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Life 101 - a True Life Story
James Mitchum Oates was born in Chicago, IL. with a clean slate. But what was the beginning seemed like the end as James was diagnosed with severe asthma as a baby. He survives. Shortly after leaving the hospital to be with his family, he is bombarded with many hardships. He and his family move to Kansas City, MO. after a fire destroys their home. There, he faces many challenges, but he and his family have to deal with the death of their beloved Carter Bradley Oates. Soon afterwards, James finds himself struggling through life as he loses both his mind and his identity. But the way he regains himself and shocks everyone is the special ending to the story.
Tale of Henry Tinsdale
Henry Tinsdale was a criminal. When he goes to prison for his misdeeds, he finds God and religion. Once he’s released, he finds a job and befriends Simon who introduces him to Debbie. Henry and Debbie fall in love and get married. They both follow the word of God closely until Debbie starts to lose faith. Henry then gets a visit from a surprise person. Henry tries over and over to get rid of this visitor, but he can’t. The story then climaxes with an ending that will leave you in awe.
The Revolution
A young black male in South Central Detroit grew up with his mother and two brothers. He studies a lot on African-American innovators, but he is fascinated with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He joins a black awareness group called "The Righteous Movement." Soon a very radical group called "The Revolution" moves into the community. When his brother gets killed by the hands of some racist whites, Roger then turns to join "The Revolution" to get revenge for his brother's death. The story then ends leaving you with an impression of the racial tensions in the 1980s.
The Blue Moment: Miles Davis's Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Music
A brilliant, wide-ranging book on how Miles Davis's seminal 1959 jazz album "Kind of Blue" revolutionized music and culture in the 20th century.
Last Chance Texaco
A Book of the Year in Rolling Stone, Uncut, Mojo, The Telegraph and the Glasgow Herald This troubadour life is only for the fiercest hearts, only for those vessels that can be broken to smithereens and still keep beating out the rhythm for a new song. Last Chance Texaco is the first-ever no-holds-barred account of the life of two-time Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones, in her own words. It is a tale of desperate chances and impossible triumphs, an adventure story of a girl who beat the odds and grew up to become one of the most legendary artists of her time, turning adversity and hopelessness into timeless music. With candour and lyricism, the 'Duchess of Coolsville' (Time) takes us on a ...
Hardscrabble Frontier
This study of Pope County, Arkansas in the 1850s represents an analysis of the pioneer decade of an upper South region largely settled by yeoman farmers; the presence of slaves constituting approximately ten percent of the population also enables one to view that peculiar institution in a non-plantation environment. As we celebrate the century mark of the 1890 census, which inspired Frederick Jackson Turner's study of the influence of the frontier on the American experience, historians turn anew to examine the influence of that frontier. Today insights provided by computer assisted quantification, "thick description" of social anthropologists and the concept of the New Social History shed additional light on that quest for meaning. This study is a first-rate example of the New Social History in practice. Contents: The Beginnings; Communications and Transportation; Agriculture; Table Fare; Artisans, Business and Professional Activities; Disorder and Crimes; Morbidi Mortality; Marriage; We are Family; Education; Religion; Slavery; and Moving In-Moving Out.
The North Carolina Filmography
In recent years North Carolina has been recognized as a popular filming location for feature films and television series such as Last of the Mohicans and Dawson’s Creek. Few people, probably, realize that the first feature film in the state was shot in 1912. This comprehensive reference book provides a complete listing of every film, documentary, short, television program, newsreel, and promotional video in which at least some part was filmed in North Carolina, through the year 2000. The entries contain the following information: alternate titles, the type of film (feature film, television episode, etc), studio, cities, counties, scenes (Biltmore House, for example), comments (short synopses of the movies), director, producer, co-producer, executive producer, cinematographer, writer, music and casting credits, additional crew, and cast.
Charles McGraw
The iconic actor Charles McGraw appeared in over 140 roles on films and television, including the classic noir pictures The Killers (1946) and The Narrow Margin (1952). Whether portraying tough cops or sadistic killers, McGraw brought a unique authenticity to the screen. Emphasizing his impact on the film noir style, this comprehensive biography examines McGraw's lengthy career against the backdrop of a changing Hollywood. Through numerous personal interviews with his surviving intimates, close acquaintances and co-workers, his tumultuous personal life is detailed from his earliest days to his bizarre, accidental death. Also included are an extensive critical filmography of McGraw's feature film career, a complete list of television appearances and previously unpublished film stills and personal photos.
The Man Who Saw a Ghost
The first major biography of the iconic actor Henry Fonda, a story of stardom, manhood, and the American character Henry Fonda's performances—in The Grapes of Wrath, Young Mr. Lincoln, The Lady Eve, 12 Angry Men, On Golden Pond—helped define "American" in the twentieth century. He worked with movie masters from Ford and Sturges to Hitchcock and Leone. He was a Broadway legend. He fought in World War II and was loved the world over. Yet much of his life was rage and struggle. Why did Fonda marry five times—tempestuously to actress Margaret Sullavan, tragically to heiress Frances Brokaw, mother of Jane and Peter? Was he a man of integrity, worthy of the heroes he played, or the harsh father his children describe, the iceman who went onstage hours after his wife killed herself? Why did suicide shadow his life and art? What memories troubled him so? McKinney's Fonda is dark, complex, fascinating, and a product of glamour and acclaim, early losses and Midwestern demons—a man haunted by what he'd seen, and by who he was.
