"A smart, shrewd, joyful read, as piercing as any top C shriek from the woman who gave Labelle their name." —Barney Hoskyns, author of Glam! Bowie, Bolan, and the Glitter Rock RevolutionPerforming as the Bluebelles in the 1960s, Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash wore bouffant wigs and chiffon dresses, and they harmonized vocals like many other girl groups of the era. After a decade on the Chitlin Circuit, however, they were ready to write their o...

Background Noise follows the development of sound as an artistic medium and illustrates how sound is put to use within modes of composition, installation, and performance. While chronological in its structure, Brandon LaBelle's book is informed by spatial thinking - weaving architecture, environments, and the specifics of location into the work of sound, with the aim of formulating an expansive history and understanding of sound art.At its center the book presupposes an in...

**Created in close collaboration with CD Projekt Red, this graphic novel collecting the comic series based on the hit video game takes you deeper into the ruthless underbelly of Night City and the moral code of the streets.A family is torn apart following an assignment from one of Night City's largest gangs.**A new urban development proposal is being pushed through city council—a flagrant infraction on those safeguarded by the Valentinos gang—one to indulge the selfish and ...

Sex Work Matters brings together sex workers, scholars and activists to present pioneering essays on the economics and sociology of sex work. From insights by sex workers on how they handle money, intimate relationships and daily harassment by the police, to the experience of male and transgender sex work, this fascinating and original book offers new theoretical frameworks for understanding the sex industry.The result is a vital new contribution to sex-worker rights that explores ...

Unlock the door to the fascinating world of Italian with "The Big Book of Mystery and Science Fiction," your perfect companion for mastering the language. This engaging collection of A1-level stories combines the thrill of mystery with the wonder of science fiction, creating an immersive learning experience for beginners. Each story is crafted with simple language and captivating plots, making it easy for you to expand your vocabulary and improve comprehension while being thoroughly entert...

Born in the 1880s in Jefferson, Texas, Lillian B. Jones Horace grew up in Fort Worth and dreamed of being a college-educated teacher, a goal she achieved. But life was hard for her and other blacks living and working in the Jim Crow South. Her struggles convinced her that education, particularly that involving the printed word, was the key to black liberation.In 1916, before Marcus Garvey gained fame for advocating black economic empowerment and a repatriation movement, Horace wrote...

“I Racconti di Nonna e Bisnonna” si ispirano a storie moderne e ad antiche tradizioni popolari, ma hanno in comune un messaggio educativo per i bambini. Sono tutte storie brevi e non incutono alcuna paura, ideali quindi per sonni tranquilli.Le illustrazioni e la voce narrante in Italiano sono dell’autrice.La voce narrante in Inglese è dell’attrice teatrale Kelly De Lisle Marchetti.Traduzione di Manuela Lanzarotti.La musica è di Marco Trippa.“Italian Gran...

Includes New and Never Before Seen Stories!Follow young trans girl, Stephie, and her group of queer friends as they navigate school, family and relationships, and experiences of being trans.Humorous and acerbic, this ground-breaking graphic narrative brilliantly explores the journey of discovering and embracing your evolving gender identity, and promotes a sense of community and empowerment through artfully illustrated stories.Based on the hugely su...

It’s the ride of a lifetime…When former Olympic champion, Michael Adams—now Canada’s hottest reality TV star—insults his fake showbiz wife on social media, he jumps on the first flight to Australia to escape the ensuing scandal. Desperate to experience ordinary life again—if only for a few weeks—he becomes “Adam”, just another tourist exploring the dusty Outback trails in a beat up truck. But with a reward out for his safe return and his fame’s nasty habit...

For years he has been alone, suffering in the darkness. Yet, no one would have ever known with so many women surrounding him, that Julian the Alpha King, secretly desires something that no one has ever been able to give him so far. Not an heir or a companion, but the purest thing from a woman's heart, true love.When Arabella turns 17, all she wants to do is to date Chris, her high school crush, but things take a drastic turn when she and her friends go to a rave in the middle of the...

He needed the perfect fake girlfriend to repair his reputation. Instead, he got a broke computer genius on probation—wearing someone else’s name badge for a free lunch.Olympic athlete Sebastian Clarke has six weeks to convince his sponsors he’s still their wholesome golden boy. A summer working as a sports ambassador in the English countryside should do it—especially with the sweet, respectable university librarian he’s hired to pose as his girlfriend.

Sara has just turned 20 when she discovers she has cancer. The illness, although turning her life upside down, becomes the moment when she decides to live life to the full- she wants to keep making plans, fight and love. She wants to live so much that her relationship with her doctor, Roberto, grows outside the hospital walls and encroaches on real life, where love and fear intertwine in a web of instense emotion. Her time is marked by stints in hospital, endless exams, tears, laughter, th...