About this title: }James Baldwin used to tell Nina Simone, "This is the world you have made for yourself, now you have to live in it." Simone has created for herself a world of magnificent peaks. Often compared to Billie Holiday and Edith Piaf, Simone is known as one of the greatest singers of her generation. She has recorded forty-three albums, ranging from blues to jazz to folk, and her hits like "I Loves You, Porgy," "My Baby Just Cares for Me," "I Put a Spell on You," and "Mississippi Goddam" have confirmed her as an enduring force in popular music. Her song "Young, Gifted, and Black" became the anthem for ...
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Da Capo Press ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 1993
ISBN-13:9780306805257ISBN:0306805251
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Like new condition. There is an illegible signature and the date 4/2000 on the title page. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
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