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  • Chief of Chiefs

    Robert Nathaniel Lee and the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans, 1915–2001

    by Al Kennedy ...
    The inspiring true story of one of New Orleans's most beloved citizens, whose remarkable life spanned most of the twentieth century.From his birth in 1915, Robert Nathaniel Lee faced hardship and discrimination. But the man who would one day be known as Big Chief Robbe always found a way to do what he believed in?even if that meant using his fists to beat back bullies. When he saw the Mardi Gras ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Big Chief Harrison and the Mardi Gras Indians

    by Al Kennedy ...
    A biography of the life, work, and legacy of a pivotal figure in New Orleans cultural history.Based on more than seventy interviews with the subject and his close friends and family, this biography delves deep into the life of Donald Harrison—a waiter, performer, mentor to musicians, philosopher, devoted family man, and, most notably, the Big Chief of the Guardians of the Flame, a Mardi Gras ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Chord Changes on the Chalkboard

    How Public School Teachers Shaped Jazz and the Music of New Orleans

    by Al Kennedy ...
    Series series Studies in Jazz
    The world's fascination with New Orleans stems from the allure of the music of the city-music that owes its origins and development to many sources. Until now, popular and scholarly books, dissertations, and articles that attempt to explain these sources have failed to recognize the unsung heroes of the New Orleans jazz scene: the teachers in its public schools. Through more than 90 original ... Read more

    $49.39 USD

  • Life With Archie #16

    Archie Marries Veronica - Kevin returns from battle a war hero and the whole gang have assembled to watch him tie the knot! However it's not wedded bliss for all in attendance as the sting of separation from Veronica continues to pain Archie. Working class couple Reggie and Betty field an offer to star in a reality program showcasing their entrepreneurial nature while Dilton hatches a scheme with ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life With Archie #18

    Series Book 18 - Life With Archie
    Archie Marries Veronica - Not even a brush with the law can keep Veronica from investigating the mysterious mining accident that befell Archie and Reggie! Why did Ambrose drag them down there and what will they discover on the other side? "Archie Marries Betty" - In the alternate reality, Archie digs deeper into the mysteries surrounding Dilton, Fred Mirth and Memory Lane! Plus what exactly did ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Becomes

    by A. L. Kennedy ...
    Series series Vintage Contemporaries
    Twice selected for Granta’s list of Best Young British Novelists, winner of the 2007 Costa Book Award for her acclaimed novel Day (“Day is a novel of extraordinary complexity”—The New York Review of Books), which was also chosen as one of New York magazine’s top ten books of the year—the internationally revered A. L. Kennedy returns with a story collection whose glorious wit and vitality make this ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • World of Archie Double Digest #4

    The Clone Caper, Pilot Program, and Draw FlawNothing good ever comes out of cloning just ask Archie! In an attempt to juggle dates with both Betty and Veronica, Archie gets himself cloned and finds double the trouble in The Clone Caper! Then, in Pilot Program, Mr. Weatherbee loves the peaceful halls of Riverdale High, especially when… a helicopter flies through the hallways?! Plus Chuck finds a ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • History of the Arab Invasions: The Conquest of the Lands

    A New Translation of al-Baladhuri's Futuh al-Buldan

    Translated by Hugh Kennedy ...
    Ahmad bin Yahuya al-Baladhuri's History of the Arab Invasions is perhaps the most important single source for the history of the great Arab conquests of the Middle East in the sixth and early seventh centuries. The author, who died in 892, was a historian working at court of the Abbasid caliphs in Baghdad. He had access to a wide variety of earlier writings on the conquests and has preserved ... Read more

    $44.59 USD

  • The Little Snake

    by A.L. Kennedy ...
    Charming lessons in life, death and kindness . . . Hugely moving' ObserverThis is the story of Mary, a young girl born in a beautiful city full of rose gardens and fluttering kites. When she is still very small, Mary meets Lanmo, a shining golden snake, who becomes her very best friend.The snake visits Mary many times, he sees her grow and her city change, as bombs drop and war creeps in. Lanmo ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Betty & Veronica Double Digest #187

    Peace and Harm-Ony, High School Daze, & The Middle Ground.Betty and Veronica teach a valuable lesson in Peace and Harm-Ony when their mastery of demanding yoga poses leads to subbing for their instructor! Then, as Betty daydreams about her future, will she long for High School Daze? Finally, Veronica gets tired of being The Middle Ground for Archie and Reggie. Can she make herself the center of ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 039 (Unabridged)

    Unabridged

    5 hours 20 min

    In this captivating collection of short nonfiction works, renowned figures such as John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X share their profound insights and eloquent prose. From Kennedy's stirring speeches to King's powerful sermons and Malcolm X's incisive essays, this volume offers a glimpse into the minds of some of history's most influential leaders. Prepare to be inspired, ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Original Bliss

    by A. L. Kennedy ...
    Series series Vintage Contemporaries
    "Kennedy is a world class writer."--The New York Times Book ReviewA brilliant American debut from one of Scotland's most acclaimed writers, named by Granta as one of the Twenty Best Young British Novelists.Emotionally numb, crippled with insomnia, and caught in a frightening, abusive marriage, Helen Brindle believes that God has recently left her. She spends her days performing banal domestic ... Read more

    $9.99 USD