Waikiki Lullaby
Waikiki Lullaby

Author: Beth Greenway

Publisher: Beachhouse Pub.

Published: 2009-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781933067308

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Its never too early to begin reading to your child, and this new, sturdy board book, perfect for drooling gums and curious hands is sure to become a favorite bedtime book. Babies will be drawn to the simple rhythm and rhyme of the text; toddlers will love the repetition and soft illustrations, and will enjoy following the characters as they end their days activities and enter the time of dreams. Adults will relate to the nostalgic-feel of the illustrations which conjure up old Waikiki in the days when visitors arrived by boat and the soft strums of an ukulele could be heard on the beach. Its the perfect goodnight lullaby; the rocking rhythm of the text and the soft pastel palette will lull even the wiggliest child to sleep to dream of another day of surfing, hula dancing, or just playing on the beach.

Ghosts of Waikiki
Ghosts of Waikiki

Author: Jennifer K. Morita

Publisher: Crooked Lane Books

Published: 2024-11-19

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1639109404

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In this atmospheric debut mystery, an out-of-work journalist and the homicide detective who broke her heart must cipher out a murder before the clock runs out, perfect for fans of Naomi Hirahara and Jane Pek. After the newspaper she works for folds and the freelance assignments no longer pay the bills, Maya Wong reluctantly returns to her native Hawaiʻi to ghostwrite controversial land developer Parker Hamilton's biography. But when the Hamilton patriarch is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Maya is unwittingly drawn into the investigation. Maya’s family and friends aren't happy about her work for Hamilton. And now, with her ex, Detective Koa Yamada, on the case, she’s forced to contend with the very person she was determined to avoid. All too soon, Maya is dodging assailants and digging for clues while juggling girls’ nights out with her old BFFs and weekly family dinners. Convinced the police are after the wrong man, Maya is determined to stop the killer before it’s too late. Exploring timely issues in Hawaiʻi, including locals getting priced out of paradise, Ghosts of Waikīkī is an engrossing mystery in the vein of The Verifiers.

From Edison to Marconi
From Edison to Marconi

Author: David J. Steffen

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2014-01-10

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 0786451564

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Like any profound technological breakthrough, the advent of sound recording ushered in a period of explosive and imaginative experimentation, growth and competition. Between the commercial debut of Edison's "talking machine" in 1889 and the first commercial radio broadcast three decades later, the recording industry was uncharted territory in terms of both technology and content. This history of the earliest years of sound recording--the time between the phonograph's appearance and the licensing of commercial radio--examines a newly created technology and industry in search of itself. It follows the story from the earliest efforts to capture sound, to the fight among wire, cylinder and disk recordings for primacy in the market, to the growth and development of musical genres, record companies and business practices that remain current today. The work chronicles the people, events and developments that turned a novel, expensive idea into a highly marketable commodity. Two appendices provide extensive lists of popular genre and ethnic recordings made between 1889 and 1919. A bibliography and index accompany the text.

Billboard
Billboard

Author:

Publisher:

Published: 1994-04-30

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13:

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In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Music and Tourism
Music and Tourism

Author: Chris Gibson

Publisher: Channel View Publications

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781873150924

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Music and Tourism is the first book to comprehensively examine the links between travel and music. It combines contemporary and historical analysis of the economic and social impact of music tourism, with discussions of the cultural politics of authenticity and identity.