Bøger af Daryl Richard Lawrence

A 2023 Minnesota Book Awards Nominee! "Lawrence's warts-and-all dual biography zeroes in on Effie and her mother, Annie Wendell...[and] weaves in a second layer of research to place Effie and Annie in the context of their times." Curt Brown, Star Tribune This engrossing account of the lives of Annie Wendell and Effie Schwartz, a mother and her daughter, reveals how women managed relationships and navigated life from the late 1800s to the mid 1900s. Many of the experiences we live through now were commonplace back then, too, and we are able to understand our modern world much better through the telling of their lives. Be it relationship issues, divorce, living in a time of scarcity, or experiencing a pandemic, we are able to look to the lives of two women who lived a century ago to see how such things were navigated in the past. This journey is guided by the author, who embarks on his own journey of discovery while stepping into his family's past. Timeless lessons and surprising discoveries await those who travel to the past and this story contains multitudes.

Linda Ronstadt is one of the most important women and people in the history of popular music. Starting her solo career in 1969, she redefined what a music superstar could be by expanding her repertoire from her country rock roots, crossing over to mainstream success with pop music, and then evolving into operetta, American jazz standards, and mariachi. This work provides a track-by-track breakdown of the first twenty years of her solo career when her output totalled an amazing 17 albums. Transcending genres and applying her own vision to not only her career, but each song she interpreted, Linda Ronstadt garnered a wide fan base and left shattered records in her wake. Those familiar with her work, as well as those entirely new to it, will find something to discover through this analysis of her work through 1989. All the best-known hits are covered in this volume; however, the real fun is finding new favourites by visiting or revisiting lesser-known works. So sit back, put some of her songs on, crack this book open, and indulge in the voice that sold over 100 million records worldwide.