Upon digging into Cincinnati's rich musical past, it becomes apparent that chronicling "the show" is and always will be a little blurry (much like what happens after a couple of libations). Often this history is a more oral tradition, passed down from musician to music lover, than academic research. There are always at least two sides to every story, sometimes more. The relationship between artist and label is one that sends almost every aspiring musician into a tornado of licensing and publishing, versus the creative freedom of the artist. Cheers to those who learned how to ride the wave of popular music! Whether it be by standing their ground and holding true to their art 100%, or those who found a way to wind their funk into the very breath of the tracks put forth on the label.
In this book, Kristen Kreft and Mayalou Banatwala strive to find the soul of the artist, combine it with some factual history, and amp up traditional cocktails with their Rocktails' spin. Each ingredient in each drink is hand-picked and intentional, uniquely portraying our interpretation of the musical artist with the utmost love and dignity. We hope that you enjoy reading the brief histories that we have provided, with the soundtrack of Cincinnati musical history wafting through the air, sipping reverently on the paired Rocktails we have so lovingly created for Cincinnati music fans.
Salud!

Cincinnati Rocktails: An Amped Up Spin On Mixology

Biographies & Memoirs

Kreft, Kristen

Banatwala, Mayalou

Arts & Literature

Praus Press

Upon digging into Cincinnati's rich musical past, it becomes apparent that chronicling "the show" is and always will be a little blurry (much like what happens after a couple of libations). Often this history is a more oral tradition, passed down from musician to music lover, rather than academic research. There are always two sides to every story, sometimes more. The relationship between artist and label is one that sends almost every aspiring musician into the tornado of licensing and publishing, versus the creative freedom of the artist. Cheers to those who learned how to ride the wave of popular music! Whether it be by standing their ground and holding true to their art 100%, or those who found a way to wind their funk into the very breath of the tracks put forth on the label. In this book, Kristen Kreft and Mayalou Banatwala strive to find the soul of the artist, combine it with some factual history, and amp up traditional cocktails with their Rocktails' spin. Each ingredient in each drink is hand-picked and intentional, uniquely portraying our interpretation of the musical artist with the utmost love and dignity. We hope that you enjoy reading the brief histories that we have provided, with the soundtrack of Cincinnati musical history wafting through the air, sipping reverently on the paired Rocktails we have so lovingly created for Cincinnati music fans. Salud!

Cincinnati Rocktails paperback: An Amped Up Spin On Mixology

River of Tears

A young black girl disappears from Cincinnati's West End. No witnesses, no leads. Two days later, a white girl the same age is snatched from Hyde Park Square. Cincinnati's mayor receives a letter brutally stating: "Find the black girl and we'll return the white girl."
The fuse lit, two female detectives race to uncover the kidnappers. Hope dwindles as time accumulates, and passes, without resolution. Cincinnati PD and the FBI form an uneasy alliance while battling the city's racial stereotypes and stigmas.
In the latest thriller from Rock Neelly, author of The Purple Heart Detective Agency and The Prince of the Border, readers ride shotgun through the Queen City in police patrol cars, searching recently vacated safe rooms, questioning sorrowful family members, grilling drug lords, looking for
anonymous white vans and dark motives. Each detective is tough on her own, combining to make a ferocious duo, but will that be enough...and in time.
Weaving together race, law enforcement, family ties, buried history, and life along the banks of the Ohio River, readers will face their own assumptions as they see suspicions reflected on the page. Written with complicated, realistic characters, River of Tears makes us think about missing girls used as pawns - and what we would do if we had to find them?

Rock Neelly

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Neelly, Rock

Mystery

The story of Matth Toebben begins as a tale of a young child growing up under the scourge of Nazi Germany. He was forced to witness things a boy of his age should never see. For Matth and his family, every day was a struggle for survival in a time of overwhelming oppression. At the age of twenty-one, he headed forth across the Atlantic Ocean to America. Although he was unable to speak a word of English and had only ten dollars in his pocket, he wasn't deterred. Those obstacles were offset by an abundance of ambition and determination. He found the United States to be a land of immense opportunity for anyone willing to work hard and make their visions a reality. He dedicated himself to the principles upon which his new country was founded: devotion to God, love of family, and dedication to the community. Through sheer determination, he succeeded, and with each success came another. Along the way, he faced multiple disasters, both professionally and personally. It was the way in which he overcame the setbacks that had defined him as one of the area's most respected and influential leaders.

The Immigrant

Toebben, Matthias

Community & Culture

The election of a new Pope coincides with an international interfaith crisis, with literally apocalyptic ramifications. The coincidence of "signs" - and the secret last letter delivered to the children of Fatima - require the attention of Ruth Waller, an Anglican expert on the end times, and Alessio Brondini, a soldierly priest who serves as the Pope's advisor and bodyguard. They are joined by a full contingent of religious and national leaders, including the Grand Ayatollah, the Greek Patriarch, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, The Archbishop of Canterbury, and the leaders of Israel, the European Union, Russia, and the United States. What unfolds is a suspenseful, headlong rush toward possible oblivion which threatens the entire world. To top it off, a number of near-miraculous events add to the novel's wonder and suspense.

The Seventh Trumpet

Dehner, Joseph J

Literature & Fiction

One with a Paper; Selected Works 2010-20 paperback

Literary

This book will inspire kindness and curiosity. Winsome, funny and insightful. The Boy spends his time and energy with people and shows them they matter. He reminds us of those people who made us feel important when we were kids. Schoolchildren have it harder than we think. The boy also shows others that the more love and kindness you give to them, the more it will come back to them. The Boy Who Wore a Dress aims high, soars and carries our hearts with him.

The Boy Who Wore a Dress

Franks, Ben

Children's Books

Going My Way

Denny, Samuel

Business & Money

A reflective, luminous collection of essays of a life as an outdoor sportsman. Yonder is a gathering of memories that Ron Ellis and his friends enjoyed while outdoors: hunting, fly-fishing, hiking and camping. These new and selected stories tell of cherished friends and characters, family and traditions, bird dogs and wild birds, "russet dreams" and the "bright, liquid colors of sunfish," many of which, the author suggests, seemed always to be "brushed with magic."

Yonder; Tales from an Outdoor Life

Ellis,Ron

Sports & Outdoors

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