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Big Ears

Author : Nichole T. Rustin
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822389223
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book Big Ears written by Nichole T. Rustin and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-07 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In jazz circles, players and listeners with “big ears” hear and engage complexity in the moment, as it unfolds. Taking gender as part of the intricate, unpredictable action in jazz culture, this interdisciplinary collection explores the terrain opened up by listening, with big ears, for gender in jazz. Essays range from a reflection on the female boogie-woogie pianists who played at Café Society in New York during the 1930s and 1940s to interpretations of how the jazzman is represented in Dorothy Baker’s novel Young Man with a Horn (1938) and Michael Curtiz’s film adaptation (1950). Taken together, the essays enrich the field of jazz studies by showing how gender dynamics have shaped the production, reception, and criticism of jazz culture. Scholars of music, ethnomusicology, American studies, literature, anthropology, and cultural studies approach the question of gender in jazz from multiple perspectives. One contributor scrutinizes the tendency of jazz historiography to treat singing as subordinate to the predominantly male domain of instrumental music, while another reflects on her doubly inappropriate position as a female trumpet player and a white jazz musician and scholar. Other essays explore the composer George Russell’s Lydian Chromatic Concept as a critique of mid-twentieth-century discourses of embodiment, madness, and black masculinity; performances of “female hysteria” by Les Diaboliques, a feminist improvising trio; and the BBC radio broadcasts of Ivy Benson and Her Ladies’ Dance Orchestra during the Second World War. By incorporating gender analysis into jazz studies, Big Ears transforms ideas of who counts as a subject of study and even of what counts as jazz. Contributors: Christina Baade, Jayna Brown, Farah Jasmine Griffin, Monica Hairston, Kristin McGee, Tracy McMullen, Ingrid Monson, Lara Pellegrinelli, Eric Porter, Nichole T. Rustin, Ursel Schlicht, Julie Dawn Smith, Jeffrey Taylor, Sherrie Tucker, João H. Costa Vargas

The Man With Big Ears

Author : Othello Bach
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781500321468
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book The Man With Big Ears written by Othello Bach and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The man with big ears had no reasons for tears. The older he got, the more he heard, he could hear feathers grow on a bird.

Why Elephants Have Big Ears

Author : Chris Lavers
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0312303335
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Why Elephants Have Big Ears written by Chris Lavers and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-11-16 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Elephants Have Big Ears is the result of one man's lifelong quest to understand why the creatures of the earth appear and act as they do. In a wry manner and personal tone, Chris Lavers explores and solves some of nature's most challenging evolutionary mysteries, such as why birds are small and plentiful, why rivers and lakes are dominated by the few remaining large reptiles, why most of the large land-dwellers are mammals, and many more.

Ten Big Ears

Author : Aly Mir
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781801501323
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Ten Big Ears written by Aly Mir and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-25 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears

Author : Verna Aardema
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0803760892
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (37 download)

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Download or read book Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears written by Verna Aardema and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this Caldecott Medal winner, Mosquito tells a story that causes a jungle disaster. "Elegance has become the Dillons' hallmark. . . . Matching the art is Aardema's uniquely onomatopoeic text . . . An impressive showpiece." -Booklist, starred review. Winner of Caldecott Medal in 1976 and the Brooklyn Art Books for Children Award in 1977.

The Big Crowd

Author : Kevin Baker
Publisher : HMH
ISBN 13 : 0544105915
Total Pages : 437 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (441 download)

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Download or read book The Big Crowd written by Kevin Baker and published by HMH. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 437 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two Irish brothers journey from New York’s East River to its halls of power in this “masterwork of historical fiction” by the author of Dreamland (Parade). Inspired by one of the great, unsolved murders in mob history, this novel tells the sweeping story of Charlie O’Kane, a poor Irish immigrant who works his way up from beat cop to mayor of New York at the city’s postwar zenith. Famous, powerful, and married to a fashion model, millions of local citizens look up to him, including his younger brother, Tom—until he is accused of abetting a shocking crime. The charges stem from his days as a crusading Brooklyn DA, when he sent the notorious killers of Murder, Inc., to the chair—only to let a vital witness fall to his death while under police guard. Now out of office, Charlie is hiding from the authorities in a Mexico City hotel. To uncover what really happened, Tom must confront stunning truths about his brother, himself, and the secret workings of the great city he loves. From the Brooklyn waterfront to City Hall, the battlefields of World War II to the glamorous nightclubs of 1940s Manhattan, The Big Crowd is filled with powerbrokers and gangsters, celebrities and socialites, scheming cardinals and battling dockside priests. But ultimately it is an American story of the bonds and betrayals of brotherhood—from “the lit world’s sharpest chronicler of New York’s past” (Rolling Stone).

Van Gogh's Ear

Author : Bernadette Murphy
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374716021
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Van Gogh's Ear written by Bernadette Murphy and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-known and most sensational event in Vincent van Gogh’s life is also the least understood. For more than a century, biographers and historians seeking definitive facts about what happened on a December night in Arles have unearthed more questions than answers. Why would an artist at the height of his powers commit such a brutal act? Who was the mysterious “Rachel” to whom he presented his macabre gift? Did he use a razor or a knife? Was it just a segment—or did Van Gogh really lop off his entire ear? In Van Gogh’s Ear, Bernadette Murphy reveals, for the first time, the true story of this long-misunderstood incident, sweeping away decades of myth and giving us a glimpse of a troubled but brilliant artist at his breaking point. Murphy’s detective work takes her from Europe to the United States and back, from the holdings of major museums to the moldering contents of forgotten archives. She braids together her own thrilling journey of discovery with a narrative of Van Gogh’s life in Arles, the sleepy Provençal town where he created his finest work, and vividly reconstructs the world in which he moved—the madams and prostitutes, café patrons and police inspectors, shepherds and bohemian artists. We encounter Van Gogh’s brother and benefactor Theo, his guest and fellow painter Paul Gauguin, and many local subjects of Van Gogh’s paintings, some of whom Murphy identifies for the first time. Strikingly, Murphy uncovers previously unknown information about “Rachel”—and uses it to propose a bold new hypothesis about what was occurring in Van Gogh’s heart and mind as he made a mysterious delivery to her doorstep. As it reopens one of art history’s most famous cold cases, Van Gogh’s Ear becomes a fascinating work of detection. It is also a study of a painter creating his most iconic and revolutionary work, pushing himself ever closer to greatness even as he edged toward madness—and one fateful sweep of the blade that would resonate through the ages.

Ears of Steel

Author : Bart Scott
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781937011345
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Ears of Steel written by Bart Scott and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bart Scott comes to the aid of moms and girlfriends everywhere with the only guidebook specifically designed to convince the football-watching, beer-swilling, couch potato they love that a trip to WDW will not only reduce the whining in the household and give them continued access to those special favors, but will actually be FUN for them."--P. [4] of cover.

Eat Like a Human

Author : Dr. Bill Schindler
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
ISBN 13 : 0316249505
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Eat Like a Human written by Dr. Bill Schindler and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An archaeologist and chef explains how to follow our ancestors' lead when it comes to dietary choices and cooking techniques for optimum health and vitality. "Read this book!" (Mark Hyman, MD, author of Food) Our relationship with food is filled with confusion and insecurity. Vegan or carnivore? Vegetarian or gluten-free? Keto or Mediterranean? Fasting or Paleo? Every day we hear about a new ingredient that is good or bad, a new diet that promises everything. But the secret to becoming healthier, losing weight, living an energetic life, and healing the planet has nothing to do with counting calories or feeling deprived—the key is re‑learning how to eat like a human. This means finding food that is as nutrient-dense as possible, and preparing that food using methods that release those nutrients and make them bioavailable to our bodies, which is exactly what allowed our ancestors to not only live but thrive. In Eat Like a Human, archaeologist and chef Dr. Bill Schindler draws on cutting-edge science and a lifetime of research to explain how nutrient density and bioavailability are the cornerstones of a healthy diet. He shows readers how to live like modern “hunter-gatherers” by using the same strategies our ancestors used—as well as techniques still practiced by many cultures around the world—to make food as safe, nutritious, bioavailable, and delicious as possible. With each chapter dedicated to a specific food group, in‑depth explanations of different foods and cooking techniques, and concrete takeaways, as well as 75+ recipes, Eat Like a Human will permanently change the way you think about food, and help you live a happier, healthier, and more connected life.

"I Heard You Paint Houses"

Author : Charles Brandt
Publisher : Steerforth
ISBN 13 : 1586421557
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book "I Heard You Paint Houses" written by Charles Brandt and published by Steerforth. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I Heard You Paint Houses" will soon be a major motion picture directed by Martin Scorsese. The working title for the movie is "The Irishman". The first words Jimmy Hoffa ever spoke to Frank "the Irishman" Sheeran were, "I heard you paint houses." To paint a house is to kill a man. The paint is the blood that splatters on the walls and floors. In the course of nearly five years of recorded interviews Frank Sheeran confessed to Charles Brandt that he handled more than twenty-five hits for the mob, and for his friend Hoffa. Sheeran learned to kill in the U.S. Army, where he saw an astonishing 411 days of active combat duty in Italy during World War II. After returning home he became a hustler and hit man, working for legendary crime boss Russell Bufalino. Eventually he would rise to a position of such prominence that in a RICO suit then-U.S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani would name him as one of only two non-Italians on a list of 26 top mob figures. When Bufalino ordered Sheeran to kill Hoffa, he did the deed, knowing that if he had refused he would have been killed himself. Sheeran's important and fascinating story includes new information on other famous murders including those of Joey Gallo and JFK, and provides rare insight to a chapter in American history. Charles Brandt has written a page-turner that has become a true crime classic.

Big-Ears

Author : Enid Blyton
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007258984
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Big-Ears written by Enid Blyton and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2008 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brand new story format and a new adventure for Noddy - this time with his best friend, Big-Ears, the magical brownie.

Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice

Author : Judy Schachner
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101651954
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Skippyjon Jones, Lost in Spice written by Judy Schachner and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling kitty boy blasts off into another hilarious adventure. Buckle up, amigos— everyone’s favorite kitty boy is about to lift off. You’ll want to be there when the brave Skippito gets lost in spice! That’s right, spice. Skippy knows— from his big ears to his toes—that the planet Mars is red because it’s covered in spicy red pepper. To prove it, he’s off on a space jaunt replete with craters, crazies, and creatures from Mars. His new adventure is packed with witty wordplay, Spanish phrases, and Judy Schachner’s trademark hilarity. This rollicking romp is simply out of this world. Watch a Video

Black Behind the Ears

Author : Ginetta E. B. Candelario
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780822340379
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Black Behind the Ears written by Ginetta E. B. Candelario and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2007-12-12 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An innovative historical and ethnographic examination of Dominican identity formation in the Dominican Republic and the United States.

Man Seeks God

Author : Eric Weiner
Publisher : Hachette+ORM
ISBN 13 : 1455505706
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (555 download)

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Download or read book Man Seeks God written by Eric Weiner and published by Hachette+ORM. This book was released on 2011-12-05 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author of Geography of Bliss returns with this funny, illuminating chronicle of a globe-spanning spiritual quest to find a faith that fits. When a health scare puts him in the hospital, Eric Weiner-an agnostic by default-finds himself tangling with an unexpected question, posed to him by a well-meaning nurse. "Have you found your God yet?" The thought of it nags him, and prods him-and ultimately launches him on a far-flung journey to do just that. Weiner, a longtime "spiritual voyeur" and inveterate traveler, realizes that while he has been privy to a wide range of religious practices, he's never seriously considered these concepts in his own life. Face to face with his own mortality, and spurred on by the question of what spiritual principles to impart to his young daughter, he decides to correct this omission, undertaking a worldwide exploration of religions and hoping to come, if he can, to a personal understanding of the divine. The journey that results is rich in insight, humor, and heart. Willing to do anything to better understand faith, and to find the god or gods that speak to him, he travels to Nepal, where he meditates with Tibetan lamas and a guy named Wayne. He sojourns to Turkey, where he whirls (not so well, as it turns out) with Sufi dervishes. He heads to China, where he attempts to unblock his chi; to Israel, where he studies Kabbalah, sans Madonna; and to Las Vegas, where he has a close encounter with Raelians (followers of the world's largest UFO-based religion). At each stop along the way, Weiner tackles our most pressing spiritual questions: Where do we come from? What happens when we die? How should we live our lives? Where do all the missing socks go? With his trademark wit and warmth, he leaves no stone unturned. At a time when more Americans than ever are choosing a new faith, and when spiritual questions loom large in the modern age, Man Seeks God presents a perspective on religion that is sure to delight, inspire, and entertain.

I Hold a Wolf by the Ears

Author : Laura van den Berg
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374714983
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book I Hold a Wolf by the Ears written by Laura van den Berg and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE OF TIME'S 10 BEST FICTION BOOKS OF 2020. Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. Named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR, Bustle, Good Housekeeping, the New York Public Library, Library Journal, Lit Hub, Electric Literature, and Tor.com "As enchanting as fairy tales, as mysterious as dreams, these exquisitely composed fictions are as urgent and original as any being written today.” —Sigrid Nunez, author of The Friend, winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction An urgent and unsettling collection of women on the verge from Laura van den Berg, author of The Third Hotel I Hold a Wolf by the Ears, Laura van den Berg’s first story collection since her prizewinning book The Isle of Youth, draws readers into a world of wholly original, sideways ghost stories that linger in the mouth and the mind. Both timeless and urgent, these eleven stories confront misogyny, violence, and the impossible economics of America with van den Berg’s trademark spiky humor and surreal eye. Moving from the peculiarities of Florida to liminal spaces of travel in Mexico City, Sicily, and Iceland, I Hold a Wolf by the Ears is uncannily attuned to our current moment, and to the fears we reveal to no one but ourselves. In “Lizards,” a man mutes his wife’s anxieties by giving her a LaCroix-like seltzer laced with sedatives. In the title story, a woman poses as her more successful sister during a botched Italian holiday, a choice that brings about strange and destructive consequences, while in “Karolina,” a woman discovers her prickly ex-sister-in-law in the aftermath of an earthquake and is forced to face the truth about her violent brother. I Hold a Wolf by the Ears presents a collection of women on the verge, trying to grasp what’s left of life: grieving, divorced, and hyperaware, searching, vulnerable, and unhinged, they exist in a world that deviates from our own only when you look too closely. With remarkable control and transcendent talent, van den Berg dissolves, in the words of the narrator of “Slumberland,” “that border between magic and annihilation,” and further establishes herself as a defining fiction writer of our time.

Well Done, Noddy

Author : Enid Blyton
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1444938053
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (449 download)

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Download or read book Well Done, Noddy written by Enid Blyton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Noddy the little wooden boy who comes to life in Enid Blyton's most enduringly popular creation. Poor Big-Ears has an accident and smashes his bicycle. Noddy needs to earn enough money to help buy his best friend a shiny new bike. How will Noddy ever find enough pennies to help his friend? First published in 1952, this edition contains the original text by Enid Blyton and illustrations by Hamsen van der Beek.

Wolf by the Ears

Author : Ann Rinaldi
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780590434126
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Wolf by the Ears written by Ann Rinaldi and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 1993 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harriet Hemings, rumored to be the daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings, one of his black slaves, struggles with the problems facing her--to escape from the velvet cage that is Monticello, or to stay, and thus remain a slave.