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Sports biography
This is a stimulating and deeply insightful football narrative by Rafa Benitez which focuses on the legendary manager's dramatic six… Champions League campaigns with Liverpool. Rafa expertly navigates fans through intriguing European adventures that embrace the triumph and despair of two Champions League finals, three semi-finals and five quarter-finals in what was a golden era for the Anfield club - an era that supporters felt gave them their pride back after years in the wilderness. What sets this apart is the unique ways in which Rafa allows fans into his high-pressured world, the fascinating glimpses he offers of a top manager's thought processes and decision making during the cut and thrust of a high-octane European campaign. Understand how a great manager prepares for, then executes, a master-plan for European success.
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Music biography, Journals and memoirs, Music
Travis Barker s soul-baring memoir chronicles the highlights and lowlights of the renowned drummer s art and his life … including the harrowing plane crash that nearly killed him and his traumatic road to recovery--a fascinating never-before-told-in-full story of personal reinvention grounded in musical salvation and fatherhood P P After breaking out as the acclaimed drummer of the multiplatinum punk band Blink-182 everything changed for Travis Barker But the dark side of rock stardom took its toll his marriage chronicled for an MTV reality show fell apart Constant touring concealed a serious drug addiction A reckoning did not truly come until he was forced to face mortality His life nearly ended in a horrifying plane crash and then his close friend collaborator and fellow crash survivor DJ AM died of an overdose In this blunt driving memoir Barker ruminates on rock stardom fatherhood death loss and redemption sharing stories shaped by decades worth of hard-earned insights His pulsating memoir is as energetic as his acclaimed beats It brings to a close the first chapters of a well-lived life inspiring readers to follow the rhythms of their own hearts and find meaning in their lives
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Criticism, Music, Religion, General non-fiction
Media portrayals of Orthodox Jewish women frequently depict powerless, silent individuals who are at best naive to live an Orthodox… lifestyle, and who are at worst, coerced into it. Karen E. H. Skinazi delves beyond this stereotype in Women of Valor to identify a powerful tradition of feminist literary portrayals of Orthodox women, often created by Orthodox women themselves. She examines Orthodox women as they appear in memoirs, comics, novels, and movies, and speaks with the authors, filmmakers, and musicians who create these representations. Throughout the work, Skinazi threads lines from the poem “Eshes Chayil,” the Biblical description of an Orthodox “Woman of Valor.” This proverb unites Orthodoxy and feminism in a complex relationship, where Orthodox women continuously question, challenge, and negotiate Orthodox and feminist values. Ultimately, these women create paths that unite their work, passions, and families under the framework of an “Eshes Chayil,” a woman who situates religious conviction within her own power.
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History, United States history, Music, Arts and entertainment, General non-fiction
In 1956 Harry Belafonte s Calypso became the first LP to sell more than a million copies … For a few fleeting months calypso music was the top-selling genre in the US it even threatened to supplant rock and roll Stolen Time provides a vivid cultural history of this moment and outlines a new framework black fad performance for understanding race performance and mass culture in the twentieth century United States Vogel situates the calypso craze within a cycle of cultural appropriation including the ragtime craze of 1890s and the Negro vogue of the 1920s that encapsulates the culture of the Jim Crow era He follows the fad as it moves defiantly away from any attempt at authenticity and shamelessly embraces calypso kitsch Although white calypso performers were indeed complicit in a kind of imperialist theft of Trinidadian music and dance Vogel argues black calypso craze performers enacted a different and subtly subversive kind of theft They appropriated not Caribbean culture itself but the US version of it and in so doing they mocked American notions of racial authenticity From musical recordings nightclub acts and television broadcasts to Broadway musicals film and modern dance he shows how performers seized the ephemeral opportunities of the fad to comment on black cultural history and even question the meaning of race itself
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Laws and statutes, Music, General non-fiction
This book explores why widespread predictions of the radical transformation in the recording industry did not materialise Although the… growing revenue generated from streaming signals the recovery of the digital music business it is important to ask to what extent is the current development a response to digital innovation Hyojung Sun finds the answer in the detailed innovation process that has taken place since Napster She reassesses the way digital music technologies were encultured in complex music valorisation processes and demonstrates how the industry has become reintermediated rather than disintermediated This book offers a new understanding of digital disruption in the recording industry It captures the complexity of the innovation processes that brought about technological development which arose as a result of interaction across the circuit of the recording business production distribution valorisation and consumption By offering a more sophisticated account than the prevailing dichotomy the book exposes deterministic myths surrounding the radical transformation of the industry
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Sports biography, Sports and games
The story of America s most sacred and carefully constructed football dynasty is revealed in this unflinching family… portrait For generations American athletes have enjoyed the ever-escalating celebrity lavished upon them when they combine on-the-field talent with off-the field charisma but never before have we seen as transformative a sports dynasty as the Mannings a bloodline of strong arms Southern values and savvy business instincts each man compelling in his own right made whole by family But how in just fifty years did this private trio achieve football immortality A gripping and definitive account In the Name of the Father traces Archie Peyton and Eli s roots from red-clay Mississippi to the bright lights of the Super Bowl to reveal the truth of their grit and dedication their inherent ability and the drama they endured behind closed doors As New York Times Notable biographer Mark Ribowsky meticulously chronicles the road to football stardom was not paved smoothly for patriarch Archie The most celebrated and beloved athlete to emerge from tiny Drew Mississippi Archie lost his father to suicide during his heyday at Ole Miss Then despite his playing through the pain a string of surgeries prematurely ended a storied NFL career most memorably spent with the New Orleans Saints Similar savior-like expectations were passed to Archie s eldest Cooper the most gifted of his brood but the shocking discovery of a spinal condition prevented Cooper from ever playing a single snap of college ball Luckily Archie had been raising all three of his sons to love the gridiron throwing deep balls to them off the front porch and there were two more heir apparents in the wings Raised watching dusty old game films in the family den Peyton was swiftly hailed as a generational talent his record-breaking tenure at Tennessee paving a clear path to the NFL Winning Super Bowls with both the Indianapolis Colts and the Denver Broncos he was able to overcome a debilitating neck injury after barely being able to hold a football to eclipse Archie in football success It was Peyton who would first pair his football cachet with capitalism selecting commercials and appearances to show off his humor and expand the now-ubiquitous Manning brand into mainstream popular culture And finally there was quiet Eli with an arm and a career to match his big brother s but a reserved and enigmatic affect all his own The good-boy who followed his father to Ole Miss Eli entered the NFL even more carefully managed then his brother was forcing a trade when the lackluster San Diego Chargers selected him with the first pick in the draft Even with two dramatic Super Bowl wins with the New York Giants Eli s lows have been catastrophic and he has never been quite the media darling his brother is But even as their football careers wind down the power of the Manning name only grows Drawing on new interviews and research Ribowsky reveals a family of transcendent talent and intense loyalty dedicated to maintaining an all-American fa ade that has on occasion shown cracks From the family s past steeped in problematic parts of Southern identity to locker-room scandal turned lawsuit to flashes of fraternal jealousy Ribowsky leaves no stone unturned Rich in gridiron dramatics and familial intrigue In the Name of the Father is a quintessentially American saga of a multifaceted lineage that has forever changed the game
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Science and medicine biography, Sports biography
In this moving inspirational memoir a former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver shares his personal journey from… the gridiron to the stars examining the intersecting roles of community perseverance and grace that align to create the opportunities for success Leland Melvin is the only person in human history to catch a pass in the National Football League and in space Though his path from the gridiron to the heavens was riddled with setbacks and injury Leland persevered to reach the stars While training with NASA Melvin suffered a severe injury that left him deaf Leland was relegated to earthbound assignments but chose to remain and support his astronaut family His loyalty paid off Recovering partial hearing he earned his eligibility for space travel He served as mission specialist for two flights aboard the shuttle Atlantis working on the International Space Station In this inspirational memoir the former NASA astronaut and professional athlete offers an examination of the intersecting role of community perseverance and grace that align to shape our opportunities and outcomes Chasing Space is not the story of one man but the story of many men women scientists and mentors who helped him defy the odds and live out an uncommon destiny As a chemist athlete engineer and space traveler Leland s life story is a study in the science of achievement His personal insights illuminate how grit and grace are the keys to overcoming adversity and rising to success
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Business biography, Biography, Sports biography
An in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at how Auston Matthews and a gang of talented young hockey players are breaking from… Toronto s troubled sporting past and rekindling the city s love for its team Auston Matthews made history on October 12 2016 by becoming the first player in the modern game to score four goals in his NHL debut It was a momentous occasion for the talented young All-Star but it was equally important for his newly adopted city and its storied century-old team That night marked the dawn of a new era for the Toronto Maple Leafs The team had a long and colourful history and it had always been foundational to the city s image But years of losing seasons had tarnished the team s reputation and left even the most diehard fans questioning their loyalty It seemed that each passing year brought more of the same more mediocrity more heartbreak more disappointment But the team s management had a plan one that would take them where others feared to go a total rebuild Piece by piece they were assembling a group of young talented players who would reshape the team With the arrival of Auston Matthews the team s first overall draft pick in over twenty years it seemed that the Leafs were ready to break with their past Young Leafs follows the team through that remarkable season tracing the divergent journeys of the players leading up to their unlikely campaign Matthews the prodigy with the unorthodox path to the NHL Marner the baby-faced talent with immense skill and an infectious energy Nylander the son of a former hockey professional now looking to make his own mark Reilly the youngster with the mind of a general Kadri the maturing leader once billed as the team s saviour As the ups and downs of the season unfold the team tries to overcome the ghosts of its past and write a new future one that is far from certain Can a group of precocious kids bond together and become winners Will they be able to carry the hopes of a city Most important will Toronto finally have a reason to believe again
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Gay and lesbian biography, Journals and memoirs, Sports biography
A memoir for our times Michael Stipe A coming-of-age drama… captured through poetic prose and convincing honesty Kirkus Reviews I swim for every chance to get wasted after every meet every weekend every travel trip This is what I look forward to and what I tell no one the burn of it down my throat to my soul curled up in my lungs the sharpest pain all over it it seizes and stretches becoming alive again and is the only thing that makes sense At fifteen Casey Legler is already one of the fastest swimmers in the world She is also an alcoholic isolated from her family and incapable of forming lasting connections with those around her Driven to compete at the highest levels sent far away from home to train with the best coaches and teams she finds herself increasingly alone and alienated living a life of cheap hotels and chlorine-worn skin anonymous sexual encounters and escalating drug use Even at what should be a moment of triumph competing at age sixteen in the 1996 Olympics she is an outsider looking in procuring drugs for Olympians she hardly knows and losing her race after setting a new world record in the qualifying heats After submitting to years of numbing training in France and the United States Casey can see no way out of the sinister loneliness that has swelled and festered inside her Yet wondrously when it is almost too late she discovers a small light within herself and senses a point of calm within the whirlwind of her life In searing evocative visceral prose Casey gives language to loneliness in this startling story of survival defiance and of the embers that still burn when everything else in us goes dark
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Music, Psychology
This book explores how music can improve skills that are impaired in some neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD attention… deficit hyperactivity disorder autism and Rett syndrome Rehabilitation interventions based on the use of music termed music therapy are relatively widespread but not all are supported by empirical evidence This book offers readers an updated and scientifically grounded perspective on this theory and argues that music can be effective in promoting the acquisition of some basic mental abilities Chapters present some of the latest research and data on how musical activities can lead children affected by neurodevelopmental disorders to improve those skills including examples of training programs and exercises The book will be a valuable resource for therapists rehabilitators psychologists educators musicians researchers as well as anyone interested in exploring the potential in music for human growth
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Actors biography, Music, Lifestyle
The ultimate critical biography of the King of Pop a panoramic vivid and incisive portrait of Michael… Jackson that explores and celebrates his influence in music dance and popular culture drawing on 400 interviews From the moment in 1965 when he first stepped on stage with his brothers at a local talent show in Gary Indiana Michael Jackson was destined to become the undisputed King of Pop In a career spanning four decades Jackson became a global icon selling over 400 million albums earning thirteen Grammy awards and spinning dance moves that captivated the world Songs like Billie Jean and Black and White altered our national discussion of race and equality and Jackson s signature aesthetic from the single white glove to the moonwalk defined a generation Despite years of scandal and controversy Jackson s ultimate legacy will always be his music Rolling Stone contributing editor Steve Knopper delves deeply into Michael Jackson s music and talent From the artist s early days with the Jackson 5 to his stratospheric success as a solo artist to Beat It and Thriller Bad and The Man in the Mirror to his volatile final years his attempted comeback and untimely death Knopper explores the beguiling and often contradictory forces that fueled Michael Jackson s genius Drawing on an amazing 400 interviews--ranging from Jackson s relatives friends and key record executives to celebrities like will i am and Weird Al Yankovic--this critical biography puts all the elements of his career into perspective and celebrates his triumph in art and music This is a rare and panoramic view into the genius and influence of an incomparable talent
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Music biography, Music
This is the untold story of living legend Mavis Staples--lead singer of the Staple Singers and a major figure in… the music that shaped the civil rights era Now in her seventies Mavis has been a fixture in the music world for decades One of the most enduring artists of popular music she and her family fused gospel soul folk and rock to transcend racism and oppression through song Honing her prodigious talent on the Southern gospel circuit of the 1950s Mavis and the Staple Singers went on to sell more than 30 million records with message-oriented soul music that became a sound track to the civil rights movement--inspiring Martin Luther King Jr himself Critically acclaimed biographer and Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot cuts to the heart of Mavis Staples s music revealing the intimate stories of her sixty-year career From her love affair with Bob Dylan to her creative collaborations with Prince to her recent revival alongside Wilco s Jeff Tweedy this definitive account shows Mavis as you ve never seen her before I ll Take You There was written with the complete cooperation of Mavis and her family Readers will also hear from Prince Bonnie Raitt David Byrne Marty Stuart Ry Cooder Steve Cropper and many other individuals whose lives have been influenced by Mavis s talent Filled with never-before-told stories this fascinating biography illuminates a legendary singer and group during a historic period of change in America
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Criticism, Music
Every man has a story to tell and this was no less true of the hundreds of emigrants from the… Highlands and the Hebrides who crossed the Atlantic from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century to settle in North America This selection of Scottish Gaelic songs brings to light the revealing and often touching poems of some twenty such emigrants Focusing on themes of emigration and exile their subjects range from the biblical motif of liberation from tyranny pre-destined by the Creator who provided a land of bounty across the seas to the happier future anticipated for his daughter by a loyalist fugitive in North Carolina from a sense of security on the part of a clergyman settled in Pictou County after the disruption in his homeland to the disenchantment of an emigrant to Manitoba who longed to move on to North Dakota Their tone may be lyrical elegaic or satirical Songs from various parts of the new world the Carolinas Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Ontario and the Canadian west are included in Gaelic with a facing English translation A short biography of each bard prefaces the selections attributed to him or her Detailed notes provide a guide to sources and variant texts elucidate obscure passages and define the social and cultural context in which the songs originated An appendix reproduces the tunes for nine of these songs This is a book that will inform and entertain both the specialist and the general reader
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Music biography, Music
Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington was one of jazz s greatest innovators Join Bill Gutman as he explores… the fascinating life of this legend from his birth at the turn of the century to his death at the age of seventy-five Interviewing Duke s friends fans and fellow musicians Gutman documents the progress of a man who dedicated his life to crafting the ever-changing sound of jazz Gutman plunges into the history of jazz from its origin in the honky-tonk sounds of the Ragtime Era to the forms that are widely enjoyed today Jazz has evolved through the years to become one of the most popular forms of music with Duke Ellington as chief composer artist and perfomer Gutman s account of Ellington s life as it parallels the history of jazz provides a fascinating history for both jazz veterans and those new to the art form
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Business and economics, Music, Psychology
Das vorliegende Handbuch gibt nicht nur einen berblick ber den aktuellen Forschungsstand sondern zeigt au… erdem die M glichkeiten und Grenzen des Einsatzes Funktionaler Musik auf Neben der Theorie soll insbesondere die gegenw rtige Praxis ber cksichtigt werden Dies wird durch die Auswahl der Autorinnen und Autoren deutlich die sowohl aus der Wissenschaft als auch der Industrie und dem therapeutischen sowie k nstlerischen Bereich entstammen Das Werk wendet sich damit zum einen an einen wissenschaftlichen Leserkreis zum anderen aber auch an Personen die sich mit der praktischen Anwendung Funktionaler Musik befassen
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Music biography, Music
Robert Schumann (1810-56) is one of the most important and representative composers of the Romantic era. Born in Zwickau, Germany,… Schumann began piano instruction at age seven and immediately developed a passion for music. When a permanent injury to his hand prevented him from pursuing a career as a touring concert pianist, he turned his energies and talents to composing, writing hundreds of works for piano and voice, as well as four symphonies and an opera. Here acclaimed biographer Martin Geck tells the fascinating story of this multifaceted genius, set in the context of the political and social revolutions of his time. The image of Schumann the man and the artist that emerges in Geck's book is complex. Geck shows Schumann to be not only a major composer and music critic-he cofounded and wrote articles for the controversial Neue Zeitschrift für Musik-but also a political activist, the father of eight children, and an addict of mind-altering drugs. Through hard work and determination bordering on the obsessive, Schumann was able to control his demons and channel the tensions that seethed within him into music that mixes the popular and esoteric, resulting in compositions that require the creative engagement of reader and listener. The more we know about a composer, the more we hear his personality in his music, even if it is above all on the strength of his work that we love and admire him. Martin Geck's book on Schumann is not just another rehashing of Schumann's life and works, but an intelligent, personal interpretation of the composer as a musical, literary, and cultural personality.
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Sports biography, Sports and games
The first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League--the… life and times of pro football's first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.Ken "The Snake" Stabler was the embodiment of the original Men in Black--the freewheeling, hard-hitting Oakland Raiders. The league's first swashbuckling pass thrower, the mythical southpaw Southerner famous for come-from-behind drives late in the game, Stabler led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl championship in 1977. In an era dominated by gentleman quarterbacks like Roger Staubach and Bob Griese, this 1974 NFL MVP, four-time Pro-bowler, and Super Bowl champion was an iconoclast who partied as hard as he played and lived life unapologetically on his own--not the NFL's--terms.Though Stabler's legacy is larger-than-life, there has never before been an exclusive account of him, until now. Snake goes deep under the surface of Stabler's persona to reveal a man who, despite his penchant for partying and debauchery, was committed to winning and being the best player he could be. From his college days playing for Bear Bryant at Alabama to his years with the Raiders under coach John Madden, his broadcasting career to his death in 2015 and the revelation that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as C.T.E., Snake probes the myriad facets of Stabler's life on and off the field to tell his complete story, and explores how his legacy and the culture and times that pivotally shaped it, continues to impact football today.
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Music biography, Music
Un recorrido hist rico a trav s de los protagonistas y creadores del heavy metal en Uruguay … El fen meno cultural del metal en Uruguay no es una moda Es m s que m sica es cultura y forma de vida stas son algunas de las conclusiones a las que el lector podr llegar leyendo este libro Desde las primeras expresiones a nivel mundial a mediados de la d cada del 70 del Siglo XX pasando por las primeras manifestaciones en Uruguay hace m s de 30 a os las caracter sticas del p blico los festivales y medios propios de difusi n son algunas de las tem ticas que Fernando Soria autor y activo participante de la escena metalera uruguaya logra plasmar en estas p ginas Como un riff filoso de guitarra el testimonio y la opini n juegan para crear este libro que trabaja por primera vez en 30 a os un g nero que ha logrado trascender la m sica cido Alvacast Cross Chopper Reytoro son solo algunas de las historias que se rescatan en voz de sus integrantes y nos permiten armar este puzle hecho de metal
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Actors biography, Music, Inspirational and family life
Dolly Parton has entertained educated and inspired millions of fans for over five decades Whether she … s writing songs performing live recording new albums acting in or producing new movies and TV programs expanding her wildly successful Dollywood amusement park helping children around the world learn to read with her Imagination Library nonprofit or donating millions of dollars to schools charities and people in need the Queen of Country Music has never been shy about crediting her Christian faith for her success A belief in God is essential Dolly shares You have to believe in something bigger than yourself We grew up believing that through God all things are possible Growing up in the little mountain church where her grandfather preached Dolly started singing hymns and playing guitar at services when she was only six Consequently she has never been shy about discussing her faith and relationship with God People say Well I am surprised that you talk about your faith and I say Why not That s who I am That s what keeps me going she explains Tennessee native Dolly fanboy and award-winning writer Dudley Delffs now spotlights ten faith lessons as evidenced in Dolly s life music interviews and attitude The Faith of Dolly Parton focuses on the ways Dolly s life can inspire us all to be more authentic to trust God during hard times to stay grounded during the good times and to always keep our sense of humor Sometimes poignant sometimes funny frequently surprising and always true to Dolly s down-home spirit of joyful generosity this book will delight her millions of fans as well as anyone seeking a fresh faith-filled role model
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Music
Es un recorrido de cr nicas del rock desde sus gustos pasiones experiencias y viajes Como… dice Sandro Clock es un libro para los ya fan ticos para los no fan ticos para los futuros fan ticos Con su humor y su lenguaje entretenido nos lleva a trav s de la historia de bandas como The Beatles Rolling Stones Eric Clapton Bob Dylan Michael Jakcson e incluso hace un homenaje a ese evento conocido como Rock al Parque