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Overview The definitive biography of James Brown, the Godfather of Soul, with fascinating findings on his life as a Civil Rights activist, an entrepreneur, and the most innovative musician of our time Playing 350 shows a year at his peak, with more than forty Billboard hits, James Brown was a dazzling showman who transformed American music. His life offstage was just as vibrant, and until now no biographer has delivered a complete profile. The One draws on interviews with more than 100 people who knew Brown personally or played with him professionally. Using these sources, award-winning writer RJ Smith draws a portrait of a man whose twisted and amazing life helps us to understand the music he made. The One delves deeply into the story of a man who was raised in abject-almost medieval-poverty in the segregated South but grew up to earn (and lose) several fortunes. Covering everything from Brown's unconvention

Overview       Published in 1922, Tales of the Unexpected gathers fifteen tales, including such classic stories as “The New Accelerator,” in which a newly discovered elixir that enables individuals to move rapidly through time turns out to be both a blessing and a curse and “A Dream of Armageddon,” a futuristic, anti-war tale of a man torn between his love for a woman and the political life he wants to abandon. Also included are “The Door in the Wall,” “The Man Who Could Work Miracles , ” and “The Moth,” among others. Product Details ISBN-13: 9781411464704 Publisher: Barnes & Noble Publication date: 12/19/2011 Series: Barnes & Noble Digital Library Sold by: STERLING PUB

Overview Alexandra Fletcher loves her job as a junior editor in a team at a prestigious publishing house. At a fancy launch party, she bumps into John Burden, an author. She finds him unbearably arrogant and lets him know it. His response is unexpected and shocking. In the back alley of the hotel, where the party is held, John Burden shows her what he feels about being snubbed by her. The showing includes some removal of her knickers and some rather painful contact with the palm of his hand. Alexandra wishes she had never met this brute of a man. Fate wishes differently and she is forced to work closely with him and his upcoming novel, too close for Alexandra's comfort. To add to the complications, John Burden is a man Alexandra finds irresistible, at least when she isn't reminded of his arrogance and his harsh treatment of her. It would be so much easier if he didn't insist on expressing his displeasure