BRIAN MORTON

A guide to recorded jazz, which offers information and criticism. It reviews 14,000 CDs and includes over 400 artist listings. Una guía para las mejores grabaciones de jazz, que ofrece tanto información general como críticas especializadas. Cataloga 14.000 CDs e incluye más de 400 entradas de artistas.

A Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of the YearIn the spirit of Fierce Attachments and The End of Your Life Book Club, acclaimed novelist Brian Morton delivers a superb (Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air), darkly funny memoir of his mothers vibrant life and the many ways in which their tight, tumultuous relationship was refashioned in her twilight years.Tasha Morton is a force of nature: a brilliant educator whos left her mark on generations of studentsand also a whirlwind of a mother, intrusive, chaotic, oppressively devoted, and irrepressible.For decades, her son Brian has kept her at a self-protective distance, but when her health begins to fail, he knows its time to assume responsibility for her care. Even so, hes not prepared for what awaits him, as her refusal to accept her own fragility leads to a series of epic outbursts and altercations that are sometimes frightening, sometimes wildly comic, and sometimes both.Clear-eyed, deeply stirring (Dani Shapiro, The New York Times Book Review), and brimming with dark humor, Tasha is both a vivid account of an unforgettable woman and a stark look at the impossible task of caring for an elderly parent in a country whose unofficial motto is youre on your own.

Learn Spanish FAST! Finally, a book that cuts through the BS and delivers a step-by-step guide for learning Spanish. Whether addressing the importance of learning Spanish, the difficulties of learning Spanish, or the fastest possible way to learn Spanish, this book delivers everything that you need to know. This is a high-speed no-nonsense approach to getting the job done and learning Spanish in No Time!Recognizing that effective communication and self-confidence are essential life skills that are rarely taught in school, Brian Morton has spoken directly to university students to give them the tools to communicate like a pro. As a former teacher and an experienced Spanish speaker, Brian understands the challenges faced by students who, up until being required to do so for a course, may never have spoken Spanish before.Whether youre new to Spanish or have some experience and just want a few tips on how to finetune your Spanish, theres something here for everyone. This book is divided into the various topics youll need with an extensive table of contents that will get you immediately to what you are looking for. Be prepared to take your Spanish speaking skills to the next level and just know that youre going to speak Spanish in No Time!

Seventh edition. Contains features on the 100 recordings the authors believe are essential for every collection.

This book is part of the PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ RECORDINGS.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD is now firmly established as the world's leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. For this expanded sixth edition, Richard Cook and Brian Morton have reassessed each artist's entry and updated the text to incorporate thousands of additional CDs. The result is an endlessly browsable companion that will prove required reading for aficionados and jazz novices alike.

The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings is firmly established as the worlds leading guide to recorded jazz, a mine of fascinating information and a source of insightful - often wittily trenchant - criticism. This is something rather different: Brian Morton (who taught American history at UEA) has picked out the 1000 best recordings that all jazz fans should have and shows how they tell the history of the music and with it the history of the twentieth century. He has completely revised his and Richard Cooks entries and reassessed each artists entry for this book. The result is an endlessly browsable companion that will prove required reading for aficionados and jazz novices alike.Its the kind of book that youll yank off the shelf to look up a quick fact and still be reading two hours laterFortunePart jazz history, part jazz Karma Sutra with Cook and Morton as the knowledgeable, urbane, wise and witty guides ... This is one of the great books of recorded jazz; the other guides dont come closeIrish Times