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Library CD (In Stock)
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3 Formats: CD
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3 Formats: Library CD
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3 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9781664406650
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ISBN: 9781664514485
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ISBN: 9781664661981
| Runtime: | 14.20 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A 2012 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for Biography
New York Times Book Review 100 Notable Books for Nonfiction, 2012
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“[A] showstopper. This book’s sparkle speaks for itself, as does Mr. Smith’s ability to take on his screaming, moaning, kinetically blessed, unbeatably shrewd subject.” —New York Times
“Revealing and incisive…This bio should be a cornerstone of soul-music-leterature collections.” —Booklist
“Smith never loses the beat.” —Los Angeles Magazine
“The imperatives of biography are to record, to correct, and to carve out historical significance, and Smith’s lively account succeeds on all three fronts.” —Smithsonian
Author
Author Bio: R. J. Smith
R.J. Smith has been a senior editor at Los Angeles magazine, a contributor to Blender, a columnist for The Village Voice, a staff writer for Spin, and has written for GQ, The New York Times Magazine, and Men’s Vogue. His first book, The Great Black Way: L.A. in the 1940s and the Lost African-American Renaissance, was a Los Angeles Times bestseller and recipient of a California Book Award. He lives in Los Angeles.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | CD, Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Biography |
| Runtime: | 14.20 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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