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  The Master of Drums - Gene Krupa...

  Elizabeth J. Rosenthal

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  From the early 1930s onward, Gene Krupa was a drum-centric rarity in the jazz world. Never before had a drummer been in the forefront as a solo artist. His galvanizing, unrestrained passion for percussion demanded it. Rocking the rafters, Gene thrilled audiences in ballrooms, nightclubs, and movies. 
   
   
   
  Seemingly born jazz-drum crazy in 1909 to a Polish-immigrant working-class family in South Chicago, Gene was a professional by the age of thirteen and soon made his first recordings. By the early 1930s, he was New York City's most in-demand drummer, and in 1934, joined brilliant clarinetist Benny Goodman's band, helped inaugurate the Swing Era, and played the first-ever swing concert at Carnegie Hall. He formed his own band and shattered racial boundaries by sharing the spotlight with the African-American trumpeter Roy Eldridge. But after a skyrocketing ride to the top, Gene experienced a rollercoaster ride of good and bad luck, emotional highs, and devastating depths. 
   
   
   
  In The Master of Drums, biographer Elizabeth J. Rosenthal crafts a celebratory, honest, and exhaustively researched portrait of a twentieth-century music legend. When he died, Gene Krupa may have left behind a world of grieving friends, colleagues, fans, students, and progeny, but as The Master of Drums proves, his dynamic musical and cultural influences live on.

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  Risking Life for Death - Lessons...

  Ryan Blumenthal

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  Every contact leaves a trace: a single strand of hair or a tiny droplet of blood can be the silent witness at a crime scene.
  Locard's Exchange Principle underpins all forensic science and holds that the perpetrator of a crime will bring something to the crime scene and leave with something from it.
  Forensic experts use this principle daily to catch murderers and assailants. In Risking Life for Death, South African forensic pathologist Ryan Blumenthal offers a master class in this singular forensic technique based on real-life case studies. With more than twenty years' experience in the field, Blumenthal explains how to look for clues and traces, and how what he does not find at autopsy is often more important than what he does find. In other words, the absence of evidence can sometimes be of greater value than the presence of evidence.
  His account also highlights the dangers forensic pathologists are exposed to daily. As they try to unravel the puzzle of someone's death, forensic pathologists often face life-threatening infections, toxic gases and the hazards associated with high-profile cases – in effect, risking their life to solve someone else's death.
  An understanding of Locard's Exchange Principle can help you become a medical detective in your own life, can help you be a happier person and can even provide you with a better philosophy for growing older, Blumenthal argues.

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  Ely Samuel Parker: The Life and...

  Editors Charles River

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  Despite their own cultural differences, the nations that comprised the Iroquois Confederacy established their political dominance across much of America’s East Coast and Midwest through conquest, and it is that aspect which has perhaps best endured among Americans in terms of the Iroquois’ legacy. European settlers who came into contact with the Mohawks in the Northeast certainly learned to respect their combat skills, to the point that there were literally bounties on the Mohawks’ heads, with scalps fetching money for colonists who succeeded in slaying them and carrying away the “battle prize”. 
  	One of the best known of the six nations is the Seneca, and arguably the most famous Seneca chief was Ely Samuel Parker. Over the course of his life, he was a Seneca chief, a civil engineer, a close friend and adjutant to General Ulysses S. Grant, an advocate for the Indian peoples, and the first Native American Commissioner of the Department of Indian Affairs. His marriage to a much younger socialite scandalized Washington, and he made a fortune on Wall Street and lost it all. He ended his life in genteel poverty, working for nearly 20 years in an obscure position for the New York City Police Department.  
  Parker was a largely self-taught engineer, who worked on various canal projects, and was hired by the Department of the Treasury to supervise the construction of several buildings in Galena, Illinois, where he met a shy salesclerk named Ulysses S. Grant. At the age of 18, he dined with President Polk, later talked with President Lincoln, and had the commanding general of the U.S. Army as the best man at his wedding. He was the principal source for the first serious ethnological work by one of the first American ethnologists, who dedicated the book to Parker. He was a plaintiff before the U.S. Supreme Court when he was in his teens and was so important in the Seneca’s struggle to retain their Tonawanda reservation that he was made grand sachem.

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  Augustine on the Christian Life...

  Gerald Bray

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  Augustine is widely considered to be the most influential theologian in church history after the apostle Paul. Dramatically converted from a life of licentiousness to one of wholehearted devotion to Christ, the humble North African pastor quickly established himself as a leading figure within the ancient church. In Augustine on the Christian Life, historian Gerald Bray explores the rich spirituality of this extraordinary man, examining his historical context, approach to the Christian life, and work as a preacher and teacher of God’s Word. Drawing on Augustine’s many writings―including his classic spiritual autobiography, the Confessions―Bray demonstrates Augustine’s enduring relevance for Christians today.  Part of the Theologians on the Christian Life series.

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  NATIVE AMERICAN HERBALIST’S...

  Benjamin X. Campbell

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  Would like to try out natural herbal and plant remedies with proven long-standing results to address the most common health problems of today or just to improve your health? 
  You are in the right place. 
  There are Natural remedies to cure any common diseases, significantly improve our health, and continue to feel vigorous. 
  Here is a tiny fraction of what you will discover:The foundations of Native American Medicine400+ herbs to use to boost your health in a natural way300+ thorough instructions on how to prepare herbal remedies that work for the most spread conditionsDetailed instructions and healing properties and on how to find them in nature or grow them at homeEffective Herbal RemediesNative American Healing Stones and CrystalsNative American herbal recipes for KidsHow to make the best essential oils from herbs & plants How to Build: Build your own garden of healing herbs. 
  And a whole lot more! 
  This collection Includes 10 Manuscripts:NATIVE AMERICANHERBAL DISPENSATORYTHE EXHAUSTIVE COMPANION TO HERBAL MEDICINEESSENTIAL OILMEDICINAL HERBSMEDICINAL PLANTSHEAL NATURALLY WITH THE APOTHECARY TABLEHERBAL REMEDIES AND RECIPES RAISED BED GARDENINGGROWING TEA 
  You are just a step away from the discovery of the true Native Americans’ learnings passed through generations across thousands of years that can finally help YOU and your loved ones live a healthier and better life in a natural way! 
  Thanks to this easy-to-follow encyclopedia, you can prepare your own remedies to treat any common illness and build up your apothecary table.  
  Are you ready to return to live a life full of health?

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  I'm Glad My Mom Survived...

  Orson Gresham

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  I'm Glad My Mom Survived Heartbreak 
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