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The Most Dangerous Animal of All
An explosive and historic book of true crime and an emotionally powerful and revelatory memoir of a man whose ten-year search for his biological father leads to a chilling discovery: His father is one of the most notorious-and still at large-serial killers.
Rumba on the River
There had always been music along the banks of the Congo River-lutes and drums, the myriad instruments handed down from ancestors. But when Joseph Kabasele and his African Jazz went chop for chop with O.K. Jazz and Bantous de la Capitale, music in Africa would never be the same. A sultry rumba washed in relentless waves across new nations springing up below the Sahara. The Western press would dub the sound soukous or rumba rock; most of Africa called in Congo music. Born in Kinshasa and Brazzaville at the end of World War II, Congon music matured as Africans fought to consolidate their hard-won independence. In addition to great musicians-Franco, Essous, Abeti, Tabu Ley, and youth bands like...
The Shanter Legacy
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Breakout
Based on exclusive interviews, Breakout tells the often riveting personal stories of fourteen popular musicians—some well known, others not—from Zaire, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The first book on African pop music to look closely at the lives of the musicians themselves, Breakout deals with four African musical genres: soukous, highlife, afro-beat, and palm wine. Amid Africa's deepening economic and political crises of the last two decades, African musicians who developed these genres faced the need to cross cultural boundaries, or "break out," and achieve a hit in the international marketplace. Challenging conventional assumptions, Gary Stewart demonstrates for the first time the...
Voicing Scotland
Voicing Scotland takes the reader on a discovery tour through Scotland's traditional music and song culture, past and present. West unravels the strings that link many of our contemporary musicians, singers and poets with those of the past, offering up to our ears these voices which deserve to be more loudly heard. What do they say to us in the 21st Century? What is the role of tradition in the contemporary world? Can there be a folk culture in the digital age? What next for the traditional arts? REVIEWS Can folk stay true to tradition and still be genuinely contemporary? Can its pride in place counter globalisation- without collapsing into narrow nationalism? The answer for, Gary West, is a resounding Yes. SCOTSMAN Voicing Scotland...is an engrossing assessment of where Scottish Traditional Music standsl, at a time of resonant political developments in the nation's history but also of globalisation and the threat of cultural homogenisation in todays 'liquid society'. SCOTSMAN
Recorder Lessons for Kids - Book 1
Teach how to play recorder for kids with our easy recorder lessons for kids. ***Comes with online access to free recorder videos and audio demonstrating all examples. See and hear how each one is played by a teacher, then play along with the backing band. Also includes music score and recorder animation for easy music learning.*** "Great teaching tool. I love the fact you can play just a note and get a great accompaniment to make it sound interesting. It enables me to focus on getting a great sound before moving on." - A.M. Weavers [Amazon] Progressive Recorder Method for Young Beginners - Book 1 contains all you need to know to start teaching kids to play recorder - in one easy-to-follow, l...
Pieces of Time
A biography of actor James Stewart, providing details about his personal life, his service in the armed forces during World War II, and his long career in the movies, on stage, and on television.
My Father And Other Working Class Football Heroes
WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD A poignant and moving account of the author’s search for the man his father was and the life he led as a well-known footballer, blending the personal and the historical into an unforgettable story Stewart Imlach was an ordinary neighbourhood soccer star of his time. A brilliant winger who thrilled the crowd on Saturdays, then worked alongside them in the off-season; who represented Scotland in the 1958 World Cup and never received a cap for his efforts; who was Man of the Match for Nottingham Forest in the 1959 FA Cup Final, and was rewarded with the standard offer - £20 a week, take it or leave it. Gary Imlach grew up a privileged ...
Restart Australia: A Blueprint for Economic & Social Reform
Restart Australia is the fourth book in Gary's acclaimed "Drain the Swamp" Series. Building on the principles and analysis of the previous three books dealing with Defence Weapons' Acquisition, Innovation, and Organisational Incompetence this book also stands alone as a visionary, yet immensely practical path forward for Australia. Restart Australia begins with a brutal assessment of Australia's current standing in the global economy and the reasons for this dismal performance. After detailing the full horror of our current situation Gary then goes on to provide a blueprint for change. As he explains, "this change will take courage and commitment, but it will also deliver the country we want to live in... and the country we want children and their children to enjoy." We have the resources to Restart Australia, do we have the will to do so? The decision is in our hands!
Black Man's Grave
Black Man's Grave chronicles the hijacking of Sierra Leone's fledgling democracy by corrupt politicians, the plundering of the country's diamonds, and the rise of the notorious Revolutionary United Front. Based on letters from villagers to the authors, both former Peace Corps Volunteers in Sierra Leone, the book exposes 'big man' Siaka Stevens, warlord Charles Taylor, and rebel leader Foday Sankoh.
