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  Finding My Voice - My Autobiography

  Elkie Brooks

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  Blessed with one of the richest and most distinctive voices in the music business, Elkie Brooks has been entertaining people around the world since the age of fifteen - and even longer, if you count the weddings and bar mitzvahs at which she was asked to perform in her native Manchester as a young girl! It was Don Arden, father of Sharon Osbourne and the notorious 'Mr Big' of the music world, who discovered her, making her change her name from Bookbinder and sending her on a tour of Germany. It was make or break for the still raw Elkie, but as always her voice won through. She went on to become part of cult rock groups such as Dada and Vinegar Joe, before establishing herself as one of the UK's most successful female vocalists. Yet the road to stardom was never an easy one. But for the support of Elkie's great friend Humphrey Lyttelton, she says she might have been dead from drink. She has experienced hardships that would have daunted most, and dealt with them with the same spirit, grit and humour that make her singing so powerful. Along the way she has worked with many of the biggest names in the business and recorded some of the most iconic songs in rock history, including 'Lilac Wine', 'Sunshine After the Rain' and her signature tune, 'Pearl's A Singer'. In Finding My Voice, Elkie tells her remarkable story in her own unique voice, laying bare the reality of stardom and sharing her commitment to the great passion of her life - music.

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  Family of Shadows - A Century of...

  Garin K. Hovannisian

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  Combining the historical urgency of The Burning Tigris, the cultural sweep of Middlesex, and the psychological complexity of Bending Toward the Sun, Garin K. Hovannisian's Family of Shadows is a searing history of Armenia, realized through the lives of three generations of a single family. In Family of Shadows, Hovannisian traces the arc of his family's changing relationship to its motherland, from his great-grandfather's flight to America after surviving the Armenian Genocide to his father Raffi Hovannisian's repatriation and subsequent climb to political prominence as the head of the Heritage Party. Hovannisian's articles on Armenian issues, including the Genocide, the Armenian Diaspora, and the challenges of post-Soviet statehood, have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, Chicago Tribune, Armenian Observer, Ararat, and numerous other publications.

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  Harriet Tubman - The truth about...

  Susanne Monroe

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  Do you want to learn about Harriet Tubman? Harriet Tubman wаѕ bоrn Arаmintа Rоѕѕ in 1820. Shе was thе еlеvеnth сhild оf hеr раrеntѕ, Hаrriеt Grееn аnd Benjamin Rоѕѕ. Thе entire family livеd as ѕlаvеѕ оn thе plantation of Edward Brodas, in Dоrсhеѕtеr Cоuntу, Maryland. Hаrriеt'ѕ раrеntѕ were full-blooded Afriсаnѕ bеliеvеd tо bе Aѕhаnti, a Wеѕt Afriсаn warrior реорlе. Wе all bеliеvе thаt wе knоw Hаrriеt Tubman (1820-1913): slave, famous conductor on thе Underground Rаilrоаd, аbоlitiоniѕt, spy, nurѕе, and suffragist. Hеr ѕuссеѕѕful, ѕесrеt jоurnеуѕ into the slave states tо rеѕсuе bоndwоmеn, men, and сhildrеn hаvе immortalized hеr in thе mindѕ оf Americans fоr over оnе hundrеd and thirtу years. Onе оf thе mоѕt fаmоuѕ wоmеn in our nation’s hiѕtоrу, wе hаvе соmе tо know thе nаrrаtivе of hеr lifе оnlу thrоugh juvеnilе biographies. These ѕtоriеѕ mаdе Tubmаn’ѕ lifе a lеgеndаrу оnе bу reconstituting hеr into a hiѕtоriсаl аnd сulturаl iсоn ѕuitаblе for mаѕѕ соnѕumрtiоn аѕ thе “Mоthеr оf hеr rасе.” More myth than rеаlitу, Tubmаn’ѕ historical imаgе has nоt always bееn ѕо ѕtаtiс. Rеfеrrеd tо аѕ “Moses” in hеr timе, Tubmаn wаѕ an escaped slave best knоwn fоr her role аѕ a conductor оn the nderground Rаilrоаd. Hеr ѕесrеt jоurnеуѕ intо the ѕlаvе ѕtаtеѕ to rеѕсuе bondwomen, men, аnd сhildrеn hаvе immortalized her in the mindѕ оf Americans fоr оvеr оnе hundrеd and thirtу уеаrѕ. Suffеring trаdеr the lаѕh, diѕаblеd by a near-fatal head injurу, Tubmаn rоѕе above remarkable сhildhооd аdvеrѕitу tо еmеrgе with a will оf ѕtееl and a dеtеrminаtiоn tо ѕееk frееdоm, еԛuаlitу, and juѕtiсе fоr hеrѕеlf, hеr fаmilу аnd соmmunitу. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...Who was Harriet Tubman and what she did?Biographical aspects of her lifeBecoming Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman's education and beginningsEscape from slaveryHarriet Tubman interesting fасtѕ аnd diѕtinсtivе success vаluеѕMuch,much more

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  Lee - A Biography

  Clifford Dowdey

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  General Robert E. Lee is well known as a major figure in the Civil War. However, by removing Lee from the delimiting frame of the Civil War and placing him in the context of the Republic’s total history, Dowdey shows the “eternal relevance” of this tragic figure to the American heritage. With access to hundreds of personal letters, Dowdey brings fresh insights into Lee’s background and personal relationships and examines the factors which made Lee that rare specimen, a “complete person.” In tracing Lee’s reluctant involvement in the sectional conflict, Dowdey shows that he was essentially a peacemaker, very advanced in his disbelief in war as a resolution. 
   
  Lee had never led troops in combat until suddenly given command of a demoralized, hodgepodge force under siege from McClellan in front of Richmond. In a detailed study of Lee’s growth in the mastery of the techniques of war, he shows his early mistakes, the nature of his seemingly intuitive powers, the limitations imposed by his personal character and physical decline, and the effect of this character on the men with whom he created a legendary army. It was after the fighting was over that Dowdey believes Lee made his most significant and neglected achievement. As a symbol of the defeated people, he rose above all hostilities and, in the wreckage of his own fortunes, advocated rebuilding a New South, for which he set the example with his progressive program in education. The essence of Lee’s tragedy was the futility of his efforts toward the harmonious restoration of the Republic with the dissensions of the past forgotten.

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  William M Kunstler - The Most...

  David J Langum

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  “A vivid, thoughtfully enthusiastic [biography] of the radical lawyer who defended such diverse clients as the Chicago Seven . . . John Gotti” (Kirkus). Throughout his career, legendary civil rights lawyer William Kunstler has been alternately vilified as a publicity-seeking egoist and lauded as a fearless advocate. In this critical biography, David Langum demonstrates that Kunstler consistently embodied both of these qualities. He delighted in taking on fiercely political cases, often representing society's outcasts and pariahs free of charge and achieving remarkable courtroom results in seemingly hopeless cases.  In the late 60s and the 70s, Kunstler focused his attention on the Black Power and anti-war movements. He garnered public attention as defender of the Chicago Seven, and went on to represent such controversial figures as Leonard Peltier, the American Indian Movement leader charged with killing an FBI agent, and Jack Ruby, the killer of Lee Harvey Oswald. Later, Kunstler briefly represented Colin Ferguson, the Long Island Railroad mass murderer, outraging fans and detractors alike with his invocation of the infamous "black rage" defense. What motivated Kunstler’s obsessive craving for media attention, his rhetorical flourishes in the courtroom and his instinctive and relentless drive for action? How did Kunstler migrate from a comfortable middle-class background to a life as a staunchly rebellious figure in social and legal history? David Langum’s portrait gives depth to the already notorious breadth of William Kunstler’s life.

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  The Longest Race - A Lifelong...

  Ed Ayres

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  “It soon becomes clear that this book isn’t just about an athletic race. It’s also about the human race” (Bloomberg Businessweek).   Having run in more than six hundred races over the span of fifty-five years, Ed Ayres is a legendary distance runner—and this book is his urgent exploration of the connection between individual endurance and a sustainable society.  The Longest Race begins in 2001 at the starting line of the JFK 50 Mile—the nation’s oldest and largest ultramarathon and, like other such races, it’s an epic test of human limits and aspiration. At age sixty, his sights set on breaking the age-division record, Ayres embarks on a course over the rocky ridge of the Appalachian Trail, along the headwind-buffeted towpath of the Potomac River, and past momentous Civil War sites such as Harpers Ferry and Antietam.   But even as Ayres focuses on an endurance runner’s familiar concerns—starting strong and setting the right pace, controlling his breathing, overcoming fatigue, and staying mindful of the course ahead—he finds himself as preoccupied with the future of our planet as with the finish line.   A veteran journalist and environmental editor, Ayres reveals how the skills and mindset necessary to complete an ultramarathon are also essential for grappling anew with the imperative to endure—not only as individuals, but as a society—and not just for fifty miles, but over the real long haul, in a unique meditation that “ought to be required reading even for people who have never run a step” (The Boston Globe).   “He seamlessly moves between discussing running to exploring larger life issues such as why we run, our impact on the environment, and the effects of the nation’s declining physical fitness . . . Thought provoking.” ―Booklist   “To read this book is to run alongside a seasoned athlete, a deep thinker, and a great storyteller. And Ayres doesn’t disappoint: He is the best kind of running companion, generously doling out hilarious stories and hard-won insights into performance conditioning and the human condition. His lifetime of ultra-running and environmental writing drive his exploration of what keeps us running long distances―and what it might take to keep the planet from being run into the ground.” ―Nature Conservancy magazine  

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