Enchantment rests on rise from Detroit to national fame
Mary Campbell profiles Enchantment, a Detroit vocal group that turned from local clubs to national charts after signing with Roadshow Records. The five teens faced early jobs and travel, formed in Pershing High School, and built a stage act with magi cian bits. Emmanuel Johnson, David Banks, Joe Thomas, Edgar Clan ton, and Bobbi Green share ties to Motown and other legends, with Johnson writing Gloria and overcoming legal blindness.
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David Banks
David
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Gordy
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Temptations
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Mickey
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Martha Reeves
The
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Stevie Wonder
Stevie
Motown
WCHB
Bobbi Green
Mike Stokes
Roadshow Records
BT Express
Brass Construction
Roadshow
United Artists Records
Gloria
Finding Our Fathers A Genealogical Guide Review
Dan Rottenberg details his search to trace Jewish roots from Suwalk to New York across 1880s to mid 20th century. The book blends family history with instructions on Judaica research, archival records, and a country by country source survey.
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Random House
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United States
Simons List Book catalogues American life in lists
Howard Simons curates a 449 page compendium from Simon & Schuster listing diverse topics from travel to trivia. It gathers 58 Washington sleep spots and many lists of actors rivers bridges beers trains buildings literature and more as a guide to the United States without a single theme.
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Howard Simons
Simon & Schuster
United States
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America
Pebble Beach
Ica
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O America barzini memoir of youth in New York
Luigi Barzini reflects on his youth in the United States in the 1920s. He recalls crossing the ocean with his family, studying on campus, starting a career in journalism, and the contrast between then and his later life in Italy. The tone blends affection with clear, measured reflection.
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America
Luigi Bar
Barzini
United States
Italy
Phil Thomas
No Worms in This Big Apple
Review of Anthony Burgess and Time-Life Books study of New York City. Burgess portrays a city of exile and plurality, praising its culture and varied life while openly critiquing its streets and corruption. The book blends lyrical prose with ample photographs to illuminate Wall Street, Harlem, and the city’s enduring pulse.
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New York
Anthony Burgess
Time- Life Books
Time-Life Books
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Finnegan
Giovanni da Verrazano
Wall Street
Harlem
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Current Best Sellers and Notable Nonfiction List
A garbled display shows top fiction titles including The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough and Falconer by John Cheever, along with Condominium by John MacDonald. Nonfiction items include Your Erroneous Zones by Wayne Dyer and The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan, among others.
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