Arlen and Harburg's Over the Rainbow

Arlen and Harburg's Over the Rainbow

Author: Walter Frisch

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 0190467339

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"Over the Rainbow" exploded into worldwide fame upon its performance by Judy Garland in the MGM film musical The Wizard of Oz (1939). Voted the greatest song of the twentieth century in a 2000 survey, it is a masterful, delicate balance of sophistication and child-like simplicity in which composer Harold Arlen and lyricist E. Y. "Yip" Harburg poignantly captured the hope and anxiety harbored by Dorothy's character. In Arlen and Harburg's Over the Rainbow, author Walter Frisch traces the history of this song from its inception during the development of The Wizard of Oz's screenplay, to its various reinterpretations over the course of the twentieth century. Through analysis of the song's music and lyrics, this Oxford Keynotes volume provides a close reading of the piece while examining the evolution of its meaning as it traversed widely varying cultural contexts. From its adoption as a jazz standard by generations of pianists, to its contribution to Judy Garland's role as a gay icon, to its reemergence as a chart-topping recording by Hawaiian singer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, "Over the Rainbow" continues to engage audiences and performers alike in surprising ways. Featuring a companion website with audio and video supplements, this book leaves no path unexplored as it succeeds in capturing the extent of this song's impact on the world.


Over the Rainbow

Over the Rainbow

Author: Katie Flynn

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2021-01-07

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 1473567270

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THE BRAND NEW UPLIFTING AND INPSIRING NOVEL FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR KATIE FLYNN To face her future she must confront her past . . . _____________________ Liverpool 1939: Olivia Campbell appears to have the perfect life. However, behind closed doors she lives in constant fear of her abusive father, and has no support from her mother. Longing for love and affection she begins a relationship with Ted, a young lad who works in her father's factory. But her family disapprove of the relationship and forbid them from seeing each other. When war comes to Liverpool, Olivia seizes the opportunity to leave behind her unhappy life and join the WAAF. There she meets a fellow trainee, Maude and the two embrace their newly found independence. Soon Olivia meets the handsome Ralph, and all thoughts of Ted are brushed aside. Until he returns to her life with some shocking news that turns her world upside down . . . _____________________ Praise for Katie Flynn 'Packed with romance and poignancy' Woman 'One of the best Liverpool writers' Liverpool Echo 'Heart-warming' Take a Break 'A poignant war-time romance' Daily Express


Over the Rainbow

Over the Rainbow

Author: Georgina Wren

Publisher: Shake, Shimmer & Sparkle Books

Published: 2020-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781789585704

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You're like a rainbow on a rainy day, you light up my life in every way. A heartfelt, rhyming story book that is perfect for sharing or reading at bedtime, with a glittery rainbow to shake, shimmer, and sparkle. Shake the book to create a colorful cascade of glitter and foil shapes inside the rainbow, which is secured to the inside of the book so you can make the rainbow shake, shimmer, and sparkle on each page. The gentle, rhyming story, swirling glitter and foil stars, and cute illustrations will calm and reassure little ones at bedtime.


A Rainbow Above Us

A Rainbow Above Us

Author: Sharon Sala

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2019-06-25

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1492673692

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"Sharon Sala is a consummate storyteller. If you can stop reading, then you're a better woman than me."—DEBBIE MACOMBER, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Welcome back to USA Today bestselling author Sharon Sala's world of Blessings, Georgia—a tight-knit small town where the secrets of southern girls sometimes have surprising consequences, you never forget your first love, and the magnolia-scented breeze always feels like home. Hurricane Fanny left no one in Blessings, Georgia, unscathed—including Rowan Harper. Rebuilding her life after so much loss seems impossible. Now that she's all alone, how can she ever hope to find the strength to carry on? Bowie James has come back to help repair his grandmother's house, but he doesn't intend to stay long. He and his mother were forced out of Blessings a decade ago, and he's never forgotten the small-minded people responsible for bringing him so much pain. But Rowan isn't like anyone else. She's kindhearted, beautiful, and so lost he can't bring himself to stay away. When he reaches out in kindness, an unlikely friendship blooms, and soon Bowie discovers that he can entrust Rowan with his deepest secrets—and, if they can find it in themselves to trust again...his heart. Sit down and stay a spell: In Blessings, Georgia, you're guaranteed a small town where good people triumph and the rotten apples get what's coming to them, a sweet and clean love story that'll warm your heart, and a new home that's always there when you need it.


Over the Rainbow: Money, Class and Homophobia

Over the Rainbow: Money, Class and Homophobia

Author: Nicola Field

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-06-29

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1907133941

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First published in 1995, Nicola Field's Over the Rainbow confronts the political contradictions in the LGBT+ movement and contains one of the earliest first-hand accounts from the frontlines of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners, featured in the hit film Pride. Written at a time when LGBT+ people enjoyed increased visibility but faced continued discrimination and assault from conservative governments, Over the Rainbow sets an agenda for resistance rooted in class politics and shatters the myth of a unified LGBT+ 'community'. Including fresh material, this expanded edition considers the impact of Pride and the challenges ahead for LGBT+ activism in the 21st century. Nicola Field, an original member of LGSM, is a London-based writer, artist and activist. She has written for Diva, Socialist Review and Ambit; exhibited at the V&A and the British Film Institute; and spoken on political platforms internationally.


Weaving the Rainbow

Weaving the Rainbow

Author: George Ella Lyon

Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Published: 2004-03

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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Lyon and Anderson deliver this beautifully rendered picture book that shows the process of how a tapestry comes to life--from the wool sheared from prize-winning sheep to being dyed to put on the loom. Full color.


Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Author: Gloria Chadwick

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 269

ISBN-13: 059547523X

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Amanda is a free spirit who somehow manages to get herself stuck in the energy vibration of a physical body. Of course she did it on purpose; nothing happens by accident. She's a little embarrassed to find herself on earth again and wonders how she ended up here when she vowed she'd never reincarnate again. Her most down-to-earth task is to see through the misty illusions of things for herself and to remember her spiritual nature. In the course of events, she gets sidetracked by what everyone says is real life. But she's not sure what's real anymore. She's been dreaming about rainbows lately, and now she's beginning to wonder if her life is really a dream she's having. Lavender is trying to remember something she's forgotten about her spiritual nature so she registers for school in the universe and begins classes in Time and Space, Energy and Matter, and Reality Awareness. She's a little concerned about the whole idea of synchronicity and the simultaneous time-space concept; she's not sure if she can handle everything at once. Her destiny is to unearth the mysteries of the universe and to rediscover the Scroll of Knowledge she wrote in Egypt. But she's reluctant to remember her experiences as a philosopher and has turned off her spiritual awareness. Rainbow is Amanda's higher self and Lavender's teacher who tries to help them see the light within themselves. But Rainbow is really more than she appears to be at first, or even second, glance.


Emeralds of Oz

Emeralds of Oz

Author: Peter Guzzardi

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2019-05-28

Total Pages: 135

ISBN-13: 0062348787

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Peter Guzzardi spent decades as an editor working with some of the wisest writers of our time—from Stephen Hawking and Deepak Chopra to Carol Burnett and Douglas Adams—yet he couldn’t shake the sense that everything he’d learned from working with them felt oddly familiar. One day, he had an epiphany: All that wisdom had its roots in a film he’d watched as a child—The Wizard of Oz. In Emeralds of Oz, Guzzardi invites us to join him on a journey through the classic film, unearthing gems of wisdom large and small about longing, joy, compassion, fear, power, and having faith in ourselves. He also creates a practical Oz-based tool that we can apply to obstacles in our own lives. Now, like Dorothy, we can activate the magical power we’ve possessed all along. Written with the grace and insight of All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, Emeralds of Oz is an instant classic, sure to inspire a fresh perspective on this legendary movie—and on our own lives.


Somewhere Under the Rainbow

Somewhere Under the Rainbow

Author: Dedrick L. Johnson

Publisher:

Published: 2016-01-22

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 9781478769293

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Discover what life is like Somewhere Under the Rainbow; a place where happy little bluebirds don't fly and dreams don't always come true; where troubles rarely melt away like lemon drops and the roads are usually long and difficult to travel. This boy to man memoir will take you into a fascinating world of poverty, wealth and experiences like no other memoir has before.


Somewhere Under the Rainbow

Somewhere Under the Rainbow

Author: Kelly L. Price

Publisher:

Published: 2021-03

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781950035038

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Jayce Kennedy Price became our son in one bewildering, brilliant afternoon. I took a transgender teenager out to lunch to offer him friendship and mentoring, and by the time we cleared the dishes away he'd become my son and I'd become his mom. This is the story of the time since that day. It has been a time of transitions large and small as Jayce went through hormone treatment, surgery, and college, while my other kids made transitions of their own.