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Brian Jones life was a David vs. Goliath. Young, petite, and naïve, his Goliath was the Rolling Stones money machine. Unlike the Bible, Brian lost his life. This book levels the battlefield by telling what happened to the band’s founder. Written from Brian’s POV, the Stones rise to stardom is chronicled, ending with British authorities lack to properly investigate the bi-sexual bandleader’s death at 27.
Brian recalls being an incest victim, homeless at age 16 and forced into prostitution. Regardless, with extreme talent, sexuality, and imagination he led the band he picked, taught and named to glory. His vision was to bring world music to the Stones catalog; the band declined—content to crank out mundane sounds as long as records sold.
After a fight over musical direction Brian left the band planning to start anew and take the Rolling Stones name with him. Three weeks later he drowned in his swimming pool. Brian’s tale of death threats and witness accounts recount what actually happened.
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BRIAN JONES...ANOTHER JFK?.......2007-09-20
I just read a grand review of this book that appears on Vintage Rock www.vintagerock.com.bjones_book.aspx in which the reviewer compares Brian's killing to the conspiracy behind JFK's assassination. What I find most interesting is the complete quiet we hear coming from the British Isles when so many are currently presenting clues and evidence surrounding Brian's death.
Even though Ms. Shepherd's book offers compelling facts relating to his death, she leaves out another suspicious death--that of Graham Bond who would've made a fantastic witness to talk about the threatening phone call Brian received at his "hideaway" only two days before his death. While the author does a dramatic job of re-enacting the events of Bond accepting the phone threat on Brian's behalf, she fails to mention that Bond "accidentally" fell under a train not long thereafter. Before he could personally testify about what he knew. Just as with witnesses who were willing to testify about JFK's assassination, many who were willing to testify about Brian's death also either suddenly disappeared or suddenly died! Coincidence? Think about it.
Lonesome Dove.......2007-09-16
Since I learned this book is supposed to be written from Brian's POV I don't understand why some complain that the author only focuses on Brian's good qualities and doesn't put him down for all the horrible deeds and nasty pranks he was known to have committed against others. I got it right off. Since Brian is talking about himself here, he like any of us wouldn't be sitting down (or standing up LOL) talking badly about himself.
He probably couldn't see all his faults especially since those nasty pranks were mostly committed during his up's and down's mood swings, when he didn't have much control over what he was doing. None of us sees ourselves as others do, and Brian was hurting over losing the friendship and camaraderie of his band mates but he couldn't understand where he had turned them off. Also none of them believed his many ailments that caused him to miss performances and rehearsals. The other Stones thought he was just being a cry baby or lazy but he gave it his best shot. It just wasn't good enough for the healthy ones who couldn't sympathize with his predicament.
In reading this story I got to thinking of Brian Jones as a beautiful Lonesome Dove, bleeding from the inside and not knowing how to get the help and unquestioning love he so badly needed.
WHAT A RIDE!.......2007-09-06
I'm part of a R&B band myself and got to meet Mick and the rest back in the day. So I try making time to read memoirs and such when I get the time. I've not written any reviews before but this story really caught me up. The book took so many twists and turns different than the rest out there that sometimes all stumble on each other with the same info.
I only wish this book would've gone into the story and testimony of Brian's murder earlier. That was the part that fascinated me. Not to say I want to believe it. But it for sure has more proof than anything I've seen before. All the facts come together and I hate to say that even though I don't want to believe what this story says happened, I can't find anything to prove it didn't happen.
I got to talking with others about this who say they heard similar storys for years but never saw it all laid out so totally. We'd like to see this turned into a film. Not like Stoned that is whitewash, but if this book is made into a movie as its written then we'd have something to watch for sure.
I only wonder why the Brits don't want to open the case. There's to much out there to ignore but hey that's on their heads.
CONNECT THE DOTS............2007-09-05
I usually enjoy a good old fashioned murder mystery and decided upon this story for my next unsolved whodunit. I wasn't interested in the history of the Rolling Stones or their music per se but found the idea, that one of their own had been possibly murdered at the behest of some of their own, intriguing to say the least.
Any reader interested in true crime will find the lady author's last 3 chapters plus 3 part epilogue very enlightening; somewhat reminiscent of Agatha Christie. As I read her results, I began to do research myself into each aspect of the crime that was brought up. Amazingly I found there is much evidence out there if one takes the time to actually look for it in press releases, actual testimony plus word-of-mouth tales swapped as to what actually happened to Mr. Jones at the time of his death and shortly thereafter.
It is mind-boggling that British authorities did not and still have not seriously investigated what was flagrantly a murder for hire. I located old magazine articles (and some fairly new) that corroborate a majority of what Ms. Shepherd attests to in her book. I found interesting also the fact that fans of Brian Jones have so viciously attacked her regarding claims of his not-so-well hidden sexual preference and drug use. All that pales in comparison to the fact he was obviously murdered in a most heinous manner by those laughingly hired to protect him!
I cannot understand why more focus isn't placed on what the meat `n potatoes of this book actually is: proof positive that Brian was purposely done away with and afterwards his prized possessions either callously burned in a bonfire (which again British authorities apparently turned a blind eye into investigating) or hauled off by both his band mates and his killers. That's where the reader needs to focus and not on who kissed whom, male or female, or whether Brian was still heavily imbibing drugs and alcohol at the time of his drowning.
I highly recommend this book to all who enjoy connecting the dots and seeing for themselves that the murder of Brian Jones remains mainly a major unrecognized and overlooked cold case crime. For anyone who likes to see justice served we should ban together and demand a complete, honest investigation into this killing.
STEWED & KEEFED.......2007-08-31
The honeymoon between Sir Mick and Keith apparently is at its end. Fragile nerves and high tensions have reached their peak and Keef is lashing out indiscriminately. His latest target is once again Brian Jones-the 63 year old Stone finds the band's former leader easy prey since the dead are hardly ever known to fight back. He believes he'll have a better chance of winning the battle of words against a ghost rather than take Mick on full force.
Oddly the open wound growing between Mick and Keith comes at a time when the author of Straight from the Heart is ready to announce the release of Brian's audiotapes. Word is she's finally received permission from the "keeper of the flame" for all these many years-who's mainly led a reclusive lifestyle since Brian's murder.
As part of the British rock scene during the late Sixties to early Seventies, I'd heard rumors flying that Brian had a hidden stash of tapes he'd recorded. We all figured they were only of music he'd put together during his stay at Cotchford. Now it appears that not only music was being composed while he lived the life of a solitary man, but that he had recorded his memoirs. Quite a feat for someone whom the Stones insisted was too incapacitated due to drugs and drinking to play guitar.
In my humble opinion I believe the author did a gargantuan job in re-enacting Brian's life in such an authentic and often tongue-in-cheek manner.
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Brian Jones was initially the Stones' creative driving force, but by the late '60s, he was drinking too much and strung out on drugs. He left the band in 1969 and three weeks later was found dead in his swimming pool. Acclaimed author Terry Rawlings draws on new interviews to document Brian's ill-fated final days and hours and names his murderer.
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Engaging and captures a true sense of Jones' early life...packed with rare photos.......2007-01-10
Great read if you're a fan of Brian Jones and his work. Compared it with Bill Wyman's book, STONE ALONE, and details of his early struggles as a musician are pretty similar. As with any biography, what's true and what is not is always very questionable. However, this book gives the reader an insight of what kind of life Jones probably led and the path to his demise. I would rate STONE ALONE ahead of this book for reliable information because it's from the Stones' bassist himself. The Anna Wohlin book reads like a romantic novel, and the material is very questionable. This book is more for diehard fans of Brian Jones.
Who Killed Christopher Robin.......2006-09-25
I have this book and felt it did not show the real Brian Jones. Brian was a very intelligent, great musician,
and basically a good and decent man. When people use drugs/alcohol their personality changes dramatically.
When Brian was at Cotchford Farm he was attempting to get his life back on track. In writing about Brian
one has to remember this was the Sixties and the culture, attitudes and social beliefs were entirely different
than in the following decades. Brian was a drug addict and probably an alcoholic. He was trying to cope with
his problems with the other band members, his life in general. Since there was no rehab or counseling like
there is today he felt this was the only way to handle it. I truly believe Brian Jones was definitely murdered.
Probably by Frank Thorogood with some help. Brian was more than the demonized versions I have seen in
several books. It is only fair to this musician to portray him in all aspects and not just when he was messed
up, and depressed. He was often compassionate, kind and cared deeply about his loyal friends. Let us remember this please
Of all the Brian Jones books, the best IMHO.......2006-08-02
Brian Jones was the founder of the Rolling Stones, and this book unflinchingly lays everything out about his life for the reader. Based on years of research and interviews with people that knew him, it is probably the most factual of the books I have read. It also lays the ground for some serious discussion about the possibility that Brian's swimming pool death was not accidental. This is not a "new" revelation - murky details about the death have been scrutinized pretty much since the day after it happened in July 1969. The author clearly demonstrates that it is within the realm of extreme possibility that Brian's death was no accident. Oh, and someone allegedly confessed, as well.
Apparently Keith Richards has spent some effort over the years trying to get to the bottom of just what happened the night Brian died. This is the book that Keith said, "...the cat [the author] probably got it about right". This statement says to me that Keith feels this is probably the closest we'll ever get to any truth.
The Strange Death Of An Evil Genius.......2006-03-24
Rolling Stones biographies are plentiful, yet the release of this book in 1994 increased the speculation that Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones was murdered soon after he was dumped from the band in 1969. Padded out with early details of Brian's teenage fatherhood to three bastard offspring by separate girls, his self-absorbed behaviour and violence towards his girlfriends, this update makes you wonder how the unlikeable character made it as far as he did. After revealing little of note in the first half, the book gets juicy when recreating Brian's final days spent in the company of celebrities including Maurice Gibb, Steve Winwood and John Mayall at his country home. Theories about the guitarist's pool drowning remain a little haphazard, but Who Killed Christopher Robin? offers some sympathy for the little devil.
Who killed BrianJones.......2006-03-01
Interesting book and theory on who killed the Stones founding member. After reading this book I was convinced there was more to Jones' death than an accidental swimming accident. The book flows nicely and leaves one quite sad to see the effect greed, fame and fortune can have on some people.
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An inside look at the death of one the Sixties' rock and roll icons, Brian Jones, by the woman who shared his life with him at the end. Ruled an accidental death at the time, some thought it was suicide and some had other suspicions. The Murder of Brian Jones looks at the all the circumstances surrounding his untimely death and comes up with a startling conclusion!
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The Girl Who Tried to Save His Life.......2007-09-06
Well written testimonial.
The lovely Swedish girlfriend of Brian Jone's recalls the evening he was murdered.
She confesses her suspicions on the murderer of her boyfriend.
Ms. Wohlin recounts that Keith Richards had dumped Mr. Thorogood on Brian Jones and Brian felt very ill at ease with Mr Thorogood.
Brian was going to fire him after mr. Thorogood suspended a loose beam on the ceiling which could have killed both Brian and Anna !
Shortly thereafter a get-together with mr Thorogood and Brian and Anna, Brian is found at the bottom of the pool!
Anna tried to resuscitate Brian, trying to breAthe life back into him.
The Rolling Stone members(except Bill Wyman) kept her away and she was threatened to leave.
She did return many years later,The Stones never commented on this and they did ditch him just before Brian's death , she writes.
It's a very sad story.
Poor Brian,poor Anna.
From a book worm's perspective.......2007-01-05
I thought this book was not written in an exciting or enticing manner. I felt the author lacked passion and maybe even her interest while writing.
I'm a big fan of The Rolling Stones and only read this book out of boredom rather than interest.
The author fails.
She shows some photos of herself, though none at all of her WITH Brian Jones.(except for her at the house and near The Pool.)
I didn't find her book convincing. It seems as though she wasn't With Brian Jones much at all, except for his trajic and mysterious death.
Since her story is written so blurred and passionless, I wonder how much passion she had for him. That was about the only subject that aroused my curiosity.
I notice she's written another book also about Brian Jones.
I'm not buying that,Anna.
Good but............2006-06-19
Anna Wohlin's account of her brief period with Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones is an interesting yet sad one. Even as young as she was during the time she was with him, her memory is quite exquisite and frankly, I don't understand how she could remember all of those little incidences without having kept a diary of some kind (which she never confesses to). I had someone close to me die in 1972 that I could never have remember such minute details on a minute-by-minute basis, especially this many years later.
Anna chooses to recall Brian very fondly, glossing over his paranoia and insecurities, alcohol abuse, affairs, his physical abuse of her, and concentrating on their love affair which had undeniable overtones of being steeped in his longing for the now-absent Anita Pallenberg. It never seems to faze nor occur to Anna (that she relates) that she might just be a stand-in for Anita - the other blonde with an accent. Still, she apparently enjoyed the relationship enough to stick around and get to know Brian as only she could.
To me, this book seems to be Anna's cry for validation - that she was important in Brian's life at some point. I feel she could have made more of a mark and been more important to Brian by standing up for the truth about his death at the time, instead of succumbing to the lies that Frank Thorogood and Tom Keylock "forced" her to relate.
Whatever their relationship, Anna Wohlin remains in very deep pain over her relationship Brian Jones, and his subsequent death. That is the only true fact I can attest to after reading this.
FASCINATING.......2005-11-15
This is a fascinating book which is very easy to read.I think its always better to hear a story from a protagonist for although there is undoutably some deviation from the truth,there is a sense of genuine involvment and that is very apparent here.
The book describes the authers romantic relationship with Jones during the last few months of his life,although interesting Wohlin does have a habbit of repeating her self and painting too much of a rosy picture of their life together.The book finds a better pace as it approaches the events surrounding the "murder",which she attributes to Frank Throgood a builder who was hired by the Stones management to renovate Jones recently aquired farm house.Another reviewer intelligently says that you have to read between the lines to see the real truth and I would agree,and equally when it comes to Wohlins involvment.She expresses how she felt scared and intimidated,fearing that if she told anyone that she believed Jones was murdered she too would meet the same fate .She very effectivly dipicts the isolated lonely position she was in being "alone in a foreign country"grief stricken and intimidated and this combined with what she perceived as genuine threats from Throgood is why she has presumably not spoken sooner.We are left with the suggestion of a huge conspiracy surrounding the death involving the Rolling Stones Inc who go to great lengths to stop Wohlin from talking,even offering her £100,000 to keep quiet,begging the question "why?"after all the stones had nothing to gain from Jones death "did they?"
Eventually some time after the inquest Wohlin finds the courage to tell the police that she is convinced Brian Jones was murdered, they agree something is amiss but advise her for her own wellbeing to leave things as they stand.
Taken to its logical conclusion this is a harrowing story of deceit, foulplay corruption and murder .Well done Anna for finding the courage to write it, perhaps your next book could fill in the blanks.
truth at last.......2004-05-23
Brian Jones' mysterious death in July 1969 has haunted the whole Sixties generation, and now at last Anna Wohlin tells us what really happened.
Her tale suits well with all the facts known. On top of that, she provides a shocking insight in the workings of the Rolling Stones management back then. That alone makes it quite imaginable why Anna wants to speak out after thirty years of forced silence; I wouldn't be surprised if her urge to do so is much stronger than any financial interest.
Anyway, I do not doubt this tale is the closest we will ever get to Brian Jones' mysterious death. My only slight criticism concerns the love-colored picture Anna gives on Brian: too positive. But that's peanuts compared to the great service she renders us by having this book published: at last the Sixties generation can sit back and relax.
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Video Production: Disciplines and Techniques introduces students to the operations underlying multiple-camera video production. This textbook deals with a range of issues from how crew members interact with equipment to the manner in which crews interact with each other. More than just telling students "what to do," this textbook shows how to do a job and why.
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Basic TV Reporting is a practical, easy to read guide to the skills needed to become a successful television reporter - arguably the most demanding and glamorous job in journalism. The book describes the role in detail, how reporters fit into the editorial team and where their duties begin and end.
Basic TV Reporting is a practical, easy to read guide to the skills needed to become a successful television reporter - arguably the most demanding and glamorous job in journalism. The book describes the role in detail, how reporters fit into the editorial team and where their duties begin and end.
The late Ivor Yorke has enjoyed a wealth of experience to pass on to aspiring broadcast journalists, having spent more than 20 years as a writer, reporter, producer and editor, before becoming Head of Journalist Training, BBC News and Current Affairs. He was also a freelance training consultant. He is the author of Television News (now in its third edition) and co-author with the late Bernard Hesketh of An Introduction to ENG, also published by Focal Press.
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Setting up and maintaining a television production studio can be a big challenge, but this handbook makes it easy-and it helps you save time and money! Designed specifically for educators, the book helps you select, connect, and use audio and video production equipment in the school. The authors describe a variety of production equipment (e.g., camcorders, microphones, VCRs, editing equipment, video mixers) and offer an in-depth discussion of selection criteria. They guide you through a detailed assessment of your existing equipment and through the establishment of a television production studio, from size and location to lights, backdrops, and communication systems. There are even directions for presenting completed video programs-using multiple televisions, video projectors, and closed-circuit systems. A complete chapter is dedicated to working with vendors in areas of equipment purchase, rental and repair, blank tape purchase, videotape duplication, and production music. Numerous illustrations an
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A good book for starting or improving your school studio.......2004-07-19
This is a good book if you are looking to start a school TV program, or improve the program you've got. I am a school media specialist, and we do a lot these days - librarian, web-master, research teacher, TV producer. This book helped me improve my school TV program. It described a lot of equipment that was previously unfamiliar to me. It also told me what to look for in various equipment (audio mixer, video mixer, etc.) My next purchase is probably a video editor, and this book tells me what features to look for. My students have created several of the video projects enclosed, and students and teachers like them alot. Buy this book if you want to improve your school tv studio.
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This hands-on approach offers students an opportunity to learn about topics from TV studio design, scripting, and camera work to creating a dramatic video production. Projects include interviews, audio commercials, a school news show, and a video yearbook. Guidelines for curriculum integration are also provided.
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Teacher's favorite.......2000-03-14
As a first year broadcast teacher, I found this book to be very helpful. It was user-friendly, not too technical for my students but loaded with information that they needed to make their classroom videos. Each chapter taught new skills and allowed the students to practice with the provided activities. My state does not have an adopted text-book for this class, and this book has been a life-saver for me.
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If you want to build and broaden your Excel skillsets this is a great resource.......2007-03-06
There are many good reasons to want to enhance your skill in using Microsoft Excel. One might be for getting certified my Microsoft as an expert in Excel in order to enhance your employment opportunities. Another might be for a person who hasn't used Excel to learn about the package from the ground up. Yet another might want to add some specific topics such as pivot tables or to begin learning about the statistics features in Excel. For any of these reason (and others0, this is a great book to get well grounded in Microsoft Excel 2000.
This book is organized by "projects". Each project covers a broader collection of specific skills such as modifying a worksheet, improving the appearance of a worksheet, working with functions, creating pivot tables and pivot table reports, and many more. There are 18 of these projects and each has eight lessons. Each lesson is short and focused to one task. For example, in the Working with Functions project, the eight lessons are: Analyzing Data with AVERAGE, MAX and MIN, Calculating a Loan Payment with PMT, Creating a Loan Payment Table, Evaluating Investment Plans with the FV Function, Using IF to Display Messages, Using IF to Calculate, Using MOW to Display the Current Date, and Using VLOOKUP to Convert Data.
Although this is a book, it is very visually based and uses images of the screens discussed in each lesson with many labels pointing to the specific portion of the screen it identifies. Each project begins with a short introductory statement under the heading "Why Would I Do This?" and ends with a brief summary. Each project also has a few true or false questions and some multiple choice questions to help the reader check their understanding of concepts and terms. If you are unclear about the correct answer, a reference to the appropriate lesson in the project is provided so you can go look it up.
Each project also has a Skill Drill a Challenge, and a Discovery Zone. Some of these use files that are on the accompanying CD. Since this book is also focused on helping its readers prepare for certification testing, the CD also contains PinPoint Assessments that help the reader understand where he or she stands in mastering the skills necessary for successfully passing the certification exam.
The introduction to the book provides good orienting material including a chart of which projects and lessons focus on specific skills. The end of the book also has information on how to use the PinPoint software, how to register for certification testing, a glossary, and an index.
This is a very helpful book.
Excellent exam prep material........2003-08-28
Excel 2000 was my last exam on my way to master certification. Before I purchased this book I was very lacking in my excel knowledge. This book helped me gain a better understanding of excel functions. I passed my excel 200 exam and missed perfect by only 40 points.
Fantastic Preparation for the Expert Exam.......2001-09-28
I highly recommend this as a study guide for the Expert Exam.
Give you what you need for the exam.......2001-08-28
If you want to know the essentials of Excel, not just to pass the MOUS Exam, but also for your daily use, this book should be on your library. The clear illustrations help you to quickly navigate through the lessons. Furthermore, CD-ROM is especially useful if you want to take the Exam.
Great Book.......2001-07-12
I am a computer instructor at a local college. This book is a wonderful book to prepare for the MOUS and the CD is a must also!!!
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Self paced study guide for preparation for the Excel 2000 MOUS Core exam. Includes a Video CD-ROM demonstrating each of the tasks covered in the book. This course is designed as an intensive self-study course that will guide you to new levels of productivity. A simple, concise and practical layout ensures ease of use. This class is an excellent preparation for the Microsoft Office User Specialist Exam.
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