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 ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2004-10-26
ISBN-13:9780306814310ISBN: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
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2004-10-26
ISBN-13:9780306814310ISBN: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
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 9-30-03
ISBN-13:9780306813351ISBN: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
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780306813351ISBN: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
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
Edition: 3rd ed. Illustrated (BW photos)
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780306814310ISBN: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
Edition: Book Club Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Press
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780803708280ISBN: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
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
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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Press, New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780803708280ISBN: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
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
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paper Back
Publisher: Futura Publications Limited, London
Date Published: 1980
ISBN-13:9780708817346ISBN: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
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Dial Press, New York
Date Published: 1978
ISBN-13:9780803708280ISBN: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
"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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