Although he died in a tragic car accident at twenty-five, Clifford Brown is widely considered one of the most important figures in the history of jazz--now, in this absorbing work, Nick Catalano gives us the first major biography of this musical giant.br Based on extensive interviews with Brown\'s family, friends, and fellow jazz musicians, this is a fascinating portrait of a remarkable musician. Catalano

Kevin and Jodi O\'Donnell, were a young New Jersey couple busy raising a toddler and making plans for their future when they received life-altering news in 1995 that changed everything as they knew it. Kevin was only 30 years old when he was told that his health problems were the result of a rare, terminal disease called ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig\'s disease. Kevin and Jodi had

A connection exists between the first promises of the Bible, made to the Jewish people, and the most recent anti-Semitic incidents around the world. The Holocaust could not have taken place without certain conditions, which included traditional Christian anti-Semitism. This book takes us on a journey from the Bible to the Church Fathers the Enlightenment Era to WWI then to WWII and the Holocaust. We

Being an island nation, the ocean is never too far from Sri Lanka. Situated right at the center of the world\'s busiest sea lanes of communication, the geography connects the country with the Indian Ocean, and its destiny is linked to this strategic body of water. For centuries, the Indian Ocean has been part of Sri Lanka\'s strategic, security, and political narratives. However, over the years, the

bFrom the world\'s 1 bestselling writer comes a book that takes politics and mixes it with suspense creating a must-readbb thriller.bb b pSally Grissom is a top secret service agent in charge of the Presidential Protection team. She knows that something is amiss when she is summoned to a private meeting with the President and his Chief of Staff without any witnesses. But she couldn\'t have predicted

Your success as a fitness professional depends on your ability to reliably deliver results to clients. In iSecrets of Successful Program Design A How-To Guide for Busy Fitness Professionalsi, noted fitness and program design expert Alwyn Cosgrove and his director of programming, Craig Rasmussen, share Alwyn\'s proven system for creating programs that take clients from where they are to where they want

EAN: 9781734503616Axel BrettVinal Pub 2020

pIn 1945, at the end of the Second World War and after a long illness, C. G. Jung delivered a lecture in Zurich on the French Romantic poet Gerard de Nerval. The lecture focused on Nerval\'s visionary memoir, iAureliai, which the poet wrote in an ambivalent attempt to emerge from madness. Published here for the first time, Jung\'s lecture is both a cautionary psychological tale and a validation of

pFor parents, it is a great joy to see their children start a new life in college. There is a lot of excitement for our students in the beginning as they enjoy independence. It is important for our students to follow good discipline patterns that help develop self-control, efficacy, good character and become good citizens of the world.p

The book is about transnational organized crime that import illegal drugs into the U.S. creating drug addiction and overdose deaths. It dissects the Mexican cartels which have grown in size and power. Some of them now operate in six of the seven continents and now pose a threat to the U.S. and other countries throughout the globe. It also discusses the role of corrupt politicians in protecting the

pThis book brings together the most recent and the most comprehensive collection of articles on a population at risk the children of immigrants in the United States, especially those children whose parents came to the country without legal authorizationi.pi

EAN: 9781909431539Garvin BrianPlatform 5 Publishing Ltd 2018

pemHerculesem, a name long associated with mythology\'s strongest man, is now redefined to represent the fullness of strength and beauty God graces women with the capacity to contain. emHERcules Empowering the Fierce and Feminine Inside Every Womanem dives into the magnificent truth that women do not have to compromise their femininity to be fierce. Comparable to the mountain lion who is capable of

bA young middle grade series that combines the heart and friendship of the Baby-sitters Club, with the irresistible appeal of adorable animals!bpppAll paws on deck!ppppImaan and her friends London and Olivia are excited to take on their newest pet sitting client a fluffy rescue dog named Candy. Candy isn\'t like any of their previous clients. This poor pup is quiet, nervous, and a little sad. The girls

In this vivid and highly original reading of recent Chinese history, Xuelei Huang documents the eclectic array of smells that permeated Chinese life from the High Qing through to the Mao period. Utilising interdisciplinary methodology and critically engaging with scholarship in the expanding fields of sensory and smell studies, she shows how this period of tumultuous change in China was experienced

pPropositions about artificial intelligence are being debated seriously in the 21st Century, but machines, unlike plants, are not even living organisms.ppSo, are plants sentient beings, like humans Do they feel Can they communicateppPlant sentience is a subject that has intrigued mankind over the ages - from the ancient Greeks, Plato and Aristotle, through to modern day philosophers and psychologists.ppIn

pstrongFive childhood transform their lives the hood way...strongWe hungry in these South Castalia streetsppAin\'t nobody gone give us a goddamn thingppemIt\'s mob till we die, and that\'s on God!emppWe got to emtakeem what\'s ours.ppAll we ever known in the cut is robbing and drugs.ppIt\'s how the game go out here.ppEveryday you gotta watch your back and stay strapped for the jump off.ppStarting from

bLeave your artistic insecurities behind as you easily re-create the simple but beautiful drawings in iArt Made Easy Easy Drawing.ib piEasy Drawingi offers beginning artists ba definite way to succeedb. Without getting bogged down in a lot of technical detail, aspiring artists just need to gather a few inexpensive supplies and put pencil to paper Even if you have never drawn before, the bengaging

bThree best friends discover a haunted orphanage and get swept up in ghoulish shenanigans in this laugh-out-loud, high-action read iKirkus Reviewsi, starred review for fans of iBest Nerds Foreveri and the Fear Street seriesi.ib pOne haunted orphanage two types of ghosts three freaked-out friends plenty of trouble. pBest friends Aldo, Pen, and Jasper are braced for a boring summer. And equally dull

A reflection, in chapters, on the lives of members of the author\'s family, their friends and neighbours who lived in the counties of Orleans and Caledonia between the end of the eighteenth and the middle of the twentieth centuries. Hard-working, God-fearing, and often clever, these were literate, respectable, and fairly well-off folks. They were, also, all too human - and certainly not always \'nice\'