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On the night of 1 August 1798 a British fleet under the command of Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson met a French fleet under the command of Admiral Franois-Paul Brueys D' Aigalliers. By morning the British had won a near-complete victory: only two of the 13 French ships-of-the-line escaped & the rest were either captured or destroyed. It was the first major independent victory of Nelson's career but more importantly it crippled the French effort in Africa by denying them access to the suplies & support from the sea. This book uses the latest research new maps & specially commissioned artwork to tell the story of one of the great sea battles of the Napoleonic era. ...

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- from anti-submarine & anti-surface warfare to support of land battles throughout the world to the Falklands campaign to combating drug-running the Nimrod's unsung role was paramount. & now the UK is bereft of such a multi-tasking reconnaissance aircraft. The full story of the Nimrod & its significance now needs to be told. Tony Blackman who was there at the beginning test-flew nearly every aircraft & was at Kinloss on the very day the project was cancelled has written this timely book Nimrod Rise & Fall" covering every facet of its history its weapons system developments & its tragic accidents. He writes in an approachable way making technical subjects understandable but his conclusions will inevitably not be welcomed by everyone."
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Now you can sing in the style of Nina Simone. Published in the popular You're The Voice" series this book features arrangements of classic Nina Simone songs for piano voice & guitar & a short artist biography. The accompanying CD contains full backing tracks for each song professionally arranged & recorded to recreate the sounds of the original recording." ...

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Of all the major singers of the late 20th century Nina Simone was one of the hardest to label. She recorded extensively in soul jazz & pop & was also comfortable with blues gospel & Broadway. She has subsequently been labelled as a 'soul' singer in terms of emotion rather than form. Her repertoire included jazz standards gospel & spirituals classical music folk songs of diverse origin blues pop songs from musicals & opera African chants as well as her own compositions. ...

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Nina Simone

The greatest female artist of the 20th century" - Elton John This first-ever biography of Nina Simone caused quite a stir among reviewers. "A chastening read" said the Sunday Times; "Simones story is as harrowing as it is remarkable" said the Yorkshire Post. No-one was quite prepared for the life story of the singer of such enduringly uplifting classics as "My Baby Just Cares for Me" turning out to be such a chilling litany of mental disorder vile temper terrible abuse at the hands of bad men and a self-destructively hostile attitude all too often to the acolytes who came to see her perform. Brun-Lambert shows how Simone saw herself as a lifelong victim of racism right from being turned down by the prestigious music school that would have enabled her to
become a classical musician. Undiagnosed bipolar disorder he argues added to her torment. But it was her unforgettable voice and at best her utterly magnetic performances that kept people coming to a sold-out Ronnie Scotts every time she was in residency and the way she sang her hardest songs like "Mississippi Goddam"with such fire and fury that they became anthems of political change and means so many people can only be curious about the real life of the mecurial woman behind the piano. David Brun-Lambert is a highly regarded French writer and broadcaster."

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The greatest female artist of the 20th century"
- Elton John This first-ever biography of Nina Simone caused quite a stir among reviewers. "A chastening read" said the Sunday Times; " Simones story is as harrowing as it is remarkable" said the Yorkshire Post. No-one was quite prepared for the life story of the singer of such enduringly uplifting classics as " My Baby Just Cares for Me" turning out to be such a chilling litany of mental disorder vile temper terrible abuse at the hands of bad men & a self-destructively hostile attitude all too often to the acolytes who came to see her perform. Brun-Lambert shows how Simone saw herself as a lifelong victim of racism right from being turned down by the prestigious music school that would have enabled her to become a classical musician. Undiagnosed bipolar disorder he argues added to her torment. But it was her unforgettable voice & at best her utterly magnetic performances that kept people coming to a sold-out Ronnie Scotts every time she was in residency & the way she sang her hardest songs like " Mississippi Goddam"with such fire & fury that they became anthems of political change & means so many people can only be curious about the real life of the mecurial woman behind the piano. David Brun-Lambert is a highly regarded French writer & broadcaster."

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