След огромния успех на дебютния си албум "Let Them Talk", в който отдаде почит и съживи класики от света на блуса от Ню Орлиънс, Хю Лор издаде своя втори албум "Didn’t It Rain". В "Didn’t It Rain" Хю Лори се отдалечава от звука на Ню Орлиънс, като следва траекторията на блуса от района на Централна Америка. В албума са включени песни, които връщат назад във времето на пионерите в жанра като W.C. Handy ("St Louis. Blues") и Джели Рол Мортън ("I Hate A Man Like You"), като същевременно хвърля поглед и към някои съвременни изпълнители като Д-р Джон ("Wild Honey") и ... |
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Betrayed by her longtime vampire love, Louisiana cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse must now not only deal with a possible new man in her life-the oh-so-handsome shapeshifter Quinn-but also contend with a long-planned vampire summit. With her power base weakened by hurricane damage to New Orleans, the local vampire queen is vulnerable to those hungry for a takeover. Soon, Sookie must decide what side she'll stand with. And her choice may mean the difference between survival and all-out catastrophe. ... |
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Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out... Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea."A fun, fast, funny, and wonderfully intriguing blend of vampire and mystery that's hard to put down, and should not be missed." Susan Sizemore "An author of rare talents." Publishers Weekly "Harris writes neatly and with assurance." The New York Times Book Review ... |
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Complete and unabridged. ... Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure. Readers and critics were scandalized by The Awakening when it was first published, but it is now regarded as among the boldest and earliest examples of feminist fiction. It is published here with a selection of Chopin's strikingly perceptive short stories and introduced by Dr J. Michelle Coghlan, a specialist in American literature. In The Awakening, Edna Pontellier is on holiday ... |
