Jook Right On: Blues Stories and Blues Storytellers is what author and compiler Barry Lee Pearson calls a “blues quilt.” These blues stories, collected by Pearson for thirty years, are told in the blues musicians’ own words. The author interviewed over one hundred musicians, recording and transcribing their stories. These are stories from well-known musicians such as John Lee Hooker, Koko Taylor, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, and Little Milton, and from more obscure artists such as Bi...

Shock after shock jolts decorated ex-marine; ex savvy-cop, Dan Haggard as he struggles to survive in the battle for his life.Haggard, a respected businessman is arrested at the border for smuggling Cocaine under his motorhome and his wife is brutally attacked by drug dealers looking for their Cocaine. Haggard has nowhere to turn to and no one believes in his innocence. Haggard's business is deteriorating and people want to kill him. His heavy losses are overwhelming.Finding...

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"Our shared experience, the sheer grace and beauty of the sport we loved, immersed in the joy of competition cast a mythical transcendence which is difficult to describe, other than to simply feel it. We gave it our all."Streaksburg is best-selling author Barry Lee Swanson's intimate memoir of a boyhood transformed by a game-and the small, Midwestern city that lived for it. The author weaves a nostalgic tale of heroes and their formidable opponent...

Incidental language acquisition is the language that is learned informally, outside the constraints of the typical classroom, and vocabulary is one of the key elements in language learning and knowledge. This unique text is the first comprehensive overview and hands-on methodological guide for researching second language (L2) incidental vocabulary acquisition.Expert contributors from around the world synthesize the state of the art by defining key concepts and laying out the major ...

Hidden in the Void is an inspiring insight into the essence of creative thinking. While holding tangible contents of spirituality in several of its passages, it seeks to grab the reader and take him or her on a voyage of what lies within the depths of the creative mind. The book is entwined with poetry entries that submerge the intrinsic philosophical dialogues while bearing a small portion of parables that the writer has implemented toward the collective body of seed thoughts. It displays...

This book provides a thorough review of important incidental vocabulary acquisition issues so as to provide readers with a starting point to quickly gain access to an overview of what has been published up until this point. It shows examples of how to go about conducting incidental vocabulary acquisition research. It critiques particular methodologies that have been used in previous studies and thereby challenge future researchers to innovate. When possible, particular studies are used for...

The most powerful drug on earth has just been invented, but no one bothered to tell the researcher that the drug is being tested on the general public. The drug is also being tested by the C.I.A. and the State Department, and soon... on the President of the United States.Researcher Jesse Harris, working under a Department of Defense contract, finds his world abruptly destroyed when he learns of the illegal use of the drug, code name: "Precise". Unable to contemplate a world dominat...

Literature on sex, intimacy and sexuality in later life has been heavily influenced by perspectives from more affluent regions, perpetuating the belief that the West is more sexually progressive and liberal than other cultures.This book challenges this belief by exploring diverse cultures and perspectives from the majority world, which are often overlooked. It highlights the importance of learning from cultures in the global South and East, dismantling stereotypes that frame them a...

This bookprovides a timely and valuable resource to explore second language vocabulary learning outside the formal language learning classroom. Rapidly evolving technology and the increasing impact of the global village have resulted in dramatic changes to and increased occasions for second language vocabulary learning. This book offers new and valuable insights into the radically different opportunities both the physical and digital wild provide for language learners to increase their voc...

The Road We Take is an encore to Barry Lee Swanson's critically acclaimed, best-selling novel Still Points. A poetic portrait of a journey spanning the past seven decades, it provides the reader with a first-hand view of one baby boomer's life experiences.From a college student caught in the quagmire of the Viet Nam War to the halls of collegiate academia to a senior citizen facing irrelevancy while considering the inevitable end of life, the author explores theme...