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Elvis Presley's clever manipulation of his numerous interests remains one of the music world's great marvels. His synthesis of country, rhythm & blues and gospel resulted in an inventive mixture of hair-raising rock & roll and balladry. This book focuses on the music of Presley's groundbreaking early years and includes a comprehensive analysis of every Presley recording session from the 1950s. Chapters show how Presley, with one foot in delta mud and the other in a country hoedown, teamed ...

Jethro Tull was one of the truly innovative rock bands to emerge from the late 1960s. At their peak the idiosyncratic group, fronted by multi-instrumentalist Ian Anderson, resembled a troupe of roving English minstrels.Crafting a signature progressive rock sound that resisted easy categorization, they were often derided by critics as too British, too eccentric, too theatrical. Over the span of a decade, Tull released a string of sublime albums featuring intricate compositions in a ...

Set against the backdrop of the Old South on the eve of the Civil War, Secret Tides is a saga of passion, greed, romance, and faith that you will not soon forget.Trouble is brewing on the plantation. When the overseer's daughter, Camellia York, accidentally causes the death of the plantation's owner—who is also the father of the man she plans to marry, Trenton Tessier—life as she knows it will never be the same. As Trenton begins to pull away from her, Cam...

As the Civil War tears the nation apart, a cynical pact known as the Law of Substitution allows the wealthy to purchase the lives of the poor to fight in their stead. In this sprawling, character-driven saga, four disparate lives are drawn into an inescapable vortex that converges in the small town of Blue River, Georgia.• Roscoe Pierce: A ruthless war profiteer in New York City who brokers lives with chilling efficiency until a tragic accident during the city's deadly race riots p...

Jenna Newsome is praying for a miracle. When Mickey, a boy from her day care, is diagnosed with cancer, Jenna is determined to raise money for his costly treatments. But with Christmas around the corner, Mickey's time is running out and the fund is far short.When Rem Lincoln, a former classmate of Jenna's, returns to town to visit his father, they both unexpectedly find their lives intertwined in ways they couldn't imagine. Having been hurt by love before and preoccupied with helpi...

At thirty-three years of age, Allie Wilson is only three weeks away from marrying the handsome and respected Trey Thompson. She's successful, excited, and happy . . . until she comes across an old photograph of her long-lost father. Suddenly everything changes for Allie. . . her heart, her focus, and maybe even her future.Before her reluctant fiancé and hesitant mom can stop her, Allie launches a cross-country search for a father she can't remember. And on the way she meets a few p...

42 Rules of Product Marketing is a collection of product marketing wisdom and insights from forty-two experts from around the world. This book will expose you to the experience and knowledge of a group of the world's leading product marketing experts with a range of perspectives in both consumer and business markets.In this book, youll learn ways to:Craft the right positioning and messaging for your prospective customers.Communicate with your customers in ...

Nationally known and sought-after playboy Rick Carson stumbles onto a murder--and finds himself the prime suspect. Innocent people don't run, but Rick finds that his life depends on it. Closing in behind him is a park ranger who is more than she seems. And what starts as a simple crime begins to look like part of something much bigger--and much more sinister. Even Rick's powerful family is implicated. In a place where no one is who they say they are and danger lurks around every corner, wh...

A guitarist, a philosopher, and a natural-born leader with a ponytail walk onto a football field. In the heart of a small mountain town where football reigns supreme and tradition casts long shadows, Ms. Chelsea Deal defies the norm. Amid the echoes of clashing helmets and the roar of a crowd, Chelsea, a former big-city lawyer now cast as the interim head coach for the undefeated Rabon Knights, becomes the unexpected mentor for two young players whose dreams echo her own. Palmer, a reclusi...

What happens when an evolutionary biologist is overwhelmed with scientific evidences of God's plan in nature?After three years of trying to "prove evolution" to skeptical professors in his science department, Gary Parker finally realized that the scientific evidence we see in God's world agrees with what we read in God's Word.In Creation Facts of Life, Dr. Parker respectfully describes the evidences he once used to "preach" evolution - but then he explains how the ...

A heart-rendering epic of triumph on the costly road to freedom, Fateful Journeys sweeps readers away to experience the painful consequences of choices, the depth of unwavering love, and the indomitable spirit to rise above oppression."Who knows what will happen when those journeys end, and we come home again?" asks Camellia York while the dark clouds of the Civil War gather around her South Carolina home. In this second installment of the popular Southern...

Rock stars break hearts.That's a lesson Eden Taylor just learned the hard way. Leaving town to stay with her brother should have been the perfect way to escape the pain of her breakup, but she wasn't expecting to end up sharing the house with her brother's best friend—Fractured's lead guitarist, Tex McLain.She wasn't expecting to notice how sexy he is . . . or to start craving his touch. And she absolutely wasn't expecting to forget the lesson she only just...