Navigate the complex terrain of Toni Morrison's novels with the clear guidance and contagious enthusiasm of Ron David. Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison is a much-read and much-loved author -- but her books are often difficult to understand and frustrating for even her most ardent fans. Now Ron David has drawn a clear road map through Morrison's novels, outlining themes within and across books, clarifying plot lines, and opening Morrison's world to all readers. Conversational in tone, thoughtful, and chock-full of eurekas, Ron David's easy-to-follow guide to Toni Morrison's novels will be welcomed by reading groups, students, and Toni Morrison fans everywhere.

Toni Morrison Explained: A Reader's Road Map to the Novels

David, Ron

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Random House Reference &

Opera For Beginners is a humorous, irreverent little book that starts with the radical assumption that Opera is just plain ol' music. Not snob music. Not uppity music. Gettin' down music! Italian Rock'n'roll, R&amp;B Gospel, let-it-all-hang-out music. "If you must know the truth," David writes, "in Detroit where I grew up, there weren't a lot of Opera houses. I was brought up on Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Elvis the Pelvis, the Drifters, Platters, Ella, Sinatra, Miles, Coltrane, Mahalia, Beatles, Stones, Aretha ... in other words ... Real music! Which is why I'm the perfect person to introduce you to Opera." The book builds from the similarity between specific Opera singers and "normal" singers (e.g., Maria Callas/Billie Holiday; Caruso/Mahalia Jackson; Benjamino Gigli/Smokey Robinson), points out the essentially Operatic styles of many pop singers, and the profound similarity between Opera and Gospel singing. (It's no accident that African-American sopranos are singing in Opera houses all over the world!) Opera For Beginners explains the differences between Italian and German Opera - it's more than just the language - and why you don't have to understand Italian, German, French or Rap to enjoy Opera. David's enthusiasm and wit are sure to entice many Opera-haters to give Opera a chance. And Paul Gordon's spot-on cartoons illustrate the text, carry on dialogues with it, wisecrack it, create stories alongside it, sprinkle it lavishly with motifs...enough!

Opera for Beginners (Writers and Readers Documentary Comic Book.)

Gordon,Paul

Comics & Graphic Novels

Writers & Readers

The history of the Middle East goes back about 12,000 years, most of which was not marked by fighting between Arabs and Jews. Documenting the Middle East from ancient times to present, Arabs &amp; Israel for Beginners is one of few books cover the issues of both Jews and Arabs objectively, insightfully and in an easy-to-read style. Some of the provocative issues and topics that the book covers are the birth of "Western" civilization in the Middle East and Africa; the truth about ancient Israel from birth to destruction; the building of the "Walled" city of Jericho; the origin of Christianity; the real story of modern Israel's birth; Jewish history beginning with Abraham [c.2000 BC] &amp; Moses [c. 1350 BC]; documented facts on the Arab-Israeli wars; the lowdown on the PLO, Intifada, US Money; Desert Storm and Terrorism; and the September 1993 PLO/Israel peace talks. In the tradition characteristic of the "Beginners Series", Arabs &amp; Israel for Beginners is written for two vastly different types of readers; those who are new to the Arab-Israel discussion and those submersed in it and perhaps confused by facts that just don't seem to add up.

Arabs & Israel for Beginners (Writers and Readers Series)

History

DAVID, SUSAN

Middle East

This informative introduction to jazz follows the development and the personalities of this uniquely American music form. It explores all of the elements that combine to create jazz and takes an in-depth look at many of the first jazz musicians from Scott Joplin to Jelly Roll Morton. Includes "The Essential Recordings for Beginners," a selected discography of jazz recordings.

Jazz for Beginners (Beginner's Documentary Comic Books, 42)

Holley, Vanessa

Toni Morrison for Beginners

Literature & Fiction

INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on flyleaf, "-- and-- Enjoy this book! Ron David" 2004 Caron Press trade paperback, Ron David (Toni Morrison Explained: A Reader's Road Map to the Novels). The career of Sinatra

But, I Never Met Sinatra

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Caron Pr

Arabs &amp; Israel For Beginners covers the Middle East from ancient times to the present, tells the truth in plain English, and is one of the few non-scholarly books that is relentlessly fair to both Jews and Arabs. If you want to continue to believe fairy tales about Arabs in Israel, don't touch this book - it will surely be hazardous to your closed mind. If you want the truth about 12,000 years of Middle Eastern History, then Arabs &amp; Israel For Beginners is the perfect place to start.

Arabs & Israel For Beginners

For Beginners

The History of Opera For Beginners is a humorous, little book which starts with the radical assumption that Opera is just plain old music, rather than the highbrow, inaccessible music that everyone assumes it to be. The reader will learn the difference between Italian and German Opera and why you don’t have to study a new language to enjoy Opera.
The History of Opera For Beginners is an ideal introduction for people who are convinced that opera is solely for those refined few who were born listening to arias. Written in short, humorous, and informative chapters, and laced with some of the opera world's juiciest anecdotes, this guide is sure to convert even the most ambivalent of music lovers.

The History of Opera For Beginners

Arts & Photography

Music

Many people consider Morrison’s novels difficult to read. Most of her readers have at least one book on their shelves that they couldn’t finish or, when they did finish one, just scratched their heads in confusion. And when we think we are sure we know what she’s writing about, it turns out we are half wrong or only getting the tip of the iceberg instead of the whole, beautiful, brooding thing.
Toni Morrison For Beginners is about the woman, her books, her mission, her word music, and all that subtext in her writings. Morrison’s books are like the ocean: the surface is beautiful but everything that gives them life lies beneath. She’s the kind of writer who can change your life and this book is here to help you navigate the words and the woman.

Toni Morrison For Beginners

History & Criticism

Ron David; Vanessa Holley; Roberto Curto
Publisher: 	Buenos Aires : Era Naciente, 2006.
Series: 	Para principiantes, 27.
Edition/Format: 	 Book : Biography : SpanishView all editions and formats
Database:	WorldCat
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    Spanish language materials.
    Jazz.
    African American music.

Jazz para principiantes / Jazz For Beginners (Spanish Edition)

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