Julie Andrews Edwards & Daughter – LITTLE BO IN LONDON

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Legendary Actress Julie Andrews Edwards, best known for her performances in Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music and The Princess Diaries, has teamed up with her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton to bring us the latest installment of the Little Bo Series; LITTLE BO IN LONDON. LittleBoLondon hc c

For Little Bo, the tiny cat with an extraordinary spirit, and her friend Billy, life just keeps getting better and better. They have traveled from England to France, sailed with the crew of the motor yacht Legend to Italy, and now they are enjoying a leisurely cruise through the Mediterranean. However a scuffle with pirates cuts their journey short, and calls for the heroic efforts of Bo and Billy. Then, a change of course means a triumphant return to England—and Little Bo’s most amazing adventure yet!

With beautiful illustrations by celebrated artist Henry Cole, Little Bo’s exciting journey bring her home again and offers a thrilling conclusion to her globe-trotting adventures.

In this exclusive video, the beloved children’s book author reviews the inspiration behind the character Little Bo and the experience writing with her daughter. Find out what’s next for Julie Andrews Edwards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgW50a2TbK4&feature=share&list=UUMiNd9dn46u-aKnBkUJtXVA

David Baldacci’s THE FORGOTTEN

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci comes the next blockbuster thriller featuring Army Special Agent John Puller. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. In THE FORGOTTEN Puller is back on the case…but this time it’s personal.

When his aunt is found dead in the picturesque town of Paradise, Florida, the local police rule her death a tragic accident. But a letter she sent to Puller’s father just before she died indicates there may be something sinister behind the town’s beautiful veneer.

What Puller finds convinces him that his aunt’s death was no accident. As he searches for answers, Puller comes face-to-face with people willing to go to unthinkable lengths to make sure the truth is never revealed.

THE FORGOTTEN’s palpable suspense, gutsy protagonist, and inventive plotting deliver the “edge-of-your-seat” thrills readers have come to expect from Baldacci.

360 Sound – The Story of Columbia Records

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Columbia Records is celebrating its 125th anniversary with the release of 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story on the great American record label and its role in initiating recorded music, cultivating great artists, and igniting cultural change. Written by Pulitzer Prize-and Grammy nominated author and historian Sean Wilentz, the book provides a journey through Columbia Records’ storied past and its contributions to entertainment from the invention of commercial recording through the present day.

We will be in the studio with Sean Wilentz tomorrow, Nov 15th, 2012 to discuss this amazing book and cd that takes us from the beginnings of recorded music to the commercial success of the industry today.

360 Sound includes 300 rare and intimate photographs from the Columbia archives and sidebar discussions of crucial developments and performers written by eminent music historians Dave Marsh and Colin Escott. The book offers a virtual history of the music industry from its infancy, tracing Columbia’s pivotal technological as well as business innovations, not least its invention of the LP. It also reflects on the connection between Columbia’s artists and music and sweeping cultural and political changes, from the emergence of mass commercial culture to the rise of the civil rights movement and beyond.

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Columbia’s list of major performers, past and present, is unsurpassed and includes much of the most important, and beloved music in all genres, including pop, rock, country, show tunes, classical, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, and blues. Artists recorded by Columbia and its subsidiaries have included Barbra Streisand, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein, Johnny Cash, Beyonce, Adele, Billy Joel, Al Jolson, Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Robert Johnson, Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, Simon and Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, Neil Diamond, Aerosmith, Elvis Costello, Willie Nelson, Yo-Yo Ma, LL Cool J, James Taylor, Philip Glass, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill, Dixie Chicks, John Mayer, Jack White, and more.

CROSS ROADS by Wm. Paul Young

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In 2009, William Paul Young was juggling three jobs. Each day he hauled himself and his troubles (financial worries that led to bankruptcy, guilt from an affair that strained his marriage, memories of three devastating family deaths) on the commuter train between his rental home in Gresham, Oregon and Portland. Sometimes he scribbled bits of dialogue on napkins and receipts to help ease his pain. Since then, Young has undergone a major reversal of fortune. The Shack, a novel he started in 2005 to explain to his six kids how he coped with tragedy, has become an astonishing hit selling 18 million copies and landing on the New York Times Best Seller list for 50 consecutive weeks as #1. Paul originally wrote it as a Christmas gift for his children and printed 15 copies at the local office supply store; it was never intended for broad publication. However, friends passed it to friends and eventually he teamed up with a couple of guys to print it and the rest is a publishing phenomenon.

In Cross Roads, Young tells the story of a driven man who falls into a coma and experiences relational entanglements that allow him to revisit choices he made during his life. In ICU after a cerebral hemorrhage, powerful businessman Anthony Spencer awakens to find himself in a surreal world. Literally able to see through the eyes and experiences of others, he is faced with the consequences of his own choices. Despite his great material accomplishments, he is confronted by how his life was ultimately empty and meaningless. He meets God and faces a decision. Will he have the courage to make a choice that can undo a major injustice he set in motion before falling into a coma?

LIVE BY NIGHT by Dennis Lehane

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Dennis Lehane is a force to be reckoned with. His bestselling novels include Gone, Baby Gone, Mystic River, Shutter Island, The Given Day, and Moonlight Mile, and big-screen adaptations have been helmed by Ben Affleck, Clint Eastwood, and Martin Scorsese. Called “as much social historian as mystery writer,” by The Chicago Tribune, Lehane once again showcases his ability to create suspenseful historical fiction with his first stand-alone novel in four years. The popularity of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire and Ken Burns’ Prohibition mini-series have set the stage for LIVE BY NIGHT, a Prohibition-era tale that catapults readers between 1920s Boston and Florida, introducing a cast of hard-living gangsters, petty criminals, and two unforgettable dames. This novel released just two weeks ago is already on the New York Times Bestseller List.