About this title: Gail Prentice seeks the assistance of jazz saxophonist and musical arranger Ray Sherwood in creating an orchestration of her piano piece "Swing Around the Sun." The piece will be played at the 1940 Golden Gate World Exposition, located on an artificial island built in San Francisco Bay. Ray finds both the invitation and the composer appealing, but ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 02/2005
ISBN-13:9781400061587ISBN:140006158X
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 02/2005
ISBN-13:9781400061587ISBN:140006158X
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 384 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN-13:9780812970975ISBN:0812970977
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Binding is slightly damaged and/or book has some loose pages. No missing pages. Sorry, CD missing. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Sorry, CD missing. 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
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Date Published: 1/10/2006
ISBN-13:9780812970975ISBN:0812970977
Description: New. Hardback w/ DJ. Front cover has bend. Otherwise, You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Random House
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9781400061587ISBN:140006158X
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Solid book with clean pages, book & dj shows mild shelf, edge & corner wear with scuffing, stains on top edges, Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 373 p. General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Date Published: 2006-01-10
ISBN-13:9780812970975ISBN:0812970977
Description: Like New. Slightly cocked, never read-otherwise soft back book New with no jacket as issued * Unmarked*Ships in a padded water tight bubble bag* All merchandise is fully guaranteed* Buy from a professional company that cares about your satisfaction*G. read more
Edition: First edition. Illustrated.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Random House Trade, New York, New York, U.S.A. :
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780812970975ISBN:0812970977
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 363 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. A nice, near fine copy in pictorial wraps with slight wear to covers and spine; 1st trade paperback edition; 8vo., 363 pa read more
"A great read, a great period piece, and a great book for the musically knowledgeable. The central mystery was not bad, but not at the level as the rest, which lost it a star. Many years ago, before cacophony drowned out music and when I was young, I played in a swing band. It was wonderful, and my eternal gratitude to Rupert Holmes for bring back the memory of it."
"The ambience of Treasure Island and the San Francisco Exposition of 1939/40 is admirably captured in this atmospheric thriller, with as the title suggests, a musical background. Ray Sherwood is a member of a touring swing band and arrives in San Francisco only to find himself embroiled in an intriguing mystery that has twists and turns at every corner, right up to the denouement. Some contemporary illustrations add to the colour of the setting."
"This was a clever tale with a strong narrative voice that had me fascinated from the first chapter. In the classic noir tradition, there is a lot of sassy dialogue and some equally sassy women to go along with it - a combination that to me is nearly irresistible. I see that others were disappointed by the mystery - I can understand why, but felt the overall ride more than made up for the rather unexciting end game."
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