Last Chance Texaco

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Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 080218880X
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Book Synopsis Last Chance Texaco by : Rickie Lee Jones

Download or read book Last Chance Texaco written by Rickie Lee Jones and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A candid and colorful memoir by the singer, songwriter, and “Duchess of Coolsville” (Time). This troubadour life is only for the fiercest hearts, only for those vessels that can be broken to smithereens and still keep beating out the rhythm for a new song . . . Last Chance Texaco is the first-ever no-holds-barred account of the life of two-time Grammy Award-winner and Rickie Lee Jones in her own words (Hilton Als). It is a tale of desperate chances and impossible triumphs, an adventure story of a girl who beat the odds and grew up to become one of the most legendary artists of her time, turning adversity and hopelessness into timeless music. With candor and lyricism, she takes us on a singular journey through her nomadic childhood, her years as a teenage runaway, her legendary love affair with Tom Waits, and ultimately her longevity as the hardest working woman in rock and roll. Rickie Lee’s stories are rich with the infamous characters of her early songs—“Chuck E’s in Love,” “Weasel and the White Boys Cool,” “Danny’s All-Star Joint,” and “Easy Money”—but long before her notoriety in show business, there was a vaudevillian cast of hitchhikers, bank robbers, jail breaks, drug mules, and a pimp with a heart of gold, and tales of her fabled ancestors. This intimate memoir by one of the most trailblazing and tenacious women in music is filled with never-before-told stories of the girl in the raspberry beret, whose songs defied categorization and inspired American pop culture for decades. “A striking, distinctive self-portrait.” —The New York Times “Terrific . . . Jones is as fearless in prose as she is on stage.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune “Men leave, fame fizzles, family breaks your heart . . . but Jones knows a good story and how to tell it.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “[The] premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her generation.” —Hilton Als, Pulitzer Prize–winner and author of White Girls

Tomorrow is a Chance to Start Over

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Publisher : La Montagne secrète
ISBN 13 : 2925108199
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (251 download)

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Book Synopsis Tomorrow is a Chance to Start Over by : Hilary Grist

Download or read book Tomorrow is a Chance to Start Over written by Hilary Grist and published by La Montagne secrète. This book was released on 2021-10-01T00:00:00-04:00 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bedtime tale about two siblings, Ira and Isabelle, who live in a little red house by the sea, and decide one night to escape the sound of the city’s beeping cars. They sail off to a faraway land where they learn from a newly made friend, a robin with a soft voice, that dreams really can come true.

Second Chance Love Song

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Publisher : Mills & Boon
ISBN 13 : 9780263293159
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (931 download)

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Book Synopsis Second Chance Love Song by : Jessica Lemmon

Download or read book Second Chance Love Song written by Jessica Lemmon and published by Mills & Boon. This book was released on 2021-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He chose country music over the one who got away. Well, now she's back... Country music star Cash Sutherland is too successful for his own good. Seen as a bad boy in need of redeeming, he and his label are doing all they can to revamp his reputation. They've even hired eager journalist Presley Cole, who's ready and willing to print the cover story that will make both their careers. The only problem? She's the woman he left behind, and she's not ready to forgive that long-ago broken heart...

The Shepherd's Song

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147673822X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Book Synopsis The Shepherd's Song by : Betsy Duffey

Download or read book The Shepherd's Song written by Betsy Duffey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-11 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the incredible journey of one piece of paper—a copy of Psalm 23—as it travels around the world, linking lives and hearts with its simple but beautiful message. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures… Shortly before a tragic car accident, Kate McConnell wrote down the powerful words of Psalm 23 on a piece of paper for her wayward son. Just before she loses consciousness, Kate wonders if she’s done enough with her life and prays,“Please, let my life count.” Unbeknownst to Kate, her handwritten copy of Psalm 23 soon begins a remarkable journey around the world. From a lonely dry cleaning employee to a soldier wounded in Iraq, to a young Kurdish girl fleeing her country, to a Kenyan runner in the Rome Invitational Marathon, this humble message forever changes the lives of twelve very different people. Eventually, Kate’s paper makes it back to its starting place, and she discovers the unexpected ways that God changes lives, even through the smallest gestures. With beautiful prose evocative of master storyteller Andy Andrews’s The Butterfly Effect, this “intriguing…[and] inspiring read” (RT Book Reviews) will touch your heart and remind you of the ways God works through us to reach beyond what we can imagine.

The Brooklyn Follies

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Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 1429900091
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis The Brooklyn Follies by : Paul Auster

Download or read book The Brooklyn Follies written by Paul Auster and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of Oracle Night and The Book of Illusions, an exhilarating, whirlwind tale of one man's accidental redemption Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, estranged from his only daughter, the retired life insurance salesman seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Nathan finds his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood, working in a local bookstore—a far cry from the brilliant academic career he'd begun when Nathan saw him last. Tom's boss is the charismatic Harry Brightman, whom fate has also brought to the "ancient kingdom of Brooklyn, New York." Through Tom and Harry, Nathan's world gradually broadens to include a new set of acquaintances—not to mention a stray relative or two—and leads him to a reckoning with his past. Among the many twists in the delicious plot are a scam involving a forgery of the first page of The Scarlet Letter, a disturbing revelation that takes place in a sperm bank, and an impossible, utopian dream of a rural refuge. Meanwhile, the wry and acerbic Nathan has undertaken something he calls The Book of Human Folly, in which he proposes "to set down in the simplest, clearest language possible an account of every blunder, every pratfall, every embarrassment, every idiocy, every foible, and every inane act I had committed during my long and checkered career as a man." But life takes over instead, and Nathan's despair is swept away as he finds himself more and more implicated in the joys and sorrows of others. The Brooklyn Follies is Paul Auster's warmest, most exuberant novel, a moving and unforgettable hymn to the glories and mysteries of ordinary human life.

Song for Chance

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Publisher : Red Hen Press
ISBN 13 : 1597092908
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis Song for Chance by : John Van Kirk

Download or read book Song for Chance written by John Van Kirk and published by Red Hen Press. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A passionate, elegiac tale about the excesses of sex, drugs, and rock and roll over a tortured musician’s lifetime” by the O. Henry Award–winning author (Publishers Weekly). Keyboard man Jack Voss spends his evenings in the relative sanctuary of the clubs, playing jazz standards on the piano and occasionally singing some of the songs that made him famous. But when his life of comparative comfort and solitude is rocked by a devastating personal loss, Voss is led back to The Enchanted Pond, the 1974 rock opera that catapulted his band, Vossimilitude, into the stratosphere. The story of an ill-fated love triangle based on the tense relations between Voss, his childhood girlfriend, and Vossimilitude’s dangerous and charismatic bassist, Voss’s masterpiece set him on a path to this day of reckoning. To endure, he must confront the tragic consequences of his self-absorption on the only firm ground left him: the piano. With the sure, unsentimental narrative command of writers like Richard Russo and Jonathan Franzen, John Van Kirk has brought to life in Song for Chance not just a fallen rock god, but—with the help of liner notes, bonus tracks, and the complete Voss discography—the whole sex, drugs, and rock and roll era with an immediacy so recognizable that it feels like yesterday. “Van Kirk raises compelling if age-old questions about the tension between art and life, and about our responsibilities to those we love.” —The New York Times “A generously rendered account of a soul’s journey through an unexpected life . . . The cadenced rhythms of Song for Chance will stay with you long after you’ve finished the book.” —Richard Currey, author of Lost Highway

Song of the Sparrow

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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0439918499
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (399 download)

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Book Synopsis Song of the Sparrow by : Lisa Ann Sandell

Download or read book Song of the Sparrow written by Lisa Ann Sandell and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She is Elaine of Ascolat, the Lady of Shalott. At sixteen, Elaine is beautiful and brave, with a temperament as fiery as her long red hair. She lives on Arthur's army base with her father and brothers, the sole girl in a militaristic world of men. As she mends torn battle garments and heals wounds, Elaine often slips into daydreams, wishing the handsome Lancelot would see her as more than a tomboy. Then a new girl arrives, and Elaine is thrilled-- until Gwynivere proves to be cold and cruel. But when the two of them are thrown into a situation of gravest danger, they must band together in order to survive. Can Elaine find the strength to fight for the kingdom she has always believed in? This highly acclaimed novel is a beautiful contribution to the Camelot canon.

Keeper

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Publisher : North Star Editions, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1635830133
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (358 download)

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Book Synopsis Keeper by : Kim Chance

Download or read book Keeper written by Kim Chance and published by North Star Editions, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-01-30 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Lainey Styles, an SAT whiz and bookworm, discovers she’s a Keeper—a witch with the exclusive ability to wield a powerful spell book that has been stolen by a malevolent wizard—she is forced to leave her life of college prep and studying behind to prepare for the biggest test of all: stealing back the book.

Your Song Changed My Life

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Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062344463
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (623 download)

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Book Synopsis Your Song Changed My Life by : Bob Boilen

Download or read book Your Song Changed My Life written by Bob Boilen and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-04-12 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beloved host and creator of NPR’s All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts comes an essential oral history of modern music, told in the voices of iconic and up-and-coming musicians, including Dave Grohl, Jimmy Page, Michael Stipe, Carrie Brownstein, Smokey Robinson, and Jeff Tweedy, among others—published in association with NPR Music. Is there a unforgettable song that changed your life? NPR’s renowned music authority Bob Boilen posed this question to some of today’s best-loved musical legends and rising stars. In Your Song Changed My Life, Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), St. Vincent, Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Cat Power, David Byrne (Talking Heads), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Jenny Lewis, Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Trey Anastasio (Phish), Jackson Browne, Valerie June, Philip Glass, James Blake, and other artists reflect on pivotal moments that inspired their work. For Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, it was discovering his sister’s 45 of The Byrds’ “Turn, Turn, Turn.” A young St. Vincent’s life changed the day a box of CDs literally fell off a delivery truck in front of her house. Cat Stevens was transformed when he heard John Lennon cover “Twist and Shout.” These are the momentous yet unmarked events that have shaped these and many other musical talents, and ultimately the sound of modern music. A diverse collection of personal experiences, both ordinary and extraordinary, Your Song Changed My Life illustrates the ways in which music is revived, restored, and revolutionized. It is also a testament to the power of music in our lives, and an inspiration for future artists and music lovers. Amazing contributors include: Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, Portlandia, Wild Flag), Smokey Robinson, David Byrne (Talking Heads), St. Vincent, Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), James Blake, Colin Meloy (The Decemberists), Trey Anastasio (Phish), Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), Sturgill Simpson, Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Cat Power, Jackson Browne, Michael Stipe (R.E.M.), Philip Glass, Jónsi (Sigur Rós), Hozier, Regina Carter, Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes, and others), Courtney Barnett, Chris Thile (Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers), Leon Bridges, Sharon Van Etten, and many more.

God Bless America

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199339554
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Book Synopsis God Bless America by : Sheryl Kaskowitz

Download or read book God Bless America written by Sheryl Kaskowitz and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-07-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "God Bless America" is a song most Americans know well. It is taught in American schools and regularly performed at sporting events. After the attacks on September 11th, it was sung on the steps of the Capitol, at spontaneous memorial sites, and during the seventh inning stretch at baseball games, becoming even more deeply embedded in America's collective consciousness. In God Bless America, Sheryl Kaskowitz tells the fascinating story behind America's other national anthem. It begins with the song's composition by Irving Berlin in 1918 and first performance by Kate Smith in 1938, revealing an early struggle for control between composer and performer as well as the hidden economics behind the song's royalties. Kaskowitz shows how the early popularity of "God Bless America" reflected the anxiety of the pre-war period and sparked a surprising anti-Semitic and xenophobic backlash. She follows the song's rightward ideological trajectory from early associations with religious and ethnic tolerance to increasing uses as an anthem for the Christian Right, and considers the song's popularity directly after the September 11th attacks. The book concludes with a portrait of the song's post-9/11 function within professional baseball, illuminating the power of the song - and of communal singing itself - as a vehicle for both commemoration and coercion. A companion website offers streaming audio of recordings referenced in the book, links to videos of relevant performances, appendices of information, and an opportunity for readers to participate in the author's survey. Based on extensive archival research and fieldwork, God Bless America sheds new light on cultural tensions within the U.S., past and present, and offers a historical chronicle that is full of surprises and that will both edify and delight readers from all walks of life.

A Song for a New Day

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1984802593
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (848 download)

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Book Synopsis A Song for a New Day by : Sarah Pinsker

Download or read book A Song for a New Day written by Sarah Pinsker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD After a global pandemic makes public gatherings illegal and concerts impossible, except for those willing to break the law for the love of music—and for one chance at human connection. In the Before, when the government didn't prohibit large public gatherings, Luce Cannon was on top of the world. One of her songs had just taken off and she was on her way to becoming a star. Now, in the After, terror attacks and deadly viruses have led the government to ban concerts, and Luce's connection to the world--her music, her purpose—is closed off forever. She does what she has to do: she performs in illegal concerts to a small but passionate community, always evading the law. Rosemary Laws barely remembers the Before times. She spends her days in Hoodspace, helping customers order all of their goods online for drone delivery—no physical contact with humans needed. By lucky chance, she finds a new job and a new calling: discover amazing musicians and bring their concerts to everyone via virtual reality. The only catch is that she'll have to do something she's never done before and go out in public. Find the illegal concerts and bring musicians into the limelight they deserve. But when she sees how the world could actually be, that won’t be enough.

That's a Possibility!

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Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0805089985
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (5 download)

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Book Synopsis That's a Possibility! by : Bruce Goldstone

Download or read book That's a Possibility! written by Bruce Goldstone and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With colorful photographs and interactive examples, Bruce Goldstone's That's a Possibility introduces children to the ideas of something being possible, probable, or impossible. Each spread features an easy-to-understand scenario such as dice rolling, with questions about probable outcomes and simple explanations. In the vein of Great Estimations, this is a perfect book for getting across important math concepts in a fun way. This title has Common Core connections.

The Cowboy's Last Song

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (115 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cowboy's Last Song by : Deborah Garland

Download or read book The Cowboy's Last Song written by Deborah Garland and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-19 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I may have millions of country music fans who adore me, but I also have a PR problem. The savior of my career is the woman who wrote my first big hit seven years ago. Then asked for sex. But I said no... Jamie: I chased fame my entire life and it's been a brutal journey from rising star to damaged goods seven years later. I've cleaned up my act since getting custody of my daughter, but balancing being a single dad and music god hasn't been easy. I've lost another contract and have only one more chance in Music City. Only my success rests in the hands of a woman who probably hates me. Harper: I make stars shine and dreams come true. As the Nashville Hitmaker for a small record label, I'm facing my biggest songwriting challenge yet: a hit for Jamie Miller, country music's bad boy. Blue Rock Records may have overlooked his tattered reputation to boost profits. But all I see is the man who refused to sleep with me seven years ago. I'm determined not to fall under Jamie's spell again. I'm vying to be Blue Rock's next CEO, that means keeping my relationship with Jamie professional. When he uses his most irresistible quality to make me melt: his daughter, my resolve crashes harder than his last album. With a month until Jamie goes on tour, I give into some forbidden sexy time with a man I've wanted for seven years. But falling for Jamie's daughter wasn't part of the plan. And the pain of losing them both is the hit no one saw coming. The Cowboy's Last Song is part of the Wild Texas Heart Cowboy Series but can be read as a standalone. No cheating. No cliffhanger. HEA Guaranteed. Grab the whole series: The Cowboy's Forbidden Crush- FREE The Cowboy's Last Song The Cowboy's Accidental Wife The Cowboy's Rebel Heart The Cowboy's Christmas Bride Follow Deborah for updates about new releases!

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1442443049
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (424 download)

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Book Synopsis Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by : Judi Barrett

Download or read book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs written by Judi Barrett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-06-14 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tiny town of Chewandswallow was very much like any other tiny town except for its weather which came three times a day, at breakfast, lunch and dinner. But it never rained rain and it never snowed snow and it never blew just wind. It rained things like soup and juice. It snowed things like mashed potatoes. And sometimes the wind blew in storms of hamburgers. Life for the townspeople was delicious until the weather took a turn for the worse. The food got larger and larger and so did the portions. Something has to be done in Chewandswallow...and in a hurry.

Music Lessons Now!

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Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1633381749
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (333 download)

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Book Synopsis Music Lessons Now! by : Bob Sturgess

Download or read book Music Lessons Now! written by Bob Sturgess and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every week, I see an article extolling the educational benefits of playing or singing music. From brain imaging to empirical data, the benefits are becoming well known. But I have yet to see a book describing the correlation between the elements of music and the elements of other areas of educational endeavorssuch as reading, math, and science. What I attempted to do in this book is to show these relationships in context of musical elements and elements found in other academic fields.

A People's History of Chicago

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Publisher : Breakbeat Poets
ISBN 13 : 9781608466719
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (667 download)

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Book Synopsis A People's History of Chicago by : Kevin Coval

Download or read book A People's History of Chicago written by Kevin Coval and published by Breakbeat Poets. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named "Best Chicago Poet" by The Chicago Reader, Kevin Coval channels Howard Zinn to celebrate the Windy City's hidden history.

Humble & Kind

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Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 0316545767
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)

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Book Synopsis Humble & Kind by : Tim McGraw

Download or read book Humble & Kind written by Tim McGraw and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2016-05-24 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if practical inspiration could be as simple as an eye-opening, heartfelt song? From Grammy-winning star performer, husband, and father, Tim McGraw, comes a beautiful keepsake book, inspired by his uplifting hit, "Humble and Kind." Humble and Kind is the keepsake hardcover volume that combines the emotional power of Tim McGraw's uplifting #1 single and video "Humble and Kind" to elegant line illustrations in a gift book for all seasons. Inspired by McGraw's own life experience as his eldest child embarked on her college career, every parent and graduate can relate to Humble and Kind; with tender clarity, the words reinforce lessons for mindful, compassionate living. The song's pure poetry not only propelled the single up the charts, but its accompanying video-gorgeously produced with images courtesy of Oprah Winfrey's documentary "Belief" -has been viewed by tens of millions since its release, and inspired a community movement at stayhumbleandkind.com. Featuring an introduction from McGraw and an epilogue by the songwriter Lori McKenna, Humble and Kind is a deeply affecting call to action, and the perfect memento for millions of graduates, parents, and children across the continent.