Swan Songs

Swan Songs
Author :
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Total Pages : 262
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781913462635
ISBN-13 : 1913462633
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis Swan Songs by : Lee Scott

An experimental and humorous modern satire about Leonard Swanson, a hip-hop visionary from the north-west of England, as he works in factories and tries to make the greatest rap album of all time. "Unfortunately making the greatest rap album of all time was to be put on hold as the insidious Job Centre advisors had finally had enough of my shit. I would be forced to sign up to one of the town's two recruitment agencies, or I would be starved of weed money." Leonard Swanson lives in an obscure north-western town — the kind that "has a knack for swallowing you whole". He is supposed to be making the greatest rap album of all time, Swan Songs, but instead is forced to work in one of the town's factories, "picking things up and putting them down for twelve hours in a giant white room". Swan Songs follows Leonard as he works, quits, signs on, and travels the country, playing in small capacity venues for even smaller capacity audiences, for which he gets "paid in booze, drugs and a night on a bed bug-ridden mattress somebody dragged in from the street", all the while making the album he thinks will change hip-hop forever. Part Alan Sillitoe and part William Burroughs, UK rapper Lee Scott's debut novel, partially based on his own experiences of becoming a rapper in Runcorn, is an experimental and humorous modern satire about the perils of being a hip-hop visionary far from the beaten track...

Swan Song

Swan Song
Author :
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 928
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781501131424
ISBN-13 : 1501131427
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Swan Song by : Robert McCammon

In a nightmarish, post-holocaust world, an ancient evil roams a devastated America, gathering the forces of human greed and madness, searching for a child named Swan who possesses the gift of life.

Swan Song

Swan Song
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 40
Release :
ISBN-10 : 1949344177
ISBN-13 : 9781949344172
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Swan Song by : Armen Davoudian

Poetry. California Interest. Middle Eastern Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. Winner of the 2020 Frost Place Chapbook Competition. A swan song is a song of departure: after a lifetime of silence, the legend goes, the mute swan breaks into song just before leaving this world for good. Armen Davoudian's SWAN SONG chronicles what it's like to take leave of a home, a country, a past life. In their search for a home in language, these poems combine the formal resources of English and Persian poetry, turning the immigrant's permanent sense of loss and rootlessness, the gay person's sense of alienation, into artistic assets--positions of outsiderhood from which to witness and record.

Swan Song

Swan Song
Author :
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 80
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781800900301
ISBN-13 : 1800900309
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Swan Song by : Gill Lewis

Dylan is struggling but when he's out on the water with his Grandad his mind clears and everything seems simpler. But his Grandad's beloved Whooper swans are under threat and it feels like everything that has made him feel safe is slipping away ... A profoundly moving novel on the redemptive, healing power of nature from bestseller Gill Lewis.

Swan Songs-in Search Of The Staffstone

Swan Songs-in Search Of The Staffstone
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Publisher : Xulon Press
Total Pages : 242
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781597810029
ISBN-13 : 1597810029
Rating : 4/5 (29 Downloads)

Synopsis Swan Songs-in Search Of The Staffstone by : David Everett Howell

A Christian childrens fantasy-adventure. An assortment of kids with a mysterious diary, an owl, an eagle and hummingbirds, must outwit a dragon to return Moses staff to the Staffstone.

Swan Songs

Swan Songs
Author :
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Total Pages : 93
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781490742656
ISBN-13 : 1490742654
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis Swan Songs by : Alexandra Moss Zannis

I have given this book of poems the title Swan Songs since, as it implies, swan song means the last appearance of someone or some thing. I don't plan to publish another book of poetry and for that reason this title. A well-known poet once said something to the effect, "If a poet writes one memorial poem in his lifetime, he should be happy," and since this is my third book, I feel I have little more to offer. In this book, you will find many subjects, most of which I have encountered and about which I wrote a poem. Some are humorous, but the majority are thoughtful and serious. I hope you will take the time to read the poems whose titles draw your interest.

The Beatles Swan Song

The Beatles Swan Song
Author :
Publisher : 498 Productions, LLC
Total Pages : 296
Release :
ISBN-10 : UOM:39015073625918
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis The Beatles Swan Song by :

"Covers the singles and albums released by labels that had the rights to only a limited number of Beatles recordings ... [including] Swan, United Artists, Decca, MGM, Atco, and Polydor"--Page 4 of cover

The Trumpet of the Swan

The Trumpet of the Swan
Author :
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Total Pages : 129
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780008139438
ISBN-13 : 0008139431
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis The Trumpet of the Swan by : E. B. White

The much-loved children’s classic from the author of Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little, available in eBook for the very first time!

Singing the Songs of My Ancestors

Singing the Songs of My Ancestors
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Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages : 402
Release :
ISBN-10 : 0806134518
ISBN-13 : 9780806134512
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis Singing the Songs of My Ancestors by : Linda Goodman

Ever since she was a small child, Helma Swan, the daughter of a Northwest Coast chief, loved and learned the music of her people. As an adult she began to sing, even though traditionally Makah singers had been men. How did such a situation develop? In her own words, Helma Swan tells the unusual story of her life, her music, and how she became a singer. An excellent storyteller, she speaks of both musical and non-musical activities and events. In addition to discussing song ownership and other Makah musical concepts, she describes songs, dances, and potlatch ceremonies; proper care of masks and costumes; and changing views of Native music education. More generally, she speaks of cultural changes that have had profound effects on contemporary Makah life. Drawing on more than twenty years of research and oral history interviews, Linda J. Goodman in Singing the Songs of My Ancestors presents a somewhat different point of view-that of the anthropologist/ethnomusicologist interested in Makah culture and history as well as the changing musical and ceremonial roles of Makah men and women. Her information provides a context for Helma Swan’s stories and songs. Taken together, the two perspectives allow the reader to embark on a vivid and absorbing journey through Makah life, music, and ceremony spanning most of the twentieth century. Studies of American Indian women musicians are rare; this is the first to focus on a Northwest Coast woman who is an outstanding singer and storyteller as well as a conservator of her tribe’s cultural traditions.

Say Something!

Say Something!
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 40
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781338355031
ISBN-13 : 1338355031
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis Say Something! by : Peter H. Reynolds

From the creator of the New York Times bestseller The Word Collector comes an empowering story about finding your voice, and using it to make the world a better place. The world needs your voice. If you have a brilliant idea... say something! If you see an injustice... say something!In this empowering new picture book, beloved author Peter H. Reynolds explores the many ways that a single voice can make a difference. Each of us, each and every day, have the chance to say something: with our actions, our words, and our voices. Perfect for kid activists everywhere, this timely story reminds readers of the undeniable importance and power of their voice. There are so many ways to tell the world who you are... what you are thinking... and what you believe. And how you'll make it better. The time is now: SAY SOMETHING!