Chasing The Rising Sun
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Chasing The Rising Sun
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Author : Ted Anthony
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-07-13
Chasing The Rising Sun written by Ted Anthony and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-13 with Music categories.
Chasing the Rising Sun is the story of an American musical journey told by a prize-winning writer who traced one song in its many incarnations as it was carried across the world by some of the most famous singers of the twentieth century. Most people know the song "House of the Rising Sun" as 1960s rock by the British Invasion group the Animals, a ballad about a place in New Orleans -- a whorehouse or a prison or gambling joint that's been the ruin of many poor girls or boys. Bob Dylan did a version and Frijid Pink cut a hard-rocking rendition. But that barely scratches the surface; few songs have traveled a journey as intricate as "House of the Rising Sun." The rise of the song in this country and the launch of its world travels can be traced to Georgia Turner, a poor, sixteen-year-old daughter of a miner living in Middlesboro, Kentucky, in 1937 when the young folk-music collector Alan Lomax, on a trip collecting field recordings, captured her voice singing "The Rising Sun Blues." Lomax deposited the song in the Library of Congress and included it in the 1941 book Our Singing Country. In short order, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, and Josh White learned the song and each recorded it. From there it began to move to the planet's farthest corners. Today, hundreds of artists have recorded "House of the Rising Sun," and it can be heard in the most diverse of places -- Chinese karaoke bars, Gatorade ads, and as a ring tone on cell phones. Anthony began his search in New Orleans, where he met Eric Burdon of the Animals. He traveled to the Appalachians -- to eastern Kentucky, eastern Tennessee, and western North Carolina -- to scour the mountains for the song's beginnings. He found Homer Callahan, who learned it in the mountains during a corn shucking; he discovered connections to Clarence "Tom" Ashley, who traveled as a performer in a 1920s medicine show. He went to Daisy, Kentucky, to visit the family of the late high-lonesome singer Roscoe Holcomb, and finally back to Bourbon Street to see if there really was a House of the Rising Sun. He interviewed scores of singers who performed the song. Through his own journey he discovered how American traditions survived and prospered -- and how a piece of culture moves through the modern world, propelled by technology and globalization and recorded sound.
Encyclopedia Of Great Popular Song Recordings
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Author : Steve Sullivan
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2017-05-17
Encyclopedia Of Great Popular Song Recordings written by Steve Sullivan and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-05-17 with Music categories.
This masterful survey covers all genres of popular music, from pop, rock, soul, and country to jazz, blues, classic vocals, hip-hop, folk, gospel, and ethnic/world music. Collectors will find detailed discographical data while music lovers will appreciate the detailed commentaries and deep research on the songs, their recording, and the artists.
Chasing The Sun
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Author : Richard Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2011-08-04
Chasing The Sun written by Richard Cohen and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-04 with History categories.
The Sun is so powerful, so much bigger than us, that it is a terrifying subject. Yet though we depend on it, we take it for granted. Amazingly the first book of its kind, CHASING THE SUNis a cultural and scientific history of our relationship with the star that gives us life. Richard Cohen, applying the same mix of wide-ranging reference and intimate detail that won outstanding reviews for By the Sword, travels from the ancient Greek astronomers to modern-day solar scientists, from Stonehenge to Antarctica (site of the solar eclipse of 2003, when penguins were said to sing), Mexico's Aztecs to the Norwegian city of Tromso, where for two months of the year there is no Sun at all. He introduces us to the crucial 'sunspot cycle' in modern economics, the religious dances of Indian tribesmen, the histories of sundials and calendars, the plight of migrating birds, the latest theories of global warming, and Galileo recording his discoveries in code, for fear of persecution. And throughout, there is the rich Sun literature -- from the writings of Homer through Dante and Nietzsche to Keats, Shelley and beyond. Blindingly impressive and hugely readable, this is a tour de force of narrative non-fiction.
Chasing The Sun
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Author : Morton Abramowitz
language : en
Publisher: Century Foundation Press
Release Date : 2006
Chasing The Sun written by Morton Abramowitz and has been published by Century Foundation Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Political Science categories.
During the past half century, U.S. policy in East Asia was guided by a simple dictum: avoid the domination of East Asia by any power other than the United States. Increasingly, however, this policy approach seems questionable in a globalizing world, a massively changed East Asia, and a much deeper U.S. economic involvement in the region. Even as East Asian leaders often tell Americans they want a continued U.S. presence for security purposes, they also fear an American effort to "contain" China that will put them between a rising regional power and the global superpower, creating dangerous tensions that ultimately would threaten the region's golden goose —China's powerful economic growth engine. Others, like some Japanese, would welcome a conclusion by the United States that a powerful China ultimately threatens American interests.The Post-American Century in East Asia addresses major policy problems of East Asia —from the management of our relations with China to the North Korean nuclear problem to the growth of East Asian regionalism. The book answers how, in light of East Asia's growing power and influence, the United States can retain influence commensurate with its interests. The transformation of the region requires us to ask whether some longstanding perspectives are still relevant, as well as what changes are needed in American policy.
The Responsive Universe
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Author : John C. Bader
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2012-06
The Responsive Universe written by John C. Bader and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06 with categories.
The Responsive Universe is a handbook to enlightenment. Within these pages are refreshing and insightful revelations, wisdom, practices designed to help the reader find happiness in a world of indifference. Through instinctual energy and insight, the Responsive Universe offers a succinct vision of your True Nature – your intrinsic, immortal potential for reaching enlightenment that exists within the mind of every sentient being. Much like clouds can obscure blue sky; the Responsive Universe illuminates a less trodden path of mindfulness and clarity with the goal of suffering less and connecting to that inner voice within that speaks wisdom and truth. Within the inviting realm of the Responsive Universe, John C. Bader will discuss living with an open mind, creation, de-construction of organized religion, karma, energy healing, coping with loss, abuse and a complete life changing shift in social mainstream perception. Additionally, a portion of the profits for this book will be donated to help fight and cure cancer. Join John C. Bader on your very own journey to self-actualization and enlightenment. Are you ready to leave the social static of the ego driven world and embrace true illumination, happiness and understanding? Your journey begins now and as you will soon find, positivity and possibility are boundless when you live in a Responsive Universe.
Chasing The Sun
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Author : Robin Baker
language : en
Publisher: Pantera Press
Release Date : 2012-10-01
Chasing The Sun written by Robin Baker and has been published by Pantera Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-01 with Fiction categories.
A thrilling black comedy about making the best of what little time we have left - with vampires! And genocide! A twisted tale about Feng Shui, vampires, drinking, pet psychiatry, genocide, belief and mortality. In this darkly comic, slow-burn fantasy thriller, nothing is as it seems. A nightclub opening becomes a fight for life and the discovered fountain of youth hides a movement to exterminate a race. Chasing the Sun's twenty-something protagonist and narrator, Honda, is a disgruntled, cocaine-addicted con man posing as a Feng Shui expert. He's also a vampire. His nightclub loving friends are also vampires, apart from a single mother, Rain. When Rain dies, Honda is the only one left to care for her young daughter Dip who brings him face to face with his mortality, and morality, as he tries to protect her. A thrilling black comedy about making the best of what little time we have left - with vampires! And genocide! A twisted tale about Feng Shui, vampires, drinking, pet psychiatry, genocide, belief and mortality. In this darkly comic, slow-burn fantasy thriller, nothing is as it seems. A nightclub opening becomes a fight for life and the discovered fountain of youth hides a movement to exterminate a race. Chasing the Sun's twenty-something protagonist and narrator, Honda, is a disgruntled, cocaine-addicted con man posing as a Feng Shui expert. He's also a vampire. His nightclub loving friends are also vampires, apart from a single mother, Rain. When Rain dies, Honda is the only one left to care for her young daughter Dip who brings him face to face with his mortality, and morality, as he tries to protect her. A thrilling black comedy about making the best of what little time we have left - with vampires! And genocide! A twisted tale about Feng Shui, vampires, drinking, pet psychiatry, genocide, belief and mortality. In this darkly comic, slow-burn fantasy thriller, nothing is as it seems. A nightclub opening becomes a fight for life and the discovered fountain of youth hides a movement to exterminate a race. Chasing the Sun's twenty-something protagonist and narrator, Honda, is a disgruntled, cocaine-addicted con man posing as a Feng Shui expert. He's also a vampire. His nightclub loving friends are also vampires, apart from a single mother, Rain. When Rain dies, Honda is the only one left to care for her young daughter Dip who brings him face to face with his mortality, and morality, as he tries to protect her.
Dark Before The Rising Sun
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Author : Laurie McBain
language : en
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Release Date : 2015-10-06
Dark Before The Rising Sun written by Laurie McBain and has been published by Sourcebooks, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-06 with Fiction categories.
Laurie McBain's classic bestselling Dominick saga "Now you can see how easily an ill-spoken word can cast doubt on or even destroy the feelings we thought inviolate," Dante warned her. "Never let anyone turn you against me, Rhea. Promise me that." Newly-wed, Lady Rhea Claire and Dante Leighton must return to England, where their reception is anything but warm. Now armed with wealth and power, Dante is a target for the murderous smugglers who despoiled his family home, while Rhea's father, the powerful Duke of Camareigh, vehemently rejects their marriage. The two lovers thought themselves invincible together. But in the riveting conclusion of McBain's epic trilogy, Dante's determination to reclaim his family seat and Rhea's desperation to win over her father threaten to cause an insurmountable rift that could break them apart forever. Praise for Laurie McBain: "Well-crafted and wonderfully romantic."-Romantic Times "Lush and evocative."-Publishers Weekly Dominick Trilogy: Moonstruck Madness Chance the Winds of Fortune Dark Before the Rising Storm
Chasing Skies Beyond Lavender Lane
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Author : Shelby Eve Sayer
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2022-11-15
Chasing Skies Beyond Lavender Lane written by Shelby Eve Sayer and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-15 with Fiction categories.
Oliver West has been wondering about his parents since he could remember. But what happens when you cross a lifelong ache, with a ticket to the Channel Islands, a lively co-captain, and an unearthed secret? Endless discoveries—that’s what! Discoveries that lead to new beginnings as unexpected friendships, stories of yesterday, and new definitions of home unfurl. Buckle up as The Beans of Lavender Lane adventures continue in its sequel across the sea.
Chasing The Sun
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Author : Neville Williams
language : en
Publisher: Gabriola, BC : New Society Publishers
Release Date : 2005
Chasing The Sun written by Neville Williams and has been published by Gabriola, BC : New Society Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Developing countries categories.
An inspiring story of delivering solar electricity to 50,000 families in eleven countries
A Philosophy Of Song And Singing
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Author : Jeanette Bicknell
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-07-03
A Philosophy Of Song And Singing written by Jeanette Bicknell and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-03 with Philosophy categories.
In Philosophy of Song and Singing: An Introduction, Jeanette Bicknell explores key aesthetic, ethical, and other philosophical questions that have not yet been thoroughly researched by philosophers, musicologists, or scientists. Issues addressed include: The relationship between the meaning of a song’s words and its music The performer’s role and the ensuing gender complications, social ontology, and personal identity The performer’s ethical obligations to audiences, composers, lyricists, and those for whom the material holds particular significance The metaphysical status of isolated solo performances compared to the continuous singing of opera or the interrupted singing of stage and screen musicals Each chapter focuses on one major musical example and includes several shorter discussions of other selections. All have been chosen for their illustrative power and their accessibility for any interested reader and are readily available.