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Author : John P. Schulz
Publisher : John Schulz
ISBN 13 : 0981825206
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (818 download)
Download or read book Requiem for a Redneck written by John P. Schulz and published by John Schulz. This book was released on 2009 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ed Reed
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
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Author : James Carroll
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0547524544
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (475 download)
Download or read book An American Requiem written by James Carroll and published by HMH. This book was released on 1997-04-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Book Award winner: This story of a family torn apart by the Vietnam era is “a magnificent portrayal of two noble men who broke each other’s hearts” (Booklist). James Carroll grew up in a Catholic family that seemed blessed. His father, who had once dreamed of becoming a priest, instead began a career in J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI, rising through the ranks and eventually becoming one of the most powerful men in the Pentagon, the founder of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Young Jim lived a privileged life, dating the daughter of a vice president and meeting the pope—all in the shadow of nuclear war, waiting for the red telephone to ring in his parents’ house. James fulfilled the goal his father had abandoned, becoming a priest himself. His feelings toward his father leaned toward worship as well—until the tumult of the 1960s came between them. Their disagreements, over Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement; turmoil in the Church; and finally, Vietnam—where the elder Carroll chose targets for US bombs—began to outweigh the bond between them. While one of James’s brothers fled to Canada, another was in law enforcement ferreting out draft dodgers. James, meanwhile, served as a chaplain at Boston University, protesting the war in the streets but ducking news cameras to avoid discovery. Their relationship would never be the same again. Only after Carroll left the priesthood to become a writer, and a husband with children of his own, did he begin to understand fully the struggles his father had faced. In An American Requiem, the New York Times bestselling author of Constantine’s Sword and Christ Actually offers a benediction, in “a moving memoir of the effect of the Vietnam War on his family that is at once personal and the story of a generation . . . at once heartbreaking and heroic, this is autobiography at its best” (Publishers Weekly).
Author : J.B. Turner
Publisher : No Way Back Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Miami Requiem written by J.B. Turner and published by No Way Back Press. This book was released on 2015-02-22 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping race-against-time crime/political thriller book for fans of Michael Connelly, James Lee Burke, Harlan Coben and Karin Slaughter. Deborah Jones, rookie reporter on the Miami Herald, is determined to discover the truth about William Craig, an 82-year-old Scot and Second World War hero who is on death row for killing a senator's son who raped his granddaughter. Although Deborah admires the old man, her interest in the case and her resolve to save Craig from execution is personal as much as professional. She understands the revenge he took because she has been the victim of white date rape. Taking on the powers that be, Deborah exposes the blackmail and corruption that lay at the heart of Craig's trial. As she unearths a conspiracy involving the embittered senator, a right-wing governor and a Florida mafia boss, she inevitably becomes a target for those who would kill to protect their secrets. In the desperate final countdown to save Craig, she too may be forced to disregard the law... Themes/issues covered include: female protagonist, conspiracy, political intrigue, suspense thriller, vigilante justice, military/industrial complex, political thriller, crime thriller, CIA conspiracy, conspiracy, action mystery series, South Beach, Miami, Florida, Florida crime, death row, Florida death row, Miami Herald, African American journalist, political murder, mystery action thriller, women sleuths. Sub-genres/themes/categories covered include: organized crime, Mob, mafia, mob boss, conspiracy thriller, female protagonist, assassin, suspense thriller, vigilante justice, military thriller, political thriller books, political conspiracy, conspiracy, African-American, NAACP, mystery crime thriller, crime fiction, crime thriller, crime thriller books, Death Row fiction, Florida, Raiford, Scotland, corruption, Mafia, Bensonhurst, action mystery series, noir, mob, civil rights movement, Senator corruption, political corruption in America, pulp, Florida Governor, noir, Dunbar Scotland,
Author : Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780812513912
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (139 download)
Download or read book Requiem written by Robert A. Heinlein and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1994-08-15 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthology of science fiction stories by Robert A. Heinlein including two new novellas Destination Moon and Tenderfoot in Space.
Author : Richard Bauman
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292757360
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book And Other Neighborly Names written by Richard Bauman and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-06-24 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "And Other Neighborly Names"—the title is from a study by Americo Paredes of the names, complimentary and otherwise, exchanged across cultural boundaries by Anglos and Mexicans—is a collection of essays devoted to various aspects of folk tradition in Texas. The approach builds on the work of the folklorists who have helped give the study of folklore in Texas such high standing in the field-Mody Boatright, J. Frank Dobie, John Mason Brewer, the Lomaxes, and of course Paredes himself, to whom this book is dedicated. Focusing on the ways in which traditions arise and are maintained where diverse peoples come together, the editors and other essayists—John Holmes McDowell, Joe Graham, Alicia María González, Beverly J. Stoeltje, Archie Green, José E. Limón, Thomas A. Green, Rosan A. Jordan, Patrick B. Mullen, and Manuel H. Peña—examine conjunto music, the corrido, Gulf fishermen's stories, rodeo traditions, dog trading and dog-trading tales, Mexican bakers' lore, Austin's "cosmic cowboy" scene, and other fascinating aspects of folklore in Texas. Their emphasis is on the creative reaction to socially and culturally pluralistic situations, and in this they represent a distinctively Texan way of studying folklore, especially as illustrated in the performance-centered approach of Paredes, Boatright, and others who taught at the University of Texas at Austin. As an overview of this approach—its past, present, and future—"And Other Neighborly Names" makes a valuable contribution both to Texas folklore and to the discipline as a whole.
Author : Nathan Brackett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0743201698
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (432 download)
Download or read book The New Rolling Stone Album Guide written by Nathan Brackett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description
Author : Irwin Stambler
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312264871
Total Pages : 758 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (648 download)
Download or read book Country Music written by Irwin Stambler and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-07-14 with total page 758 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive reference source on the history, impact, and current state of country music, offering portraits of figures in the country music world.
Author : Archie Green
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807875678
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)
Download or read book Torching the Fink Books and Other Essays on Vernacular Culture written by Archie Green and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2002-11-25 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archie Green--shipwright, folklorist, teacher, and lobbyist--was a legendary figure in the field of American folklore and vernacular culture studies. An inspiration to a generation of students and scholars, Green was known for the remarkable passion, intelligence, and curiosity he brought to his explorations of everyday people, their communities, their work, and their forms of expression. This book gathers twelve essays intended to represent the range of Green's writings over forty years. Selections include a study of folk depictions in the art of Thomas Hart Benton, investigations of occupational and labor language, and a contemplative account of personal and political morality in the study of Appalachian musicians. In an afterword, Green traces his career and reflects on the state of folklore as a discipline. Woven through the foreword by Robert Cantwell is Green's biography, key to understanding his unique mix of activism and scholarship.
Author : John Clarkson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250047250
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)
Download or read book Bronx Requiem written by John Clarkson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-11-08 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The death of Paco "Packy" Johnson shouldn't have surprised anyone. Paco Johnson spent a lifetime in the system -- starting in juvie at age 10, then prison for most of his adult life. But he managed to make some real friends in prison, friends who helped him get parole, a place to stay, and plans to help him adjust to a life outside prison after seventeen years behind bars. But only seventeen hours after he was released, he was found dead -- murdered -- in the streets of the Bronx. James Beck can't save Packy any longer -- but he can try to find out what happened to Packy, and why, and exact a measure of justice. Beck, ringleader of a tight clique of ex-cons based in Brooklyn's Red Hook section, is determined to accord Packy at least some dignity and a measure of justice. But what drove Packy out onto the streets of the Bronx his first night back? Who did he run into that hated him enough to viciously beat him before executing him, and yet left behind his wallet full of cash? But what at first appears to be a simple, if tragic, street killing, quickly becomes something much more difficult and complex. And it will take all the skills, connections, and cunning of Beck and his team not only to learn the truth but to survive the forces they've unwittingly unleashed.
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Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
ISBN 13 : 0702241431
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Literary Activists written by and published by Univ. of Queensland Press. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uniquely examining the link between Australian writers and social change, this study investigates the motives behind literary figures who strive to become activists and social intellectuals. Exploring this intimate connection, this resource asks what such a bond reveals about Australian literature and the power of the written word. With fresh insight, this guide delves into the activism, careers, and writings of Judith Wright, Patrick White, Oodgeroo of the tribe of Noonuccal, Les Murray, Helen Garner, David Malouf and Tim Winton.
Author : Charles Reagan Wilson
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 146961670X
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture written by Charles Reagan Wilson and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture addresses the cultural, social, and intellectual terrain of myth, manners, and historical memory in the American South. Evaluating how a distinct southern identity has been created, recreated, and performed through memories that blur the line between fact and fiction, this volume paints a broad, multihued picture of the region seen through the lenses of belief and cultural practice. The 95 entries here represent a substantial revision and expansion of the material on historical memory and manners in the original edition. They address such matters as myths and memories surrounding the Old South and the Civil War; stereotypes and traditions related to the body, sexuality, gender, and family (such as debutante balls and beauty pageants); institutions and places associated with historical memory (such as cemeteries, monuments, and museums); and specific subjects and objects of myths, including the Confederate flag and Graceland. Together, they offer a compelling portrait of the "southern way of life" as it has been imagined, lived, and contested.
Author : Robert Williams
Publisher : Robert Williams
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 181 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book REQUIEM FOR A GAME written by Robert Williams and published by Robert Williams. This book was released on with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Satirical and raunchy look at football in which a former NFL linebacker looks back on his life after realizing he has a head injury caused by playing football.
Author : Colin Larkin
Publisher : Virgin Books Limited
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Virgin Encyclopedia of Country Music written by Colin Larkin and published by Virgin Books Limited. This book was released on 1998 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a complete handbook of information and opinion about the history of country music. Based on the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, the book contains over 1000 entries covering musicians, bands, songwriters, producers and record labels which have made a significant impact on the development of country music. It brings together people such as Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks and Jimmie Rogers and the influence of Patsy Cline and Hank Williams and more recent figures such as Mary-Chapin Carpenter and LeAnn Rimes. Each entry offers information such as dates, career facts, discography and album ratings.
Author : Allison Graham
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801874451
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Framing the South written by Allison Graham and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-10-20 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What patterns emerge in media coverage and character depiction of Southern men and women, blacks and whites, in the years between 1954 and 1976? Allison Graham examines the ways in which the media, particularly television and film, presented Southerners during the civil rights revolution.
Author : Country Music Magazine (Périodique)
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Comprehensive Country Music Encyclopedia written by Country Music Magazine (Périodique) and published by Crown. This book was released on 1994 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Country music has come of age. It has a rich history in American culture, and its story is well told in this definitive encyclopedia, written with verve and insight by the editors of America's leading and most popular country music magazine. The background of all the major -- and minor -- performers in country music, their greatest hits, fascinating anecdotes about their childhoods, their rise to (or fall from) fame, the truth behind publicity releases and general rumor -- it's all here, from Roy Acuff and Billy Ray Cyrus to Patsy Cline and Reba McEntire. The Comprehensive Country Music Encyclopedia offers a fresh, absorbing portrait of country music from its folkloric origins to its present status as the popular music of choice for 42 percent of the adult population, according to industry estimates. Indeed, in the past decade, the country music audience has tripled. Between 1988 and 1990, sales of country records jumped 56 percent as sales of rock-'n'-roll records slumped 5 percent. Combining more than six hundred short descriptive entries with longer evaluative articles, the encyclopedia is informative, engaging, and a pleasure to read. The critical events and individuals that have shaped country music are all here in one indispensable volume. More than a reference book to be consulted simply for the dates or details of a particular artist's hits or career, the encyclopedia offers a virtual social history of country music. It distinguishes itself not only by the unassailable authority of its contributors -- the most knowledgeable and gifted writers in this field -- but by its in-depth portraits of country music's pioneers and contemporary stars. Individual entries are placedwithin a larger historical and musical context. Linking discrete facts, dates, and events through what amount to interpretive essays, The Comprehensive Country Music Encyclopedia presents the overarching themes and musical ideas that have animated the landscape of country music. An additional feature of the encyclopedia is the more than six hundred photographs, many rarely seen. These superb photographs convey the social and cultural spirit of the artists depicted. Together with the compelling text, the encyclopedia is certain to engage the curiosity, interests, and passions of every reader, and of every fan.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book AF Press Clips written by and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
