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  • Now and Then

    Serier serie Canons
    A wide-ranging collection of poetry by the iconic "poet and polemicist whose lyrics have inspired and galvanized generations" ( GQ).Musician, poet, and spoken-word artist Gil Scott-Heron influenced generations of artists with his highly original, disarmingly witty, politically provocative song-poems. Coming into prominence in the early 1970s, the self-proclaimed "bluesologist" has earned, among ... Læs mere

    94,11 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Last Holiday

    A Memoir

    Serier serie Canons
    Raised by his grandmother in Tennessee, Gil Scott-Heron's journey from humble beginnings to becoming one of the most uncompromising and influential songwriters of his generation is a remarkable one. In this, his heartfelt, beautifully written and posthumously published memoir, we are given bright insights into the music industry, New York, the civil-rights movement, modern America, governmental ... Læs mere

    83,74 kr.

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    This Is a True Story

    With an introduction by Neil GaimanBefore television and radio, before penny paperbacks and mass literacy, people would gather on porches, on the steps outside their homes, and tell stories. The storytellers knew their craft and bewitched listeners would sit and listen long into the night as moths flitted around overhead. The Moth is a non-profit group that is trying to recapture this lost art, ... Læs mere

    77,24 kr.

  • The One

    The Life and Music of James Brown

    af RJ Smith ...
    The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our timePlaying 350 shows a year at his peak, with more than forty Billboard hits, James Brown was a dazzling showman who transformed American music. His life offstage was just as vibrant, and until now no biographer ... Læs mere

    75,22 kr.

  • Life on the Color Line

    The True Story of a White Boy Who Discovered He Was Black

    “Heartbreaking and uplifting… a searing book about race and prejudice in America… brims with insights that only someone who has lived on both sides of the racial divide could gain.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer“A triumph of storytelling as well as a triumph of spirit.”—Alex Kotlowitz, award-winning author of There Are No Children HereAs a child in 1950s segregated Virginia, Gregory Howard Williams grew ... Læs mere

    16,59 kr.

  • Kill 'Em and Leave

    Searching for James Brown and the American Soul

    af James McBride ...
    “You won’t leave this hypnotic book without feeling that James Brown is still out there, howling.”—The Boston GlobeFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction, Deacon King Kong, and Five-Carat SoulKill ’Em and Leave is more than a book about James Brown. Brown embodied the contradictions of American life: He was an ... ... Læs mere

    50,15 kr.

  • True Stories

    Memories, Musings, Odds and Ends

    af C.J. Ott ...
    In True Stories: Memories, Musings, Odds and Ends, C.J. Ott tells of the first seven years of his childhood in New York City and the next seven years in the Saugerties area, a hundred miles north of the city. He recounts his experiences as a postulant, novice and scholastic in the Marianist religious order; four years of military service in the U.S. Air Force, and a twenty-five year career as a ... Læs mere

    89,11 kr.

  • The Prosaic Soul of Nikki Giovanni

    From one of the most commanding, luminous voices to grace America’s political and poetic landscape comes a brilliant and searing collection of essays, articles, meditations and recollections.This omnibus edition collects celebrated poet and activist Nikki Giovanni’s adult prose: Racism 101, Sacred Cows and Other Edibles and seven selections from Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My ... Læs mere

    85,91 kr.

  • When My Love Returns from the Ladies Room, Will I be too Old to Care?

    The always outrageous, humor-contagious Lewis Gizzard is grousing his way back into our hearts once more, settling the score on the woes and wonders that plague him, such as: transplanted New Yorkers, too many ROCKY movies, and the value of alcohol for the elderly. He'll leave you laughing out loud and tearing up too.... ... Læs mere

    39,22 kr.

  • American Gangster

    And Other Tales of New York

    af Mark Jacobson ...
    The untold story of Frank Lucas, New York's most notorious drugs lord during the 1970s. Now a blockbuster movie, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe.In 1970s New York, the ruthless Frank Lucas was the king of the Harlem drug trade, bringing in more than a million dollars a day. At the height of his power there were so many heroin addicts buying from him on ... Læs mere

    56,24 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Raised in Hell

    A Non-Fiction Family Dramedy. You Have No Control of the Environment into Which You Are Born, but You Can Control How That Environment Will Affect You.

    A non-fiction family dramedy about overcoming obstacles, family bond and survival. A true story of a familys struggle to endure in a challenging time and an even tougher environment. Delivered from the perspective of the youngest child of nine with humor, hardship and professional precision.Deon D. Price has provided a trusted and respected perspective for youth. A great story teller, he has ... Læs mere

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  • Studs Terkel's Chicago

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    In a blend of history, memoir, and photography, the Pulitzer Prize winner paints a vivid portrait of this extraordinary American city.Chicago was home to the country's first skyscraper (a ten-story building built in 1884), and marks the start of the famed Route 66. It is also the birthplace of the remote control (Zenith) and the car radio (Motorola), and the first major American city to elect a ... Læs mere

    59,00 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus