Move On Up

Author : Aaron Cohen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-25
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780226653037

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Move On Up by Aaron Cohen Pdf

A Chicago Tribune Book of 2019, Notable Chicago Reads A Booklist Top 10 Arts Book of 2019 A No Depression Top Music Book of 2019 Curtis Mayfield. The Chi-Lites. Chaka Khan. Chicago’s place in the history of soul music is rock solid. But for Chicagoans, soul music in its heyday from the 1960s to the 1980s was more than just a series of hits: it was a marker and a source of black empowerment. In Move On Up, Aaron Cohen tells the remarkable story of the explosion of soul music in Chicago. Together, soul music and black-owned businesses thrived. Record producers and song-writers broadcast optimism for black America’s future through their sophisticated, jazz-inspired productions for the Dells and many others. Curtis Mayfield boldly sang of uplift with unmistakable grooves like “We’re a Winner” and “I Plan to Stay a Believer.” Musicians like Phil Cohran and the Pharaohs used their music to voice Afrocentric philosophies that challenged racism and segregation, while Maurice White of Earth, Wind, and Fire and Chaka Khan created music that inspired black consciousness. Soul music also accompanied the rise of African American advertisers and the campaign of Chicago’s first black mayor, Harold Washington, in 1983. This empowerment was set in stark relief by the social unrest roiling in Chicago and across the nation: as Chicago’s homegrown record labels produced rising stars singing songs of progress and freedom, Chicago’s black middle class faced limited economic opportunities and deep-seated segregation, all against a backdrop of nationwide deindustrialization. Drawing on more than one hundred interviews and a music critic’s passion for the unmistakable Chicago soul sound, Cohen shows us how soul music became the voice of inspiration and change for a city in turmoil.

Author : Thomas Kingsley Troupe
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781515838050

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Move on Up That Beanstalk, Jack! by Thomas Kingsley Troupe Pdf

Author : Sarah Brown
Publisher : Random House
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781448148479

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Moving On Up by Sarah Brown Pdf

Crossroads, turning point, impulse, inspiration, instinct, influence - call it what you will. Each and every one of us have made crucial decisions, and if we're lucky been helped with the right words at the right time. Over 50 of our most talented and courageous figures, from JK Rowling to David Beckham, have come together to give the stories behind their defining moments. From mentors to mothers, impulses to instincts, these moving, honest stories will inspire you to take a fresh look at your own direction-

Author : Robert Gordon,Tom Burgoyne
Publisher : B B& A Publishers
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0975441930

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Movin on Up by Robert Gordon,Tom Burgoyne Pdf

Movin' On Up takes a fun ride through the then-and-now of a great city and its ball club. The city and its team have cooked up a partnership as strong and as strange as scrapple and toast over the past 121 years. Since 1883, the Phillies have been on the move-at times slowly, many times glacially, and sometimes quickly. Movin' On Up layers the present on the past by revisiting the places the Fightin' Phils once called their new home. But Movin' On Up is really about people, past, and present-not only players, but others who help and helped Philly move on up to the fabulous sports town we know today. The journey rolls along humorous and poignant episodes, old and new, that have splashed Philly and its fan with the signature color that both fascinates and infuriates outsiders. As this new millennium dashes toward the midpoint of its first decade, Philly's Phillies have a new park, a new team, and a new attitude. Well, maybe the attitude isn't all that new, as you'll read-and ne

Author : Todd Mayfield,Travis Atria
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-10-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781613736821

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Traveling Soul by Todd Mayfield,Travis Atria Pdf

Curtis Mayfield was one of the seminal vocalists and most talented guitarists of his era, and his music played a vital role in the civil rights movement: "People Get Ready" was the black anthem of the time. In Traveling Soul, Todd Mayfield tells his famously private father's story in riveting detail. Born into dire poverty, raised in the slums of Chicago, Curtis became a musical prodigy, not only singing like a dream but growing into a brilliant songwriter. In the 1960s he opened his own label and production company and worked with many other top artists, including the Staple Singers. Curtis's life was famously cut short by an accident that left him paralyzed, but in his declining health he received the long-awaited recognition of the music industry. Passionate, illuminating, vivid, and absorbing, Traveling Soul will doubtlessly take its place among the classics of music biography.

Author : Thomas Kingsley Troupe
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781515828945

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Move on Up that Beanstalk, Jack! by Thomas Kingsley Troupe Pdf

When times are tough, you pull yourself up and push yourself to the top ... of a beanstalk ... where you might get schooled in forces and motion by a STEM-loving giant named Dennis. At least that's what happens to Jack in this delicious twist on a classic fairy tale, supported by critical thinking questions and a glossary of key physics terms.

Author : Andrew G. Marshall
Publisher : Health Communications, Inc.
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780995540354

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Heal and Move On by Andrew G. Marshall Pdf

Whether your partner left, or it's you who has decided to the end the relationship, breaking up is painful, difficult and sometimes overwhelming. Friends and family urge you to forget the past and reach for the future but it is never that simple. Before you can move on you need to understand what went wrong, mourn the loss, and most importantly, heal. Otherwise you risk taking all the problems from your current relationship into the next one. In this compassionate book, marital therapist Andrew G. Marshall brings thirty plus years experience working with couples to explain how to recover from a break-up the healthy way. Whether you are the leaver (the person who has initiated the split) or the sticker (who has been questioning whether this is the right choice), he covers: Knowing when to stop trying and accept the inevitable Emotional first aid to make it through tough times What helps and what hinders recovery Making sense of your break-up Helping your children cope How to fly high again

Author : Paul McGee
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857086204

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S.U.M.O (Shut Up, Move On) by Paul McGee Pdf

Celebrating 10 Years of Shut Up, Move On! Paul McGee's international bestselling personal developmentheavyweight S.U.M.O. has helped hundreds of thousands ofpeople around the world fulfil their potential, seizeopportunities, succeed at work, and respond to adverse situationswith a positive attitude. Weighing in with humour, insight,practical tips, and personal anecdotes, it's a thoughtprovoking—and possibly life-changing—read. Now newlyupdated to celebrate 10 years since its first publication andincluding up-to-date case studies and examples, as well brand newexercises to test yourself, S.U.M.O: 10th AnniversaryEdition will help SUMO fans, as well as SUMO amateurs, get moreout of this bestselling, self-help classic. There are six S.U.M.O. principles that are designed to help youcreate and enjoy a brilliant life: Change Your T-Shirt— take responsibility for your ownlife and don't be a victim. Develop Fruity Thinking— change your thinking and changeyour results. Hippo Time is OK— understand how setbacks affect you andhow to recover from them. Remember the Beachball— increase your understanding andawareness of other people's world. Learn Latin— change comes through action notintention. Overcome the tendency to put things off. Ditch Doris Day— create your own future rather than leaveit to chance. Forget the attitude ‘que sera, sera, whateverwill be, will be.'

Author : Paul McGee
Publisher : John Wiley and Sons
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2010-02-04
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781907293689

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SUMO (Shut Up, Move On) by Paul McGee Pdf

S.U.M.O. stands for Shut Up, Move On. It's a phrase to say to ourselves (and sometimes others) when we are acting or thinking in a way that is hindering our ability to succeed. It doesn't necessarily mean 'get over it' or 'pull yourself together' (although there may be occasions when both responses are necessary). 'Shut Up' means stop what you're doing, take time out to reflect, let go of baggage and beliefs that hinder your potential. 'Move On' means tomorrow can be different from today, look for new possibilities, don't just think about it, take action. There are six S.U.M.O. principles that are designed to help you create and enjoy a brilliant life. If you are wrestling with life's challenges, these principles will help you do so more successfully. 1. Change Your T-Shirt - take responsibility for your own life and don't be a victim. 2. Develop Fruity Thinking - change your thinking and change your results. 3. Hippo Time is OK - understand how setbacks affect you and how to recover from them. 4. Remember the Beachball - increase your understanding and awareness of other people's world. 5. Learn Latin - change comes through action not intention. Overcome the tendency to put things off. 6. Ditch Doris Day - create your own future rather than leave it to chance. Forget the attitude 'que sera, sera, whatever will be, will be.' "A superb book. It combines honesty, humour and inspiration to help people move ahead in life." —Allan and Barbara Pease, authors of Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps "Powerful, simple and effective. A highly engaging and thought provoking book. Anyone who reads it is sure to look at themselves and the world differently as a result." —Octavius Black and Sebastian Bailey, The Mind Gym The S.U.M.O. guy is Paul McGee, an international speaker and author. He has been developing the S.U.M.O. principles over the last five years.

Author : Neil Warwick,Tony Brown,Jon Kutner
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Music
ISBN : 1844490580

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The Complete Book of the British Charts by Neil Warwick,Tony Brown,Jon Kutner Pdf

The updated third edition of the only chart book that lists singles, EPs, and albums in one volume.The official UK chart began in 1952 and this epic work of reference includes absolutely every charting album, single and EP up to December 2003. The hits are arranged by artist and are identified by country of origin, label, chart position, and number of weeks in the chart. Also includes a †̃Statistics' section.

Author : Clotaire Rapaille,Andrés Roemer
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780241187005

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Move Up by Clotaire Rapaille,Andrés Roemer Pdf

With an abundance of data and evidence, Move UP explores the societal and biological factors that determine whether cultures are able to ascend socially, economically and intellectually. This provocative, ambitious and entertaining book devises a formula that will allow countries and individuals to assess their own potential for upward mobility. Drawing on science and statistics as much as on human instinct and emotion, Move UP reconsiders the modern world with a motion to improving it.

Author : Jason Reynolds
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781481438278

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Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Pdf

“An intense snapshot of the chain reaction caused by pulling a trigger.” —Booklist (starred review) “Astonishing.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A tour de force.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A Newbery Honor Book A Coretta Scott King Honor Book A Printz Honor Book A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult Literature Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award An Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner An Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017 A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017 A Buzzfeed Best YA Book of 2017 An ode to Put the Damn Guns Down, this is New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds’s electrifying novel that takes place in sixty potent seconds—the time it takes a kid to decide whether or not he’s going to murder the guy who killed his brother. A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RULE Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that’s when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn’s gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn’t know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck’s in the elevator? Just as Will’s trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck’s cigarette. Will doesn’t know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES. And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if Will gets off that elevator. Told in short, fierce staccato narrative verse, Long Way Down is a fast and furious, dazzlingly brilliant look at teenage gun violence, as could only be told by Jason Reynolds.

Author : Greg Kot
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-21
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781451647877

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I'll Take You There by Greg Kot Pdf

“A biography that will send readers back to the music of Mavis and the Staple Singers with deepened appreciation and a renewed spirit of discovery” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review)—from the acclaimed music journalist and author featured prominently in the new HBO documentary Mavis! This is the untold story of living legend Mavis Staples—lead singer of the Staple Singers and a major figure in the music that shaped the civil rights era. One of the most enduring artists of popular music, Mavis and her talented family fused gospel, soul, folk, and rock to transcend racism and oppression through song. Honing her prodigious talent on the Southern gospel circuit of the 1950s, Mavis and the Staple Singers went on to sell more than 30 million records, with message-oriented soul music that became a soundtrack to the civil rights movement—inspiring Martin Luther King, Jr. himself. Critically acclaimed biographer and Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot cuts to the heart of Mavis Staples’s music, revealing the intimate stories of her sixty-year career. From her love affair with Bob Dylan, to her creative collaborations with Prince, to her recent revival alongside Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, this definitive account shows Mavis as you’ve never seen her before. I’ll Take You There was written with the complete cooperation of Mavis and her family. Readers will also hear from Prince, Bonnie Raitt, David Byrne, and many others whose lives have been influenced by Mavis’s talent. Filled with never-before-told stories, this fascinating biography illuminates a legendary singer and group during a historic period of change in America. “Ultimately, Kot depicts the endurance of Mavis Staples and her family’s music as an inspiration, a saga that takes us, like the song that inspired this book’s name, to a place where ain’t nobody crying” (The Washington Post).

Author : Laura Nowlin
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781402277849

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If He Had Been with Me by Laura Nowlin Pdf

If he had been with me everything would have been different... I wasn't with Finn on that August night. But I should've been. It was raining, of course. And he and Sylvie were arguing as he drove down the slick road. No one ever says what they were arguing about. Other people think it's not important. They do not know there is another story. The story that lurks between the facts. What they do not know—the cause of the argument—is crucial. So let me tell you...

Author : Vladimir Bogdanov,Chris Woodstra,Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 1508 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Music
ISBN : 0879306270

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All Music Guide by Vladimir Bogdanov,Chris Woodstra,Stephen Thomas Erlewine Pdf

Arranged in sixteen musical categories, provides entries for twenty thousand releases from four thousand artists, and includes a history of each musical genre.