'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky

'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky
Author: David Henderson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 465
Release: 2008-07-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1416534342

The expanded edition of the definitive, critically praised, and most beloved biography of music legend Jimi Hendrix—including previously unpublished photos. Originally published to great acclaim in 1978, ’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky was written by poet, scholar, and Hendrix friend David Henderson as a personal favor to Jimi. Since then, it has garnered rave reviews and sold over 500,000 copies, reaching the legions of Hendrix fans worldwide. This most thorough update on the book in ten years is filled with brand-new photographs and fresh revelations. It includes more of Jimi’s personal writing, more details about his romantic relationships and sexual encounters, and more in-depth research by the author into Jimi’s music and creative life. At once a grand adventure and a vivid record of 1960s culture and politics, ’Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky shows Hendrix as a member of the Flower Power and the Black Power movements. With new access to old documents—once covered up by legal barriers—Henderson is now free to tell about Jimi’s opposition to the Vietnam War and his controversial support of the New York Panther 21. With his music selling off the shelves, Hendrix is a rock immortal and this is the only book to tell his whole story.

Tar Baby

Tar Baby
Author: Toni Morrison
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2007-07-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307388158

A ravishingly beautiful and emotionally incendiary reinvention of the love story by the legendary Nobel Prize winner Jadine Childs is a Black fashion model with a white patron, a white boyfriend, and a coat made out of ninety perfect sealskins. Son is a Black fugitive who embodies everything she loathes and desires. As Morrison follows their affair, which plays out from the Caribbean to Manhattan and the deep South, she charts all the nuances of obligation and betrayal between Blacks and whites, masters and servants, and men and women.

Secrets and Seduction

Secrets and Seduction
Author: Amaryllis Lanza
Publisher: Blushing Publications
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2020-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1645635635

Can the willful and independent Mariana handle the sting of being taken in hand by the billionaire spy? When crisis-management and PR specialist Mariana Stein meets a handsome and charming tree surgeon, William Smith, in the frostbitten orange orchards of Orlando, she feels a powerful attraction and breaks her strict rules about mixing business and pleasure. When she meets up with Smith again, by chance, on his turf in the hills of Connecticut, she discovers that this green-thumbed man of her dreams is an onion, with many layers, each of them more intriguing than the next, and as likely to make her laugh as make her cry. William Smith has learned to manage his multiple roles well, over the years, always governing himself by what is expected of a man, to protect and defend the most vulnerable. In, Mariana he has found his one true match, and there is no way he can afford to let her slip through his fingers. They marry in a rush, but Mariana’s stubborn streak is vexing, and could prove lethal. Can he get his delightful and independent new bride to obey him, for her own good? He’s determined to succeed or to die trying. The family paddle might help. As the couple begins their life together, Mariana learns Will’s big secret—and she’s only scratched the surface. Can the willful and independent Mariana handle the sting of being taken in hand by the billionaire spy? She’s willing to stand by her man, though sitting by him might prove painful. This is book one of the series but can be enjoyed independently. Publisher’s Note: This contemporary romance includes elements of danger, suspense, mystery, intrigue, action, adventure, sensual scenes, and power exchange. If any of these offend you, please do not purchase.

The People

The People
Author: Bernard Malamud
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1989-12-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466805471

Includes Malamud's novel, The People, which was left unfinished at the time of his death in 1986, with the text presented as the author left it, as well as fourteen previously uncollected stories. Set in the nineteenth century, The People has as its hero a Jewish peddler who is adopted as chief by an Indian tribe in the Pacific Northwest.

The Dead Don't Confess

The Dead Don't Confess
Author: Monabi Mitra
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2013-09-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9351182908

The dashing grey-eyed policeman, poster boy of the Calcutta Police Station, Inspector Bikram, has landed a case that refuses to solve itself out. CT correspondent The police are still fumbling with the murder of the small-time film producer, Piloo Adhikary, found dead with his two dogs on Diwali night. Assumed to be a simple crime of passion, the so-called wife being the prime suspect, the case grew murkier when her body was found floating in a pond. The clues point to a larger racket of money laundering, shady business deals and small-time illegal arms deals, the involvement of Gaur Mohan Lal, a wheeler dealer of some clout in the film industry, and Morari Koyal, the owner of a fishing trawler. Will Bikram be able to expose the murky underbelly of the city’s most affluent and influential?

The Love Letter

The Love Letter
Author: Rachel Hauck
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2018-06-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0310351014

The daughter of Hollywood royalty, Chloe is determined to make her mark—and find romance. Screenwriter Jesse believes she's perfect to play the role of Esther, the woman whom his Revolutionary War grandfather loved. Will a love letter from the past have change their future? Romance has never been actress Chloe Daschle’s forte—in life or on screen. But everyone knows who to call for a convincing death scene . . . and it might be killing her career. When Chloe is given a peek at the script for an epic love story, she decides to request an audition for the lead female role of Esther. The compelling tale, inspired by scriptwriter Jesse Gates’s family lore and a one-page letter from his colonial ancestor, just might break her out of this career-crippling rut. Jesse would rather write about romance than live through it after his past relationship ended in disaster. But once on-set together, the chemistry between Jesse and his leading lady is hard to deny. Centuries earlier, in the heart of the Revolutionary War, Hamilton Lightfoot and Esther Longfellow fight for love. Esther’s Loyalist father opposes any relationship with Hamilton, but Esther must face her beloved father’s disapproval and the dangers of war in order to convince Hamilton of their future together. Hamilton has loved Esther for years, and on the eve of battle pens the love letter she’s always wanted—something straight from the heart. Set in stunning upcountry South Carolina, The Love Letter is a beautifully crafted story of the courage it takes to face down fear and chase after love, even in the darkest of times. Sweet, contemporary and historical romance with a split-time period Includes discussion questions for book clubs Also by New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hauck: The Wedding Dress, The Royal Wedding Collection, and The Fifth Avenue Story Society

Path into Fear

Path into Fear
Author: Doug Welchman
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2016-06-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1524508942

Terra stepped out to collect firewood and discovered there were no guards at their door. She decided not to share this fact with Skylah for the moment. The two ladies were warmed by a crackling fir and blankets, for virus unusually could not make use of them. They had stretched out on the bearskin rug and were quite comfortable, although it was getting cold at night. In the late night side of morning, Sky went to collect more firewood. When she realized there were no guards, she hurried back inside and woke up Terra. She asked, When were you going to tell me there are no guards out there? What are you talking I cant trust you anymore! Skylah interrupted. I dont want you to leave until I win Dan over. No, Skylah added. We go now! Keep your voice down, Skylah! Terra whispered. Were not ready, and if you go now, youll go it alone. Do you prefer that? Terra watched after emotion played across Skylahs face. Finally, a mask snapped into place, and she was unreadable. I know you love Sirji. Cant you at least wait for me to have that as well?

The Story of Pope Maria

The Story of Pope Maria
Author: Allen H. Brown
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2015-12-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1682138143

Pope Maria is the  ctitious story of a female progressing through the ranks of the Catholc faith and eventually becoming Pope in the year 2100. At each step in her progression she is faced with issues that seem insurmountable at the time. Pope Maria’s Encydicals cover all aspects of life and beliefs.  The website describing this novel is: http://www.popernaria.org Allen Brown was born in Connecticut in 1931. He grew up on Staten Island, New York City. He graduated from the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, with a degree in mathematics and later received a Master’s Degree in Personnel Management from Trev State University, AL. After 4 years in the Army, he spent 40 years of his work life as an electronic. engineer in Bu alo, NY and in Dayton, OH. He and his wife of 54 years, Suzanne, a graduate of the Eastman School of Music, retired to the Oregon coast in 1997. Suzanne died of breast cancer in 2008. He is now living in Santa Fe, NM, near his daughter and her family.