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The rebellious youth music we know as rockabilly was born in the '50s and enjoyed a great revival in the '80s This book is a straight-from-the-heart account of how the genre's greatest artists - author Billy Poore's personal friends - made their mark. Billy gives the lowdown on everyone from pioneers like Gene Vincent, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran and Charlie Feathers, to the next generation of stars like Link Wray, Dave Edmunds, Robert Gordon, Dwight Yoakam, The Blasters, The Stray Cats and BR5-49, to the unlikely artists who have been influenced by rockabilly, including Conway Twitty and The Beatles. His uncensored stories and incredible unpublished photos deliver an inside look into the wild art of one of America's greatest inventions. The book is also a great reference guide, detailing artists' (from the legends to the one-hit wonders) chart activity, career milestones and tours. With its sentimental foreword by the late Danny Gatton, this book is a must-read for all fans of music and Americana! AUTHOR: Billy Poore
PUBLISHER: Leonard, Hal Corporation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests 
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 | The Knot Book of Wedding Flowers by Carley Roney
Description not available.Covering everything from bouquets to boutonnieres, this lavishly illustrated handbook provides a wealth of practical information on everything a bride needs to know to select the right flowers for her wedding, along with advice on how to work with a florist, step-by-step directions for creating one's own arrangements, a glossary of floral terminology, and more. AUTHOR: Carley Roney
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | Precision Pool by Gerry D. Kanov, Shari J. Stauch
Description not available.Provides instructions for four poplular games of pool including, Nine ball, Eight ball, Straight pool, and One Pocket, progressing from the fundamentals through advanced match strategies AUTHOR: Gerry D. Kanov, Shari J. Stauch
PUBLISHER: Human Kinetics Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | The Caesars Palace Book of Sports Betting by Bert R. Sugar
For years gambling has been, according to Sports Illustrated, America's national pastime . Now, the most famous sports-gambling establishment in the world gives the gambler and sports fan this coverage of basketball, boxing, football, baseball, horse racing, and more. AUTHOR: Bert R. Sugar
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | Turkey Ticklers by Katy Hall
A collection of Thanksgiving-themed knock-knock jokes. Illustrated with b&w drawings. AUTHOR: Katy Hall
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Humor
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 | Massenet by Demar Irvine
This is a meticulously researched and superbly detailed biography of composer Jules Massenet, a musical prodigy who entered the Paris Conservatory at the age of ten in 1853 and was at the heart of Parisian musical life until his death in 1912. During his lifetime Massenet was one of the best known and most highly regarded musicians in all Europe. Although his works fell out of vogue for several decades after his death, the 1970s and 80s brought a renewal of interest in his work and a welcome series of new performances. Relying on primary sources for firsthand information, Irvine profiles the composer and draws a rich portrait of the fascinating era in which Massenet lived. The narrative begins in 1748 with the birth of Massenet`s grandfather, details the composer`s early years and family life, traces his educational career, and highlights important events in his life. This carefully documented biography of Massenet and his milieu is lively and readable, conveying a vivid sense of the life of a successful musician in the late nineteenth century. Along the way one meets numerous composers, conductors, singers, publishers, artists, writers, and critics - everyone who contributed to the exciting cultural ferment of the time. Massenet`s Paris was the city of expositions, a magnet for artistic talent and innovative ideas. As Massenet composed his first operas, Cezanne, Degas, Monet, Renoir, and their compatriots were unveiling the new Impressionism; Bizet, Faure, Wagner, Offenbach, Debussy, and Saint-Saens were his musical contemporaries. Great operatic performers such as Sibyl Sanderson, Emma Calve, Mary Garden, Geraldine Farrar, and Feodor Chaliapin were eager to star in the premier of anynew work by Massenet. The composer had many eminent students, including Gustave Charpentier, Lucien Hillemacher, and Reynaldo Hahn. In this period of extraordinary artistic vitality, Massenet was applauded by his arch-rival Saint-Saens as a sparkling diamond of French music. Alfred B AUTHOR: Demar Irvine
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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