Shadow Fray: Round OneFamily is worth fighting for—and family doesn't always mean blood.No one knows what calamity poisoned the earth and decimated the human population, but living close to the toxic ground means illness and death. Justin is determined to keep his twin sister and younger brother from that fate—no matter what he has to do. To earn enough to keep his family safe in a high-rise, Justin enlists in a deadly sport called Shadow Fray. He ...

An intimate, definitive exploration of Funk, the sound of a generation, that tells its stories, its triumphs and excesses.From 1968 to 1978; from 'Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud' to Off The Wall; from the Third Harlem Cultural Festival to the P-Funk Earth Tour: Funk Is Its Own Reward plots the journey of an African American cultural movement that was always about far more than simply music.With roots in the poetry, art, theatre, int...

The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its origins and development in Jamaica, from ska to rock-steady to dub and then to reggae itself, a local music which conquered the world. There are many extraordinary stories about characters like Prince Buster, King Tubby and Bob Marley. But this is more than a book of music history: it relates the story of reggae to the whole history of Jamaica, from colonial island to troubled independence,...

For as long as people have been migrating to London, so has their music. An essential link to home, music also has the power to shape communities in surprising ways.Black music has been part of London's landscape since the First World War, when the Southern Syncopated Orchestra brought jazz to the capital. Following the wave of Commonwealth immigration, its sounds and styles took up residence to become the foundation of the city's youth culture.Sounds Like London t...

Este libro es un viaje. A los guetos de Jamaica, en el corazón del Caribe, pero también al eco hipnótico de los tambores y los graves primigenios del África profunda. En "Bass Culture: La historia del reggae", Lloyd Bradley cuenta la apasionante historia de la música jamaicana en su contexto social, político, económico y espiritual, desde los sound systems de los años cincuenta, pasando por el ska, el rocksteady y el dub, hasta el éxito internacional de Bob Marley y el posterior nacimiento...

An intimate, definitive exploration of Funk, the sound of a generation, that tells its stories, its triumphs and excesses.From 1968 to 1978; from 'Say It Loud - I'm Black and I'm Proud' to Off The Wall; from the Third Harlem Cultural Festival to the P-Funk Earth Tour: Funk Is Its Own Reward plots the journey of an African American cultural movement that was always about far more than simply music.With roots in the poetry, art, theatre, int...

Times are changing at historic house museums and no one is more aware of this than the fourteen contributors to Interpreting Historic House Museums. These respected museum professionals consider the history of house museums and the need to look at familiar issues from new perspectives and using new methods. If your site isn't using a comprehensive interpretive plan, how can you create one? While doing so, how do you address contemporary issues like race and gender? Don't forget the physica...

Boney M. waren eine der größten Popsensationen der späten Siebziger: eine Disco-Band, erdacht vom Produzenten Frank Farian, der zu Beginn eigentlich nur vier hübsche Aushängeschilder für seine schon fertigen Songs gesucht hatte. Während Bobby Farrell und Maizie Williams das auch weitgehend blieben, trugen die Sängerinnen Liz Mitchell und Marcia Barrett schon bald entscheidend zum Sound des Projekts bei. Die vier tingelten zunächst durch kleine Clubs, bis sich über Nacht der Riesenerfolg ei...

How to Do Webinars Right Bundle, 3 in 1 Bundle: The Secret to Webinar Success, Doing Teleseminars, and Webinar SuccessTeleseminars aren't just for the likes of Tony Robbins, John Grey, and Suze Orman. In fact, thousands of internet marketers, small business owners, and solo professionals regularly use telesemi-nars to reach new audiences, establish themselves as experts, and create new products. And you can do the same. You can also do webinars to interact with audiences and engage them wi...

The definitive guide to the secret sauce of improving public and population health Nontraditional collaborations have produced some of the most sweeping, health-improving results in recent memory. But whether it's public/private, cross-discipline, or interagency, the formula for identifying these partnerships -- not to mention making them work -- remains very much in progress. The Practical Playbook II is the first resource to elucidate what works (and what doesn...

The development of new technology in hearing aid devices as well as imaging techniques has improved the possibilities of meeting the patient's individual needs. This book, in which experts from around the world have contributed, comprehensively covers advances in all aspects of hearing implantation otology. Chapters review the evidence behind the current applications of the wide range of hearing implants available for different types of hearing loss. Further articles discuss the extended a...