Final Dance: Part One

Final Dance: Part One

Author: Samantha Cayto

Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)

Published: 2020-05-12

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1839430338

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

What lurks in the dark isn't always a monster. Sometimes it's your deepest desire. Christos has been called by his captain to give aid in the final showdown with Dracul. Never comfortable living with humans and hiding his true nature, he misses the solitude of his mountain home. It's boring waiting for Dracul to strike—that is, until he meets a sick, homeless boy with soulful eyes and a need to be helped. Having tried to live in the nine-to-five world with no skills, Mateo has hit the streets once again, turning tricks to stay warm and fed. While checking out a new soup kitchen, he collapses from his growing illness—right into the arms of a sexy alpha male who also reminds him of someone who brutalized him in the past. Christos doesn't want the responsibility for the care of a human, no matter how alluring he is. And, with Dracul's unknown plans taking everyone's attention, there is no time for any distraction. But he can't stay away, and the trust this vulnerable human shows him is humbling. It also chips away at his resolve to stay alone. The final battle is gearing up, however, and Christos and Mateo are at ground zero. No matter how Christos tries to keep his boy safe, the fate of the world rests in both their hands.


Dance Dance Dance

Dance Dance Dance

Author: Haruki Murakami

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2010-11-17

Total Pages: 417

ISBN-13: 0307777685

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Dance Dance Dance—a follow-up to A Wild Sheep Chase—is a tense, poignant, and often hilarious ride through Murakami’s Japan, a place where everything that is not up for sale is up for grabs. As Murakami’s nameless protagonist searches for a mysteriously vanished girlfriend, he is plunged into a wind tunnel of sexual violence and metaphysical dread. In this propulsive novel, featuring a shabby but oracular Sheep Man, one of the most idiosyncratically brilliant writers at work today fuses together science fiction, the hardboiled thriller, and white-hot satire.


Last Dance

Last Dance

Author: John Feinstein

Publisher: Back Bay Books

Published: 2008-11-15

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 0316050067

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Exploring what it means to be a school, a coach, and a player in college basketball's Final Four, Feinstein exposes the driving forces behind one of the most revered events in American sports. Readers will also find dramatic stories from the officials and referees to the scouts and ticket-scalpers.


Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance

Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance

Author: Lloyd Jones

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Published: 2010-10-29

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0307369684

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Available in Canada for the first time from the author of Mister Pip The two intertwined love stories in this brilliant novel take the reader from New Zealand to Buenos Aires to Sydney, from the final days of WWI, to the present moment, and back again. Drawing on the intimate rhythms of the tango to find its shape, Jones has written a thrilling and sensuous essay on how we can fall in love, while brilliantly evoking the spare and windswept landscapes of New Zealand’s South Island and the stately sensuous contours of one of the world’s most famous dances.


A Time to Dance

A Time to Dance

Author: Padma Venkatraman

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0698158261

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Padma Venkatraman’s inspiring story of a young girl’s struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power of art, and above all, the courage and resilience of the human spirit. Veda, a classical dance prodigy in India, lives and breathes dance—so when an accident leaves her a below-knee amputee, her dreams are shattered. For a girl who’s grown used to receiving applause for her dance prowess and flexibility, adjusting to a prosthetic leg is painful and humbling. But Veda refuses to let her disability rob her of her dreams, and she starts all over again, taking beginner classes with the youngest dancers. Then Veda meets Govinda, a young man who approaches dance as a spiritual pursuit. As their relationship deepens, Veda reconnects with the world around her, and begins to discover who she is and what dance truly means to her.


That Moaning Saxophone : The Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze

That Moaning Saxophone : The Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze

Author: Bruce Vermazen

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004-03-05

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 0195347323

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Today, the saxophone is an emblem of "cool" and the instrument most closely associated with jazz. Yet not long ago it was derided as the "Siren of Satan," and it was largely ignored in the United States for well over half a century after its invention. When it was first widely heard, it was often viewed as a novelty noisemaker, not a real musical instrument. In only a few short years, however, saxophones appeared in music shops across America and became one of the most important instrumental voices. How did the saxophone get from comic to cool? Bandleader Tom Brown claimed that it was his saxophone sextet, the Six Brown Brothers, who inaugurated the craze. While this boast was perhaps more myth than reality, the group was indisputably one of the most famous musical acts on stage in the early twentieth century. Starting in traveling circuses, small-time vaudeville, and minstrel shows, the group trekked across the United States and Europe, bringing this new sound to the American public. Through their live performances and groundbreaking recordings--the first discs of a saxophone ensemble in general circulation--the Six Brown Brothers played a crucial role in making this new instrument familiar to and loved by a wide audience. In That Moaning Saxophone, author and cornet player Bruce Vermazen sifts fact from legend in this craze and tells the remarkable story of these six musical brothers--William, Tom, Alec, Percy, Vern, and Fred. Vermazen traces the brothers' path through minstrelsy, the circus, burlesque, vaudeville, and Broadway musical comedy. Cleverly weaving together biographical details and the context of the burgeoning entertainment business, the author draws fascinating portraits of the pre-jazz world of American popular music, the theatrical climate of the period, and the long, slow death of vaudeville. Delving into the career of one of the key popularizers of the saxophone, That Moaning Saxophone not only illuminates the history of this novel instrument, but also offers a witty and vivid portrayal of these forgotten musical worlds.


I Was Superblue

I Was Superblue

Author: Superblue

Publisher: Author House

Published: 2012-04-19

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1467896101

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The singular sensation of holiday camps has captured the imagination of a worldwide audience, spreading their unbridled merrymaking beyond the UK. Now, anyone who has been bitten by the camp bug can get the true story on these popular holiday centres and get the best value for their money. The work f a veteran performer and entertainments manager, I was Superblue delivers hilarious camp stories and outrageous cautionary tales. Crowd-pleasing and always fun, it serves up the scoop on donning a coat, putting on shows, delighting families, and keeping the razzle dazzle alive and well. In one lively gathering of wisdom and tips, holidaymakers and guests will have the run of show of this dynamic world and will learn what it really takes to create a superlative sense of fun. Readers will discover: A history of holiday camps How to demand best value for money on holiday What quality entertainment they should be getting How to demand the holiday of a lifetime averytime!!!


Love Has No Color Part One

Love Has No Color Part One

Author: Edna Taylor

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-03-14

Total Pages: 377

ISBN-13: 1469172593

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Nanzee Johnson, a simple girl with a New York dream. Her desire to acquire an education at New York University in the Big Apple was shared by her travelling companion and childhood friend, Gwen Duncan. While struggling to get a solid footing in their new home, Nanzee stumbles onto a chance meeting with a dashing stranger, Basil Barden. The meeting brought about a rift between Nanzee and Gwen. Accused of overstepping certain boundaries, Nanzee had a decision to make while Gwen threatened to expose her to her father. Nanzee soon finds herself alone and reliant on the man who took her breath away. He is already on a mission and willing to do anything to keep her dependent and breathless. Her pride, concerns about White Man’s Burden syndrome and her father’s bigotry, are no match for the overwhelming affection she had developed for Basil. Indeed, these hurdles were unworthy of comparison to what he offered her. Nanzee wonders how she might prove herself worthy of Basil’s love. When he propositions her, saying that in her agreement she would be saving his life, Nanzee knew she had found a way to redeem herself to him even if in her eyes alone.