Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon (Gordon Maxine)(Paperback)

Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon (Gordon Maxine)(Paperback)

Sophisticated Giant presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon (1923-1990), one of the major innovators of modern jazz. In a context of biography, history, and memoir, Maxine Gordon has completed the book that her late husband began, weaving his 'solo' turns with her voice and

Sophisticated Giant: The Life and Legacy of Dexter Gordon (Gordon Maxine)(Pevná vazba)

Sophisticated Giant presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon (1923-1990), one of the major innovators of modern jazz. In a context of biography, history, and memoir, Maxine Gordon has completed the book that her late husband began, weaving his 'solo' turns with her voice and

Earl Scruggs: Banjo Icon (Castelnero Gordon)(Paperback)

Earl Scruggs chronicles the life and legacy of the man who revolutionized the five-string banjo and left an indelible mark on bluegrass and folk music. Including interviews with the Scruggs family and more than 60 notable musicians, this narrative biography testifies to Scruggs's enduring influence

Earl Scruggs: Banjo Icon (Castelnero Gordon)(Pevná vazba)

Earl Scruggs chronicles the life and legacy of the man who revolutionized the five-string banjo and left an indelible mark on bluegrass and folk music. Including interviews with the Scruggs family and more than 60 notable musicians, this narrative biography testifies to Scruggs's enduring influence

Dexter Gordon: A Musical Biography (Britt Stan)(Paperback)

Described by Leonard Feather as 'one of the most influential saxophonists of the bop era,' Dexter Gordon has been a recognized master for over four decades. This new biography traces his career from his early stints with Lionel Hampton and Louis Armstrong, through his time with the bop big band of

Imperfect Life of T. S. Eliot (Gordon Lyndall)(Paperback / softback)

The most authoritative life of Eliot ever written, acclaimed biographer Lyndall Gordon brings into focus a flawed yet brilliant

The Unbelievable Truth (Smith Gordon)(Paperback)

Gordon Smith, the internationally respected medium and author of the bestselling autobiography Spirit Messenger, astounds people with the accurate messages he brings from the 'other side'. In this fascinating book, Gordon sheds light on: how mediums and psychics get their informationwhy spirits

My Life, Our Times (Brown Gordon)(Paperback)

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Gordon Brown has been a guiding force for Britain and the world over three decades. This is his candid, poignant and deeply relevant story.In describing his upbringing in Scotland as the son of a minister, the near loss of his eyesight as a student and the death of his

Industrial Locomotives & Railways of Cumbria (Edgar Gordon)(Paperback / softback)

Gordon Edgar explores the industrial and minor railways of Cumberland and

The Secret Nature of Matter (Gordon Richard)(Paperback)

Richard Gordon maps out new territory in the rarely explored intersection of science and spirituality in this fascinating investigation of the profound relationship between matter and consciousness. Building on the Quantum-Touch technique he developed in previous books, Gordon explains how the

The A-Z of the Knights Templar: A Guide to Their History and Legacy (Napier Gordon)(Paperback)

The Knights Templar were among the most famous of Christian military orders. Created after the First Crusade of 1096 and endorsed by the Catholic Church in 1129, the Order grew rapidly in membership and power. Templar knights were some of the best equipped, trained, and disciplined fighting units

A Choice of Weapons (Parks Gordon)(Paperback)

Gordon Parks (1912-2006)--the groundbreaking photographer, writer, composer, activist, and filmmaker--was only sixteen in 1928 when he moved from Kansas to St. Paul, Minnesota, after his mother's death. There, homeless and hungry, he began his fight to survive, to educate himself, and to fulfill

Spitfire Ace: My Life as a Battle of Britain Fighter Pilot (Olive Gordon)(Paperback)

Pitched into the maelstrom of air fighting in the summer of 1940, twenty-four-year-old Gordon Olive barely lived to tell this extraordinary tale of courage and endurance.As Britain fought alone for its survival, 'the Few' of RAF Fighter Command took to the air grievously outnumbered, many reaching

The Seed: Finding Purpose and Happiness in Life and Work (Gordon Jon)(Pevná vazba)

A business fable to help you discover your purpose in work and life New from Jon Gordon, the international and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Energy Bus, The Seed takes you on a quest for the meaning and passion behind work. Josh, an up-and-comer at his company, is disenchanted with

One Hundred Answers from Spirit: Britain's Greatest Medium's Answers the Great Questions of Life and Death (Smith Gordon)(Paperback)

Widely recognized as Britain's top medium, Gordon Smith here answers the deeper questions that people ask of the spirit world, the big questions of life and death. For most of the time people go to Gordon Smith's public events in the hope of hearing messages from loved ones who have passed. The

Industrial Locomotives & Railways of The North East (Edgar Gordon)(Paperback / softback)

Primarily utilising previously unpublished photographs, Gordon Edgar explores the industrial and minor railways of North East

The Adventures of a Victorian Con Woman: The Life and Crimes of Mrs Gordon Baillie (Davis Mick)(Pevná vazba)

The story of Mrs. Gordon Baillie is stranger than anything to be met with in the field of fiction.Mrs. Gordon Baillie, known throughout her life as Annie, was born in the direst poverty in the small Scottish fishing town of Peterhead in 1848. Illegitimate and illiterate, her beauty and intelligence

How to Love: Choosing Well at Every Stage of Life (Livingston Gordon)(Paperback)

Dr. Gordon Livingston's books have resonated with readers as universally and deeply as earlier books by M. Scott Peck, Rollo May, and Erich Fromm. Now, Gordon Livingston--a physician of the human heart, a philosopher of human psychology--offers an urgently needed meditation on who best (and who

Jeff Gordon: Racing Back to the Front--My Memoir (Gordon Jeff)(Paperback)

The New York Times bestselling autobiography of one of auto racing's greatest drivers--and a pedal-to-the-metal look at the life of a NASCAR champion. He's the hottest thing on the racetrack today! In his professional racing career, Jeff Gordon has made the Winner's Circle his second home, taking

The Message of Obadiah, Nahum and Zephaniah: The Kindness and Severity of God (Bridger Gordon)(Paperback)

Payback (Gordon Mary)(Paperback)

Quin Archer is the revenge-loving queen of the reality TV show Payback, and has dedicated her life to confronting and outing the guilty. But long before she was a star, Quin was an angry teenage student at a private New England girls' school, whose closest confidant was her art teacher, Agnes. But

Gordon Ramsay's Healthy, Lean & Fit: Mouthwatering Recipes to Fuel You for Life (Ramsay Gordon)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive guide to eating well to achieve optimum health and fitness, by one of the world's finest chefs and fitness fanatic, Gordon Ramsay. Gordon Ramsay knows how important it is to eat well, whether you're training for a marathon or just trying to live healthier. And just because it's

Through My Eyes: A Medium Reveals the Reassuring Truth about the Afterlife (Smith Gordon)(Paperback)

An incredibly moving book detailing the life of a medium and giving insight into life after death.Gordon Smith, the UK's most highly respected medium, is well known for giving powerful messages from loved ones on the other side to bring healing to people who are devastated and immobilized by grief

Gordon Matta-Clark: The Beginning of Trees and the End (Matta-Clark Gordon)(Pevná vazba)

Well known for his radical 'anarchitectural' interventions throughout the 1970s, Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-78) was always deeply, though less publicly, committed to drawing. His works on paper--which span three-dimensional reliefs, calligraphy and notebook entries--capture the interdisciplinary