From his childhood memories, to his musical triumphs as he journeyed from gospel to R and B to soul-and then virtually invented funk-to his struggles with inner demons and his most recent troubles with the law, this is the story of James ...

In this updated edition, the Godfather of Soul tells--with pride and humor--his own rags-to-riches story of survival and artistic achievement.

He is the funk-and-soul innovator & rap's driving spirit. His dazzling stage shows are legendary. Now, in James Brown: The Godfather of Soul, James Brown tells his won story, just as he plays his music: loud, proud, & soulful.

The emotional heart of the tale lies with Joe Rantz, a teenager without family or prospects, who rows not only to regain his shattered self-regard but also to find a real place for himself in the world.

Brown also tells the story of these soldiers' parents, immigrants who were forced to submit to life in concentration camps on U.S. soil.

Adapted for young readers from the New York Times bestseller by Daniel James Brown, Facing the Mountain is the remarkable true story of three brave Japanese American soldiers who fought for the United States during World War II while facing ...

Cast aside by his family at an early age, abandoned and left to fend for himself in the woods of Washington State, young Joe Rantz turns to rowing as a way of escaping his past.

This superb collection assembles two dozen classics from the Godfather of Soul in piano/vocal/guitar format: Cold Sweat, Pt. 1 * Get Up (I Feel like Being) A Sex Machine * Give It Up or Turnit a Loose * I Got You (I Feel Good) * Living in ...

It is so good.” —Tim O’Brien, National Book Award winning–author of The Things They Carried “Beautifully written, this is clear–eyed truth–telling by a man coming to terms with the best and worst in himself and others.” ...