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Count Down To New Years
OBD Short Story Collections - ADULT
Short Stories for Adults
Top Shelf Tuesdays
OBD Short Story Collections - ADULT
Short Stories for Adults
Top Shelf Tuesdays
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"Across a range of subjects, themes, tones, and narrative voices, Novak's assured prose and expansive imagination introduce readers to people, places, and premises that are hilarious, insightful, provocative, and moving-often at the same time. In One More Thing, a boy wins a $100,000 prize in a box of Frosted Flakes - only to discover that claiming the winnings may unravel his family. A woman sets out to seduce motivational speaker Tony Robbins -...
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Ken Burns chronicles the history of a uniquely American art form, rising from the experiences of remarkable people in distinctive regions of the nation. From its roots in ballads, hymns, and the blues to its mainstream popularity, viewers will follow the evolution of country music over the course of the twentieth century as it eventually emerged to become America's music. This landmark documentary features never-before-seen footage and photographs,...
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"Since the first edition of The Jazz Standards was published in 2012, author Ted Gioia has received almost non-stop feedback and suggestions from the passionate global community of jazz enthusiasts and performers requesting crucial additions and corrections to the book. In this second edition, Gioia expands the scope of the book to include more songs, and features new recordings by rising contemporary artists. The Jazz Standards is an essential comprehensive...
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A compilation of music from the science fiction genre, the best representing the era from the 1950s through the end of the millennium. Spanning 50 years, "this 5 disc set is assembled thematically for your cosmic pleasure: one each for movie themes, TV themes, incidental and lounge music, pop and novelty songs."
8) The Specials
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Produced by Elvis Costello The Specials' self-titled debut album fused ska and new wave. Includes the popular album opener A Message to You Rudy.
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"The songs selected for this compilation are a result of an exhaustive effort to represent the many styles of music that make up that beloved idiom we call jazz. The styles found in this collection include: traditional, swing, bebop, Latin/bossa nova, hard bop/modern jazz and Tin Pan Alley standards/show tunes..."--about this book.
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BLISS is a delightful journey down many avenues, each of them sparkling with their own particular brand of magic. The stories are not just poignant. They leave you with a warm glow. A bit of nostalgia, a touch of passion long locked away that can be opened and closed at will. William M. Natale is well established as a writer and here he delves into deep corners of the mind, shining new light with a heart that beats with the fire and hope of eternal...
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"William Parker is the most influential jazz bassist since Charles Mingus. Universal Tonality tells the story of his origins-traced from Africa to the Carolinas to Harlem-and then details his path to music. Universal Tonality chronicles Parker's career from his early days playing with Cecil Taylor to leading his own bands"--
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"Friendship, love, and the potential energy of change animate these poems of walking through the New York City Broadway, the famous artery, both off the grid and definitive of Manhattan as it cuts its way downtown, is a metaphor for Katz's path through these poems: from Lincoln Plaza on the Upper West Side to the African Burial Ground and the courthouse downtown, Katz mines his native city for the deep humanity that undergirds its streets. His title,...
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