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Highlife Time 3
Highlife is Ghana’s most important modern home grown dance-music that has its roots in traditional music infused with outside influences coming from Europe and the Americas. Although the word ‘highlife’ was not coined until the 1920s, its origins can be traced back to the regimental brass bands, elite-dance orchestras and maritime guitar and accordion groups of the late 19th and very early 20th centuries. Highlife is, therefore, one of Africa’s earliest popular music genres.
The book traces the origins of highlife music to the present – and include information on palmwine music, adaha brass bands, concert party guitar bands and dance bands, right up to off-shoots such as Afro-rock, Afrobeat, burger highlife, gospel highlife, hiphop highlife (i.e. hiplife) and contemporary highlife.
The book also includes chapters on the traditional background or roots of highlife, the entrance of women into the Ghanaian highlife profession and the biographies of numerous Ghanaian (and some Nigerian) highlife musicians, composers and producers. It also touches on the way highlife played a role in Ghana’s independence struggle and the country’s quest for a national – and indeed Pan-African – identity.The book also provides information on music styles that are related to highlife, or can be treated as cousins of highlife, such as the maringa of Sierra Leone, the early guitar styles of Liberia, the juju music of Nigeria the makossa of the Cameroon/ It also touches on the popular music of Ghana’s Francophone neighbours.
There is also a section on the Black Diasporic input into highlife, through to the impact of African American and Caribbean popular music styles like calypsos, jazz, soul, reggae, disco, hiphop and rap and dancehall. that have been integrated into the highlife fold. Thus, highlife has not only influenced other African countries but is also an important cultural bridge uniting the peoples of Africa and its Diaspora.
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Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The compelling, inspiring, and comically sublime story of one man’s coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Michiko Kakutani, New York Times • Newsday • Esquire • NPR • Booklist
One of the comedy world's brightest new voices, Trevor Noah is a light-footed but sharp-minded observer of the absurdities of politics, race and identity, sharing jokes and insights drawn from the wealth of experience acquired in his relatively young life. As host of the US hit show The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, he provides viewers around the globe with their nightly dose of biting satire, but here Noah turns his focus inward, giving readers a deeply personal, heartfelt and humorous look at the world that shaped him.
Noah was born a crime, son of a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother, at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents' indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the first years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, take him away.
A collection of eighteen personal stories, Born a Crime tells the story of a mischievous young boy growing into a restless young man as he struggles to find his place in a world where he was never supposed to exist. Born a Crime is equally the story of that young man's fearless, rebellious and fervently religious mother – a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence and abuse that ultimately threatens her own life.
Whether subsisting on caterpillars for dinner during hard times, being thrown from a moving car during an attempted kidnapping, or just trying to survive the life-and-death pitfalls of dating in high school, Noah illuminates his curious world with an incisive wit and an unflinching honesty. His stories weave together to form a personal portrait of an unlikely childhood in a dangerous time, as moving and unforgettable as the very best memoirs and as funny as Noah's own hilarious stand-up. Born a Crime is a must read.
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Explorers on the Moon (Tintin #17)
Following on from the events of Destination Moon, Tintin finds himself in a rocket on a collision course with the moon. And with Snowy the dog, Captain Haddock, Professor Calculus and the Thompson twins aboard, things quickly spiral further and further out of control.GHS 50.00Quick ViewExplorers on the Moon (Tintin #17)
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The Secret of the Unicorn (Tintin #11)
Tintin stumbles across a model ship at the Old Street Market. Only it isn’t just any model ship-it’s the Unicorn, carved by one of Haddock’s ancestors, and it holds a clue to finding pirate treasure!GHS 50.00Quick ViewThe Secret of the Unicorn (Tintin #11)
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Red Rackham’s Treasure (Tintin #12)
Tintin and Captain Haddock set sail aboard the Sirius to find the sunken remains of the Unicorn ship and notorious pirate Red Rackham’s treasure.GHS 50.00Quick ViewRed Rackham’s Treasure (Tintin #12)
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Prisoners of the Sun (Tintin #14)
Tintin discovers that one of the last Incan descendants has kidnapped his missing friend, Professor Calculus. Tintin and Captain Haddock follow the kidnapper to Peru–can they save Calculus?GHS 50.00Quick ViewPrisoners of the Sun (Tintin #14)
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Adventures of Tintin Book Set (14 books)
The Adventures of Tintin (French: Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a century after Hergé’s birth in 1907, Tintin had been published in more than 70 languages with sales of more than 200 million copies, and had been adapted for radio, television, theatre, and film.
The following titles are included in the book set on Booknook:
- The Blue Lotus (1934–1935)
- The Broken Ear (1935–1937)
- King Ottokar’s Sceptre (1938–1939)
- The Shooting Star (1941–1942)
- The Secret of the Unicorn (1942–1943)
- Red Rackham’s Treasure (1943)
- Prisoners of the Sun (1946–1948)
- Land of Black Gold (1948–1950)
- Explorers on the Moon (1952 – 1953)
- The Calculus Affair (1954–1956)
- The Red Sea Sharks (1956–1958)
- Tintin in Tibet (1958–1959)
- The Castafiore Emerald (1961–1962)
- Tintin and the Picaros (1975–1976)
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Adventures of Tintin Book Set (18 books)
The Adventures of Tintin (French: Les Aventures de Tintin) is a series of 24 comic albums created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. The series was one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. By 2007, a century after Hergé’s birth in 1907, Tintin had been published in more than 70 languages with sales of more than 200 million copies, and had been adapted for radio, television, theatre, and film.
The following titles are included in the book set on Booknook:
- Tintin in America (1931–1932)
- Cigars of the Pharaoh (1932–1934)
- The Blue Lotus (1934–1935)
- The Broken Ear (1935–1937)
- The Black Island (1937–1938)
- King Ottokar’s Sceptre (1938–1939)
- The Crab with the Golden Claws (1940–1941)
- The Shooting Star (1941–1942)
- The Secret of the Unicorn (1942–1943)
- Red Rackham’s Treasure (1943)
- Prisoners of the Sun (1946–1948)
- Land of Black Gold (1948–1950)
- Destination Moon (1950–1953)
- The Calculus Affair (1954–1956)
- Tintin in Tibet (1958–1959)
- The Castafiore Emerald (1961–1962)
- Tintin and the Picaros (1975–1976)
- Introducing Mr Pump’s Legacy (Jo, Zette & Jocko) – by the creator of Tintin
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Asterix & Obelix’s Birthday: The Golden Book (Astérix #34)
To celebrate a half-century of Asterix, we have something special for his millions of fans: a fabulous anniversary-themed collection of stories, fun travel guides, and a big birthday surprise for the two Gaulish heroes This is sure to become a treasured collectible.GHS 50.00Quick View -
Asterix and Caesar’s Gift (Astérix #21)
When Legionary Tremensdelirius gets the title deeds to the little Gaulish village as a bonus, he swaps them with tavern landlord Orthopaedix for a drink. Funnily enough, Asterix and his friends aren’t keen to hand over their village to anyone else. After a chieftaincy election campaign and a showdown with the Romans, both events fiercely contested, can all still end well?GHS 50.00Quick ViewAsterix and Caesar’s Gift (Astérix #21)
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Asterix and Cleopatra (Astérix #6)
How can lovely Queen Cleopatra show Julius Caesar that ancient Egypt is still a great nation? Her architect Edifis recruits his Gaulish friends to help him build a magnificent palace within three months. There are villainous saboteurs to be outwitted, but Asterix, Obelix and Getafix still find time to go sight-seeing – and leave their mark on the pyramids and the Sphinx’s nose.GHS 50.00Quick ViewAsterix and Cleopatra (Astérix #6)
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Asterix and Obelix All at Sea (Astérix #30)
The slaves are revolting… they’ve stolen Julius Casar’s own galley. Seeking shelter in the little Gaulish village, they find it in crisis. Obelix has suffered dire effects from drinking the druid’s magic potions on the sly. Can his friends get him cured by Absolutlifabulos, high priest of Atlantis? Enjoy all the thrills and spills of sea battles against the Roman navy!GHS 50.00Quick View -
Asterix and Obelix Book Set (36 books)
Written by Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo (published by Orion Publishing, UK (Hachette)), this is a classic hilarious series of comics or graphic novels, where Asterix and Obelix get drawn in constant adventures.
The following titles are included in the set:
Asterix the Gaul (1961)
Asterix and the Golden Sickle (1962)
Asterix and the Goths (1963)
Asterix and the Banquet (1965)
Asterix and Cleopatra (1965)
Asterix in Britain (1966)
Asterix and the Normans (1966)
Asterix the Legionary (1967)
Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield (1968)
Asterix at the Olympic Games (1968)
Asterix and the Cauldron (1969)
Asterix in Spain (1969)
Asterix and the Roman Agent (1970)
Asterix in Switzerland (1970)
The Mansions of the Gods (1971)
Asterix and the Laurel Wreath (1972)
Asterix and the Soothsayer (1972)
Asterix in Corsica (1973)
Asterix and Caesar’s Gift (1974)
Asterix and the Great Crossing (1975)
Asterix in Belgium (1979)
Asterix and the Great Divide (1980)
Asterix and the Black Gold (1981)
Asterix and Son (1983)
Asterix and the Magic Carpet (1987)
Asterix and the Secret Weapon (1991)
Asterix and Obelix All at Sea (1996)
Asterix and the Actress (2001)
Asterix and the Class Act (2003)
Asterix and the Falling Sky (2005)
Asterix and Obelix’s Birthday: The Golden Book (2009)
Asterix and the Picts (2013)
…and more!
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Asterix and Son (Astérix #27)
Who can have dumped a baby boy in a basket outside Asterix’s hut? Child-care is something new to Asterix and Obelix, not to mention Crismus Cactus, Prefect of Gaul, masquerading as a Gaulish nursemaid. Why are the Romans after the baby – and just what plot is the treacherous Brutus hatching against Julius Caesar? Find out the answers inside.GHS 50.00Quick ViewAsterix and Son (Astérix #27)
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Asterix and the Actress (Astérix #31)
Asterix and Obelix are celebrating their joint birthday party back in the Gaulish village – and some surprise guests have been invited! Meanwhile, Julius Caesar has to deal with his old enemy Pompey, who is looking for supporters among the legions stationed in Gaul. And just what what part do two old friends play in the story – Tremensdelirius, from ASTERIX AND CAESAR’S GIFT, and the lovely Panacea, first encountered in ASTERINX AND THE LEGIONARY? After many exciting adventures, all is finally revealed…GHS 50.00Quick ViewAsterix and the Actress (Astérix #31)
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Asterix and the Banquet (Astérix #5)
Gaul, now France, has always been famous for its food and drink – so when, for a bet with the Romans, Asterix and Obelix travel round collecting local delicacies they start on the journey home with all sorts of goodies. First, however, they must outwit the thieves Villanus and Unscrupulus. And who’s that little dog who has been following them all the way?
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Asterix and the Big Fight (Astérix #7)
A collaborator in ancient Gaul? Chief Cassius Ceramix has gone over to the Roman enemy. There’s something very fishy going on, as Legionary Infirmofpurpus discovers when he is sent to spy on the Gauls disguised as a crab apple tree. But is that just a red herring? And what about the two concussed druids brewing colourful potions? One way or another, the fight for control of the village between Vitalstatistix and his rival is bound to be a knockout.
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Asterix and the Black Gold (Astérix #26)
Phoenician merchant Ekonomikrisis has forgotten the druid Getafix’s order for rock oil – an essential ingredient in the magic potion. So Asterix and Obelix go prospecting for black gold in the Middle East. Can they also outwit the Roman secret agent Dubbelosix and his amazing folding chariot, equipped with all the latest spy gadgets?GHS 50.00Quick ViewAsterix and the Black Gold (Astérix #26)
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