Download or read book A Spooky Mystery in Tutti Frutti written by Blossom Albuquerque and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Franki Amato Mysteries Big Box Set written by Traci Andrighetti and published by Traci Andrighetti. This book was released on 2022-10-17 with total page 2246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The good times roll in Traci Andrighetti’s Franki Amato series! Cleverly named with colorful Italian libations—and filled with equally colorful characters—these fast-paced and funny cozies feature a dryly witty sleuth and a New Orleans setting so well-rendered, you can taste the Hurricanes, cher. Written with equal parts sprezzatura and humor, Andrighetti's well-plotted mysteries feature more twists and turns than a Mardi Gras parade. Looking forward to Franki‘s next “intoxicating” adventure!” ~ Rosie Genova, author of The Italian Kitchen Mysteries This cozy comedy collection includes all 7 books in the USA Today bestselling Franki Amato Mysteries: Limoncello Yellow (book 1) Prosecco Pink (book 2) Amaretto Amber (book 3) Campari Crimson (book 4) Galliano Gold (book 5) Marsala Maroon (book 6) Valpolicella Violet (book 7) And the Mardi Gras party isn’t over! Tuaca Tan (book 8) came down the parade route in 2023, and Nocino Noir (book 9) rolled in 2024! Next to join the festivities in Sambuca Scarlet (book 10), coming in 2025! To find out what Franki’s up to between the books, join Traci’s newsletter at traciandrighetti.com to get the Franki Amato Mini Mysteries for FREE! If you like zany characters and laugh-out-loud humor with a splash of suspense, then you’ll drink up this fun series by USA Today Bestselling Author Traci Andrighetti. Cheers!
Download or read book Franki Amato Mysteries Box Set Vol 2 written by Traci Andrighetti and published by Limoncello Press. This book was released on 2021-12-04 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Books 4, 5, and 6 in the USA Today bestselling Franki Amato Mysteries: Campari Crimson, Galliano Gold, and Marsala Maroon When Franki Amato leaves her cheating ex and erratic job as a rookie cop in Austin, Texas, she hopes for a quieter existence at her best friend Veronica’s New Orleans PI firm, Private Chicks. But life in The Big Easy is anything but quiet. Or easy. Her furnished apartment resembles an old French brothel, and her aging ex-stripper landlady has some rather odd policies. Meanwhile, Franki is hired to investigate a series of bizarre murders in a creepy cemetery, a haunted steamboat, and a historic Italian grocery store, and her work puts her in contact with colorful local characters, like voodoo mambos, people who live as vampires, and eccentric jazz musicians, not to mention killers. While she’s on the case, her meddlesome Sicilian nonna tries to crack an ongoing mystery—how to get her married, and pronto—and she might just be Franki’s biggest nemesis. MORE FRANKI AMATO MYSTERIES: Limoncello Yellow (book 1) Prosecco Pink (book 2) Amaretto Amber (book 3) Valpolicella Violet (book 7) Tuaca Tan (book 8) Nocino Noir (book 9) Sambuca Scarlet (book 10, coming in 2025!) To find out what Franki’s up to between the books, join Traci’s newsletter at traciandrighetti.com to get the Franki Amato Mini Mysteries for FREE! WHAT READERS ARE SAYING: “I love this series! Traci is a fantastic author. The Franki Amato Mysteries never disappoint!” “Franki Amato will have you laughing repeatedly as her life seems to vacillate between disaster and slapstick. NOLA at Mardi Gras is wild enough; add Franki her Italian family to the mix, and things start jumping.” “Fun, entertaining, thrilling novels from an author who is downright addictive!” “This is a MUST READ series. Traci has this genre nailed down and perfected.” “Traci Andrighetti is an amazing storyteller! She weaves tales that transport you out of your life and into her books. You can practically smell the beignets from Cafe du Monde and cringe at the site of her landlady Glenda’s latest stripper costume.” “I just love, love, love the Franki books, and as soon as I've finished one, I can't wait for the next one.” “Franki and her crazy family could keep me entertained until the end of time!” “If you want to laugh out loud, get your mind away from the “stuff” that is happening in the world right now, and get away and escape....read this series!!!! You will not be sorry!!!” “We need more Franki and friends! Please give us more — please!” “Traci incorporates so much New Orleans history and traditions into such a great story. So many twists and turns PLUS all the laugh-out-loud moments Franki and friends get herself in the middle of. I got curious looks from my husband while reading, as I was hysterically cracking up.” “The twists & turns will keep you guessing, & you’ll eagerly want to know how the case resolves, while dreading the end of the book, & a Franki-free reading list. Highly recommend!” “Join Franki and the gang for a wild ride, you won't be sorry you did!” “I'm not an avid audiobook listener, but this series is SO GOOD, I had to add it to my audiobook collection. Read Traci Andrighetti's unforgettable series TODAY!”
Download or read book Who Wrote The Book Of Love written by Richard Crouse and published by Doubleday Canada. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ¸ The words to Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" were initially so risqué they had to be completely rewritten - in the hallway of the studio, as time was running out - before the song could be recorded. (He wrote the original version while working as a dishwasher in a bus station in Georgia.) ¸ Paul Simon's 1972 hit "Mother and Child Reunion" takes its name from an elaborate chicken and egg dish served at Say Eng Look Restaurant in New York City. ¸ Nirvana's huge hit "Smells Like Teen Spirit," interpreted by music critics and fans alike as an angst-ridden cry of teen rebellion, actually sprang from a bit of graffiti accusing Kurt Cobain of smelling like an antiperspirant for young women.
Download or read book Little Richard written by David Kirby and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brilliant new biography of the extraordinary, outrageous performer who helped open the floodgates of Rock 'n' Roll. In June, 2007, Little Richard's 1955 Specialty Records single, "Tutti Frutti," topped Mojo magazine's list of "100 Records That Changed the World." But back in the early 1950s, nobody gave Little Richard a second glance. It was a time in America where the black and white worlds had co-existed separately for nearly two centuries. After "Tutti Frutti," Little Richard began garnering fans from both sides of the civil rights divide. He brought black and white youngsters together on the dance floor and even helped to transform race relations. Little Richard: The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll begins by grounding the reader in the fertile soil from which Little Richard's music sprang. In Macon, Georgia, David Kirby interviews relatives and local characters, who knew Little Richard way back when, citing church and family as his true inspiration. His antics began as early as grade school, performing for his classmates every time the teacher would leave the room, connecting to an age-old American show biz tradition of charade and flummery. On the road, Little Richard faced competition from his peers, honing his stage show and making it, too, an act that could not be counterfeited. Kirby sees Little Richard as a foxy warrior, fighting with skill and cunning to take his place among the greats. In the words of Keith Richards (on hearing "Tutti Frutti" for the first time), "it was as though the world changed suddenly from monochrome to Technicolor." Those sentiments have consistently been echoed by the music-listening world, and the time is ripe for a reassessment of Little Richard's genius and legacy.
Download or read book Mister Death s Blue Eyed Girls written by Mary Downing Hahn and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2012 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrated from several different perspectives, tells the story of the 1956 murder of two teenaged girls in suburban Baltimore, Maryland.
Download or read book Some Glad Morning written by Barbara Crooker and published by University of Pittsburgh Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some Glad Morning, Barbara Crooker’s ninth book of poetry, teeters between joy and despair, faith and doubt, the disconnect between lived experience and the written word. Primarily a lyric poet, Crooker is in love with the beauty and mystery of the natural world, even as she recognizes its fragility. But she is also a poet unafraid to write about the consequences of our politics, the great divide. She writes as well about art, with ekphrastic poems on paintings by Hopper, O’Keeffe, Renoir, Matisse, Cézanne, and others. Many of the poems are elegaic in tone, an older writer tallying up her losses. Her work embodies Bruce Springsteen’s dictum, “it ain’t no sin to be glad we’re alive,” as she celebrates the explosion of spring peonies, chocolate mousse, a good martini, hummingbirds’ flashy metallics, the pewter light of September, Darryl Dawkins (late NBA star), saltine crackers. While she recognizes it might all be about to slip away, “Remember that nothing is ever lost,” she writes, and somehow, we do.
Download or read book Courage and Dignity written by Claude Pierre-Jerome and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "COURAGE and DIGNITY" is a passionate story of human migration engendered by political instability, authocracy and intolerance. In this novel, the author presents a marvelous mixture of fiction and reality where the readers can navigate through the facts and factoids of Life, Love and Liberty.
Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1995-07-10 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Download or read book Third Twin written by Ken Follett and published by Fawcett. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Using a restricted FBI database, genetic researcher Jeanie Ferrami has located identical twins born to different mothers. Frightened by her bizarre discovery, she is determined to discover the truth at any cost—until she finds herself at the center of a scandal that could ruin her career. To extricate herself, Jeannie plunges into a maze of hidden evidence. With growing horror, she uncovers a cynical, far-reaching conspiracy involving disturbing genetic experiments and some of the most powerful men in America—men who will kill to keep their secrets concealed.
Download or read book The Philosophy of Mystery written by Walter Cooper Dendy and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Golden Triangle written by Olivia Viyella and published by World Castle Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2024-06-10 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stroll on the pier in gorgeous Naples, Florida, takes an unexpected twist for sisters Ollie and Mo when a stranger’s nearly $1,000,000 watch disappears, quite literally, beneath their feet. Enter Betty, a billionaire retiree, and ‘A Golden Triangle’ of friendship and laughter is born. All would be well for the new friends, indeed, were it not for investigating detective Lt. Carmen Cruz, fixing on Ollie as the thief. And just a couple of days later, a murder too heinous to contemplate. The solution to the mysteries will require a mix of delish recipes, champagne, Agatha Christie, beloved dogs, and yoga, with a side dish of hypnosis and brunch plans. There’s even a medieval English knight reincarnated in the most unlikely of vessels! Come for the beach-side antics, and stay for the captivating blend of crime, charm, and sisterhood. Bon appétit!
Download or read book Ms Ice Sandwich written by Mieko Kawakami and published by Pushkin Press. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A witty, moving story of adolescent love and loss from the acclaimed, prize-winning author of Breasts and Eggs “Haruki Murakami listed Kawakami as his favourite young writer, so you're going to want to snatch up this lovely coming-of-age story about a boy who becomes obsessed with a woman who sells sandwiches” — Bustle In her English language debut, “ceaselessly growing and evolving”novelist Mieko Kawakami renders an adolsecent voice with laser precision (Haruki Murakami). “Ms Ice Sandwich” is a name I made up, of course. I thought of it the minute I first saw her. Ms Ice Sandwich’s eyelids are always painted with a thick layer of a kind of electric blue, exactly the same colour as those hard ice lollies that have been sitting in our freezer since last summer. A young boy returns obsessively to a supermarket sandwich counter, entranced by the beauty of the woman who works there. Her aloof demeanour and electric blue eyelids make him feel the most intense joy he's ever known. He calls her Ms Ice Sandwich, and he wants nothing more than to spend his days watching her coolly slip sandwiches into bags. But the complexities of life keep getting in the way – his beloved grandmother's illness is only getting worse, and his mother seems to be totally ignoring it. There’s also his faltering friendship with his classmate Tutti. As she invites him to join her in thrilling games and fantasy, the boy begins to enter a whole new world of imagination. Wry, intimate and wonderfully skewed, Ms Ice Sandwich is a poignant depiction of the naivety and wisdom of youth, just as it is passing.
Download or read book The Oxford American Book of Great Music Writing written by Marc Smirnoff and published by University of Arkansas Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not only have a breathtaking array of musical giants come from the South—think Elvis Presley, Robert Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Jimmie Rodgers, to name just obvious examples—but so have a breathtaking array of American music genres. From blues to rock & roll to jazz to country to bluegrass—and areas in between—it all started in the American South. Since its debut in 1996, The Oxford American's more-or-less annual Southern Music Issue has become legendary for its passionate and wide-ranging approach to music and for working with some of America's greatest writers. These writers—from Peter Guralnick to Nick Tosches to Susan Straight to William Gay—probe the lives and legacies of Southern musicians you may or may not yet be familiar with, but whom you'll love being introduced, or reintroduced, to. In one creative, fresh way or another, these writers also uncover the essence of music—and why music has such power over us. To celebrate ten years of Southern music issues, most of which are sold-out or very hard to find, the fifty-five essays collected in this dynamic, wide-ranging, and vast anthology appeal to both music fans and fans of great writing.
Download or read book Campari Crimson written by Traci Andrighetti and published by Limoncello Press. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Franki's back—with a bite! Halloween is looming large in New Orleans, and Private Investigator Franki Amato’s in a gloomy mood. Her boyfriend Bradley has to leave on an extended business trip, and her slacker brother is coming to town with her matchmaker nonna who’s determined to see a Sicilian lemon superstition bear fruit. Meanwhile, the entire city is spooked because a caped figure is targeting its blood banks. Things turn macabre when a psychic makes a dark prediction about Franki’s brother and a frat boy is found in a cemetery crypt with his blood drained. As bad luck would have it, Franki is hired to investigate the murder by the number one police suspect, an eighteenth-century vampire impersonator. A detective acquaintance offers to team up to find the killer, but he’s interested in more than Franki’s professional input. To solve the case, she goes solo into NOLA’s vampire community and immerses herself in local vampire legends. Can Franki prevent another bloodletting? Or will the next blood spilled be her own? Campari Crimson is book 4 in the Franki Amato Mysteries, but it can be read as a standalone. If you like zany characters and laugh-out-loud humor with a splash of suspense, then you’ll drink up this fun series by USA Today Bestselling Author Traci Andrighetti. Cheers! FRANKI AMATO MYSTERIES: Limoncello Yellow (book 1) Prosecco Pink (book 2) Amaretto Amber (book 3) Campari Crimson (book 4) Galliano Gold (book 5) Marsala Maroon (book 6) Valpolicella Violet (book 7) Tuaca Tan (book 8) Nocino Noir (book 9) Sambuca Scarlet (book 10, coming in 2025!) To find out what Franki’s up to between the books, join Traci’s newsletter at traciandrighetti.com to get the Franki Amato Mini Mysteries for FREE! What Andrea Murray from Chanticleer Book Reviews said about Campari Crimson: “A Gothic cabaret funhouse with one surprise after the other adds up to one fun ride! Highly recommended.”
Download or read book Blue Guitar Highway written by Paul Metsa and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2011-09-19 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a musician’s tale: the story of a boy growing up on the Iron Range, playing his guitar at family gatherings, coming of age in the psychedelic seventies, and honing his craft as a pro in Minneapolis, ground zero of American popular music in the mid-eighties. “There is a drop of blood behind every note I play and every word I write,” Paul Metsa says. And it’s easy to believe, as he conducts us on a musical journey across time and country, navigating switchbacks, detours, dead ends, and providing us the occasional glimpse of the promised land on the blue guitar highway. His account captures the thrill of the Twin Cities when acts like the Replacements, Husker Dü, and Prince were remaking pop music. It takes us right onto the stages he shared with stars like Billy Bragg, Pete Seeger, and Bruce Springsteen. And it gives us a close-up, dizzying view of the roller-coaster ride that is the professional musician’s life, played out against the polarizing politics and intimate history of the past few decades of American culture. Written with a songwriter’s sense of detail and ear for poetry, Paul Metsa’s book conveys all the sweet absurdity, dry humor, and passion for the language of music that has made his story sing.
Download or read book The Horn Book Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
