There are only a few legendary singers who have developed mass audiences while pursuing their own artistic visions: Sinatra is one; Ella Fitzgerald another. Ray Charles undoubtedly belongs in this pantheon of major musical stars. Ray Charles: Man and Music begins with Charles's impoverished childhood in Greenville, Florida, where tragedy struck early when the young Charles went blind at age 6 and was orphaned at age 14. Driven by his enormous talent and determination, Charles landed work playing some of the toughest juke joints in the state, fought heroin addiction, and finally landed a recording contract with Atlantic Records.
Charles Dickens - David Copperfield. (level 2)Charles Dickens
David Coppeerfield is a boy who experiences the best and the worst of life in 19th-century England. When David's beloved mother dies, his cruel stepfather mistreats him. David has to suffer fear and loneliness at a barbaric boarding school before later, while still a child, working in a London factory. He meets the handsome deceiver, Steerforth, and the evil hypocrite, Uriah Heep. But he also finds love and protection from the friends he can trust.
Charles Dickens - Oliver Twist. (level 2)Charles Dickens
Set in 19th-century London, this timeless classical narrates the incredible adventures and poignant hardships of Oliver, a young, penniless orphan who, in spite of his encounters with criminals of London and adverse circumstances, finds happiness in the end.
Charles Dickens - Great Expectations. (level 1)by Charles Dickens
Pip Pirrip is a poor orphan boy destined to become a blacksmith. But a chance meeting with an escaped convict and an invitation to the house of eccentric Miss Havisham mark the beginning of great changes in his life. After receiving a large amount of money from a secret benefactor Pip goes to London to be educated as a 'gentleman'. But who is his secret benefactor?
Architecture Beyond Architecture - Creativity and Social Transformations in Islamic Cultures
This volume features the projects entered for the 1995 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. An introductory chapter discusses the award and explores spirituality in buildings and contemporary society. The book includes descriptions of the winning designs in Yemen, Tunisia, Pakistan, Senegal and India. Contributors include Charles Jencks, Peter Eisenman and Frank Gehry.
