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Apex Blues: A Biography of Jimmie Noone Sr. and His Son, Jimmy Noone Jr. by Cecile J. PicouApex Blues chronicles the extraordinary lives and musical legacies of two generation-spanning Jazz clarinet virtuosos: Jimmie Noone Sr. and his son Jimmy Noone Jr.Jimmie Noone Sr. rose to fame in the 1910s New Orleans French Quarter jazz scene, forging his iconic 'Sweet Lorraine' style during the dawn of the genre. Later, his son Jimmy initially made waves as a San Diego local musician before feeling called to follow in his father's footsteps. He set out to revive his dad's New Orleans Jazz sound and mentorship.As the author witnesses firsthand, Jimmy exceeds even his father's musical heights through raw talent and relentless dedication to his craft. In his final days, he completes his quest: to honor Jazz history by propelling his father's sound into the future. Jimmy cements the Noone legacy, ensuring the nation remembers what sublime Jazz can be.Spanning generations, geographies, and evolutions of musical style, Apex Blues captures how two clarinet greats shepherded Jazz from regional obscurity into an acclaimed American art form.Cecile J. Picou was born in San Diego, California, and worked in the banking industry for over thirty-some years. She worked in a local newspaper as a journalist at the San Diego Voice and Viewpoint Newspaper for two years. She placed as a 2nd rounder for the Austin Film Festival on September 2022, and won as a quarterfinalist for a screenplay entitled The Jazz Age, in 2016.With the 8th Annual Story Pro's screenplay contest, she won an award for Apex Blues. At the Colorado Film Awards, she won for a screenplay entitled The Otherworld of Fionn Mac Comhaill, and received honorable mention for a screenplay entitled Apex Blues, in 2013. At the Austin Film Festival, a screenplay entitled, American's Famous Slave-Frederick Douglass, in September 2022.https://www.amazon.com/Apex-Blues-Biography-Jimmie-Noone/dp/B0CW6HTRF9/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OE85-sBzkAiHZyt6rLNcNaH85KH_nd2Rt54b8dD2txg.eLnY0ugxAKcbMqzSlwUzXi8ncQddSd2NJr6jWOkewA0&dib_tag=se&keywords=Apex+Blues%3A+A+Biography+of+Jimmie+Noone+Sr.+and+His+Son%2C+Jimmy+Noone+Jr.&qid=1714148894&s=books&sr=1-1www.KingPagesPress.comhttp://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/5224kpp1.mp3   

We're Overdosed by Barry I. GoldWe're Overdosed looks at the history of opium and the drug's spread throughout the world. It traces the origin of morphine from opium, the subsequent synthesis of opioids, and the birth of the global pharmaceutical industry. From Barry I. Gold's point of view as a scientist, he offers thoughts about gaining control of prescription opioids through Federal legislation. With the tragic epidemic of deaths from overdose, chiefly from illicit sources, he shares how the U.S. could lead in eradicating world trade of illicit drugs. The story also looks forward and asks how new treatments offer hope in treating addiction.Barry I. Gold is a retired pharmacologist who began his career teaching medical school and his career reached its peak when he managed drug development teams for a German pharmaceutical company that required his presence in Europe twice a month.He has published in Woman's Day, History Magazine, Parent.com, Ducts.org, and the book ShortStory Contest Winners by Warren Adler.He is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati where he exhibited an early interest in science with a B.S. in zoology. He was awarded a Ph.D. in pharmacology by Boston University and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Yale University's medical school.He has two adult children from a first marriage, and he is a single parent of a thirteen-year-old from his second marriage. He lives in northern New Jersey where his hobbies include baking bread and woodworking.https://www.amazon.com/Were-Overdosed-Barry-I-Gold/dp/1956452206https://www.barrygoldwriter.com/http://www.ecpublishingllc.com   http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/5224bgec.mp3 

BACK TO SOMALIA by Glenn A. BellWHAT DO NORTH KOREAN NUKES, SOMALI PIRATES, HELICOPTERS, JET AIRPLANES, SUBMARINES, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS, AND SAVANNAH HAVE IN COMMON? ANSWER: CAJUNEthan Breaux, call sign Cajun, has been flying charters out of Bristol, England for two years. His life as a civilian pilot has been going very well after many years of flying Special Ops missions in Army helicopters. Cajun is sought out by the CIA to coordinate then execute a super clandestine military style operation into Mogadishu, Somalia to retrieve a North Korean nuclear weapon hijacked by Pirates at the behest of Hezbollah Islamic terrorist.He reluctantly agrees to take on the dangerous mission only after learning that Savannah, the love of his life, is being held on the outskirts of Ethiopia. She is a nurse and has been taken along with an Ethiopian nurse by Somali Islamic soldiers to treat their wounded.Cajun brings together all his Special Operations buddies from the old days. The U.S. Government provides everything needed in the way of military helicopters because the U.S. cannot set foot back in Somalia after the failed Battle of Mogadishu of 1993. The story moves from England to Oman, then into the Cradle of Mankind in the depths of darkest Africa.The realism in the execution of multiple military skirmishes involving air to ground firefights could only be written by someone who has pulled the trigger.Glenn Bell, like the main character Ethan Breaux in his new action novel, was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. He grew up hunting in the woods of southwestern Louisiana as well as fishing in the lakes and rivers in the confines of Calcasieu Parrish. Glenn loves the spicy Cajun cuisine of his native state. The word is that he makes one of the South’s best, old-fashioned Pecan pies.https://authorreputationpress.com/bookstore/back-to-somalia/   https://glennbellbooks.com/http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/5224inkst1.mp3   

Life Lessons From 7 Miles High: The View That Captured My Heart by Jeff SenourAs an aerial film pilot, Jeff Senour knows firsthand that there are moments of excitement and awe as well as moments he has had to face fear and the unknown. Filming large aircraft going over 300 miles per hour is as safe as we make it as a result of thorough briefings and protocols. However, there are times unforeseen situations can emerge, kind of like life when we are presented with split-second decisions that have to be made.After spending over 30,000 hours, roughly 3 1/2 years in the air, aviation has taught Jeff many things about life. This journey is not all about the landing but soaring through this beautiful world, experiencing what each has in store. Usually, it's a clear, smooth day but sometimes there's a storm in our path that we have to navigate around or an emergency that pops up we have to take care of to avoid a worsening problem. Flying has taught Jeff about love, kindness, forgiveness, striving for perfection, and never accepting the status quo.Jeff wants you to be inspired and motivated to live a life of gratitude and joy as well as find the flame that burns inside of each of us and the gifts that we've been given to leave this world a better place than when we came into it.Almost 8 billion people on earth and no two of us are alike and each one of us has a purpose. We each have unique gifts and it's our job to find those gifts and do something good with them.Jeremiah 1:5 tells us, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you, I appointed you a prophet to the nations."https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/life-lessons-from-7-miles-high-jeff-senour/1144866492?ean=9781684866892https://www.ctsmusic.com/http://www.urlinkpublishing.com   http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/5224jsurl.mp3    

Gone with the World Wars: God's Love Heals All Wounds by Hildegard Bonacker BruniIn the wake of World War II, one-third of East Germany, including East Prussia, was given to Poland and Russia with the consent of the four allies governing occupied Germany-America, England, France, and Russia. In the process, 14 million Germans who called that area home were driven from their land, receiving horrible treatment and never allowed to return. This is the story of one family's journey to safety and the miracles of God that lined their path to deliverance. In Gone with the World Wars, Hildegard Bonacker Bruni shares the inspiring true account of her family's incredible passage during and after World War II and the amazing faithfulness of God that protected them every step of the way. Hildegard shares the testimony of her parents, Gustav and Emilie Bonacker, who were born in East Prussia and lived through WWI and WWII. In July 1944, Gustav was drafted into the army, and in August of the same year, Emilie, along with seven of her children, had to escape on horse and buggy for eight months until she reached the refuge of Sophienhof, in Schleswig Holstein. By the grace of God, Hildegard's family survived, overcoming the life-threatening trials of hunger, sickness, freezing temperatures, and constant bomb attacks. Gone with the World Wars documents this brave family's experiences, which are representative of many German families during the time, revealing what they lived through both during and after the war. With her family's story as a reflection of what truly happened during World War II, Hildegard dedicated her life to uncovering the truth of both world wars, the historical background of each, and how the various types of government affected the lives of the German people, her family included. Join Hildegard on this unforgettable adventure through history to discover some of the most shocking unknown historical facts of World War II, God's incomparable goodness, and the European way of life that is gone with the world wars.https://www.amazon.com/Gone-World-Wars-Heals-Wounds/dp/1662847106http://www.ecpublishingllc.com   http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/5224hbec.mp3   

Voces del Alma (Spanish Edition) by Martha Gallardo Espindola In the book “VOICES OF THE SOUL”. We find love, heartbreak, the pursuit of happiness, and the search for the inner being. It is by internalizing ourselves that we find balance, peace,  and the happiness we seek so much. We also find the light that becomes our spiritual guide that helps us be more creative and make better decisions, to one day be better human beings. Feelings and thoughts expressed through poetry, that is the expression of the soul.  The author was born in the little town of Coahuayana, Michoacán, Mexico. On May 04, 1967. She studied Elementary and middle school in her native state; later moving to the state of Colima to continue with her academic education. She graduated with a degree in business administration from the faculty of the University of Colima. In April 1997, she emigrated to the United States of North America to study English as a second language; establishing residence in the state of Florida, where she lives now.https://www.amazon.com/Voces-Spanish-Martha-Gallardo-Espindola/dp/B0CXRZPGDG/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.D1hsnlVSnofYw-Wqa9596A.w7_bPU9ME7Q5vQndxC7E_pY0BnAEWx8BVg4bopcE1fI&qid=1713891354&sr=8-1 https://www.vocesdelalmabook.com/http://www.LitPrime.comhttp://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/5224tba.mp3