Search Results: Authors starting with J from Books Northwest

London, 1798. Hardcover. Good. 660pp +index. As issued, the last five months of The Analytical Review originally sold bound in sequence and rebound in contemporary brown leather binding with patterned cloth overlay, black lettering on spine (see photo). Owners signature W Murray 1820 in ink on first page of August 1798 issue; foxing on edges and variously throughout pages. All pages legible and complete. Included at front is one page advertisement dated September 1, 1798 for "America," a "Historical, Geographical, Commercial and Philosophical View of the present situation of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" to be published in thirty-four numbers, price one shilling each. The Analytical Review was an English periodical that was published from 1788 to 1798, having been established in London by the publisher Joseph Johnson and the writer Thomas Christie. Part of the Republic of Letters, it was a gadfly publication, which offered readers summaries and analyses of the many new publications issued at the… Read More

156pp. Concise and thorough presentation and explanation of basic music theory by a pop musician (the Motels) explaining the layout of the piano and fundamentals of playing and reading music. Many keyboard illustrations with dots/numbers indicating fingering for both hands. Printed on thick glossy paper stock. Includes 34-track audio CD of book examples.

This freshly-written biography (December 2020) of the humanistic psychologist Sidney Marshall Jourard weaves his personal and academic lives together in an intimate portrait of the man and his ideas. Includes a complete bibliography of his academic publications. Researched through the author's access to Sidney's personal files as well as the Sidney Jourard Collection at the University of West Georgia Special Collections, this is the definitive biography of Sidney Jourard's life and legacy.

261pp. Social history of Gainesville, Florida's thriving rock band scene from the mid-sixties to the mid-seventies, helping to produce eight members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame--Stephen Stills, Tom Petty, Don Felder, Bernie Leadon, Stan Lynch, Benmont Tench, Mike Campbell and Ron Blair. Written by a member of the pop group The Motels and winner of the 2016 Florida Book Award Bronze Medal for Florida Non-Fiction. Includes a selective list of musical acts that have played in Gainesville 1960-1976. "A highly entertaining, well-written look at a city that played a major role in the history of rock and roll music. Kudos to Marty Jourard on a book of historical importance."—Kudzoo Magazine"Jourard tells the story so that you feel you are there in the humid clubs watching history unfold in a time when regional music scenes truly were unique."—Charles R. Cross, author of Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain "Jourard clearly demonstrates that Gainesville's contributions are no less vital… Read More