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  • Jazz

    A Beginner's Guide

    by Stuart Nicholson ...
    Series series Beginner's Guides
    This definitive guide includes a unique chapter-by-chapter playlist for the reader.Jazz: A Beginner’s Guide is a lively and highly accessible introduction to a global musical phenomenon. Award-winning music journalist and author Stuart Nicholson takes the reader on an entertaining journey from jazz's early stirrings in America’s south through to the present day, when almost every country in the ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    A Biography of the First Lady of Jazz, Updated Edition

    by Stuart Nicholson ...
    Stuart Nicholson's biography of Ella Fitzgerald is considered a classic in jazz literature. Drawing on original documents, interviews, and new information, Nicholson draws a complete picture of Fitzgerald's professional and personal life. Fitzgerald rose from being a pop singer with chart-novelty hits in the late '30s to become a bandleader and then one of the greatest interpreters of American ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Australia's Game

    The History of Australian Football

    by Matthew Nicholson, Bob Stewart, Greg de Moore, Rob Hess ...
    Shortlisted for the Australian Society for Sports History (ASSH) Biennial Book PrizeUnlike every other sport that has captured the nation’s interest, Australian football is not a copy, a clone, or a hand-me-down of European culture. Rather, it is a game with special qualities, which arose from a distinctive series of events in the fledgling colony of Victoria, grew rapidly, and is now the most ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Is Jazz Dead?

    Or Has It Moved to a New Address

    by Stuart Nicholson ...
    Is Jazz Dead? examines the state of jazz in America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Musicians themselves are returning to New Orleans, Swing, and Bebop styles, while the work of the '60s avant-garde and even '70s and '80s jazz-rock is roundly ignored. Meanwhile, global jazz musicians are creating new and exciting music that is just starting to be heard in the United States, offering a ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • X is for Xmas: A Christmas Mystery MEGAPACK ®

    by Ron Goulart, Lillian Stewart Carl, Meredith Nicholson, John Gregory Betancourt ...
    Christmas is a time for giving, for receiving. . . and for murder. We've collected ten Christmas stories, old and new, that will spike your eggnog, trim your tree, and hopefully add a dash of spice to your Christmas cheer. Included are:"A Christmas Pit," by John Gregory Betancourt"A Reversible Santa Claus," by Meredith Nicholson"A Stake of Holly," by Lillian Stewart Carl"Believing in Santa," by ... Read more

    $0.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Jazz

    An Audio Guide

    by Stuart Nicholson ...
    Narrated by Mark Elstob ...
    Series series Bolinda Beginner Guides

    Unabridged

    8 hours 46 min

    Award-winning music journalist and author Stuart Nicholson takes the listener on an entertaining journey from jazz's early stirrings in America’s south through to the present day, when almost every country in the world has its own vibrant jazz scene. En route we meet a host of jazz heroes past and present, from Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Miles Davis, to Keith Jarrett and Kamasi Washington. ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Karma

    Rhythmic Return to Harmony

    Edited by Virginia Hanson, Shirley Nicholson, Rosemarie Stewart ...
    This popular anthology explores karma from many points of view, including Christianity, Judaism, Hindu yogic philosophy, and Buddhism. Essays by psychologists, scientists, and philosophers. ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Australian Sport - Better by Design?

    The Evolution of Australian Sport Policy

    by Bob Stewart, Matthew Nicholson, Aaron Smith, Hans Westerbeek ...
    Australians have invested an enormous amount of emotional and physical capital in their sporting systems and structures. While Australian sport has many times been dissected from a historical and cultural perspective, there is little detailed analysis of sport's relationship with government. The book focuses on sport policy, and examines the ways in which government has affected the development of ... Read more

    $152.52 CAD

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