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Perry Como

A Biography and Complete Career Record

By: Malcolm Macfarlane,Ken Crossland

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Perry Como

A Biography and Complete Career Record

By: Malcolm Macfarlane,Ken Crossland

Perry Como put aside his career as a barber to become one of the top American crooners of the 20th century and also one of the first multimedia stars. His record sales exceeded 100 million. In 1948, Como was the first popular singer to cross over to television and The Perry Como Show became the benchmark for a broadcast music and variety show. Como's career illuminates developments in the music and television business in the middle of the last century. This biography features 73 photographs, a complete discography, a listing of all television appearances, and a year by year chronology of Perry Como's life from 1912 to 2001.

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McFarland

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1476600244

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9781476600246

Late Life Jazz

The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney

By: Ken Crossland,Malcolm Macfarlane

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Late Life Jazz

The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney

By: Ken Crossland,Malcolm Macfarlane

When people hear the name "Clooney," they automatically think of George Clooney, one of Hollywood's biggest stars. But it was his aunt Rosemary who first catapulted the name into bright lights with a string of hit songs in the 1950s and a starring role alongside Bing Crosby in the immortal "White Christmas." Drawing on interviews with family members, managers, promoters, and the jazz musicians who worked with her, as well as contemporary newspaper articles and reviews, Late Life Jazz tells the unsung story of one of America's finest singers, Rosemary Clooney. Ken Crossland and Malcolm Macfarlane trace Rosemary's life from her hardscrabble beginnings in Maysville Kentucky, through her first performances singing with the Barney Rapp Band in Cincinnati, through her rise to pop stardom in the early 1950s when she topped the Hit Parade with songs such as "Come On-a My House," "Tenderly," and "Half As Much." By the time the 1960s arrived, however, personal turmoil, fueled by depression and an addiction to prescription medication, almost destroyed Clooney's career-and her life. She underwent years of therapy and recuperation before she was able to perform again in the early 1970s. Few expected her to be anything more than a baroness of nostalgia, but Rosemary had other ideas. Rejuvenated by a series of concerts alongside her friend and mentor, Bing Crosby, she found a new medium in the midst of America's finest jazz musicians, building a second career and with it a reputation as one of the finest interpreters of the Great American Songbook. Vividly written and painstakingly researched, Late Life Jazz explores the rise, fall, and final triumph of Clooney the First, Aunt Rosemary, jazz singer par excellence.

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Oxford University Press

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0199811474

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9780199811472

Oklahoma Renegades

Their Deeds and Misdeeds

By: Butler, Ken

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Oklahoma Renegades

Their Deeds and Misdeeds

By: Butler, Ken

In the Twin Territories, as Oklahoma was known before statehood, renegades roamed, and attempted to rule, the land. Famous lawmen, including Bill Tilghman, Heck Thomas, and Chris Madsen, and infamous outlaws, including the Dalton and Bill Cook gangs, have been the topics of many books, documentaries, and magazine articles. Other, lesser-known characters from Oklahoma's past have received little, if any attention . . . until now. Now, the story of Bert Casey and his gang can be told. Casey was the fiercely violent leader of a band of outlaws that terrorized the people of Oklahoma. While not as well known or as organized as the larger groups of villains, the Casey gang and its exploits captured the attention of the citizens of Oklahoma, and of the law, for many years. Others mentioned include doctor-turned-deputy Zeno Beemblossom and the flamboyant, volatile defense attorney Moman Pruiett. Train robberies, murders, showdowns, and hangings were part of everyday life in the Twin Territories, and they are all featured in Oklahoma Renegades: Their Deeds and Misdeeds . What began as research for a short article for author Ken Butler quickly turned into five years of work, resulting in his first book. Ken Butler is a lifetime member of the National Association for Outlaw and Lawman History and a charter member of the Association for the Preservation of Lawman and Outlaw History of Oklahoma (Oklahombres).

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Pelican Publishing

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1455609846

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9781455609840

Two Good Deals

By: Ken Deal

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Two Good Deals

By: Ken Deal

The book captures events of the authors from childhood to marriage in our early twenties. Then jointly from marriage through child rearing and careers in civilian and military service, this was followed by a career in the business world, combined with community service volunteers in Lions Clubs International, Veterans Administration and Jail Prison ministry. It is primarily a history and Spiritual guide book to family members.

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Trafford Publishing

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149077081X

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9781490770819

A Rich Endowment

Government and Mining in Western Australia, 1829-1994

By: Ken Spillman

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A Rich Endowment

Government and Mining in Western Australia, 1829-1994

By: Ken Spillman

Western Australia is endowed with an abundance of mineral and petroleum resources, and mining has played a central role in the State's economic, social and political life. A century after the celebrated 1890s goldrushes, his vital industry returns to the State many hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue annually." "A Rich Endowment: Government and Mining in Western Australia 1829-1994 examines the role of Western Australian governments in encouraging, regulating and administering the industry, outlining the development of mining law and the elaboration of services to prospectors and miners." "From a thoroughly researched account of early mineral discoveries, Ken Spillman focuses on the work of the Department of Mines - including functions as diverse as operating state batteries, monitoring dust levels in mines, controlling goldfields water supplies, administering the WA School of Mines, and even managing a government-owned hotel." "Ken Spillman brings to life the remarkable men of science who served as Government Geologists, the powerful goldfields wardens, and a range of other characters - including a gentlemanly clerk who once roamed as the murderous Captain Starlight." "Commissioned by the Department of Minerals and Energy to celebrate its 1994 centenary, A Rich Endowment offers new insight into many facets of Western Australia's past."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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UWA Publishing

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1875560238

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9781875560233

Father of Fitness

By: Ken Heathcote

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Father of Fitness

By: Ken Heathcote

AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY FROM THE PIONEER OF THE INDUSTRY AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY OF ONE MAN’S ASTONISHING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL STRENGTH This is a story of one man’s struggle to forge a business out of a hobby and how the business grew and became an industry. Starting with a blank sheet of paper in 1968, this industry is now worth billions. Somewhere along the journey I picked up the title ‘Father of the Fitness Industry.’ My pioneering instincts saw me building the most successful health club of its time: the forerunner of a modern day culture. The reader will join me on that journey and share some staggering adventures. The solo run world record attempt from John O’Groats to Lands End covering over seventy miles a day and filmed in its entirety by the BBC’s Forty Minutes programme, in which I was tagged the multi-marathon man. My 50th birthday was celebrated with running fifty miles, lifting 50,000 lbs in a series of exercises in fifty minutes, playing five world class athletes at squash and ending the day with five hundred sit-ups. The journey took me to five world championships, twenty-six marathons, running 127 miles in one day and climbing the Swiss Alps at 75 years of age. The reader will learn about motivation, the psychology of success, and how we became the darlings of the industry, training future fitness instructors through our National Training Company’s government qualification. I picked up three Lifetime Achievement Awards and the government’s National Training Award. I was a co-founder of the Fitness Industry Association that became the second biggest of its kind in the world. I wrote the NVQ for the industry lead body and was also a judge at the Mr Universe Contest for fifteen years. Come along and meet Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jonah Barrington, Nat Lofthouse, Roger Hunt, Gordon Taylor, the world’s strong man Geoff Capes, Darth Vader and many more, on a roller coaster turbo jet journey with the Father of Fitness. “Ken’s mental and physical strength is awesome, but it is his philosophy on what makes the human mind and body, that sets him apart from most fitness gurus.”- Robin McGibbon – Best selling author “Heathcote’s leadership started a fashion that became a phenomena. He inspired millions.” - Paul Fletcher MBE – Founder Partner at StadiArena “A very dedicated professional. A speaker for all ages. He has a lot to give and there is a lot to learn.” - Sam Allardyce – Football Manager at West Ham United

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Paragon Publishing

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1782221492

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9781782221494

Skipton Through Time

By: Ken Ellwood

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Skipton Through Time

By: Ken Ellwood

The fascinating history of Skipton, illustrated through old and modern pictures.

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Amberley Publishing Limited

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1445630869

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9781445630861

Perry Como

A Biography and Complete Career Record

By: Malcolm Macfarlane,Ken Crossland

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A Biography and Complete Career Record

By: Malcolm Macfarlane,Ken Crossland

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McFarland

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Late Life Jazz

The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney

By: Ken Crossland,Malcolm Macfarlane

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The Life and Career of Rosemary Clooney

By: Ken Crossland,Malcolm Macfarlane

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Perry Como

Late Life Jazz

Late Life Jazz

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Two Good Deals

Two Good Deals

A Rich Endowment

A Rich Endowment

Father of Fitness

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Skipton Through Time

Skipton Through Time

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