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Face the Music and Dance

Author : Brian Walker, Ph.D.
Publisher : Chipmunkapublishing ltd
ISBN 13 : 1849912556
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)

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Download or read book Face the Music and Dance written by Brian Walker, Ph.D. and published by Chipmunkapublishing ltd. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DescriptionGuy Dangerfield is young, bright and on his way in life. He'll stroll into university, and has a highly promising future. But almost overnight, this all changes. Fate sends him on it's own journey. He is 18, when his parents are killed and several disastrous events take him to rock bottom. He arduously starts rebuilding his life when, he meets the beautiful Yvie, wealthy and very well connected. But how he can get involved with someone whose lifestyle is a palace to his cowshed ?. He's a fighter though and grimly hangs on till things gradually improve. Eventually he is the only one who can protect Yvie from a group of French Satanists. Colourful, believable characters, a strong sexual thread plus action in Geneva, the Monte Carlo Rally and Chelsea make up a heavily self experienced 'story'. About the AuthorBrian Walker is bipolar which has dictated his life but he is a confirmed seeker. His interest is in life and it's purpose rather than it's glittering prizes. People and their motivations fascinate him as do Life's intangible elements, love, faith, fate, death, compassion, sex, good, evil, and friendship He cut his creative teeth in marketing for three major PLC's working on adverts, products and media liaison winning many writing plaudits. He has also performed as a solo singer songwriter. His first book 'Face the Music and Dance' is a wonderful story, which entertains while exploring many of life's deepest emotions such as love infidelity and compassion. Regular scene changes to interesting places like Geneva, hold the reader's interest as his characters and story develop. The book has already had very favourable previews.

Face the Music & Dance

Author : G. Raine
Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1636611737
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (366 download)

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Download or read book Face the Music & Dance written by G. Raine and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-28 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Face the Music & Dance By: G. Raine FACE THE MUSIC & DANCE IS A STIRRING ACCOUNT OF DIVORCE FOLLOWING WHAT WAS WIDELY BELIEVED TO BE AN ENDURING LOVE STORY. THE AUTHOR CAPTURES THE LIGHT OF HER UNIQUE JOURNEY, WHILE SHE IS FACED WITH UNFORESEEN THREATS OF BETRAYAL. SINISTER ATTEMPTS BY AN INTRUDER TO DISMANTLE HER WORLD WILL UNDOUBTEDLY LEAVE THE READER STUNNED, AS IT DID FOR THOSE WHO SHARED IN HER REALITY. WITH FAITH IN GOD AND HER PASSION FOR MUSIC AND DANCE, SHE SURVIVED TO PROVIDE AN EXTRAORDINARY EXAMPLE OF COURAGE, FORGIVENESS AND LOVE.

Powwow Day

Author : Traci Sorell
Publisher : Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1632898152
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (328 download)

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Download or read book Powwow Day written by Traci Sorell and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she ever dance again? A heartwarming and hopeful contemporary Native American picture book for ages 4-8-year-olds about traditions, community, music, and healing, written and illustrated by Indigenous creators. It's powwow day, and River wants so badly to dance as she does every year. But she can't dance this year as she deals with a serious illness. In this modern and inspiring Native picture book that's perfect for beginning readers, follow River's journey from feeling isolated after an illness to learning the healing power of community. Additional information explains the history and functions of powwows, which are commonplace across the United States and Canada and are open to both Native Americans and non-Native visitors. Best-selling and award-winning author Traci Sorell is a member of the Cherokee Nation, and illustrator Madelyn Goodnight is a member of the Chickasaw Nation.

Face the Music

Author : Peter Duchin
Publisher : Doubleday
ISBN 13 : 0385545886
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book Face the Music written by Peter Duchin and published by Doubleday. This book was released on 2021-12-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this poignant memoir, the internationally celebrated bandleader reflects on family, illness, grief, and a bygone era of glamour, contemplating not just his career but the history of midcentury music and nightlife—and the enormously important role that the bandstand played in his life. The internationally-famous bandleader Peter Duchin's six decades of performing have taken him to the most exclusive dance floors and concert halls in the world. He has played for presidents, kings, and queens, as well as for civil rights and cultural organizations. But in 2013, Duchin suffered a stroke that left him with limited use of his left hand, severely impacting his career. Days of recuperating from his stroke—and later from a critical case of Covid-19—inspired Duchin to reconsider his complicated past. His father, the legendary bandleader Eddy Duchin, died when Peter was twelve; his mother, Marjorie Oelrichs Duchin, died when he was just six days old. In the succeeding decades, Duchin would follow his father to become the epitome of mid-20th Century glamour. But it was only half a century later, in the aftermath of his sudden illnesses, that he began to see his mother and father not just as the parents he never had, but as the people he never got to know; and at the same time, to reconsider the milieu in which he has been both a symbol and a participant. More than a memoir, Face the Music offers a window into the era of debutantes and white-tie balls, when such events made national headlines. Duchin explores what “glamour” and “society” once meant, and what they mean now. With sincerity and humor, Face the Music offers a moving portrait of an extraordinary life, its disruptions, and revitalization.

Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression

Author : Morris Dickstein
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393338762
Total Pages : 625 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)

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Download or read book Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression written by Morris Dickstein and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-09-06 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cultural history of the 1930s explores the anxiety, despair, and optimism of the period, exploring how the period culture provided a dynamic lift to the country's morale.

Song and Dance

Author : Alan Shapiro
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780618382293
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (822 download)

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Download or read book Song and Dance written by Alan Shapiro and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2004-02-12 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alan Shapiro's seventh collection celebrates art as a woefully inadequate yet necessary source of comfort. "Amazingly sensitive and tough-minded" (Tom Sleigh), the poems in Song and Dance intimately describe the complicated feelings that attend the catastrophic loss of a loved one. In 1998, Shapiro's brother, David, an actor on Broadway, was diagnosed with an incurable form of brain cancer. Song and Dance recounts the poet's emotional journey through the last months of his brother's life, exploring feelings too often ignored in official accounts of grief: horror, relief, impatience, exhaustion, exhilaration, fear, self-criticism, fulfillment.

The Fall of Stara Ves

Author : Alan M. Bickel
Publisher : Infinity Publishing
ISBN 13 : 074141757X
Total Pages : 705 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book The Fall of Stara Ves written by Alan M. Bickel and published by Infinity Publishing. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Astaires

Author : Kathleen Riley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199913072
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The Astaires written by Kathleen Riley and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book about the theatre career of Fred and Adele Astaire, detailing their years in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in London, their impact culturally, and the essence of their partnership on and off the stage.

Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance

Author : Alastair Macaulay
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571279899
Total Pages : 638 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (712 download)

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Book Synopsis Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance by : Alastair Macaulay

Download or read book Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance written by Alastair Macaulay and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2011-11-15 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance is an intimate and in-depth conversation between the prize-winning pioneer of ballet and contemporary dance Matthew Bourne and the New York Times dance critic Alastair Macaulay. In 1987, a small, aspirant dance group with a striking name made its debut on the London fringe. In 1996, Adventures in Motion Pictures made history as the first modern dance company to open a production in London's West End. From this achievement, AMP sailed triumphantly to Broadway - winning three Tony Awards - guided by Artistic Director Matthew Bourne. Even before the inception of AMP, Bourne was fascinated by theatre, by characterization, and by the history of dance. In his early works - Spitfire, Town & Country and Deadly Serious - Bourne brought a novel approach to dance. And in his reworkings of the classics of the ballet canon - Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Cinderella - Bourne created witty, vivid, poignant productions that received great acclaim. In the first decade of the new millennium, the company name was changed to New Adventures, and Bourne's 'classics', as well as Bourne's new works - The Car Man, Play Without Words, Edward Scissorhands and Dorian Gray - achieved levels of box-office popularity that have seldom, if ever, been matched in dance. In addition, his choreography for various musicals - My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins and Oliver! - have run for years in the West End and on Broadway. The detail in which Bourne discusses his work with Alastair Macaulay is unprecedented. The two explore Bourne's upbringing, his training and influences, and his distinctive creative methods. Bourne's notebooks, his sources and his collaboration with dancers all form part of the discussion in this book.

Findagroov™ Reviews The Songs Of... Donna Summer

Author : Tony Madison II
Publisher : Tony Madison II
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 637 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Findagroov™ Reviews The Songs Of... Donna Summer written by Tony Madison II and published by Tony Madison II. This book was released on with total page 637 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one is for music lovers! This entry in the Findagroov™ Reviews The Songs Of... series examines the music of the late "Queen Of Disco", Donna Summer. Covering all of her recorded songs from the late sixties up until her passing in 2012, this book provides deep discussions on each song, looking at the lyrics, the song's meaning, and its significance both when originally recorded and how it applies to today's society. It also illustrates how Donna Summer was much more than just a disco queen as her music ran the gamut from soul, funk, off-Broadway, German rock, pop, country, new wave, reggae, rock, gospel, soundtrack and, of course, disco. The book also covers guest appearances on other artists' songs as well as live recordings, broadcast performances, and other rarities.

Who's the Old Broad at the Bar?

Author : Katherine Baer
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557266076
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)

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Download or read book Who's the Old Broad at the Bar? written by Katherine Baer and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of personal essays about living joyously after sixty.

Dance Again

Author : Nathan Peterson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781985382817
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Dance Again written by Nathan Peterson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From singer-songwriter Nathan Peterson (So Am I), comes a book of reflections about life, rest, and presence in the midst of grief. Written as a follow-up to So Am I, Peterson shares lessons learned during the 14 months following the passing of his one-year-old daughter, and explores the possibility that grief is not just a means to an end -- a necessary step on the road to healing -- but that grief is an end in itself -- that grief is healing. This book is not only for those who have lost a loved one. It is not a how-to book on grieving or an account of events. Rather, it is a sharing and an exploration of the inner world of a grieving father and of the beauty and inseparability of the pain, anger, and confusion of grief with healing. Presented as chronological writings from the day Olivia passed away until the Petersons' fifth child was born 14 months later, the chapters are interspersed with Nathan's journal entries from this period of time. Both Peterson's previous book (So Am I) and this book (Dance Again) correspond to albums (with the same titles) released and available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, and on his website.

A Fine Romance

Author : David Lehman
Publisher : Schocken
ISBN 13 : 0805242716
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book A Fine Romance written by David Lehman and published by Schocken. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In A Fine Romance, David Lehman looks at the formation of the American songbook—the timeless numbers that became jazz standards, iconic love songs, and sound tracks to famous movies—and explores the extraordinary fact that this songbook was written almost exclusively by Jews. An acclaimed poet, editor, and cultural critic, David Lehman hears America singing—with a Yiddish accent. He guides us through America in the golden age of song, when “Embraceable You,” “White Christmas,” “Easter Parade,” “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,” “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” “My Romance,” “Cheek to Cheek,” “Stormy Weather,” and countless others became nothing less than the American sound track. The stories behind these songs, the shows from which many of them came, and the shows from which many of them came, and the composers and lyricists who wrote them give voice to a specifically American saga of love, longing, assimilation, and transformation. Lehman’s analytical skills, wit, and exuberance infuse this book with an energy and a tone like no other: at once sharply observant, personally searching, and attuned to the songs that all of us love. He helps us understand how natural it should be that Wizard of Oz composer Harold Arlen was the son of a cantor who incorporated “Over the Rainbow” into his Sabbath liturgy, and why Cole Porter—the rare non-Jew in this pantheon of musicians who wrote these classic songs shaped America even as America was shaping them. (Part of the Jewish Encounter series)

The Particulars of Peter

Author : Kelly Conaboy
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1538717859
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (387 download)

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Download or read book The Particulars of Peter written by Kelly Conaboy and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This might be one of the month’s, if not the year’s, sweetest books — zaniest, too.” ―The Washington Post "A hilarious addition to the dogoir canon.” ―People "Perhaps the greatest love story ever told.” ―Refinery29 "The feel-good book the world needs." —PopSugar From one of the Internet's most original voices, a hilarious journey through the odd corners of obsessive dog ownership and the author's own infatuation with her perfect dog Peter. The author met Peter in the spring of 2017. He -- calm, puppy-eyed, with the heart of a poet and the soul of, also, a poet -- came to her first as a foster. He was unable to stay with his previously assigned foster for reasons that are none of your business, but which we will tell you were related to frequent urination. The rescue needed someone free of the sort of responsibilities that would force her to regularly leave the house for either work or socializing, and a writer was the natural choice. Thus began a love story for the ages. The Particulars of Peter is a funny exploration of the joy found in loving a dog so much it makes you feel like you're going to combust, and the author's potentially codependent relationship with her own sweet dog, Peter. Readers will follow Peter and his owner to Woofstock, "the largest outdoor festival for dogs in North America," and accompany them to lessons in Canine Freestyle, a sport where dogs perform a routine set to music, creating the illusion that they're dancing with their owners. From learning about Peter's DNA, to seeing if dogs can sense the presence of ghosts, The Particulars of Peter will give readers a smart, entertaining respite from the harsh world of humans into the funny little world of dogs. Readers will accompany this lovable duo through exciting trips, lessons, quiet moments of connection, and probably a failure or two. By fusing memoir and infotainment, The Particulars of Peter promises to refresh the perennially popular dog lit category in a scrumptiously bighearted barnstormer of a book.

Colorblind Shakespeare

Author : Ayanna Thompson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135867046
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Colorblind Shakespeare written by Ayanna Thompson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-12 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The systematic practice of non-traditional or "colorblind" casting began with Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival in the 1950s. Although colorblind casting has been practiced for half a century now, it still inspires vehement controversy and debate. This collection of fourteen original essays explores both the production history of colorblind casting in cultural terms and the theoretical implications of this practice for reading Shakespeare in a contemporary context.

The Movie Musical!

Author : Jeanine Basinger
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 1101874066
Total Pages : 657 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Movie Musical! written by Jeanine Basinger and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Irresistible and authoritative, The Movie Musical! is an in-depth look at the singing, dancing, happy-making world of Hollywood musicals, beautifully illustrated in color and black-and-white--an essential text for anyone who's ever laughed, cried, or sung along at the movies. Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical--in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed, most gorgeously illustrated book of her long and remarkable career. From Fred Astaire, whom she adores, to La La Land, which she deplores, Basinger examines a dazzling array of stars, strategies, talents, and innovations in the history of musical cinema. Whether analyzing a classic Gene Kelly routine, relishing a Nelson-Jeanette operetta, or touting a dynamic hip hop number (in the underrated Idlewild), she is a canny and charismatic guide to the many ways that song and dance have been seen--and heard--on film. With extensive portraits of everyone from Al Jolson, the Jazz Singer; to Doris Day, whose iconic sunniness has overshadowed her dramatic talents; from Deanna Durbin, that lovable teen-star of the '30s and '40s; to Shirley T. and Judy G.; from Bing to Frank to Elvis; from Ann Miller to Ann-Margret; from Disney to Chicago . . . focusing on many beloved, iconic films (Top Hat; Singin' in the Rain; Meet Me in St. Louis; The Sound of Music) as well as unduly obscure gems (Eddie Cantor's Whoopee!; Murder at the Vanities; Sun Valley Serenade; One from the Heart), this book is astute, informative, and pure pleasure to read.

The Songs of Hollywood

Author : Philip Furia
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199792666
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book The Songs of Hollywood written by Philip Furia and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From "Over the Rainbow" to "Moon River" and from Al Jolson to Barbra Streisand, The Songs of Hollywood traces the fascinating history of song in film, both in musicals and in dramatic movies such as High Noon. Extremely well-illustrated with 200 film stills, this delightful book sheds much light on some of Hollywood's best known and loved repertoire, explaining how the film industry made certain songs memorable, and highlighting important moments of film history along the way. The book focuses on how the songs were presented in the movies, from early talkies where actors portrayed singers "performing" the songs, to the Golden Age in which characters burst into expressive, integral song--not as a "performance" but as a spontaneous outpouring of feeling. The book looks at song presentation in 1930s classics with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and in 1940s gems with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly. The authors also look at the decline of the genre since 1960, when most original musicals were replaced by film versions of Broadway hits such as My Fair Lady.