Bøger af Troy Smith

Drew and Tim definitely attract a lot of attention, but it's for all the wrong reasons. Being that they are only in fifth grade, it is shocking that they've made many enemies. However, they have a principal and teacher who desire to see them become a success. Through a class project they are challenged to find a way to impact their community for the better. After two weeks of service projects, Drew and Tim realize the impact that they can have in their community. They learn it's not about the work they do, but the fact that they are willing to do it. With this attitude they find one of life's greatest rewards.

2020 was tough for everybody- but especially little kids (and their parents). When the pandemic started, ZJ was six years old and in first grade (turning seven over the summer). To help ZJ's mom, and ZJ, the rest of the family had regularly scheduled activity times through the week via Facetime. Grandma Robin, an artist, helped ZJ learn about and practice painting and other art forms. In September they each did a new painting every day, and they are all in this book. Grandpa Troy, a writer, made up stories with ZJ and illustrated them as children's stories, both of which are in here. ZJ made up almost ALL the characters and plots!

"Basically, this is the real thing. No rock star contrivance, no intellectual perspective, no master plan for world domination. You''re talking about four guys from rural Washington who wanna rock..."--Everett True, Melody Maker, March 18th, 1989In 1992, Nirvana''s breakthrough anthem, "Smells Like Teen Spirit," introduced a new underground sound to the mainstream music world. The record-breaking sales and global recognition that followed should have been a welcomed payoff for the hard-working punk band. Instead, that bright optimism quickly faded into bitter dissatisfaction, as the trio became conflicted about their unexpected success, and about having an audience that was the epitome of everything they had attempted to rebel against.Nirvana''s sonic catapult from obscurity to international stardom and their chart-topping success changed the face of rock music world-wide. In Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects, the authors have used a wealth of sources, including personal interviews with Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl, in order to reconstruct Nirvana''s meteoric rise and the subsequent fall of their troubled lead singer. The result is a front row perspective of the musical influences that helped nurture Nirvana''s seminal sound, the stories about the creation of their albums, and the ideas that shaped their songs. Nirvana: The Chosen Rejects also contains a comprehensive discography and an A-Z listing of every Nirvana song officially released. Kurt St. Thomas and Troy Smith were an award-winning programming team at WFNX-FM, Boston (MA), one of the nation''s top alternative radio stations in the early 1990''s. The pair wrote and produced the definitive Nirvana interview compact disc, Nevermind, It''s an Interview, as well as interview CDs for Paul Weller, The Breeders, and Frank Black. St. Thomas lives in New York City, and Smith resides on Cape Cod, MA.