![]() Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn--and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less $15.99 I had to read this for one of my college courses, and for this reason I was very skeptical. It's not often an assigned book is ever much fun to read. However, this book was a lot of fun, and is really able to hold the reader's interest. I recommend this book to anyone who is pregnant or has a young child, and is looking to take interest in how their baby learns and grows. ![]() The BROOKLYN DODGERS - They Practice And Play Hard At Spring Training In Havana, Cuba. Larry MacPhail and Leo Durocher, behind the batting cage, watch Dodger rookies go through hitting drill in Havana. Dolph Camilli, (1B), Billy Herman (2B), PeeWee Reese (SS) and Arky Vaughan (3B) recently obtained from the Pirates. Leo Durocher exercises the best vocal cords in baseball. Pictured are Charley Herbert, Peewee Reese, Fred Fitzsimmons, Ed "Rube" Albosta, Mickey Owen, Coach Charley Dressen, "Pistol Pete" Reiser, Joe "Muscles" Medwick, Cliff Dapper, Dolph Camilli, Johnny Rizzo and Arky Vaughan. ..... 1942 LIFE Magazine Article, A4845. $15.99 This Item is an original four page Magazine article, taken from a vintage magazine of the year indicated. The article is complete and opens the door to the time during which it was written and the social beliefs of that era. The scan of this item was taken through plastic film, however it is an accurate representation of the item. The nominal size is 10.5 inches by 14 inches. ![]() What They Play: Today $1.99 Video game news and info for families, kids, and parents.Kindle blogs are fully downloaded onto your Kindle so you can read them even when you're not wirelessly connected. And unlike RSS readers which often only provide headlines, blogs on Kindle give you full text content and images, and are updated wirelessly throughout the day. ![]() She Sings, They Play [CD on Demand] $15.99 Legendary country singer Skeeter Davis got together with cult rock band NRBQ to create one of the greatest "collaboration" albums by two diverse acts ever done. Skeeter was ever the trailblazing country girl and recorded this years before Tammy Wynette teamed up with the British dance band The KLF or Loretta Lynn did her brillant "Van Lear Rose" album under rocker Jack White's production. It's not surprising that Skeeter, almost at home on the pop charts as she was the country charts back in the 1960's, would successfully be able to merge in harmony with this rock band but the real shocker is how great the guys can tackle hard country music, which is the bulk of this recording. Most of the songs are originals either written by Skeeter or NRBQ members but the greatest gem here is a stunning cover of Hank Williams' MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE which I feel is the best track of a Williams song ever done by a female vocalist. There's plenty of other fabulous tracks here, notably Skeeter's gothic original ROSES ON MY SHOULDER which despite it's nursery rhyme melody is the story of a fatherless girl who stumbles into prostitution in search of male affection. Skeeter and band member Al Anderson do a terrific country duet on HEART TO HEART and Skeeter's good humor shines through deliciously in EVERYBODY WANTS A COWBOY, a satire on the Nashville star system. She goes for more of a classic pop sound on THINGS TO YOU (featuring harmony by Joey Stampinato, whom she later married) and recalls the girl group sound in HOW MANY TEARS. There's even a wistful cover of the Snow White Disney song SOMEDAY MY PRINCE WILL COME with a haunting melancholy edge. This outstanding album got some but rather limited attention back when it was first released in 1985; it's certainly not "radio friendly" country music, but it is brillant country music and it's no surprise to find 25 years later it's still in print like the true classic it is while many of that era's top ten country records are now long out of print. |
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