wyszukanych pozycji: 7
Louis Armstrong: An American Genius
ISBN: 9780195037272 / Angielski / Miękka / 1985 / 416 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Louis Armstrong. "Satchmo." To millions of fans, he was just a great entertainer. But to jazz aficionados, he was one of the most important musicians of our times--not only a key figure in the history of jazz but a formative influence on all of 20th-century popular music. Set against the backdrop of New Orleans, Chicago, and New York during the "jazz age," Collier re-creates the saga of an old-fashioned black man making it in a white world. He chronicles Armstrong's rise as a musician, his scrapes with the law, his relationships with four wives, and his frequent feuds with fellow... Louis Armstrong. "Satchmo." To millions of fans, he was just a great entertainer. But to jazz aficionados, he was one of the most important music... |
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92,24 zł |
My Brother Sam Is Dead
ISBN: 9780590427920 / Angielski / Miękka (mass market paperbound / 1985 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Young Tim Meeker is caught between his brother's patriotism and his father's Tory sympathies in this story of the American Revolution.
Young Tim Meeker is caught between his brother's patriotism and his father's Tory sympathies in this story of the American Revolution.
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39,18 zł |
My Brother Sam Is Dead (Scholastic Gold)
ISBN: 9780439783606 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother Sam. Sam's smart and brave -- and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town wants to be a part of the rebellion. Most are supporters of the British -- including Tim and Sam's father. With the war soon raging, Tim know he'll have to make a choice -- between the Revolutionaries and the Redcoats . . . and between his brother and his father.
All his life, Tim Meeker has looked up to his brother Sam. Sam's smart and brave -- and is now a part of the American Revolution. Not everyone in town...
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39,18 zł |
The Rise of Selfishness in America
ISBN: 9780595351596 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 308 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "A vibrant, sweeping analysis of the roots of American self-indulgence" "Wonderful...a delight to read, even exciting...There are few books that inspire real enthusiasm. This is one of them."
"A vibrant, sweeping analysis of the roots of American self-indulgence" |
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95,64 zł |
Benny Goodman and the Swing Era
ISBN: 9780195052787 / Angielski / Twarda / 1989 / 432 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. This biography of Benny Goodman's music and times attempts to recreate the colourful music world of the 1920s and 1930s, when Goodman was hailed the King of Swing. The author offers insights into the character and music of a man who helped transform the Depression years into the Swing Era.
This biography of Benny Goodman's music and times attempts to recreate the colourful music world of the 1920s and 1930s, when Goodman was hailed the K...
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261,83 zł |
Jazz: The American Theme Song
ISBN: 9780195096354 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Praised by the Washington Post as a "tough, unblinked critic," James Lincoln Collier is probably the most controversial writer on jazz today. With the publication of "Jazz: The American Theme Song," Collier does nothing to soften his reputation for hard-hitting, incisive commentary. Questioning everything we think we know about jazz-- its origins, its innovative geniuses, the importance of improvisation and spontaneous inspiration in a performance-- and the jazz world, these ten provocative essays on the music and its place in American culture overturn tired assumptions and will alternately...
Praised by the Washington Post as a "tough, unblinked critic," James Lincoln Collier is probably the most controversial writer on jazz today. With the...
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87,33 zł |
Decision in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787
ISBN: 9780345498403 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Includes a complete copy of the Constitution.
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change a world. Here is a remarkable rendering of that fateful time, told with humanity and humor. "The best popular history of the Constitutional Convention available."--Library Journal From the Paperback edition. Includes a complete copy of the Constitution.
Fifty-five men met in Philadelphia in 1787 to write a document that would create a country and change... |
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78,44 zł |