Now available in paperback, William C. Banfield's acclaimed collection of interviews delves into the lives and work of forty-one Black composers. Each of the profiled artists offers a candid self-portrait that explores areas from training and compositional techniques to working in a exclusive canon that has existed for a very long time. At the same time, Banfield draws on sociology, Western concepts of art and taste, and vernacular musical forms like blues and jazz to provide a frame for the artists' achievements and help to illuminate the ongoing progress and struggles against industry barriers. Expanded illustrations and a new preface by the author provide invaluable added context, making this new edition an essential companion for anyone interested in Black composers or contemporary classical music. Composers featured: Michael Abels, H. Leslie Adams, Lettie Beckon Alston, Thomas J. Anderson, Dwight Andrews, Regina Harris Baiocchi, David Baker, William C. Banfield, Ysaye Maria Barnwell, Billy Childs, Noel DaCosta, Anthony Davis, George Duke, Leslie Dunner, Donal Fox, Adolphus Hailstork, Jester Hairston, Herbie Hancock, Jonathan Holland, Anthony Kelley, Wendell Logan, Bobby McFerrin, Dorothy Rudd Moore, Jeffrey Mumford, Gary Powell Nash, Stephen Newby, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Michael Powell, Patrice Rushen, George Russell, Kevin Scott, Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, Hale Smith, Billy Taylor, Frederick C. Tillis, George Walker, James Kimo Williams, Julius Williams, Tony Williams, Olly Wilson, and Michael Woods

Now available in paperback, William C. Banfield’s acclaimed collection of interviews delves into the lives and work of forty-one Black composers. Each of the profiled artists offers a candid self-portrait that explores areas from training and compositional techniques to working in a exclusive canon that has existed for a very long time. At the same time, Banfield draws on sociology, Western concepts of art and taste, and vernacular musical forms like blues and jazz to provide a frame for the artists’ achievements and help to illuminate the ongoing progress and struggles against industry barriers. Expanded illustrations and a new preface by the author provide invaluable added context, making this new edition an essential companion for anyone interested in Black composers or contemporary classical music. Composers featured: Michael Abels, H. Leslie Adams, Lettie Beckon Alston, Thomas J. Anderson, Dwight Andrews, Regina Harris Baiocchi, David Baker, William C. Banfield, Ysaye Maria Barnwell, Billy Childs, Noel DaCosta, Anthony Davis, George Duke, Leslie Dunner, Donal Fox, Adolphus Hailstork, Jester Hairston, Herbie Hancock, Jonathan Holland, Anthony Kelley, Wendell Logan, Bobby McFerrin, Dorothy Rudd Moore, Jeffrey Mumford, Gary Powell Nash, Stephen Newby, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, Michael Powell, Patrice Rushen, George Russell, Kevin Scott, Evelyn Simpson-Curenton, Hale Smith, Billy Taylor, Frederick C. Tillis, George Walker, James Kimo Williams, Julius Williams, Tony Williams, Olly Wilson, and Michael Woods

In 2011, KEFJ staff in cooperation with AMNWR and University of Alaska Fairbanks began a three year intensive seabird study to establish monitoring protocols for breeding seabirds in KEFJ and adjacent areas of AMNWR. The goals of this study are to: Document previously undetected seabird colonies by systematically surveying the coastline within KEFJ. Determine the status (occupied or unoccupied) and species composition of all seabird colonies documented in surveys from 1976-2010. Produce GIS maps of the locations of seabird colonies in KEFJ and adjacent AMNWR islands. Develop statistically valid protocols for monitoring long term presence and abundance of colony nesting seabirds within KEFJ and adjacent AMNWR islands. This report presents a summary of data gathered in 2011 with preliminary comparisons to seabird surveys from previous years.

Sometimes you just want to sweat a little...

Enjoy the ideal literary snack for those moments when you want something spicy but not too filling. These ten short works of erotic fiction offer full servings of steamy lesbian pleasure perfect for a lazy afternoon or bedtime read.

From Taking a Ride (Vicky Smythe):

"Lauren's breath grew ragged and she lifted a hand to the back of Deanna's head, holding her against her breast. Deanna closed her lips and flicked rapidly at the tip of the nipple in her mouth, feeling Lauren's response with a hungry pleasure. She drew back and let the nipple scrape through her teeth before kissing to the second to repeat her attentions. Finally, when she sensed Lauren's legs trembling, she lifted her hands and undid the woman's belt and the button of her jeans."

From Emerald Eyes (Leslie Adams, author of Allergic Reaction):

"She reached up to pull Beth against her mouth, but Beth resisted. Before Stephanie could protest, she felt Beth's hands at the button of her jeans. With agonizing slowness, Beth unzipped her pants and pulled them down. Stephanie lifted her hips automatically, feeling the air on her thighs and then--suddenly--Beth's breath against the cotton of her briefs."

From Lightning (Rebecca Montague, author of A Wild Sea and Barnfire):

"Cori rolled on top of me, her hips pressing between my thighs with gentle insistence. I spread my legs and welcomed her, sliding my arms around her body as she bit down my neck to my shoulder once again, capturing me with her teeth. Her hips nudged against mine, beckoning, promising. Her hand slid between our bodies, searching out my heat. She made a soft sound as she covered her fingers in my wetness, exploring me with a gentle touch."

The Stories:

Patricia is more interested in an artist than the art at a friend's gallery opening, and finds Christa more than willing to collaborate privately in the curator's office.

Twenty year-old Stephanie discovers just how deeply her attraction to fellow counselor Beth runs when the pair spend a summer evening alone on the lake shore of their camp.

Dusty greets partner Alyson home from a business trip with open arms and willing lips.

Toni has never kissed another woman, but she is eager to see if reality is as fulfilling as her dreams have appeared when the perfect opportunity appears in the form of raven-haired Kara.

Angelina is having trouble getting over ex-girlfriend Sarah, but her best friend Kerry is willing to offer a little horizontal therapy to help her move on.

The last thing Melissa wants is another emotional relationship, but a chance meeting with beautiful Katherine offers a chance to get tangled up in a far more satisfying way.

A blizzard forces thirty year-old Ellen to take shelter in a stranger's house, and before the storm lifts she finds out that what she has been missing in her life is a woman like Marty.

A dull Friday night takes an interesting turn when Deanna meets visiting Lauren at a Daytona Beach bar and finds Lauren is looking for more than a ride on her Harley.

Beverly is convinced she'll never find love, but when a thunderstorm strands her at good friend Cori's, she realizes that lightning truly does strike when least expected.

Suddenly single at fifty, Terri McKenzie isn't sure she can rekindle the sexual hunger of her youth. A chance encounter with Arizona, a woman half her age, at the local lesbian bar proves fateful as Terri finds herself surrendering to Arizona's hungry desires. As the flames of their affair burn higher, Terri regains belief in her own passion and her ability to seek love once again.

My semi view from a semi truck. My husband and I traveled around the States together in a semi truck. These are the the humorous story's from a directionally challenged wife who teamed up with her husband who has been a truck driver for 30 years. Living together in approximately 8x6 ft area with the love of your life can be quite the experience.

The last place police Detective Porter Sienna wanted to investigate a murder was the upper-class neighborhood she grew up.

A prominent local businessman is found dead at the Greensburg Country Club and when police Detective Porter Sienna arrives to investigate, the former debutante is forced to contend with the same people she turned her back on seven years earlier.

Compounding her discomfort, Porter encounters club member Elaine Jessup, whose frank appraisal and direct approach in asking her out both confuses and excites her. Giving in to her own attraction, Porter agrees to have drinks with Elaine, and the result is the beginning of a passionate affair unlike anything she has ever known.

When it is revealed that the death was not natural, Porter unwillingly finds herself investigating the possibility that someone in the elite inner circle of Greensburg society has committed murder. And Porter is disturbed to discover that not only is Elaine among the suspects, but she has unexpected ties to the dead man that make her a very strong one.

This is the story of Leslie Adams life from the time of her birth until the present day. It shows her joys, disappointments, and her struggle to overcome her problems. It also gives a glimpse of the hard time her widowed mother had to raise her family of seven children in those days, and of the difficulties experienced by them all during the six long years of World War 11.

He is down and out but Nick Jerico's life is about to get a new start. Hired to tutor their precocious daughter by a wealthy California family, the changes he encounters include love, tragedy and personal catharsis. His journey is filled with renewal and hope. Some Mature content.

A seeminly random drive-by shooting in Long Beach, CA goes unsolved. Ballistic evidence sets off alarms in Washington, DC nearly a year after the killing. Detective Sam Devereaux is assigned a visiting investigator from the CIA to work the case. He is kept out of the "loop" for reasons of "National Security." Devereaux goes ballistic himself and is finally told the identity of the suspected killer and the chase is on. The hunt reaches from Long Beach to the corridors of the CIA and a chilling climax on a ferry boat during a raging Northwest snowstorm.