I'm a planner. I like to know what's coming next. I plan my days, my holidays, my love life. Which is why, when my fiancé, Paul, unplanned our holiday—and our entire future—just before Christmas, it felt like everything was slipping out of my control. But I didn't panic. Instead? I planned. I figured a trip home to Oregon to see my family for the holidays would help me forget my failed engagement. Or at provide distraction in the form of Mom's sugar cookies. The only thing is—you can't plan the weather. And as soon as I checked in for my flight, my plans were screwed again, and instead of going home for Christmas, it looked like I'd be spending Christmas eve snowed in and all alone at the airport. When a tall, rugged Irishman offers to distract me, first with chocolate, and then with a drink, and then with... other things... I realize that maybe it's okay to... Views: 209
This is a story of the indomitable spirit of a youth into manhood, his earliest years spent growing up in the war-ridden city of London, England.Twelve years old and orphaned following WW2, he follows a clandestine lifestyle on the London streets while England rebuilds after the war. His rescue of another teen from the streets and their liaison cause him to experience the pain and intensity of first love and parenthood, subsequently separating them.Becoming a seafaring adventurer, he spends many years travelling across England and Canada, finally returning to his homeland to reclaim his lost love and their daughter.This novel follows the path of an orphaned boy and all-consuming, undying love, spanning more than 50 years, ebbing past the physical, flowing into every hidden corner of the mind and flooding the very soul to eternity. Views: 209
The long-awaited memoir of Booker T. Jones, leader of the famed Stax Records house band, architect of the Memphis soul sound, and one of the most legendary figures in music.
From Booker T. Jones's earliest years in segregated Memphis, music was the driving force in his life. While he worked paper routes and played gigs in local nightclubs to pay for lessons and support his family, Jones, on the side, was also recording sessions in what became the famous Stax Studios-all while still in high school. Not long after, he would form the genre-defining group Booker T. and the MGs, whose recordings went on to sell millions of copies, win a place in Rolling Stone's list of top 500 songs of all time, and help forge collaborations with some of the era's most influential artists, including Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Sam & Dave.
Nearly five decades later, Jones's influence continues to help define the music industry, but only now is he ready to tell his remarkable life story. Time is Tight is the deeply moving account of how Jones balanced the brutality of the segregationist South with the loving support of his family and community, all while transforming a burgeoning studio into a musical mecca.
Culminating with a definitive account into the inner workings of the Stax label, as well as a fascinating portrait of working with many of the era's most legendary performers-Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Tom Jones, among them-this extraordinary memoir promises to become a landmark moment in the history of Southern Soul.
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Her body seemed out of her control ... her hips and pelvis jumped involuntarily, thrust forward, as the warm blood burst through her body ... Another shuddering. Another rage of thick pleasure ... And then, just as suddenly, it was over ... As their frequency and ferocity increased, the women of Renaissance Village became terrorized by these inexplicable "attacks." But even as the death toll mounted, who could expect that the key to stopping the assaults would be an eleven-year-old Autistic girl? Views: 209
Michel Houellebecq's Serotonin is a scathing, frightening, hilarious, raunchy, offensive, politically incorrect novel about the current state of Europe, Western civilization, and mankind in general. Deeply depressed by his romantic and professional failures, the aging hedonist and agricultural engineer Florent-Claude Labrouste feels he is "dying of sadness." His young girlfriend hates him, his career is pretty much over, and he has to keep himself highly medicated to cope with day-to-day city life. Struggling with "sex, male angst, solitude, consumerism, globalisation, urban planning, and more sex" (The Economist), Labrouste decides to head for the hills, returning to Normandy, where he once worked promoting regional cheeses, and where, too, he had once been in love, and even—it now seems—happy. There he finds a countryside devastated by globalization and European agricultural policies, and local farmers longing, like Labrouste himself,... Views: 209
"A heart of darkness beats within this sparkling series. Fizzy with charm yet edged with menace, Andrew Wilson's Christie novels do Dame Agatha proud. Perfect for fans of Ruth Ware and Jacqueline Winspear." —A.J. Finn, internationally bestselling author of The Woman in the Window Queen of Crime Agatha Christie returns to star in another stylish mystery, as she travels to the excavation of the ancient city of Ur where she must solve a crime with motives that may be as old as civilization itself.Fresh from solving the gruesome murder of a British agent in the Canary Islands, mystery writer Agatha Christie receives a letter from a family who believe their late daughter met with foul play. Before Gertrude Bell overdosed on sleeping medication, she was a prominent archaeologist, recovering ancient treasures in the Middle East. Found near her body was a letter claiming that Bell was being followed. To complicate things further, Bell was competing... Views: 209
They say blood is thicker than water... but when Xander turns on Danielle, Julian will stop at nothing to protect her.No sooner than after Danielle uncovers the secret behind Grace's past, Xander becomes cursed and is hell-bent on destroying her.Now, Danielle is on the run. But she's not alone.Together, she and Julian discover something that will help both her AND Xander. The only problem? It can only be found in the Kingdom of the Silver Seas.The hybrid and the immortal werewolf will have to infiltrate enemy territory, where werewolves are hunted for sport.Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger... right? Views: 209
