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Home » Jason Aldean. Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Awards 2002 Man Booker Prize Staff Pick I admit it; before reading Life of Pi, I thought, There's just no way that Yann Martel can write a whole book about a teenage boy and a tiger stranded together in a lifeboat for 277 days. But, I was so wrong; he pulls it off beautifully. You will love this utterly charming and unforgettable book.Recommended by Dianah, Powells.com Synopses & Reviews The son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel has an encyclopedic knowledge of animal behavior and a fervent love of stories. The ship sinks. Review: "This breezily aphoristic, unapologetically twee saga of man and cat is a convincing hands-on, how-to guide for dealing with what Pi calls, with typically understated brio, 'major lifeboat pests.'" "Martel's Life of Pi might sound ridiculous, but by the time Martel throws Pi out to sea, his quirkily magical and often hilarious vision has already taken hold....Martel is so mesmerized by Pi that one can't help but be enchanted too....Pi's lost-at-sea story never drags.

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue | Official Site. Trombone Shorty and friends Doctor John, Gary Clark Jr., Janelle Monae, and Earth, Wind & Fire electrify the crowd during halftime of the 2014 NBA All-Star Game in New Orleans. Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue joined Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, Madonna, Queen Latifah, Mary Lambert and 33 couples being married on stage for a historic highlight of this year’s Grammy Awards. It was a huge weekend for Trombone Shorty, starting with his appearance on Conan, as well as joining the All Star cast of stars saluting Carole King as the Musicares Person of the Year, then selling out concerts in two different LA venues on Friday and Saturday and ending with participation in the world broadcast of the special Grammy moment. See here for footage of Trombone Shorty’s previous Conan performance Trombone Shorty Music Academy On ABC World News With Diane Sawyer, Plus Shorty Also Featured On Regis Philbin’s Crowd Goes Wild On Fox Sports 1 comment on Instagramcomment on Facebook 11.26.2013 Arsenio Hall Show Media.

Seabiscuit: An American Legend, by Laura Hillenbrand. Seabiscuit was an unlikely champion. He was a rough-hewn, undersized horse with a sad little tail and knees that wouldn't straighten all the way. At a gallop, he jabbed one foreleg sideways, as if he were swatting flies. For two years, he fought his trainers and floundered at the lowest level of racing, misunderstood and mishandled, before his dormant talent was discovered by three men. One was Red Pollard, a failed prizefighter and failing jockey who had been living in a horse stall since being abandoned at a makeshift racetrack as a boy. One was Tom Smith, "The Lone Plainsman," a virtually mute mustang breaker who had come from the vanishing frontier, bearing generations of lost wisdom about the secrets of horses.

The third was a cavalry veteran named Charles Howard, a former bicycle repairman who made a fortune by introducing the automobile to the American West. In the sultry summer of 1936, Howard bought Seabiscuit for a bargain-basement price and entrusted him to Smith and Pollard. John Coltrane - The Official Site. MichaelConnelly.com | The Official Web Site of the Best Selling Author.