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Product Description: The Black Horn: The Story of Classical French Hornist Robert Lee Watt tells the story of the first African American French Hornist hired by a major symphony in the United States. Today, few African Americans hold chairs in major American symphony orchestras, and Watt is the first in many years to write about this uniquely exhilaratingâand at times painfulâexperience...read more
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9781442239388 | Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, October 30, 2014, cover price $75.00 | About this edition: The Black Horn: The Story of Classical French Hornist Robert Lee Watt tells the story of the first African American French Hornist hired by a major symphony in the United States.
Paperback:
9781442268715 | Reprint edition (Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc, February 17, 2016), cover price $35.00 | About this edition: The Black Horn: The Story of Classical French Hornist Robert Lee Watt tells the story of the first African American French Hornist hired by a major symphony in the United States.
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9781608462537 | Haymarket Books, August 4, 2015, cover price $22.95
Product Description: Ja Rule, actor, singer, songwriter, and one of the most multi-dimensional rap artists of his time, tells his compelling storyâfrom his youth to his rise to international fame to his transformative two years in Federal prisonâand reveals the man beneath the legend...read more
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9780062316172 | Amistad Pr, July 1, 2014, cover price $25.99 | About this edition: Ja Rule, actor, singer, songwriter, and one of the most multi-dimensional rap artists of his time, tells his compelling storyâfrom his youth to his rise to international fame to his transformative two years in Federal prisonâand reveals the man beneath the legend.
Paperback:
9780062316189 | Reprint edition (Amistad Pr, March 17, 2015), cover price $16.99 | also contains Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Becoming a Man | About this edition: Ja Rule, actor, singer, songwriter, and one of the most multi-dimensional rap artists of his time, tells his compelling storyâfrom his youth to his rise to international fame to his transformative two years in Federal prisonâand reveals the man beneath the legend.
Product Description: Best known for his 1970 polemic "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," Gil Scott-Heron was a musical icon who defied characterization. He tantalized audiences with his charismatic stage presence, and his biting, observant lyrics in such singles as "The Bottle" and "Johannesburg" provide a time capsule for a decade marked by turbulence, uncertainty, and racism...read more
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9781250012784 | St Martins Pr, November 11, 2014, cover price $26.99 | About this edition: Best known for his 1970 polemic "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," Gil Scott-Heron was a musical icon who defied characterization.
Hardcover:
9781401928353 | Hay House Inc, June 28, 2012, cover price $29.95
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9781401928360 | Hay House Inc, June 11, 2013, cover price $19.95
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9781574415469 | Univ of North Texas Pr, March 21, 2014, cover price $24.95
Product Description: An eloquently told personal account of an era of enormous cultural and political change, which reveals Harry Belafonte as not only one of Americaâs greatest entertainers, but also one of our most profoundly influential activists...read more
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9780307473424 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, November 13, 2012), cover price $17.00 | About this edition: An eloquently told personal account of an era of enormous cultural and political change, which reveals Harry Belafonte as not only one of Americaâs greatest entertainers, but also one of our most profoundly influential activists.
Product Description: In this richly detailed and prodigiously researched book, jazz scholar and musician Ricky Riccardi reveals for the first time the genius and remarkable achievements of the last 25 years of Louis Armstrongâs life, providing along the way a comprehensive study of one of the best-known and most accomplished jazz stars of our time...read more
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9780307378446 | Pantheon Books, June 21, 2011, cover price $28.95 | About this edition: Prodigiously researched and richly detailed, this is a comprehensive account of the remarkable final twenty-five years of the life and art of one of Americaâs greatest and most beloved musical icons.
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9780307473295 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, June 5, 2012), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: In this richly detailed and prodigiously researched book, jazz scholar and musician Ricky Riccardi reveals for the first time the genius and remarkable achievements of the last 25 years of Louis Armstrongâs life, providing along the way a comprehensive study of one of the best-known and most accomplished jazz stars of our time.
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9780307379238 | Pantheon Books, June 7, 2011, cover price $27.50
The stunning memoir of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Holiday has been praised for bringing back to life one of the most important voices of the last fifty years. Now in paperback, The Last Holiday provides a remarkable glimpse into Scott-Heronâs life and times, from his humble beginnings to becoming one of the most influential artists of his generation.The memoir climaxes with a historic concert tour in which Scott-Heronâs band opened for Stevie Wonder. The Hotter than July tour traveled cross-country from late 1980 through early 1981, drumming up popular support for the creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Kingâs birthday, January 15, was marked with a massive rally in Washington.A fitting testament to the achievements of an extraordinary man, The Last Holiday provides a moving portrait of Scott-Heronâs relationship with his mother, personal recollections of Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, John Lennon, Michael Jackson, Clive Davis, and other musical figures, and a compelling narrative vehicle for Scott-Heronâs insights into the music industry, the civil rights movement, governmental hypocrisy, and our wider place in the world. The Last Holiday confirms Scott-Heron as a fearless truth-teller, a powerful artist, and an inspiring observer of his times.
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9780802129017 | Grove Pr, January 10, 2012, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: The stunning memoir of Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Gil Scott-Heron, The Last Holiday has been praised for bringing back to life one of the most important voices of the last fifty years.
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9780802120571 | Grove Pr, December 25, 2012, cover price $16.00
Product Description: Harry Belafonte is not just one of the greatest entertainers of our time; he has led one of the great American lives of the last century. Now, this extraordinary icon tells us the story of that life, giving us its full breadth, letting us share in the struggles, the tragedies, and, most of all, the inspiring triumphs...read more
Hardcover:
9780307272263 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, October 11, 2011, cover price $30.50
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9780739378380 | Large print edition (Random House Large Print, October 25, 2011), cover price $31.00 | About this edition: Harry Belafonte is not just one of the greatest entertainers of our time; he has led one of the great American lives of the last century.
CD/Spoken Word:
9780739384602 | Unabridged edition (Random House, October 11, 2011), cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Harry Belafonte is not just one of the greatest entertainers of our time; he has led one of the great American lives of the last century.
Product Description: The "Quinn Harris" story is about choices. Choices regarding your education, your career and your spiritual walk. In your quest for an education, it is very important to get a good foundation. It will be very difficult to excel in middle school if you did not learn the basics in elementary school...read more
Paperback:
9781456769604 | Authorhouse, June 9, 2011, cover price $15.19 | About this edition: The "Quinn Harris" story is about choices.
Hardcover:
9780226717456 | Univ of Chicago Pr, May 15, 2011, cover price $27.50
Offers a collection of articles discussing the sucess of Motown Records and features interviews with its founder Berry Gordy, Jr. and Motown's artists, musicians, writers, and producers.
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9781900924146 | Helter Skelter Ltd, August 1, 2001, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Offers a collection of articles discussing the sucess of Motown Records and features interviews with its founder Berry Gordy, Jr.
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