About this title: Daniel Mark Epstein's remarkably well-researched biography of Nat "King" Cole evokes the great singer and pianist's Chicago childhood so well you can almost feel the winter wind blowing off Lake Michigan. Born Nathaniel Coles into a religious family that had moved from Montgomery, Alabama, in search of a better life, Cole followed in his rebellious brother's footsteps to become a musician, instead of the doctor or lawyer of his parents' dreams. With impeccably rendered detail, Epstein traces Cole's musical growth in the artistic hothouse atmosphere of 1920s and '30s Chicago, and the performer ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN-13:9780374219123ISBN:0374219125
Description: Good. 0374219125 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Northeastern
Date Published: 2000-11-09
ISBN-13:9781555534691ISBN:1555534694
Description: Like New. May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Northeastern
Date Published: 2000-11-09
ISBN-13:9781555534691ISBN:1555534694
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Description: Very Good. Former Library book. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: G. K. Hall & Company
Date Published: 2000-05
ISBN-13:9780783890128ISBN:0783890125
Description: Good. Hardcover with dust jacket, LARGE PRINT, ex-library with discard marks, mylar over dj, usual edge wear, post office daily. read more
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Near new condition, Very slight wear to edge of cover, pages clear and unmarked. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 437 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Fine. Trade Paperback. Northeastern, 2000. Fine Book. Overall, a clean and tight, lightly read copy. Media mail packed in protective bubble lined shipping bags, Priority in a Flat Rate Envelope. Shipped quickly. Prompt response to questions. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780374219123ISBN:0374219125
Description: ISBN 0-374-21912-5. Hardback. Book Club edition. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. Copy 1. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780374219123ISBN:0374219125
Description: ISBN 0-374-21912-5. Hardback. Book Club edition. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. Copy 2. read more
Edition: First printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Farrar, Straus Giroux,, New York, New York:
Date Published: 1999.
ISBN-13:9780374219123ISBN:0374219125
Description: Fine/Fine. Octavo, 9 1/2" tall, viii + 437 pages, biege boards. A fine, clean, neat hard cover first edition with light shelf wear; hinges and binding tight, paper white. In a fine dust jacket with the original price. read more
Edition: 1st Ed, 1st Printing, So Stated
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, NY
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9780374219123ISBN:0374219125
Description: As New/Fine. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 0-374-21912-5 Very handsome copy with no wear or any defects. Book or DJ. Very nice. read more
Description: New in New jacket. pp. 438. When he died in 1965, at age 45, Nat King Cole was already a musical legend. As famous as Frank Sinatra, he had sold more records than anyone but Bing Crosby. This biography traces Coleís rise to fame, from boy-wonder jazz genius to mega-star in a racist society. Discusses: his entrance onto the Chicago jazz scene; the creation of his Trio & their rise to fame; the crossover success of such songs as ìStraighten Up & Fly Rightî; & his years as a pop singer & TV star, ... read more
"The best and most authoritative bio of the jazz singer and pianist. I've been reading and rereading this A LOT in prep for a book I hope to do NKC. I like Epstein's style of biography---he's personable without being intrusive, and he has clever ways of staging multiple interpretations of events and conflicting accounts. If there's one disappointment here it's not Epstein's but NKC's: he was such a guarded personality that there's no real drama of personality. But that's a minor quibble---the book is informative enough to sustain interest."
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