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The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz
Do you want to know when Duke Ellington was king of The Cotton Club? Have you ever wondered how old Miles Davis was when he got his first trumpet? From birth dates to gig dates and from recordings to television specials, Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler have left no stone unturned in their quest for accurate, detailed information on the careers of 3.300 jazz musicians from around the world. We learn that Duke Ellington worked his magic at The Cotton Club from 1927 to 1931, and that on Miles Davis's thirteenth birthday, his father gave him his first trumpet. Jazz is fast moving, and this edition clearly and concisely maps out an often dizzying web of professional associations. We find, for inst...
Africa: Still Rising?
After decades of unsatisfying performances, economic growth took off in many sub-Saharan states at the beginning of the 21st century. More recently, however, the end of the commodity cycle – particularly with the oil price drop – and the rise of jihadist violence rocked the “Emerging Africa” boat. Is this the beginning of the end for sustained growth in the region? This Report investigates the economic impact of these new challenges upon Africa’s frontier markets. It shows that the positive economic trajectory of recent years is being negatively affected, particularly for oil-exporting countries. However, while more caution is needed, Africa’s growth prospects on the whole remain fairly good – at least for now. But there is an increasing need to understand the specific risks that individual countries face and the opportunities that they offer, as well as to re-assess the potential of each specific sector of economic activity. The three largest economies in the region – Nigeria, South Africa and Angola – are all under pressure. Others, including Ethiopia, Mozambique and Kenya, are still projected to achieve remarkable growth rates.
Forty Acres
Forty Acres was developed into a neighborhood in the 19th century from a 40-acre parcel of farmland. Just as many other neighborhoods have ethnic associations, many Irish Wilmingtonians have their roots in Forty Acres. Some Forty Acres families stayed for generations, and the neighborhood was popular well into the 20th century. What makes Forty Acres different is its sense of community and the close-knit relationships developed between its residents. While it is admired for its historic charm, the neighborhood is an urban community made up of a mixed-use residential and commercial village within the city of Wilmington. Today Forty Acres continues to be a place where the word "neighbor" holds strength, value, and friendship.
Summer Will Show
'A novel of love, war and death; brilliantly entertaining and far ahead of its time' Guardian 'She is my husband's mistress - and here am I, taking her out to dinner' Sophia Willoughby of Blandamer House, upstanding Victorian matriarch, has packed her errant husband off to Paris with his mistress Minna. But when tragedy throws her life off balance Sophia goes to seek him out, and instead finds herself intensely attracted to the charismatic, bohemian Minna, who leads her on a wild, chaotic adventure through a city in the throes of revolution. 'One of the great under-read British novelists of the twentieth century. This is my favourite of her novels' Sarah Waters 'Every page contains something brilliant, arresting or amusing, and one comes away from it staggered' Claire Harman
Bad Friend
Single mom Brit wants a boyfriend, more money and a better life for her and her son—but not in this order. Knowing her track record with men, she hopes to boost her make-up artist career by attending a coveted convention. Too bad the cost is too high—unless she agrees to temporarily work for the hottest man in town, AKA her best friend’s ex-husband. Nothing can go wrong, right? Damian’s life is a mess—his wife abandoned him, leaving him to balance his busy surgical career and raise their two children alone. Still, he’s determined to open his charity hospital for burn victims—a promise he’d made to his mother. Overwhelmed, he proposes Brit help him get his life on track as he persuades his investor to bankroll his dream. He’s got a hands-off policy with all his employees, but once nighttime falls, she becomes a forbidden temptation he can’t resist. Bad Friend is the steamy second book in the Bad Girls Club contemporary romance series. It's a standalone with a Happily Ever After. If you like swoony yet imperfect alpha heroes, sizzling chemistry, and a dash of humor, then you’ll adore Carmen Falcone’s hot taboo romance.
Till mitt försvar
Till mitt försvar är berättelsen om hur Sargon De Basso, trots bottenbetyg på juristlinjen och ett åtal som kunde ge honom fängelse, nådde toppen och blev en av landets mest kontroversiella försvarsadvokater. I dag företräder han kända skådespelare, yrkeskriminella och toppskiktet i den nazistiska organisationen NMR. I boken berättar han om varför han väljer att försvara de som samhället föraktar och om en lång rad fall som gått in i svensk rättshistoria, som Joy Rahman, Mikael Persbrandt mot tidningen Expressen och livsödet Samir Sabri. Till mitt försvar är en djupdykning in i advokatyrket och skildrar rättegångarnas inre skådespel. Boken är skriven tillsammans med journalisten Peter Johansson som varit chefredaktör för flera branschtidningar om juridik, till exempel Legally yours och Dagens Juridik.
Bad Girls Club Collection (Books 1-3)
Enjoy three steamy stories featuring three single moms who are done with being good and dying to be bad… and they find delicious heroes to help them get there. Bad Intentions ~ She kissed the enemy. And just her luck, her enemy is her new boss! Divorced mom Nikki is about to kiss her play-by-the-book ways goodbye. When her best friends challenge her to buy a hot stranger a drink at the bar, she reluctantly agrees. He’s not only gorgeous, but makes her feel like a woman again. Too bad she finds out he’s a threat to her carefully crafted life and job security… Bad Friend ~ She’s falling for her bestie’s ex-husband… Single mom Brit wants a boyfriend, more money and a better life f...
Mainstreaming Gays
Mainstreaming Gays discusses a key transitional period linking the eras of legacy and streaming, analyzing how queer production and interaction that had earlier occurred outside the mainstream was transformed by multiple converging trends: the emergence of digital media, the rising influence of fan cultures, and increasing interest in LGBTQ content within commercial media. The U.S. networks Bravo and Logo broke new ground in the early 2000s and 2010s with their channel programming, as well as bringing in a new cohort of LGBTQ digital content creators, providing unprecedented opportunities for independent queer producers, and hosting distinctive spaces for queer interaction online centered on pop culture and politics rather than dating. These developments constituted the ground from which recent developments for LGBTQ content and queer sociality online have emerged. Mainstreaming Gays is critical reading for those interested in media production, fandom, subcultures, and LGBTQ digital media.
