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Book Quincy and Oscar

Download or read book Quincy and Oscar written by Kerry Millard and published by Dogwise Publishing. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new school and a new neighbourhood can be lonely. So when Oscar's dog Quincy decides he wants to go to school with Oscar for a day, it turns out to be the best day ever. Suggested level: junior.

Book Q

    Q

    Book Details:
  • Author : Quincy Jones
  • Publisher : Crown
  • Release : 2002-10-08
  • ISBN : 0767905105
  • Pages : 474 pages

Download or read book Q written by Quincy Jones and published by Crown. This book was released on 2002-10-08 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Musician, composer, producer, arranger, and pioneering entrepreneur Quincy Jones has lived large and worked for five decades alongside the superstars of music and entertainment -- including Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Ray Charles, Will Smith, and dozens of others. Q is his glittering and moving life story, told with the style, passion, and no-holds-barred honesty that are his trademarks. Quincy Jones grew up poor on the mean streets of Chicago’s South Side, brushing against the law and feeling the pain of his mother’s descent into madness. But when his father moved the family west to Seattle, he took up the trumpet and was literally saved by music. A prodigy, he played backup for Billie Holiday and toured the world with the Lionel Hampton Band before leaving his teens. Soon, though, he found his true calling, inaugurating a career whose highlights have included arranging albums for Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Count Basie; composing the scores of such films as The Pawnbroker, In Cold Blood, In the Heat of the Night, and The Color Purple, and the theme songs for the television shows Ironside, Sanford and Son, and The Cosby Show; producing the bestselling album of all time, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, and the bestselling single “We Are the World”; and producing and arranging his own highly praised albums, including the Grammy Award—winning Back on the Block, a striking blend of jazz, African, urban, gospel, and hip-hop. His musical achievements, in a career that spans every style of American popular music, have yielded an incredible seventy-seven Grammy nominations, and are matched by his record as a pioneering music executive, film and television producer, tireless social activist, and business entrepreneur–one of the most successful black business figures in America. This string of unbroken triumphs in the entertainment industry has been shadowed by a turbulent personal life, a story he shares with eloquence and candor. Q is an impressive self-portrait by one of the master makers of American culture, a complex, many-faceted man with far more than his share of talents and an unparalleled vision, as well as some entirely human flaws. It also features vivid testimony from key witnesses to his journey–family, friends, and musical and business associates. His life encompasses an astonishing cast of show business giants, and provides the raw material for one of the great African American success stories of this century.

Book 12 Notes

    Book Details:
  • Author : Quincy Jones
  • Publisher : Abrams
  • Release : 2022-04-05
  • ISBN : 1647002087
  • Pages : 178 pages

Download or read book 12 Notes written by Quincy Jones and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quincy Jones, one of the world’s most influential musicians, producers, and mentors, shares his profound reflections on creativity, life, and the pursuit of excellence in this moving and practical book. Drawing from his illustrious career and collaborations with legendary artists, Jones offers practical advice and heartfelt lessons on transforming grief into power, setting meaningful goals, and embracing daily affirmations. Through personal anecdotes and professional experiences, he reveals the secrets behind his creative process and the importance of honesty, hard work, and nurturing relationships. This self-development guide is a testament to the belief that creativity is a calling that transcends age and experience. Whether you’re an aspiring artist or a seasoned professional, 12 Notes will inspire you to unlock your creative potential and live a life driven by passion and purpose.

Book Make Mine Music

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bruce Swedien
  • Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 142346494X
  • Pages : 291 pages

Download or read book Make Mine Music written by Bruce Swedien and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2009 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five-time Grammy Winning recording enginner, covers all aspects of recording and his life - working with legends from Duke Ellington to Michael Jackson.

Book Oscarmetrics

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  • Author : Ben Zauzmer
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-11-02
  • ISBN : 9781629334400
  • Pages : 284 pages

Download or read book Oscarmetrics written by Ben Zauzmer and published by . This book was released on 2019-11-02 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What are the hidden biases of Academy Awards voters? Do films that are more popular with audiences win more often? What are the biggest upsets in Oscar history and how can they be explained?

Book Carpenter

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  • Author : Peter James McGuire
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1913
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 950 pages

Download or read book Carpenter written by Peter James McGuire and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 950 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Inside Oscar 2

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  • Author : Damien Bona
  • Publisher : Ballantine Books
  • Release : 2002-02-06
  • ISBN : 0345448006
  • Pages : 764 pages

Download or read book Inside Oscar 2 written by Damien Bona and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2002-02-06 with total page 764 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FINALLY, A SEQUEL AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL! Enlivened by humorous incidents, brewing controversies, and deeply moving personal dramas, Inside Oscar 1995-2000 offers the complete lowdown on six more years of Academy Awards glory . . . from Braveheart in 1995 through Gladiator in 2000, with the Titanic phenomenon and the Saving Private Ryan/Shakespeare in Love feud in between. There is also complete coverage of the awards ceremonies?with delicious anecdotes on the presenters and performers, the producers and egos, the fashion stars and fashion victims. And, of course, a complete list of all the nominees and winners, as well as a list of notable non-nominees. Picking up where the classic Inside Oscar leaves off, this must-have guide treats us to a behind-the-scenes look at one of America?s most beloved annual traditions!

Book The Carpenter

Download or read book The Carpenter written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 994 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book John Quincy Adams

    Book Details:
  • Author : Fred Kaplan
  • Publisher : Harper Collins
  • Release : 2014-05-06
  • ISBN : 0062199323
  • Pages : 571 pages

Download or read book John Quincy Adams written by Fred Kaplan and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “There is much to praise in this extensively researched book, which is certainly one of the finest biographies of a sadly underrated man. . . . [Kaplan is] a master historian and biographer. . . . If he could read this biography, Adams would be satisfied that he had been fairly dealt with at last.” —Carol Berkin, Washington Post In this fresh and illuminating biography, Fred Kaplan, the acclaimed author of Lincoln, brings into focus the dramatic life of John Quincy Adams—the little-known and much-misunderstood sixth president of the United States and the first son of John and Abigail Adams—and reveals how Adams' inspiring, progressive vision guided his life and helped shape the course of America. Kaplan draws on a trove of unpublished archival material to trace Adams' evolution from his childhood during the Revolutionary War to his brilliant years as Secretary of State to his time in the White House and beyond. He examines Adams' myriad sides: the public and private man, the statesman and writer, the wise thinker and passionate advocate, the leading abolitionist and fervent federalist. In these ways, Adams was a predecessor of Lincoln and, later, FDR and Obama. This sweeping biography makes clear how Adams' forward-thinking values, his definition of leadership, and his vision for the nation's future is as much about twenty-first-century America as it is about Adams' own time. Meticulously researched and masterfully written, John Quincy Adams paints a rich portrait of this brilliant leader and his vision for a young nation.

Book A Visual History of African American Oscar   Nominees 2008 Calendar

Download or read book A Visual History of African American Oscar Nominees 2008 Calendar written by and published by African-Americans in Film. This book was released on with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Miles and Me

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  • Author : Quincy Troupe
  • Publisher : Univ of California Press
  • Release : 2000-03-08
  • ISBN : 9780520929067
  • Pages : 220 pages

Download or read book Miles and Me written by Quincy Troupe and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2000-03-08 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quincy Troupe's candid account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great musician and an intimate study of a unique relationship. It is also an engrossing chronicle of the author's own development, both artistic and personal. As Davis's collaborator on Miles: The Autobiography,Troupe--one of the major poets to emerge from the 1960s--had exceptional access to the musician. This memoir goes beyond the life portrayed in the autobiography to describe in detail the processes of Davis's spectacular creativity and the joys and difficulties his passionate, contradictory temperament posed to the men's friendship. It shows how Miles Davis, both as a black man and an artist, influenced not only Quincy Troupe but whole generations. Troupe has written that Miles Davis was "irascible, contemptuous, brutally honest, ill-tempered when things didn't go his way, complex, fair-minded, humble, kind and a son-of-a-bitch." The author's love and appreciation for Davis make him a keen, though not uncritical, observer. He captures and conveys the power of the musician's presence, the mesmerizing force of his personality, and the restless energy that lay at the root of his creativity. He also shows Davis's lighter side: cooking, prowling the streets of Manhattan, painting, riding his horse at his Malibu home. Troupe discusses Davis's musical output, situating his albums in the context of the times--both political and musical--out of which they emerged. Miles and Me is an unparalleled look at the act of creation and the forces behind it, at how the innovations of one person can inspire both those he knows and loves and the world at large.

Book Carpenter

Download or read book Carpenter written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family

Download or read book History and Genealogy of the Bicknell Family written by Thomas Williams Bicknell and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book African Americans and the Oscar

Download or read book African Americans and the Oscar written by Edward Mapp and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-01-28 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the 2007 Academy Awards® ceremony, an unprecedented number of Black performers received acting nominations, and two of the statues awarded that evening went to Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson. Indeed, since 2000, more African Americans have received Oscars than in the previous century. While the last few years have seen more and more Black performers receive acknowledgment by the Academy, it hasn't always been that way. African Americans and the Oscar®: Decades of Struggle and Achievement highlights the advancements Black performers have made on the silver screen and how those performances were honored by the Academy. In the Academy's first 40 years, less than ten African Americans were cited for their work on screen and only two, Hattie McDaniel and Sidney Poitier, received competitive awards before the 1980s. This book profiles all the nominees and recipients of the coveted award in the acting, writing, and directing categories, beginning with the first: McDaniel's Best Supporting Actress win for her role in Gone with the Wind (1939). Each entry, organized chronologically and by name, provides valuable information about how the role or film was viewed during its time and also places it in historical context by drawing connections to other related awards or events in film history. In the introduction, Mapp's overview of the nomination process helps explain the historically low percentage of African Americans who have been nominated or received the honor. Also, appendixes provide lists of non-acting/directing nominees and winners, overlooked performances, and performers of nominated songs. Highlighting the achievements of Sidney Poitier, Whoopi Goldberg, Halle Berry, Morgan Freeman, Spike Lee, Jamie Foxx, Denzel Washington and others, this volume provides an enlightening history of the Black experience in Hollywood and will fascinate fans of all ages.

Book Jet

    Jet

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1986-02-24
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 64 pages

Download or read book Jet written by and published by . This book was released on 1986-02-24 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.

Book Jet

    Jet

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1986-02-24
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 64 pages

Download or read book Jet written by and published by . This book was released on 1986-02-24 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.

Book Jet

    Jet

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1968-03-07
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 64 pages

Download or read book Jet written by and published by . This book was released on 1968-03-07 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.