This biography offers students and general readers an insightful look into Jerry Garcia's creative genius as a founding member of The Grateful Dead and the various influences on his work as he contributed to the countercultural movement in the United States. As a founding member of The Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia became famous for his work as a key creative force in this band. Known for free flowing jam sessions, psychedelic drug use, and a loyal fan base, The Grateful Dead combined a variety of genres, including blues, folk and country rock to create new and different sounds than those used by other popular bands at the time, including The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Garcia contributed significantly to an era in American music that was influenced by social changes, war, and political strife. Yet Garcia's creative genius expanded beyond the fame that came as lead guitarist and vocalist for the Dead. From the time he was a young boy learning to play the piano in the Excelsior district of San Francisco, Garcia explored various genres and forms of music and visual art. This biography offers students and general readers an insightful look into Garcia's creative genius and the various influences on his work as he contributed to the counter-cultural movement in the United States.
Healing Pretty is the inspirational and practical guide that will show you how to walk down this unexpected path with confidence. Jackie Apostol-Pizzuti takes away the fear of the unknown and gently guides you on everything from hair, to skincare, to makeup, to health, to sex, to exercise, to treatment friendly clothing and accessories. She gives you a real picture of what to expect pre-and post-surgery, and the best options to comfortably get you through the side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation. She’s pulled together her professional expertise, with the advice of medical experts and the experiences of the thousands of cancer warriors she works with every day. This compilation of expert advice, invaluable tools, handy resources, and personal stories is the ultimate head-to-toe guide to self-care and well-being while you face cancer.
Originally published in 1999 The Foremother Figure in Early Black Women's Literature looks at how stereotypical foremother figure exists in nineteenth century American literature. The book argues that older black woman portrayed in early black women’s works differs significantly from the older black women portrayed in early white women’s works. The foremother figure, then emerging in early black women’s fiction revises the stereotypical mother figure in early white women’s fiction. In the context of the mulatta heroine the foremother produces minimal language that, through an Afrocentric rhetoric, distinguishes her from the stereotypical mother and thus links her peripheral role and unusual behaviour to cultural continuity and radical uplift.
Black Woman and Chinese Man Meet and Sparks Fly... cultures clash and finally meld into a beautiful story of the conquering power of love. Set against the backdrop of 1960's San Francisco, this true story provides a background of historical significance in American culture. Reviewer Rating: Top Pick - a must read book! I was fascinated and riveted to this personal love story between a Chinese man and African-American woman. This is more than a look at the lives of two people caught up in the racial tensions caused by their inter-racial relationship - we also get a look at marriage, and family values. I came away a better person for having read this book. It opened my eyes to what love is all about. You will come away seeing these two people not just as a rare couple but as human beings who endured all that happened in their lives because they found a love much greater than anything that would harm that relationship. I fell in love with their story and think that other readers will as well. - Bill McDonald President of The American Authors' Association June 2004.
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