2006, ISBN: 9781582882086

Hardcover

362 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter orange cloth with black lettering to spine over black boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. H… More...

362 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter orange cloth with black lettering to spine over black boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Haiti and New York may seem worlds apart, but in this tense and engrossing novel they're literally right next door to each other. When Brooklyn jeweler Moe Rosen plays the good Samaritan and saves his next-door neighbor, restaurant-owner Miz Ark, from a mugger, his impulsive act opens a door into a whole different world. The Haitian community that revolves around Miz Ark's restaurant embraces Moe as a wanga, a good-luck charm, and Moe's luck starts to change personally and professionally. Meanwhile, young Fabrice Lacroix flees Haiti on a raft when the family he works for is murdered by the evil Col. Hugo Ferray. The two plot lines begin their slow, tense advance toward each other as Fabrice makes his way from Haiti to New York, and Ferray is squeezed out of Haiti by the CIA. That both men are heading for Miz Ark should feel like a plot contrivance, but thanks to Salinger's storytelling and the way the Haitian worldview permeates the novel, every coincidence feels like the deliberate work of the l'wahs, Haitian deities like the erotic Erzulie and the evil Ogoun Ferraille. The characters are believable and complexMoe Rosen is more than just a symbolic Caucasian in the world of Haitian immigrants, and his relationship with Marlene, one of Miz Ark's waitresses, never feels like the obligatory romance that so often mars a good thriller. Having lived and worked in the Caribbean, Salinger (Behold the Fire) doesn't flinch from beginning this picaresque thriller with a dose of harsh reality, and the threat of imminent violence looms over the rest of the novel. Condition: A near fine copy in like jacket., Royal octavo, 2001, 4, New York: Scholastic, 2005. Paperback. Near Fine. 63 pages, Scholastic, 2005, 4, Sony Legacy, 2005-05-03. Audio CD. Very Good/Very Good. excellent condition CD in original jewel case with inserts; crack in front of jewel case; Kelly Clarkson was the first American Idol winner and the first vocalist to achieve success, but her 2003 debut, Thankful, didn't completely define her outside of the parameters of the show. While the dance-pop and adult contemporary ballads on that record were fresher than the music on AmIdol, Clarkson still hadn't escaped the show's shadow entirely: since it was a hit so close to her time on TV, it was easy to pigeonhole her as simply a creation of television, not a popular singer in her own right. So, her second album, Breakaway, released late in 2004, was a pivotal moment for her, a chance to prove that she was not a one-hit wonder, a chance to prove that she could have a real, vibrant career. Happily, Breakaway delivers on that promise. This time around, the dance-pop elements have been almost entirely stripped away, and the record instead is a rock-influenced, MOR pop affair, not entirely dissimilar to Ashlee Simpson's Autobiography, only a little bit smoother and not as heavy on guitars. Since Clarkson is a better singer than Simpson -- not only does she possess more chops, but she has more on-record charisma -- she can sell the material even when the slow tempos in the middle of record drag its momentum; she prevents the songs from sounding too samey. While there may be one too many ballads here, they often are very good and sometimes are excellent, like the light, layered, yearning title tune. Clarkson may be a fine ballad singer, but what gives Breakaway its spine are the driving, anthemic pop tunes like "Since U Been Gone," "Walk Away," and "You Found Me." These are the numbers that sound simultaneously mainstream and youthful, which is a hard trick to pull off, and they are the tracks that illustrate that Kelly Clarkson is a rare thing in the 2000s: a pop singer who's neither hip nor square, just solidly and enjoyably in the mainstream. After a bunch of rather blah mainstream pop albums, including a glut of half-baked AmIdol projects, this is a nice, low-key relief. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi, Sony Legacy, 2005-05-03, 3, Pocket Books. 1999. Mass-market paperback. Fine.. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Audience: General/trade. . No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. ., Pocket Books, 1999, 5, New York : Crossings Book Club, 2006. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4 complete novels in 1 volume. Til We Meet Again, Pamela Griffin 2. Eliza, Mildred Colvin 3. Precious Jewels, Nancy Farrier $. Thanks to a Lonely Heart, Elaine Bonner, Crossings Book Club, 2006, 4<

2006, ISBN: 9781582882086

Hardcover

Sony Legacy, 2005-05-03. Audio CD. Very Good/Very Good. excellent condition CD in original jewel case with inserts; crack in front of jewel case; Kelly Clarkson was the first American I… More...

Sony Legacy, 2005-05-03. Audio CD. Very Good/Very Good. excellent condition CD in original jewel case with inserts; crack in front of jewel case; Kelly Clarkson was the first American Idol winner and the first vocalist to achieve success, but her 2003 debut, Thankful, didn't completely define her outside of the parameters of the show. While the dance-pop and adult contemporary ballads on that record were fresher than the music on AmIdol, Clarkson still hadn't escaped the show's shadow entirely: since it was a hit so close to her time on TV, it was easy to pigeonhole her as simply a creation of television, not a popular singer in her own right. So, her second album, Breakaway, released late in 2004, was a pivotal moment for her, a chance to prove that she was not a one-hit wonder, a chance to prove that she could have a real, vibrant career. Happily, Breakaway delivers on that promise. This time around, the dance-pop elements have been almost entirely stripped away, and the record instead is a rock-influenced, MOR pop affair, not entirely dissimilar to Ashlee Simpson's Autobiography, only a little bit smoother and not as heavy on guitars. Since Clarkson is a better singer than Simpson -- not only does she possess more chops, but she has more on-record charisma -- she can sell the material even when the slow tempos in the middle of record drag its momentum; she prevents the songs from sounding too samey. While there may be one too many ballads here, they often are very good and sometimes are excellent, like the light, layered, yearning title tune. Clarkson may be a fine ballad singer, but what gives Breakaway its spine are the driving, anthemic pop tunes like "Since U Been Gone," "Walk Away," and "You Found Me." These are the numbers that sound simultaneously mainstream and youthful, which is a hard trick to pull off, and they are the tracks that illustrate that Kelly Clarkson is a rare thing in the 2000s: a pop singer who's neither hip nor square, just solidly and enjoyably in the mainstream. After a bunch of rather blah mainstream pop albums, including a glut of half-baked AmIdol projects, this is a nice, low-key relief. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi, Sony Legacy, 2005-05-03, 3, 362 pages. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's quarter orange cloth with black lettering to spine over black boards in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Haiti and New York may seem worlds apart, but in this tense and engrossing novel they're literally right next door to each other. When Brooklyn jeweler Moe Rosen plays the good Samaritan and saves his next-door neighbor, restaurant-owner Miz Ark, from a mugger, his impulsive act opens a door into a whole different world. The Haitian community that revolves around Miz Ark's restaurant embraces Moe as a wanga, a good-luck charm, and Moe's luck starts to change personally and professionally. Meanwhile, young Fabrice Lacroix flees Haiti on a raft when the family he works for is murdered by the evil Col. Hugo Ferray. The two plot lines begin their slow, tense advance toward each other as Fabrice makes his way from Haiti to New York, and Ferray is squeezed out of Haiti by the CIA. That both men are heading for Miz Ark should feel like a plot contrivance, but thanks to Salinger's storytelling and the way the Haitian worldview permeates the novel, every coincidence feels like the deliberate work of the l'wahs, Haitian deities like the erotic Erzulie and the evil Ogoun Ferraille. The characters are believable and complexMoe Rosen is more than just a symbolic Caucasian in the world of Haitian immigrants, and his relationship with Marlene, one of Miz Ark's waitresses, never feels like the obligatory romance that so often mars a good thriller. Having lived and worked in the Caribbean, Salinger (Behold the Fire) doesn't flinch from beginning this picaresque thriller with a dose of harsh reality, and the threat of imminent violence looms over the rest of the novel. Condition: A near fine copy in like jacket., Royal octavo, 2001, 4, New York: Scholastic, 2005. Paperback. Near Fine. 63 pages, Scholastic, 2005, 4, Pocket Books. 1999. Mass-market paperback. Fine.. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 560 p. Audience: General/trade. . No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. ., Pocket Books, 1999, 5, New York : Crossings Book Club, 2006. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4 complete novels in 1 volume. Til We Meet Again, Pamela Griffin 2. Eliza, Mildred Colvin 3. Precious Jewels, Nancy Farrier $. Thanks to a Lonely Heart, Elaine Bonner, Crossings Book Club, 2006, 4<

2006, ISBN: 1582882088

[EAN: 9781582882086], Near Fine, [SC: 24.02], [PU: Crossings Book Club, New York], NOVELS, 4 complete novels in 1 volume. Til We Meet Again, Pamela Griffin 2. Eliza, Mildred Colvin 3. Pre… More...

[EAN: 9781582882086], Near Fine, [SC: 24.02], [PU: Crossings Book Club, New York], NOVELS, 4 complete novels in 1 volume. Til We Meet Again, Pamela Griffin 2. Eliza, Mildred Colvin 3. Precious Jewels, Nancy Farrier $. Thanks to a Lonely Heart, Elaine Bonner, Books<

2006, ISBN: 9781582882086

New York : Crossings Book Club, 2006. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4 complete novels in 1 volume. Til We Meet Again, Pamela Griffin 2. Eliza, Mildred Colvin 3. Precious Jewels, Nan… More...

New York : Crossings Book Club, 2006. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 4 complete novels in 1 volume. Til We Meet Again, Pamela Griffin 2. Eliza, Mildred Colvin 3. Precious Jewels, Nancy Farrier $. Thanks to a Lonely Heart, Elaine Bonner, Crossings Book Club, 2006, 4<

2006, ISBN: 1582882088

[EAN: 9781582882086], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 24.97], [PU: Crossings Book Club], Good condition. 4 books in 1!, Books