Hotter Than That

A swinging cultural history of the instrument that in many ways defined a century The twentieth century was barely under way when the grandson of a slave picked up a trumpet and transformed American culture. Before that moment, the trumpet had been a regimental staple in marching bands, a ceremonial accessory for royalty, and an occasional diva at the symphony. Because it could make more noise than just about anything, the trumpet had been much more declarative than musical for most of its history. Around 1900, however, Buddy Bolden made the trumpet declare in brand-new ways. He may even have invented jazz, or something very much like it. And as an African American, he found a vital new way to assert himself as a man. Hotter Than That is a cultural history of the trumpet from its origins in ancient Egypt to its role in royal courts and on battlefields, and ultimately to its stunning appropriation by great jazz artists such as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Wynton Marsalis. The book also looks at how trumpets have been manufactured over the centuries and at the price that artists have paid for devoting their bodies and souls to this most demanding of instruments. In the course of tracing the trumpet's evolution both as an instrument and as the primary vehicle for jazz in America, Krin Gabbard also meditates on its importance for black male sexuality and its continuing reappropriation by white culture.

This book contains interviews conducted over more than a decade with experts of all descriptions — including Daniel Ellsberg, Seymour Hersh, Gar Alperovitz, Hans Kristensen, Gordon Prather, Joe Cirincione and more — about the threat of nuclear war between major and minor powers, the nuclear arms-industrial complex, the nuclear programs and weapons of the so-called “rogue states” of Iraq, Iran, Syria, Israel and North Korea, the bitter truths and eternal lessons of America’s nuclear bombing of Japan in World War II and the dedicated activists working to abolish the bomb for all time.

When Scylla catches a transport back to Earth, she encounters tall, blond and mysterious Boston. Their transport ship malfunctions, forcing them to escape to a hot moon. As they fight for survival, Scylla finds herself inexplicably attracted to the curiously sexy Boston. When the nights begin to sizzle, she discovers a sexy secret hidden in plain sight – but can their love have any future?

THE CRIME Detective Nicole Fox has one of the hardest cases of her career. She works on the case of a man brutally murdered and thrown into a dumpster behind a Phoenix, Arizona Circle K convenience store. In the dumpster there was plenty of DNA and finger prints galore from hundreds of people who had been in or around the store that day, but none of them could be- long to the killer. The murder became known as the "Dumpster Killing." The brutality of the killing had the entire city of Phoenix, Arizona on edge. THE INVESTIGATION Nicole and her team canvassed Phoenix and neighboring cities relentlessly for a clue that could lead them to this vicious killer. Then a call from a Chicago, Illinois detective gives Nicole and her team their first big break in the case. Nicole books a flight to Chicago to meet with the detective who may have found the hired muscle who did the killing in Phoenix. The trip leads Nicole to a dangerous gun battle in a seedy bar on the South side of Chicago. The trip to Chicago also involves Nicole in a sexual encounter that she never saw coming. "I loved the characters in this book. It is an easy story to follow and so emotional." Eileen Baker Glendale, Arizona "I loved it. It's an easy read and not a lot of product names I couldn't pronounce or had never heard of before." Dan Hunter Sun City, Arizona "I especially like the bond between the two female lead characters. The way the author describes then I can totally see how they could take their relationship into a sexual encounter'." Janet Fry Phoenix, Arizona "I enjoyed it very much. The characters feelings for each other and their willingness to always be there for each other no matter is what I really liked. We need more of this in real life." Ryan Jones Tempe, Arizona "I thought for a male author he captured the female point of view very well. I really liked the sexual experiment between Nicole and Michelle. I felt it was very arousing yet very tastefully done. I didn't feel like I had to take a shower after I read it. I think this book is destined to be a best seller." Ester Long Mesa, Arizona "I really enjoyed this book, especially the raw emotion. I like the characters and the way they interact with each other. I would recommend this book to anyone." James Patterson Chandler, Arizona "I really enjoyed this book so much. I loved the characters and their relationship to each other. It seemed to me like an original story. I have never read anything like it before." Dianne Fletcher Carefree, Arizona