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"Book of the Year." -- MOJO Magazine"Outstanding Book of the Year."
--The Herald (Glasgow) A Best Book of the Year by NPR, Pitchfork,
The Telegraph, and UncutA tender and intimate memoir by one of the
most remarkable, trailblazing, and tenacious women in music, the
two-time Grammy Award-winning "premiere song-stylist and songwriter
of her generation" (Hilton Als), Rickie Lee Jones This troubadour
life is only for the fiercest hearts, only for those vessels that
can be broken to smithereens and still keep beating out the rhythm
for a new song. Last Chance Texaco is the first-ever
no-holds-barred account of the life of two-time Grammy Award-winner
Rickie Lee Jones in her own words. It is a tale of desperate
chances and impossible triumphs, an adventure story of a girl who
beat the odds and grew up to become one of the most legendary
artists of her time, turning adversity and hopelessness into
timeless music. With candor and lyricism, the "Duchess of
Coolsville" (Time) takes us on a singular journey through her
nomadic childhood, to her years as a teenage runaway, through her
legendary love affair with Tom Waits and ultimately her longevity
as the hardest working woman in rock and roll. Rickie Lee's stories
are rich with the infamous characters of her early songs -
"Chuck-E's in Love," "Weasel and the White Boys Cool," "Danny's
All-Star Joint," and "Easy Money"-- but long before her notoriety
in show business, there was a vaudevillian cast of hitchhikers,
bank robbers, jail breaks, drug mules, a pimp with a heart of gold
and tales of her fabled ancestors. In this tender and intimate
memoir by one of the most remarkable, trailblazing, and tenacious
women in music are never-before-told stories of the girl in the
raspberry beret, a singer-songwriter whose music defied
categorization and inspired American pop culture for decades.
A tender and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable,
trailblazing, and tenacious women in music, the two-time Grammy
Award-winning "premiere song-stylist and songwriter of her
generation" (Hilton Als), Rickie Lee Jones. This troubadour life is
only for the fiercest hearts, only for those vessels that can be
broken to smithereens and still keep beating out the rhythm for a
new song. Last Chance Texaco is the first-ever no-holds-barred
account of the life of two-time Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee
Jones in her own words. It is a tale of desperate chances and
impossible triumphs, an adventure story of a girl who beat the odds
and grew up to become one of the most legendary artists of her
time, turning adversity and hopelessness into timeless music. With
candor and lyricism, the "Duchess of Coolsville" (Time) takes us on
a singular journey through her nomadic childhood, to her years as a
teenage runaway, through her legendary love affair with Tom Waits
and ultimately her longevity as the hardest working woman in rock
and roll. Rickie Lee's stories are rich with the infamous
characters of her early songs - "Chuck-E's in Love," "Weasel and
the White Boys Cool," "Danny's All-Star Joint," and "Easy Money"--
but long before her notoriety in show business, there was a
vaudevillian cast of hitchhikers, bank robbers, jail breaks, drug
mules, a pimp with a heart of gold and tales of her fabled
ancestors. In this tender and intimate memoir by one of the most
remarkable, trailblazing, and tenacious women in music are
never-before-told stories of the girl in the raspberry beret, a
singer-songwriter whose music defied categorization and inspired
American pop culture for decades.
Many of our countryOs children face daily a threat to their
personal safety and well-being. As school boards, law enforcement
officials, and policymakers continue to look for ways to stop youth
violence in urban and suburban schools, not enough attention is
paid to eradicating the socioeconomic and cultural conditions that
give rise to these acts. In this timely and thought-provoking
collection, seasoned educators and cultural theorists emphasize
this connection between youth violence and the realities faced by
many children poverty, racism, unequal opportunity, and the mediaOs
glorification of violence.
Reinventing Critical Pedagogy offers a fresh perspective from which
to read, discuss, and debate recent critical interpretations of
schooling and our world at present. The authors build upon past
accomplishments of critical pedagogy and critique those elements
that contradict the radically democratic orientation of the field.
Ultimately, they argue that critical pedagogy needs to welcome a
wider representational and ideological base for the oppressed, and
that it should do so in a way that makes the field more vital in
the preparation for the revolutionary struggles ahead. Reinventing
Critical Pedagogy takes a step in that direction because it not
only takes to task "external" forces such as capitalism,
patriarchy, and white supremacy, but also engages the
manifestations of these external forces within critical pedagogy
itself.
This monograph addresses the legal and policy issues relating to
the commercial exploitation of natural resources in outer space. It
begins by establishing the economic necessity and technical
feasibility of space mining today, an estimate of the financial
commitments required, followed by a risk analysis of a commercial
mining venture in space, identifying the economic and legal risks.
This leads to the recognition that the legal risks must be
minimised to enable such projects to be financed. This is followed
by a discussion of the principles of international space law,
particularly dealing with state responsibility and international
liability, as well as some of the issues arising from space mining
activities. Much detail is devoted to the analysis of the content
of the common heritage of mankind doctrine. The monograph then
attempts to balance such interests in creating a legal and policy
compromise to create a new regulatory regime.
This monograph addresses the legal and policy issues relating to
the commercial exploitation of natural resources in outer space. It
begins by establishing the economic necessity and technical
feasibility of space mining today, an estimate of the financial
commitments required, followed by a risk analysis of a commercial
mining venture in space, identifying the economic and legal risks.
This leads to the recognition that the legal risks must be
minimised to enable such projects to be financed. This is followed
by a discussion of the principles of international space law,
particularly dealing with state responsibility and international
liability, as well as some of the issues arising from space mining
activities. Much detail is devoted to the analysis of the content
of the common heritage of mankind doctrine. The monograph then
attempts to balance such interests in creating a legal and policy
compromise to create a new regulatory regime.
Reinventing Critical Pedagogy offers a fresh perspective from which
to read, discuss, and debate recent critical interpretations of
schooling and our world at present. The authors build upon past
accomplishments of critical pedagogy and critique those elements
that contradict the radically democratic orientation of the field.
Ultimately, they argue that critical pedagogy needs to welcome a
wider representational and ideological base for the oppressed, and
that it should do so in a way that makes the field more vital in
the preparation for the revolutionary struggles ahead. Reinventing
Critical Pedagogy takes a step in that direction because it not
only takes to task OexternalO forces such as capitalism,
patriarchy, and white supremacy, but also engages the
manifestations of these external forces within critical pedagogy
itself.
A Book of the Year in Rolling Stone, Uncut, Mojo, The Telegraph and
the Glasgow Herald This troubadour life is only for the fiercest
hearts, only for those vessels that can be broken to smithereens
and still keep beating out the rhythm for a new song. Last Chance
Texaco is the first-ever no-holds-barred account of the life of
two-time Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones, in her own words. It
is a tale of desperate chances and impossible triumphs, an
adventure story of a girl who beat the odds and grew up to become
one of the most legendary artists of her time, turning adversity
and hopelessness into timeless music. With candour and lyricism,
the 'Duchess of Coolsville' (Time) takes us on a singular journey
through her nomadic childhood, to her years as a teenage runaway,
through her legendary love affair with Tom Waits, and ultimately
her longevity as the hardest working woman in rock and roll. Rickie
Lee's stories are rich with the infamous characters of her early
songs - 'Chuck E's in Love,' 'Weasel and the White Boys Cool,'
'Danny's All-Star Joint' and 'Easy Money' - but long before her
notoriety in show business, there was a vaudevillian cast of
hitchhikers, bank robbers, jail breaks, drug mules, a pimp with a
heart of gold, and tales of her fabled ancestors. In this
electrifying and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable,
trailblazing and tenacious women in music are never-before-told
stories of the girl in the raspberry beret, a singer-songwriter
whose music defied categorization and inspired pop culture for
decades.
A Book of the Year in Rolling Stone, Uncut, Mojo, The Telegraph and
the Glasgow Herald This troubadour life is only for the fiercest
hearts, only for those vessels that can be broken to smithereens
and still keep beating out the rhythm for a new song. Last Chance
Texaco is the first-ever no-holds-barred account of the life of
two-time Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones, in her own words. It
is a tale of desperate chances and impossible triumphs, an
adventure story of a girl who beat the odds and grew up to become
one of the most legendary artists of her time, turning adversity
and hopelessness into timeless music. With candour and lyricism,
the 'Duchess of Coolsville' (Time) takes us on a singular journey
through her nomadic childhood, to her years as a teenage runaway,
through her legendary love affair with Tom Waits, and ultimately
her longevity as the hardest working woman in rock and roll. Rickie
Lee's stories are rich with the infamous characters of her early
songs - 'Chuck E's in Love,' 'Weasel and the White Boys Cool,'
'Danny's All-Star Joint' and 'Easy Money' - but long before her
notoriety in show business, there was a vaudevillian cast of
hitchhikers, bank robbers, jail breaks, drug mules, a pimp with a
heart of gold, and tales of her fabled ancestors. In this
electrifying and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable,
trailblazing and tenacious women in music are never-before-told
stories of the girl in the raspberry beret, a singer-songwriter
whose music defied categorization and inspired pop culture for
decades.
A Book of the Year in Rolling Stone, Uncut, Mojo, The Telegraph and
the Glasgow Herald This troubadour life is only for the fiercest
hearts, only for those vessels that can be broken to smithereens
and still keep beating out the rhythm for a new song. Last Chance
Texaco is the first-ever no-holds-barred account of the life of
two-time Grammy Award-winner Rickie Lee Jones, in her own words. It
is a tale of desperate chances and impossible triumphs, an
adventure story of a girl who beat the odds and grew up to become
one of the most legendary artists of her time, turning adversity
and hopelessness into timeless music. With candour and lyricism,
the 'Duchess of Coolsville' (Time) takes us on a singular journey
through her nomadic childhood, to her years as a teenage runaway,
through her legendary love affair with Tom Waits, and ultimately
her longevity as the hardest working woman in rock and roll. Rickie
Lee's stories are rich with the infamous characters of her early
songs - 'Chuck E's in Love,' 'Weasel and the White Boys Cool,'
'Danny's All-Star Joint' and 'Easy Money' - but long before her
notoriety in show business, there was a vaudevillian cast of
hitchhikers, bank robbers, jail breaks, drug mules, a pimp with a
heart of gold, and tales of her fabled ancestors. In this
electrifying and intimate memoir by one of the most remarkable,
trailblazing and tenacious women in music are never-before-told
stories of the girl in the raspberry beret, a singer-songwriter
whose music defied categorization and inspired pop culture for
decades.
Kids do it. Grown-ups do it. Kids and grown-ups do it together.
Husbands do it. Wives do it. Husbands and wives do it together.
Managers do it. Workers do it. Managers and workers do it together.
Pastors do it. Churches do it. Pastors and churches do it together.
They quarrel. They argue. They fight. Sometimes the damage is
great. It doesn't have to be that way. In Let's Stop The Fighting,
Ricki Lee Brooks has looked deeply into God's word to find God's
approach for working out our differences. This is the place to
start if conflict has been getting out of hand for you. Sure, you
might pick up some good pointers about conflict resolution by
searching the self-help books at your local bookstore, but you
won't find the timeless principles and methods God, himself, has
communicated through the Bible. You will here.
Serious reflection on Christian tradition with rich sounds and some
middle east musical influence (where Christianity came from).
Released 2007 - "Sermon on Exposition Boulevard".
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