Shadows on the Track

Shadows on the Track

Author: Jan McLeod

Publisher:

Published: 2020-09-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780369391162

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At Templeton's Crossing in October 1942, Private Nick Kennedy paused to write in his diary: â ~One wonders why all this strife should be â ] these men in the prime of their life cut down like flowers'. As a young nursing orderly serving with the 2/4th Australian Field Ambulance, Kennedy was unenviably wellplaced to reflect on the futility o


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Download or read book Shadows on the Track written by Jan McLeod and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At Templeton's Crossing in October 1942, Private Nick Kennedy paused to write in his diary: â ~One wonders why all this strife should be â ] these men in the prime of their life cut down like flowers'. As a young nursing orderly serving with the 2/4th Australian Field Ambulance, Kennedy was unenviably wellplaced to reflect on the futility o


Tracks and Shadows

Tracks and Shadows

Author: Harry W. Greene

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2013-10-28

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0520232755

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Tracks and Shadows is both an absorbing autobiography of a celebrated field biologist and a celebration of beauty in nature. Harry W. Greene, award-winning author of Snakes, delves into the poetry of field biology, showing how nature eases our existential quandaries. More than a memoir, the book is about the wonder of snakes, the beauty of studying and understanding natural history, and the importance of sharing the love of nature with humanity. Illustrations.


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Download or read book Tracks and Shadows written by Harry W. Greene and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracks and Shadows is both an absorbing autobiography of a celebrated field biologist and a celebration of beauty in nature. Harry W. Greene, award-winning author of Snakes, delves into the poetry of field biology, showing how nature eases our existential quandaries. More than a memoir, the book is about the wonder of snakes, the beauty of studying and understanding natural history, and the importance of sharing the love of nature with humanity. Illustrations.


Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Author: James Jamerson

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780881888829

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(Guitar Book). Bassist James Jamerson was the embodiment of the Motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded all-star performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to behind-the-scenes Motown. Features a 120-minute CD! Allan Slutsky's 2002 documentary of the same name is the winner of the New York Film Critics "Best Documentary of the Year" award!


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Download or read book Standing in the Shadows of Motown written by James Jamerson and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1989 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Guitar Book). Bassist James Jamerson was the embodiment of the Motown spirit and groove the invisible entity whose playing inspired thousands. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded all-star performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to behind-the-scenes Motown. Features a 120-minute CD! Allan Slutsky's 2002 documentary of the same name is the winner of the New York Film Critics "Best Documentary of the Year" award!


Music in the Shadows

Music in the Shadows

Author: Sheri Chinen Biesen

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2014-05

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1421408384

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Welcome to the world of noir musical films, where tormented antiheroes and hard-boiled musicians battle obsession and struggle with their music and ill-fated love triangles. Sultry divas dance and sing the blues in shrouded nightclubs. Romantic intrigue clashes with backstage careers. This book explores musical films that use film noir style and bluesy strains of jazz to inhabit a disturbing underworld and reveal the dark side of fame and the American Dream. While noir musical films like A Star Is Born include musical performances, their bleak tone and expressionistic aesthetic more closely resemble the visual style of film noir. Their narratives unfold behind a stark noir lens: distorted, erratic angles and imbalanced hand-held shots allow the audience to experience a tortured, disillusioned perspective. While many musicals glamorize the quest for the spotlight in Hollywood's star factory, brooding noir musical films such as Blues in the Night, Gilda, The Red Shoes, West Side Story, and Round Midnight stretch the boundaries of film noir and the musical as film genres collide. Deep shadows, dim lighting and visual composition evoke moodiness, cynicism, pessimism, and subjective psychological points of view.


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Download or read book Music in the Shadows written by Sheri Chinen Biesen and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2014-05 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the world of noir musical films, where tormented antiheroes and hard-boiled musicians battle obsession and struggle with their music and ill-fated love triangles. Sultry divas dance and sing the blues in shrouded nightclubs. Romantic intrigue clashes with backstage careers. This book explores musical films that use film noir style and bluesy strains of jazz to inhabit a disturbing underworld and reveal the dark side of fame and the American Dream. While noir musical films like A Star Is Born include musical performances, their bleak tone and expressionistic aesthetic more closely resemble the visual style of film noir. Their narratives unfold behind a stark noir lens: distorted, erratic angles and imbalanced hand-held shots allow the audience to experience a tortured, disillusioned perspective. While many musicals glamorize the quest for the spotlight in Hollywood's star factory, brooding noir musical films such as Blues in the Night, Gilda, The Red Shoes, West Side Story, and Round Midnight stretch the boundaries of film noir and the musical as film genres collide. Deep shadows, dim lighting and visual composition evoke moodiness, cynicism, pessimism, and subjective psychological points of view.


Whispers of the Dead

Whispers of the Dead

Author: Spencer Kope

Publisher: Minotaur Books

Published: 2018-04-17

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 1250072883

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A pair of severed feet, stored in a portable a cooler, is found in the house of a Federal judge in El Paso. The Special Tracking Unit soon discovers another - again, only the feet were left behind in an icebox. With few clues besides the body parts left behind, Magnus "Steps" Craig and his team find themselves enmeshed in the most difficult case of their careers. And The Icebox Killer has only just begun.


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Download or read book Whispers of the Dead written by Spencer Kope and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pair of severed feet, stored in a portable a cooler, is found in the house of a Federal judge in El Paso. The Special Tracking Unit soon discovers another - again, only the feet were left behind in an icebox. With few clues besides the body parts left behind, Magnus "Steps" Craig and his team find themselves enmeshed in the most difficult case of their careers. And The Icebox Killer has only just begun.


Shadows on the Goldfield Track

Shadows on the Goldfield Track

Author: Elizabeth Rimmington

Publisher:

Published: 2020-03-11

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9780648525738

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Abigail's first marriage arranged by her dictatorial father had proved to be a total disaster. Barely has she had a chance to take stock of her situation when her father announces she is to marry again; to a suitor totally unacceptable to Abigail. Disillusioned with her father and men in general, Abigail plans her escape. Prevailed upon for his assistance, her twin brother, Doctor George Goldfinch, agrees to enter into the subterfuge. He assists Abigail, along with her companion and her maid, to escape London and the clutches of their father. With his manservant, the enigmatic Thomas, the group leave the London docks bound for the Antipodes. After six years developing a medical practice in Brisbane, the Goldfinch entourage journey, on board the Northern Orchid, to Cook's Town where they provide assistance to a desperate new settlement. Cook's Town in 1873, the gateway to the newly discovered goldfield on the Palmer River, two hundred miles inland, supports little infrastructure necessary to cope with the thousands of prospectors seeking their fortunes. No harbour is available on the Endeavour River. The town is little more than a tent city. Food and clean drinking water are in short supply. Access to a trained medical professional is a rarity. The monsoons threaten. Hundreds of miners are dying in their attempt to reach the goldfields or on their return to Cook's Town, disillusioned, starving and penniless. After the death of her mother and the placement of her siblings in the Brisbane orphanage, sixteen-year-old Maureen Ryan must find her mining father. She arrives in Cook's Town on board the Northern Orchid in the company of the doctor's group. Foolishly, Maureen believes a shifty packhorse handler, Silas. The man claims to know her father, Bert Ryan, and where he is to be found on the goldfields. He offers to deliver Maureen to her father. In return, Silas asks for her assistance with his packhorse team during the journey. It is Josh and Gus Dougall along with China from the Northern Orchid and Bert Ryan himself, who begin the race to rescue the girl.


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Download or read book Shadows on the Goldfield Track written by Elizabeth Rimmington and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-11 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abigail's first marriage arranged by her dictatorial father had proved to be a total disaster. Barely has she had a chance to take stock of her situation when her father announces she is to marry again; to a suitor totally unacceptable to Abigail. Disillusioned with her father and men in general, Abigail plans her escape. Prevailed upon for his assistance, her twin brother, Doctor George Goldfinch, agrees to enter into the subterfuge. He assists Abigail, along with her companion and her maid, to escape London and the clutches of their father. With his manservant, the enigmatic Thomas, the group leave the London docks bound for the Antipodes. After six years developing a medical practice in Brisbane, the Goldfinch entourage journey, on board the Northern Orchid, to Cook's Town where they provide assistance to a desperate new settlement. Cook's Town in 1873, the gateway to the newly discovered goldfield on the Palmer River, two hundred miles inland, supports little infrastructure necessary to cope with the thousands of prospectors seeking their fortunes. No harbour is available on the Endeavour River. The town is little more than a tent city. Food and clean drinking water are in short supply. Access to a trained medical professional is a rarity. The monsoons threaten. Hundreds of miners are dying in their attempt to reach the goldfields or on their return to Cook's Town, disillusioned, starving and penniless. After the death of her mother and the placement of her siblings in the Brisbane orphanage, sixteen-year-old Maureen Ryan must find her mining father. She arrives in Cook's Town on board the Northern Orchid in the company of the doctor's group. Foolishly, Maureen believes a shifty packhorse handler, Silas. The man claims to know her father, Bert Ryan, and where he is to be found on the goldfields. He offers to deliver Maureen to her father. In return, Silas asks for her assistance with his packhorse team during the journey. It is Josh and Gus Dougall along with China from the Northern Orchid and Bert Ryan himself, who begin the race to rescue the girl.


The Shadow of the Wind

The Shadow of the Wind

Author: Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2005-01-25

Total Pages: 512

ISBN-13: 1101147067

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The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.


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Download or read book The Shadow of the Wind written by Carlos Ruiz Zafon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-01-25 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller “The Shadow of the Wind is ultimately a love letter to literature, intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor's Choice) “One gorgeous read.” —Stephen King Barcelona, 1945: A city slowly heals in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and Daniel, an antiquarian book dealer’s son who mourns the loss of his mother, finds solace in a mysterious book entitled The Shadow of the Wind, by one Julián Carax. But when he sets out to find the author’s other works, he makes a shocking discovery: someone has been systematically destroying every copy of every book Carax has written. In fact, Daniel may have the last of Carax’s books in existence. Soon Daniel’s seemingly innocent quest opens a door into one of Barcelona’s darkest secrets--an epic story of murder, madness, and doomed love.


Out of Shadows

Out of Shadows

Author: Jason Wallace

Publisher: Holiday House

Published: 2012-05-15

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0823426904

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Twelve-year-old Robert Jacklin comes face-to-face with bigotry, racism, and brutality when he is uprooted from England and moves to Zimbabwe with his family. Robert is enrolled in one of the country's most elite boys' boarding schools. Newly integrated, the school is a microcosm of the horrible problems faced by the struggling new country in the wake of a bloody civil war. The white boys want their old country back and torment the black Africans. Robert must make careful alliances. His decision to join the ranks of the more powerful white boys has a devastating effect on his conscience and emerging manhood.


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Download or read book Out of Shadows written by Jason Wallace and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twelve-year-old Robert Jacklin comes face-to-face with bigotry, racism, and brutality when he is uprooted from England and moves to Zimbabwe with his family. Robert is enrolled in one of the country's most elite boys' boarding schools. Newly integrated, the school is a microcosm of the horrible problems faced by the struggling new country in the wake of a bloody civil war. The white boys want their old country back and torment the black Africans. Robert must make careful alliances. His decision to join the ranks of the more powerful white boys has a devastating effect on his conscience and emerging manhood.


Shadow’s Lure

Shadow’s Lure

Author: Jon Sprunk

Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.

Published: 2018-10-12

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1625673841

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The Shadow Saga continues with in this “fun, fast, action-packed novel” of magic, mystery, and monstrous evil (Elitist Book Reviews). After helping his lover Josephine lay claim to the throne of Nimea, the assassin Caim has ventured north to the land that has haunted his dreams—cold, unforgiving Eregoth. He departs seeking answers to his parents’ murder and hoping that this knowledge will explain his ability to bend the shadows to his will. In searching for his past, Caim wanders into war. But Eregoth is threatened by a power more terrifying than any army—the witch Sybelle, Queen of the Dark. If given the chance, her aims at destruction would not cease at Eregoth but storm through Nimea where Josey struggles to secure her reign. With nothing more than a force of ragtag warriors at his side, Caim knows that standing against Sybelle’s onslaught may be suicide. But as a son of the Shadow, he has no choice but to fight. Even if every life he takes brings him closer to the blackness that would claim him body and soul...


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Download or read book Shadow’s Lure written by Jon Sprunk and published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shadow Saga continues with in this “fun, fast, action-packed novel” of magic, mystery, and monstrous evil (Elitist Book Reviews). After helping his lover Josephine lay claim to the throne of Nimea, the assassin Caim has ventured north to the land that has haunted his dreams—cold, unforgiving Eregoth. He departs seeking answers to his parents’ murder and hoping that this knowledge will explain his ability to bend the shadows to his will. In searching for his past, Caim wanders into war. But Eregoth is threatened by a power more terrifying than any army—the witch Sybelle, Queen of the Dark. If given the chance, her aims at destruction would not cease at Eregoth but storm through Nimea where Josey struggles to secure her reign. With nothing more than a force of ragtag warriors at his side, Caim knows that standing against Sybelle’s onslaught may be suicide. But as a son of the Shadow, he has no choice but to fight. Even if every life he takes brings him closer to the blackness that would claim him body and soul...


The Body in Sound, Music and Performance

The Body in Sound, Music and Performance

Author: Linda O Keeffe

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2022-07-20

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1000620476

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The Body in Sound, Music and Performance brings together cutting-edge contributions from women working on and researching contemporary sound practice. This highly interdisciplinary book features a host of international contributors and places emphasis on developments beyond the western world, including movements growing across Latin America. Within the book, the body is situated as both the site and centre for knowledge making and creative production. Chapters explore how insightful theoretical analysis, new methods, innovative practises, and sometimes within the socio-cultural conditions of racism, sexism and classicism, the body can rise above, reshape and deconstruct understood ideas about performance practices, composition, and listening/sensing. This book will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers in the fields of sonic arts, sound design, music, acoustics and performance.


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Download or read book The Body in Sound, Music and Performance written by Linda O Keeffe and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2022-07-20 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Body in Sound, Music and Performance brings together cutting-edge contributions from women working on and researching contemporary sound practice. This highly interdisciplinary book features a host of international contributors and places emphasis on developments beyond the western world, including movements growing across Latin America. Within the book, the body is situated as both the site and centre for knowledge making and creative production. Chapters explore how insightful theoretical analysis, new methods, innovative practises, and sometimes within the socio-cultural conditions of racism, sexism and classicism, the body can rise above, reshape and deconstruct understood ideas about performance practices, composition, and listening/sensing. This book will be of interest to both practitioners and researchers in the fields of sonic arts, sound design, music, acoustics and performance.