This vivid oral snapshot of an America that planted the blues is full of rhythmic grace. From the son of a sharecropper to an itinerant bluesman, Honeyboy's stories of good friends Charlie Patton, Big Walter Horton, Little Walter Jacobs, and Robert Johnson are a godsend to blues fans. History buffs will marvel at his unique perspective and firsthand accounts of the 1927 Mississippi River flood, vagrancy laws, makeshift courts in the back of seed stores, plantation life, and the Depression.

"From the field hollers and ring shouts of nineteenth-century plantations to the electrified exploits of Delta expatriates like Muddy Waters and B. B. King, Delta Blues traces the stories of the blues, as raw and ragged as the singers themselves." "In this close examination of more than one hundred years of music in the Delta, Gioia draws on extensive fieldwork, archival research, interviews with living musicians, and first-person accounts to present a revealing narrative of the blues and the musicians who made them." "Delta Blues tells how such traditional, informal tunes came to exert a powerful influence on the popular music we enjoy today, and he traces the story from its African roots to the first classic recordings of the 1920s and 1930s to its later surprising revival." "Now anyone can hear this music, in recordings that for many years were hard to find and collectors' items. With this book, Gioia has carved a path for his reader, evoking the very soul of the Delta blues with musical descriptions so vivid that they conjure instantly the raw timbre of these timeless melodies. Like the music it celebrates, Delta Blues is to be savored long after the words have left the page."--BOOK JACKET.

'THE BEAUTY MYTH' FOR THE INSTAGRAM GENERATION Women Don't Owe You Pretty is the ultimate book for anyone who wants to challenge the out-dated narratives supplied to us by the patriarchy. Through Florence's story you will learn how to protect your energy, discover that you are the love of your own life, and realise that today is a wonderful day to dump them. Florence Given is here to remind you that you owe men nothing, least of all pretty. WARNING: CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT (AND A LOAD OF UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTHS). THE FEMINIST BOOK EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT. 'An incredible mouthpiece for modern intersectional feminism.' - Glamour 'A fearless book.' - Cosmopolitan 'A hugely influential young woman.' - Woman's Hour 'Rallying, radical and pitched perfectly for her generation.' - Evening Standard

The true story of how women of strength and courage can be survivors of attempted murder and suicide. Dealing with death and rough roads to climb for survival, the author perseveres despite the struggle and stumbling blocks designed to deter her motivation to keep on climbing over the last two years even at the lowest possible level. Women have been fighting to keep it together. Even today, women have to put up with attitude changes and people with split personalities. The author finally looked death through the eye of her storm. Brooks's desire is to use her tragedy to help other women discover their inner strength by not giving up and using their God-given talents to recognize Satan's tricks and doubts. Today, she is a survivor. The soul whose sins will die do not deserve to be hurt but loved because God is love. Being abandoned, Brooks can see loved one's can become selfish, bitter, resentful, angry, passing on the same altitude from generation to generation. When love vanishes, it vanishes because of secrets and lack of knowledge and not knowing how to effectively communicate. Looking back on her life today, she considers herself the fourth cavalry veteran that won the battle of survival. It is not different from being discovered beneath the sea, a fish of the sea that keeps on pushing. After all, we all have a place in this universe. No matter what struggle we fight is our daily life. We hear mumbling, groaning, complaining, but trouble doesn't last always today.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.