Praised as suave soulful ebullient (Tom Waits) & a meticulous researcher a graceful writer & a committed contrarian (New York Times Book Review) Elijah Wald is one of the leading popular music critics of his generation In The Blues Wald surveys a genre at the heart of American culture It is not an easy thing to pin down As Howlin' Wolf once described it When you ain't got no money & can't pay your house rent & can't buy you no food you've damn sure got the blues It has been defined by lyrical structure or as a progression of chords or as a set of practices reflecting West African tonal & rhythmic approaches using a five-note blues scale Wald sees blues less as a style than as a broad musical tradition within a constantly evolving pop culture He traces its roots in work & praise songs & shows how it was transformed by such professional performers as W C Handy who first popularized the blues a century ago He follows its evolution from Ma Rainey & Bessie Smith through Bob Dylan & Jimi Hendrix; identifies the impact of rural field recordings of Blind Lemon Jefferson Charley Patton & others; explores the role of blues in the development of both country music & jazz; & looks at the popular rhythm & blues trends of the 1940s & 1950s from the uptown West Coast style of T-Bone Walker to the down home Chicago sound of Muddy Waters Wald brings the story up to the present touching on the effects of blues on American poetry & its connection to modern styles such as rap ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

BY THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF BELOVEDToni Morrison's debut novel immerses us in the tragic torn lives of a poor black family
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With unrivalled political savvy & a keen sense of irony distinguished political scientists Anthony King & Ivor Crewe open our eyes to the worst government horror stories & explain why the British political system is quite so prone to appalling mistakes ...

Heartaches By The Number Set Me Free I'm So Lonesome The Longer You Wait I Threw It All Away I Learned My Lesson In Love Don't Take Her (she's All I Got)I Hope You Find What You're Looking For Wasted Days & Wasted Nights Last Date ...

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A sailing journey through the constellations with Winkin Blinkin & Nod comforts a boy who has been very sad about losing a unique & special feather 38 pages 30 Halftones color; 30 Illustrations color Ttofa Juliette ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Richard Curtis (" Love Actually") delves into the world of 60&s pirate radio in this coming-of-age comedy Amidst a cast of crazies played by the likes of Philip Seymour Hoffman & Bill Nighy disillusioned teen Carl is about to experience the rebellious spirit of rock &n& roll Radio Rock-style! On air Off shore Out of control Recently expelled from school Carl (Tom Sturridge) is sent by his mother to find some direction in life by visiting his godfather Quentin (Bill Nighy Underworld) However Quentin is the boss of Radio Rock a pirate radio station in the middle of the North Sea populated by an eclectic crew of rock &n& roll DJs They are led by The Count (Oscar Award-winning Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote)
- big brash American god of the airwaves & totally in love with the music He&s faithfully backed up by his co-broadcasters Dave (Nick Frost Hot Fuzz)
- ironic intelligent & cruelly funny; Simon (Chris O& Dowd TV&s The IT Crowd)
- super-nice & searching for true love; Midnight Mark (Tom Wisdom)
- enigmatic handsome & man of few words; Wee Small Hours Bob
- the late night DJ whose hobbies are folk music & drugs; Thick Kevin (Tom Brooke)
- possessor of the smallest intelligence known to mankind; On-The-Hour John (Will Adamsdale)
- the newsreader; & Angus & The Nut& Nutsford (Rhys Darby of TV&s The Flight Of The Conchords)
- possibly the most annoying man in Britain Life on the North Sea is eventful Simon finds the woman of his dreams & is married on the boat only to be left by his bride the next day Gavin (Rhys Ifans Notting Hill) returns from his drug tour of America to his rightful position as the greatest DJ in Britain clashing with The Count Meanwhile Carl discovers the opposite sex & who his real father is whilst government minister Dormandy (Kenneth Branagh Wallander) is out for the blood of these rebellious lawbreakers What results is a literal storm on the high seas With Radio Rock in peril it&s devoted fans rally together & stage an epic Dunkirk-style hundred boat rescue to save their DJ heroes Some things may come to an end but rock &n& roll never dies Actors Philip Seymour Hoffman Bill Nighy Emma Thompson Gemma Arterton Kenneth Branagh January Jones Rhys Darby Nick Frost Jack Davenport Tom Wisdom Rhys Ifans Talulah Riley Chris O& Dowd Katherine Parkinson Tom Sturridge & Ralph Brown Director Richard Curtis Certificate 15 years & over Year 2009 Screen Widescreen 2351 Anamorphic Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Additional Languages Hungarian Subtitles English for the hard of hearing ; Arabic ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Swedish Closed Captions Yes Duration 2 hours & 10 minutes (approx)








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With its warm edgy humor outstanding vocal cast & signature musical numbers Bob&s Burgers has become one of the most acclaimed & popular animated series on television winning the 2014 Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program & inspiring a hit ongoing comic book & original sound track album Now fans can get the ultimate Bob&s Burgers experience at home with seventy-five straight from the show but actually edible Burgers of the Day Recipes include the Bleu is the Warmest Cheese Burger the Bruschetta-Bout-It Burger & the Shoot-Out at the OK-ra Corral Burger (comes with Fried Okra) Serve the Sweaty Palms Burger (comes with Hearts of Palm) to your ultimate crush just like Tina Belcher or ponder modern American literature with the I Know Why the Cajun Burger Sings Burger Fully illustrated with all-new art in the series&s signature style The Bob&s Burgers Burger Book showcases the entire Belcher family as well as beloved characters including Teddy Jimmy Pesto Jr & Aunt Gayle All recipes come from the fan-created & heavily followed blog The Bob&s Burger Experiment ...

Life is harsh in close-knit community of Dirrabeg a community on the Dingle Peninsula facing extinction in the mid-1950's Donal Hallpelly's bodhran playing brings him into conflict with Canon Tett the ultraconservative local priest determined to stamp out the last vestiges of paganism in his community 416 pages Keane John B ...

The Body is a dazzling collection of fiction from Hanif Kureishi beginning with a novella that delves into the concept of identity & its root in our physical being Adam is a middle-aged playwright who accepts a tempting offer to have his mind transported into a younger body for six months Youth restored he embarks on an odyssey of physical hedonism but must then face the dire consequences when he is loath to relinquish his new body ...