Thelonius Monk, Billy Taylor, and Maceo Parker — famous jazz artists who have shared the unique sounds of North Carolina with the world — are but a few of the dynamic African American artists from eastern North Carolina featured in The African American Music Trails of Eastern North Carolina. This first-of-its-kind travel guide will take you on a fascinating journey to music venues, events, and museums that illuminate the lives of the musicians and reveal the deep ties between musi...

What Harry Potter did for magic, Max Einstein does for kids' imaginations! Max leads a group of kid geniuses in this #1 New York Times bestseller officially approved by the Albert Einstein archives.Max Einstein is not your typical genius. She . . .Hacks the computer system at NYU to attend classesBuilds inventions to help the homelessAnd talks to Albert Einstein! (Okay, that's just in her imagination)But eve...

**In this action-packed story from the world’s #1 bestselling author, Max Einstein is setting her sights on creating a smart solution to a water crisis—but only if she can avoid being kidnapped!“A fast-paced, science-filled caper.” —The Wall Street Journal**Max Einstein's typical day is not your average 12-year-old's. She ...TEACHES classes at a New York collegeDodges KIDNAPPING attempts with her best friendsGoes on SECRET...

**The world's #1 bestselling author has teamed up with the world's most famous genius to entertain, educate and inspire a generation of kids—with the first and only kids' book series officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives.Albert Einstein + James Patterson = A Must Read!**Max is back with a thrilling new adventure that involves time travel, creepy bad guys, killer drones, and a shocking mystery about her past that she will stop at nothing to solve!Under ...

**The world's #1 bestselling author has teamed up with the world's most famous genius to entertain, educate and inspire a generation of kids—with the first and only kids' book series officially approved by the Albert Einstein Archives.Albert Einstein + James Patterson = A Must Read!**Max is back with a thrilling new adventure that involves time travel, creepy bad guys, killer drones, and a shocking mystery about her past that she will stop at nothing to solve!Under ...

**In this action-packed story from the world’s #1 bestselling author, Max Einstein is setting her sights on creating a smart solution to a water crisis—but only if she can avoid being kidnapped!“A fast-paced, science-filled caper.” —The Wall Street Journal**Max Einstein's typical day is not your average 12-year-old's. She ...TEACHES classes at a New York collegeDodges KIDNAPPING attempts with her best friendsGoes on SECRET...

What Harry Potter did for magic, Max Einstein does for kids' imaginations! Max leads a group of kid geniuses in this #1 New York Times bestseller officially approved by the Albert Einstein archives.Max Einstein is not your typical genius. She ...Hacks the computer system at NYU to attend classesBuilds inventions to help the homelessAnd talks to Albert Einstein! (Okay, that's just in her imagination)But every...

I’m going to be starring in a movie with my ex-husband—a man who I am still desperately in love with.A-list movie star and animal activist Kim Watterson has it all: a spectacular career, two amazing kids, and a growing animal sanctuary she manages in her spare time. Still, she's better known for being half of Watterpless, a Hollywood super-couple who put Brangelina and Bennifer to shame—and whose divorce generated just as much gossip.And that's before the s...

It will be seen at a glance that this is not a life of Christ in the usual sense. It is not a review of the events of the earthly existence of our Lord. There is a greater life and a larger work of Christ of which his life on earth is but a single chapter. While no apology is needed for any publication of the great theme of the gospel, it may be stated that there is a special reason for such a book as this. The author has examined many works on Christ and lists of hundreds more, and has co...

“Lauterbach’s tribute . . . is welcome and overdue.” —Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post“A well-researched valentine to a lost world of seedy con men, promoters and club owners, the power brokers and hustlers who made the ‘circuitry spark.’ ”—Eddie Dean, Wall Street Journal“Lauterbach spins the tale with enormous vitality and it’s terribly fun to read. He masterfully explains the complex logistics of the entertainment industry, and studs the book with fasci...

The 2nd Edition of NOW YOU KNOW NASHVILLE takes you on a tour of over 400 iconic structures of the city such as the famous Ryman auditorium, the WSM "diamond" tower, and the Batman building, RCA Studio B, the Hermitage Hotel, to name a very few, along with their Pop Culture significance! Features all the houses and locations from ABC's hit TV show, Nashville! See Rayna & Teddy's mansion; the houses of Scarlett, Gunnar, and Deacon; the local production studios; and all the local hotspots fe...

At a crossroads in the Mississippi Delta, Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the Devil so that he could become a guitar virtuoso and King of the Delta Blues.Blues Traveling: The Holy Sites of Delta Blues will tell you where that legendary deal was supposed to have been made and guide you to all the other hallowed grounds that nourished Mississippi's signature music.Johnson, Mississippi John Hurt, Memphis Minnie, Jimmie Rodgers, Bessie Smith, Muddy Wate...