Forger, one of Jackson's longest serving...
West with the Light biography - autobiography of Brian Jackman, one of the UK's best loved travel and wildlife writers, from childhood memories of the Blitz to Fleet Street journalism and a life-long love affair with Africa. George Adamson, Jonathan Scott and Saba Douglas-Hamilton all feature.