A novel that deals with growing up in a small coastal Australian town in the early 1970s. Brett Harrison strikes up an unlikely and forbidden friendship with Sly Fox, who lives with his odd relations in a beach shack. Deals with the delights of growing up, along with the boys' passion for the story of Sly's pioneering ancestors and the act of betrayal that changes their lives.
The story behind the making of the album that signaled the descent of Sylvester Sly Stone Stewart into a haze of drug addiction and delirium is captivating enough for the cinema.
The book moves from Sly’s early career as a radio DJ and record producer through the dizzying heights of the San Francisco music scene in the late 1960s and into the darker, denser life (and music) of 1970s and 1980s Los Angeles.
“I’ve got seven days to come clean to my new dad.
His goal here is to help readers change harmful fitness habits, learn to counter reckless eating, and appreciate who they are even when they don't feel much like action heroes.
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Jada Sly, a hilarious and spunky artist and spy, explores New York City on a mission to find her mom in this "fast paced, fun" illustrated novel from an acclaimed author (School Library Connection).
To tickle the humor of today's audiences, Volpone has been moved from 17th century Venice to turn of the century San Francisco.
Based on real events that took place in Carlow in 1834-35, Lucinda Sly tells the story of Lucinda Singleton, a widowed mother who married Walter Sly, a well-to-do farmer.
Adelynn Spencer, a spirited member of the Edwardian London upper class, struggles under the conditions of her engagement to Detective Inspector Baze Ford.
An Oral History Joel Selvin. NOTES. ON. THE. SECOND. EDITION. Sly Stone: The Oral History was originally commissioned as part of a series, “Off the Record,” edited by esteemed music journalist Dave Marsh, who intended to shine lights on ...