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Title: I Put a Spell on You: The Autobiography of Nina Simone by Nina Simone, Stephen Cleary ISBN: 0-306-81327-0 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 14 August, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (10 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: informative
Comment: I have enjoyed much of Nina Simone's music that I've been exposed to. I was anxious do read the story behind the singer/pianist. This was a good, brief account of her life and times. Going from a promising start as a classical pianist in the U.S. South to international fame as a singer, Simone saw and experienced a lot of things. The people she knew as friends/lovers seemed to be the elites in their fields. Her work shows that she sought perfection, but also had some insecurities. Many stemmed from the desire of her religious mother's approval. I wish her continued success because her music has made an impression on me.
Rating: 2
Summary: Nina Simone is great, but this book needed more work
Comment: Nina Simone is a great artist with a compelling story to tell. Unfortunately, little of that story comes across in this book. Ms. Simone shares all sorts of details about her lovers, but very little about her music. There is almost nothing in the book about her recording sessions or why she sings particular songs the way she does. While Ms. Simone is very frank about her personal life, I would have liked to have learned more about her music. The book is also confusing because Ms. Simone will spend many pages on just a few days, and then entire years will be dismissed by a sentence or two. Ms. Simone's collaborator should have edited the book better and drawn out more music-related stories from her.
Rating: 5
Summary: I LOVE this book
Comment: This is a most fabulous book! I could not put it down! It's a fascinating account of Nina's life.....which is never a dull moment. Lots of incredible insight into what it's like to be a performer. Beautifully written, as though she's in the room with you, telling you her own story. Nina was such an amazing person, and there is so much depth in this book. I highly recommend this book....I can't say enough. If you love Nina, if you love autobiographies.....this is THE book!
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Title:Nina Simone - Live at Ronnie Scott's ASIN: B000092Q6X Publisher: Music Video Distribu Pub. Date: 20 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.96 |
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Title: Nina Simone : Break Down and Let It All Out by Sylvia Hampton, David Nathan ISBN: 1860745520 Publisher: Sanctuary Publishing Pub. Date: 09 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Soulful Divas: Personal Portraits of over a Dozen Divine Divas, from Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, & Diana Ross to Patti Labelle, Whitney Houston, & Janet Jackson by David Nathan, Luther Vandross ISBN: 0823084302 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title:Nina: The Essential Nina Simone ASIN: B00004RIMQ Publisher: Metro Music Pub. Date: 23 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.98 |
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Title: No Other Road to Take: Memoir of Mrs Nguyen Thi Dinh by Mai Van Elliot, Mai Van Elliot, Thi Inh Nguyen, Thi Inh Nguyyen ISBN: 087727102X Publisher: Southeast Asia Program Publications Pub. Date: December, 1976 List Price(USD): $13.33 |
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