Printer Friendly
The Free Library
14,506,802 articles and books
Member login
User name  
Password 
 
Join us Forgot password?

AUTHORS WILL DO SIGNING.


Byline: Daily News

PALMDALE - Authors John and Angela Taylor, Norma H. Gurba, Candice E. Jackson, Jeff Sherratt and Scott Libis will sign copies of their books from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Barnes & Noble, 39228 10th St. W.

The Taylors live locally and wrote the book ``Band Aide: A Band and Gig Survival Guide (Insights From Insiders)'' based on their experiences.

John Taylor John Taylor, or Johnny Taylor may refer to: Academic figures
  • John Taylor (1704-1766), English classical scholar
  • John Taylor (1781-1864), British publisher and Egypt scholar
  • John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1486-1487
 was trumpet player and arranger for The Charlie Daniels Charles Edward "Charlie" Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to country and southern rock music.  Band and toured with them while the band's top-10 hits were on the charts. He also played trumpet for ``Walt Disney's New Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse

Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator,
 Show,'' and backed up The Temptations and other famous acts. He currently performs in a jazz band and an oldies Oldies is a generic term commonly used to describe a radio format that usually concentrates on Top 40 music from the '50s, '60s and '70s.

Oldies are typically from R&B, pop and rock music genres.
 band.

The book covers topics such as ``Band members who buy expensive equipment to make up for lack of talent,'' ``Band member is flirting too much offstage and embarrassing the manager and others,'' and more general topics such as getting paid, finding gigs and dealing with band members.

Aerospace industry veteran Libis has lived in Palmdale since 1985. He has written the book ``Skystreak, Skyrocket, & Stiletto Douglas High- Speed X-Planes.'' The 184-page book features 275 photos of Douglas X-planes.

Author Gurba, curator for the Lancaster Museum/Art Gallery, has compiled historical facts and photos into the book ``Lancaster.''

Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  resident Sherratt delves into the world of mystery with ``One, Two & Even,'' which follows ex-cop/defense attorney Jimmy O'Brien Jimmy O’Brien (born 1937) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Geraldine O’Hanrahan’s and with the Wexford senior inter-county team in the 1960s and 1970s. . This is Sherratt's second Jimmy O'Brien mystery. The first book, ``Six to Five ... Against,'' dealt with crooked politicians.

Fellow Los Angeles author Jackson's book ``Their Lives: The Women Targeted by the Clinton Machine'' features an in-depth look at eight women who crossed paths with former President Bill Clinton.
COPYRIGHT 2005 Daily News
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2005, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.

 Reader Opinion

Title:

Comment:



 

Article Details
Printer friendly Cite/link Email Feedback
Publication:Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Date:Jun 18, 2005
Words:287
Previous Article:AUTHOR MO WILLEMS LETS HIS IMAGINATION TAKE WING.(U)
Next Article:BRIEFLY.(News)



Related Articles
News on literary events around the country.(web sites on African American literature)(Brief Article)
Deals.(Brief Article)
Bookstore gets expert on Pakistan to give talk.(Arts & Literature)
AUTHORS WILL SIGN COPIES OF HISTORY BOOK.(NEWS)
Signings & sightings.
AUTHORS WILL TELL TALES OF SUCCESS PUBLISHED WRITERS TO OFFER TIPS, ADVICE.(News)
Have books, will travel: events that bring authors and readers together are a new front in the evolution of the black book market.(DESTINATIONS)
Vital Signs 2005.(Books: A selection of new and notable books of scientific interest)(edition of Worldwatch Institue )(Brief Article)(Book Review)
BRIEFLY.(News)

Terms of use | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc. | Feedback | For webmasters | Submit articles