That’s Alright Mamma


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Being a survivor of institutionalized abuse from the late 1950s in Ireland, author Josie Dias Wallace describes her journey after leaving a convent and embarking on a new adventure in England, UK, where she settled permanently alongside her sister Mels, RIP.




That's Alright, Elvis


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Scotty Moore listened carefully to the shy young Elvis sing and immediately realized that this teenager had something special. Along with bass player Bill Black, the trio went into Sun Studios and recorded an old blues number called "That's Alright, Mama." Its success launched a whirlwind of touring, radio appearances, and Elvis' first break into movies. Scotty was there every step of the way and tells the story of how Elvis transformed popular music.




Doctor Who: Star Tales


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‘Even though they’re gone from the world, they’re never gone from me.’ The Doctor is many things – curious, funny, brave, protective of her friends...and a shameless namedropper. While she and her companions battled aliens and travelled across the universe, the Doctor hinted at a host of previous, untold adventures with the great and the good: we discovered she got her sunglasses from Pythagoras (or was it Audrey Hepburn?); lent a mobile phone to Elvis; had an encounter with Amelia Earhart where she discovered that a pencil-thick spider web can stop a plane; had a 'wet weekend' with Harry Houdini, learning how to escape from chains underwater; and more. In this collection of new stories, Star Tales takes you on a rip-roaring ride through history, from 500BC to the swinging 60s, going deeper into the Doctor's notorious name-dropping and revealing the truth behind these anecdotes.




Before Elvis


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An essential work for rock fans and scholars, Before Elvis: The Prehistory of Rock 'n' Roll surveys the origins of rock 'n' roll from the minstrel era to the emergence of Bill Haley and Elvis Presley. Unlike other histories of rock, Before Elvis offers a far broader and deeper analysis of the influences on rock music. Dispelling common misconceptions, it examines rock's origins in hokum songs and big-band boogies as well as Delta blues, detailing the embrace by white artists of African-American styles long before rock 'n' roll appeared. This unique study ranges far and wide, highlighting not only the contributions of obscure but key precursors like Hardrock Gunter and Sam Theard but also the influence of celebrity performers like Gene Autry and Ella Fitzgerald. Too often, rock historians treat the genesis of rock 'n' roll as a bolt from the blue, an overnight revolution provoked by the bland pop music that immediately preceded it and created through the white appropriation of music till then played only by and for black audiences. In Before Elvis, Birnbaum daringly argues a more complicated history of rock's evolution from a heady mix of ragtime, boogie-woogie, swing, country music, mainstream pop, and rhythm-and-blues--a melange that influenced one another along the way, from the absorption of blues and boogies into jazz and pop to the integration of country and Caribbean music into rhythm-and-blues. Written in an easy style, Before Elvis presents a bold argument about rock's origins and required reading for fans and scholars of rock 'n' roll history.




Careless Love


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Hailed as "a masterwork" by the Wall Street Journal, Careless Loveis the full, true, and mesmerizing story of Elvis Presley's last two decades, in the long-awaited second volume of Peter Guralnick's masterful two-part biography. Winner of the Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award Last Train to Memphis, the first part of Guralnick's two-volume life of Elvis Presley, was acclaimed by the New York Times as "a triumph of biographical art." This concluding volume recounts the second half of Elvis' life in rich and previously unimagined detail, and confirms Guralnick's status as one of the great biographers of our time. Beginning with Presley's army service in Germany in 1958 and ending with his death in Memphis in 1977, Careless Love chronicles the unravelling of the dream that once shone so brightly, homing in on the complex playing-out of Elvis' relationship with his Machiavellian manager, Colonel Tom Parker. It's a breathtaking revelatory drama that for the first time places the events of a too-often mistold tale in a fresh, believable, and understandable context. Elvis' changes during these years form a tragic mystery that Careless Love unlocks for the first time. This is the quintessential American story, encompassing elements of race, class, wealth, sex, music, religion, and personal transformation. Written with grace, sensitivity, and passion, Careless Love is a unique contribution to our understanding of American popular culture and the nature of success, giving us true insight at last into one of the most misunderstood public figures of our times.




Elvis Died For Somebody's Sins But Not Mine


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You cannot believe a word Mick Farren tells you!” John Lydon A literary life railing against the machine, in the company of Johnny Cash, Frank Zappa, Chuck Berry and more. Mick Farren has spent more than 4 decades in the thick of the culture wars as a commentator, activist, essayist, poet, performer, and rebel with multiple causes. A founding figure of the 60s underground press, he careered on through the London birth pangs of punk, the intoxicated madness of Lower Manhattan under Ronald Reagan, earthquakes and urban insurrection in LA. Here you'll meet Frank Zappa, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry and Gore Vidal, and steam open correspondence between the author and Pete Townshend.




The Complete Guide to Events Management (updated August 2013)


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A complete guide for anyone wanting to organise their own event, no matter what the event, how large or small. Suitable for first time events organisers or experienced events managers, with a handy section for anyone looking for a career in events management and a comprehensive wedding planning section. This is the complete book black and white version because the book is too big to publish in colour. The colour version is available in 2 parts (1. generic events management 2. wedding planning).




Battle for Krypton


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THIS DYNAMIC NEW BOOK (BATTLE FOR KRYPTON) IS AN EXTENDED STORY FROM NICHOLE'S 2ND BOOK NIKKI'S WHIT'S NEW DIMENSIONS, CALLED THE PROTECTOR HAS A SON. NICHOLE'S VISIONS AND STORY TAKES US TO A NEW LEVEL OF CONFLICT, LOVE, AND CHALLENGES, NOT ONLY IN OUR OWN WORLD, BUT OUR NEIGHBORS IN OUR UNIVERSE. AS OUR CHILDERN GROW, NEW AND MEANINGFUL CHALLENGES ARISE, AND WE MUST DEPEND ON OUR CHILDREN TO FACE THEM HEAD ON. NICHOLE HAS CHOSEN TO SHOW ALL OF US HOW TO TAKE THE CHALLENGE. THE STORY IS INTENSE, FULL OF ACTION, LOYALITY, AND SHOWS THAT FRIENDSHIPS, LOVE AND HONOR REAP THE REWARDS. THIS BOOK SHOWS THAT RIGHT OVER WRONG DEFEATS WRONG. "BUT," NOT WITHOUT STRUGGLES AND SETBACKS ALONG THE WAY. THIS STORY SHOWS THAT ANYWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE THERE IS ALWAYS INTERNAL STRIFE AND GREED AMONGEST PEOPLE. CONFLICTS SEEM TO BE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE PEACE AND JUSTICE FOR ALL INVOLVED.




I Still Have Joy


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This is the fourth installment in the highly successful inspirational story of Pastor Angie. Fifty two year old Pastor Sheila Angela Davis , better known as Pastor Angie to all who know her. Gods brought Angie a long, long ways since her Massive Right brain Stroke along with her battle of Dementia. Angie .has just resumed full pastoral duties in her ever increasing congregation of For The Love Of Christ Baptist Church. Pastor Angie is still driving and running daily errands along with her twenty-four hour nursing staff that enables her to live a pretty self sufficient life despite her disabilities. Nanny Angie as shes known to her Grand children . Angie is able to babysit her five year old Grand son Manny Chase . The former teacher is teaching the little intelligent boy how to read write and his ABCs and one two threes. Angie also , tutors Bianca Campbell in her English Composition papers. Angie is able to prove that she and Jesus are a winning team as they conquer Dementia together. Despite getting lost on many occasions and on horribly bad days with Angies Dementia, she talks complete and utter gibberish. She still takes it all in stride and grace. Angie, handle challenge with the definite Joy of the Lord, hence, the title I Still Have Joy.




It Happened In Casablanca


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