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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Ray Charles, David Ritz

About this title: Written when the late Ray Charles was 48 years old, BROTHER RAY is an earthy, conversational account of the singer's early life story. Co-author David Ritz does an excellent job of giving Charles's distinctive voice free rein as the pianist recounts his early school years, the onset of his blindness around the age of five (horrifically, one of the last things he witnesses is the drowning of his younger brother), and his refusal to be handicapped by it, and his growing appreciation of and expertise in music. His career progresses slowly--he himself admits there is no big defining moment of ... read more

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Charles, Ray, And Ritz, David

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Dial Press, New York Date Published: 1978 ISBN-13: 9780803708280 ISBN: 0803708289

Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. xii, 340 p.; 24 cm. read more

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Book: Very Good

 

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ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

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Edition: 3rd ed. Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 2004 ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more

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Book: Good

 

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 2004-10-26 ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

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

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Book: Fine/Like New

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by Ray Charles; David Ritz

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 2004-10-26 ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

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

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Book: Very Good

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Charles, Ray; Ritz, David

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 9-30-03 ISBN-13: 9780306813351 ISBN: 0306813351

Description: FINE. Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light to moderate shelfwear/edgewear to the covers, may include minor curve to book-Nice! ! 0.91 lbs. read more

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Book: Fine/Like New

 

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 2003-10-01 ISBN-13: 9780306813351 ISBN: 0306813351

Description: Very Good. Like new with slight cover curl, 88(shipped in a box with free tracking) read more

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Book: Very Good

 

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Charles, Ray; Ritz, David

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Binding: PAPERBACK Publisher: Da Capo Press ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

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Book: New

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Charles, Ray; Ritz, David

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 2003 ISBN-13: 9780306813351 ISBN: 0306813351

Description: Fair. D. Paperback. Ex-library with identifiers. Heavy wear. Text is clean, unmarked. All items are carefully and securely packed to insure they arrive in the advertised condition. read more

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Book: Fair

 

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Brother Ray

by Charles, Ray and Ritz, David

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Dial Press Date Published: 1978

Description: Good in good dust jacket. Book Description: NY Dial 1978., 1978. Good+ hardcover with good++ dustjacket protected by mylar. Former library book with the usual markings. Rear hinge cracked alng page 298. read more

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Book: Good

 

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Charles, Ray, and Ritz, David

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Edition: 3rd ed. Illustrated (BW photos) Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 2004 ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. bit of "thumbing" to top corners of pages, o/w as new. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more

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Book: Fine/Like New

 

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Brother Ray-Ray Charles' own Story

by Charles, Ray and Ritz, David

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Edition: Book Club Edition. Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Dial Press Date Published: 1978 ISBN-13: 9780803708280 ISBN: 0803708289

Description: Fair in fair dust jacket. Pages are clean and bright. Spine is firm and straight. Former owner's name on first page, and was priced as Used on same page. Book has an excellant discography current to date of publication in 1978. Some line pen marks in discography section. Dust jacket has some signs of wear and has two short tears less than 1/2" long. Also corners of dust jacket are worn. It's a great read as Ray tells his own story here! read more

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Book: Fair

 

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Charles, Ray; Ritz, David

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Da Capo Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A. Date Published: 2003 ISBN-13: 9780306813351 ISBN: 0306813351

Description: New. Brand new. Unmarked. read more

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Book: New

 

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Brother Ray, Ray Charles' Own Story

by Charles, Ray & David Ritz

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Binding: Hardcover

Description: Charles, Ray & David Ritz., The Dial Press, nd, c1978, BCE, boards w/gilt spine titles, vg w/slightly chipped dj, 316 pp w/discography & notes, B & W photographic illus., 8vo, "...the first time his story has ever been told. " read more

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Book: Very Good

 

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Ray Charles; Ritz, David

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Binding: Paperback ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

Description: Very good. Publishers Overstock. A Good copy with a Remainder Mark and wear to the covers and the extremities. Buy with confidence from an Independent Bookstore where the owners, a husband and wife team, have over 25 years of combined bookselling experience. read more

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Book: Very Good

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by Charles, Ray, and Ritz, David

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Dial Press, New York Date Published: 1978 ISBN-13: 9780803708280 ISBN: 0803708289

Description: Fair in good dust jacket. Ex-library. Retired library book with dustjacket and mylar protector, book is separated from spine, needs to be glued. Usual library markings. Picture available via e-mail. xii, 340 p.; 24 cm. read more

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Book: Fair

 

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Ray Charles; Ritz, David

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Binding: Paperback ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

Description: New. Brand New. read more

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Book: New

 

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Brother Ray

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Edition: 2nd Printing Binding: Hardcover Publisher: The Dial Press, NY Date Published: 1978 ISBN-13: 9780803708280 ISBN: 0803708289

Description: Book is Good+, just a touch of rubbing at corner edges, text is unmarked and Very Good. No dust jacket. Size: 8vo. 340 pages. read more

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Book: Very Good

 

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Ray Charles; David Ritz

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Binding: Paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 2004-09-10 ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

Description: New. BRAND NEW COPY, Perfect Shape, Not a Remainder, No Black Remainder Mark MH92-1107. read more

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Book: New

 

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by Charles, Ray, and Ritz, David

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Edition: 3rd ed. Illustrated. Binding: Trade paperback Publisher: Da Capo Press Date Published: 2004 ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

Description: New. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. read more

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Book: New

 

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Brother Ray. Ray Charles' Own Story

by Ray Charles And David Ritz

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Phoenix Press 2004 Date Published: 2004

Description: ISBN 9780306814315. Trade Paperback. Reprint edition. Near Fine Condition. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. read more

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Book: Very Good

 

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' own story

by Charles, Ray, and Ritz, David

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Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Dial Press, New York Date Published: 1978 ISBN-13: 9780803708280 ISBN: 0803708289

Description: Good. No dust jacket. Some scuffing, smudging to boards, text clean. xii, 340 p.; 24 cm. read more

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Book: Good

 

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

by Charles, Ray And Ritz, David

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Edition: Reprint Binding: Paper Back Publisher: Futura Publications Limited, London Date Published: 1980 ISBN-13: 9780708817346 ISBN: 0708817343

Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Spine slightly sun darkened. Bottom front and top rear corners creased. Handling wear. Pages tanning. B&W illustrations. 340pp. read more

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Book: Good

 

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Brother Ray: Ray Charles' Own Story

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Binding: Softcover Publisher: Da Capo Press, New York, New York Date Published: 2004 ISBN-13: 9780306814310 ISBN: 0306814315

Description: Used Very Good. Clean Text, crisp pages, very minor shelf and corner wear to cover, excellent condition. read more

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Book: Very Good

 

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Brother Ray

by Charles, Ray & David Ritz

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Edition: First Edition Binding: Hardcover Publisher: The Dial Press, New York Date Published: 1978 ISBN-13: 9780803708280 ISBN: 0803708289

Description: Near fine. Ray Charles' Own Story. 340 pp. 23.5 cm. Red cloth binding with gilt title on backstrip. Minor rubbing to corners and head and tail of backstrip. Creme pictorial dust jacket. DJ is slightly discolored with minimal wear to corners and edges. Small mark in ink on free endsheet from the previous owner. Interior very clean. Very Good +/ Near Fine. Brother Ray is the story of one man's triumph over pain. It is Ray Charles's remarkably candid autobiography... read more

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Book: Very Good

 

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Mar 6, 2009
By Brandi, The United States

"I know Ray better. Down to earth thinking. Real common sense."

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By Kjersti, Oak Park, IL

"I so totally read this book way before they made the movie."

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By Safiya, The United States

"this as-told-to tome changed my summer of 2007. beautiful, powerful, deceptively stark language that belies a depth i haven't found in many other texts. imagine if The "Alchemist" loved gin, women and generally gettin' freaky.
a must-read."

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Mar 21, 2008
By Linda, New York, NY

"I laughed, I cried, I fell in love. Worship this book! The movie is one of my favorites as well, but if you like biographies, read this fo sho."

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