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William Edward Ryder-Jones (born 10 August 1983) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, music producer and composer from West Kirby, Merseyside. He co-founded the band The Coral, together with James Skelly, Lee Southall, Paul Duffy, and Ian Skelly, playing as their lead guitarist from 1996 until 2008. He has since pursued a solo career, writing both his own albums and film scores, as well as producing records for other artists and appearing as a session musician. Ryder-Jones' debut album, If..., an instrumental concept album featuring the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, serving as an imaginary film score for the Italo Calvino novel, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler..., was released in 2011. His second album, A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart was released in 2013, again to positive reviews. His third, West Kirby County Primary, was released in November 2015. Both are departures from the orchestral nature of If..., the former featuring a more traditional collection of minimal folk songs, and the latter being a heavier, more alternative folk rock album. Career The Coral Ryder-Jones was the lead guitarist with The Coral and played on the band's first five albums. In 2005, he briefly stopped touring with the band due to a stress-related illness. It was announced on 9 January 2008 that Ryder-Jones had left The Coral and the remaining five members would continue with the band. Early solo work and If... (2009–2011) Following his departure from The Coral, Ryder-Jones began writing songs and instrumental pieces and uploaded several demo recordings to his MySpace profile. In 2009, Ryder-Jones composed the score for his friend's short film Leave Taking, directed by Laurence Easeman. The four compositions were released on his debut EP A Leave Taking Soundtrack as a free download in July 2011 by Double Six Records (a subsidiary of Domino Recording Company) via their website and a music video was filmed for the title track "A Leave Taking". The EP was also released on 12-inch and digital download formats on 26 September 2011. Ryder-Jones also composed the scores for the short films It's Natural to Be Afraid (2010) and Bed (2011). Ryder-Jones' debut solo album If... was written as a musical adaptation of Italo Calvino's 1979 novel If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, with each composition representing a different chapter in the book. The idea for the album was first conceived after a meeting with Laurence Bell, the head of Domino Records, who had suggested Ryder-Jones record an "imaginary film score". Recording sessions for If... took place during 2010 at various locations on Merseyside, including Elevator Studios, the Scandinavian Church of Liverpool, The Friary in Everton and Ryder-Jones' mother's house in West Kirby. Most of the album's tracks were recorded with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestra. Ryder-Jones' musical influences for the album came from film score composers such as Abel Korzeniowski, Michael Galasso and Clint Mansell and rock artists such as Syd Barrett, Nick Cave and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci. If... was released on 14 November 2011 and received largely positive reviews from music critics. A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart, scrapped third album, and West Kirby County Primary (2012–2018) On 29 April 2013, the soundtrack to the 2012 film Piggy was self-released by Ryder-Jones on Bandcamp, with proceeds going to the Trekstock charity. Ryder-Jones' second and third albums, A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart, released 2013, and West Kirby County Primary, released 2015, are both a departure from If...'s orchestral nature. They do, however, retain the concept album theme (both albums focus around Ryder-Jones' life). A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart is a collection of folk and folk rock songs, influenced by Ryder-Jones' love of Bill Callahan as well as various other minimal and folk artists. West Kirby County Primary is a heavy, alternative and folk rock album, influenced by bands such as Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Super Furry Animals, The Strokes and Pavement. It was recorded with friends, adding to the band-theme Ryder-Jones was trying to capture. The track Wild Roses was co-written by Ryder-Jones and friends Emma Leatherbarrow (of MiNNETONKA) and Liam Power (of By the Sea); Ryder-Jones claims to have only written the chorus. "Seabirds" was co-written by Ryder-Jones and Leatherbarrow. Half of the album was written at Ryder-Jones' home, before continuing to work on the material at his home studio, located in his old bedroom in his mother's house, and at Parr St. Studios in Liverpool. In an interview with BBC Radio 6 Music, Ryder-Jones stated that he had chosen to scrap an album's worth of material after being unsatisfied with the result. He said, "I wasn't writing things that were making me happy in the moment. I got lost a little bit in why I was doing it and as a result wasn't living in the most responsible way. So the record I made during that time, thankfully, Domino were kind enough to let me drop. Some of the things that had happened to me though during the making of that record, the one I eventually dropped, turned out to be interesting enough to make good songs out of!" Ryder-Jones embarked on a ten-date tour of England and Scotland from 24 October to 14 November 2015 to celebrate the release of West Kirby County Primary. The first five dates were in support of Spector. He continued to tour into 2015, including various festival dates. He concluded the album's tour cycle with a final leg in late 2016, playing six UK dates. The 'Ta-Tah Tour' featured support from By the Sea, MiNNETONKA and Matt Maltese. Yawn and Yawny Yawn (2018–2019) Ryder-Jones released the album Yawn on 2 November 2018 and after this, Yawny Yawn on 26 July 2019. Yawny Yawn is an acoustic reworking of Yawn and features the same songs, just with different instrumentation. Both albums have been critically acclaimed and Ryder-Jones finished a tour of the Yawny Yawn album in November 2019. Iechyd Da (2023–present) On 19 September 2023, Ryder-Jones announced Iechyd Da, his first album in five years, which was released on 12 January 2024 on Domino. The album marked his first entry in the UK top 40 at number 30, as well as hitting number 3 or higher in the UK Record Store, Physical, Vinyl, Independent and Album Sales charts. The album was produced by Ryder-Jones at his Yawn studio in West Kirby, England. Its title translates as "good health" in Welsh. Ryder-Jones stated that he has not been "this proud of a record since A Bad Wind Blows in My Heart" and called it his "most produced record". Iechyd Da received a score of 90 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on eleven critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Mojo felt that the album "documents a period of intense anguish with careful understatement and smart musical references". Shaun Curran of Record Collector in their five star review called it "a truly wonderful record, one that embellishes Ryder-Jones' writing in ways both grand and un.... Discover the Bill Jones popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Bill Jones books.
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Mama Black Widow
Iceberg Slim“Iceberg Slim breaks down some of the coldest, capitalist concepts I’ve ever heard in my life.” Dave Chappelle, from his Netflix special The Bird RevelationThe most gritty and real...
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Steve Hansen
Gregor PaulThe making of a New Zealand coaching greatBetween the years 2012 and 2019, Sir Steve Hansen oversaw an era of such remarkable success that it would be almost impossible to repeat. ...
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No One Left to Come Looking for You
Sam LipsyteA darkly comic mystery by the author of Hark and The Ask set in the vibrant music scene of early 1990s New York City.Manhattan’s East Village, 1993. Dive bars, DIY music venues, sh...
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Pimp
Iceberg Slim“[In Pimp], Iceberg Slim breaks down some of the coldest, capitalist concepts I’ve ever heard in my life.” Dave Chappelle, from his Nextflix special The Bird RevelationPimp sent sh...
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The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics
David G. DoddCelebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the most popular and enduring band ever: “Even the most hardcore Deadheads will be impressed by this obsessively complete look at the Grateful...
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The Boston Celtics
Michael D. McClellan & Volk JanSince the team’s inception in 1946, the Boston Celtics have been at the heart of the culture and history of the city they call home. And as Boston has transformed over the years, t...
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Season of the Witch
David TalbotThe critically acclaimed, San Francisco Chronicle bestsellera gripping story of the strife and tragedy that led to San Francisco’s ultimate rebirth and triumph.Salon founder David ...
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Death Wish
Iceberg SlimThis is the original mafia story that spawned all the restthe story of Chicago’s ruthless and tireless mafia.Power hungry Don, Jimmy Collucci, is out to become the kingpin of Chica...
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Walking with the Muses
Pat ClevelandAn exciting account of the international adventures of fashion model Pat Clevelandone of the first black supermodels during the wild sixties and seventies.“Taking her reader throug...
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How Britain Really Works
Stig Abell'Absorbing . . . an intelligent and cleareyed account of much that goes on in our country' Sunday TimesGetting to grips with Great Britain is harder than ever. We are a nation that...
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And the Band Played On
Randy ShiltsUpon its first publication more than twenty years ago, And the Band Played on was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigative reporting. An international bestseller, a nom...
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The Past Is Never
Tiffany Quay TysonWINNER of the Willie Morris Award for Southern FictionWINNER of the Mississippi Author Award for Adult Fiction selected by the Mississippi Library Association WINNER of the 2019...
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Settle My Soul
Karen Ehman & Ruth SchwenkAre your days full? Are you tired and craving quiet for your soul? You're not alone. If days filled with obligations and neverending todo lists leave you feeling anxious and overwh...
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A Vast Conspiracy
Jeffrey ToobinNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The inspiration for Impeachment: American Crime Story on FXThe definitive account of the ClintonLewinsky sex scandals, the extraordinary ordeal that near...
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The Naked Soul of Iceberg Slim
Iceberg SlimIceberg Slim described himself as “ill…from America’s fake façade of justice and democracy,” an illness that may have been a detriment, but evolved into the tales that serve as a c...
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Running Strong
Candice WarnerA story about running away, crashing through and hitting my strideWhen the whole world seems set against you, how you keep the negative voice out of your head?Candice Warner knows ...
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The Body on the Beach
Bill JonesTHE BODY ON THE BEACH a fast moving adult drama set in a war ravaged Latino country on the Pacific coastline. Two childhood friends and later professional mercenaries h...
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The Boston Celtics
Michael D. McClellan & Volk JanSince the team’s inception in 1946, the Boston Celtics have been at the heart of the culture and history of the city they call home. And as Boston has transformed over the years, t...
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Mrs. William Jones and Bill
Edgar WallaceThis mystery collection, written by British author Edgar Wallace, contains the following works: „Mrs. William Jones and Bill”, „The Adventures of George”, „According to Freud”, „Bo...
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The Third Door
Alex BanayanFORBES #1 CAREER BOOK TO READ IN 2018The largerthanlife journey of an 18yearold college freshman who set out from his dorm room to track down Bill Gates, Lady Gaga, and dozens more...
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A Basket of Deplorables
Linda Tripp & Dennis CarstensAs seen on Newsmax TV!Featured in the New York Post and FoxNews.com!A compelling insider’s look at a political marriage that tore apart the nation and almost de...
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The Button Collector
Bill Jones, Jr.Old man Zacharias only wanted to be left alone to collect, and perhaps even sell, his buttons in the small shop his late father left him. Life, he would find, wasn't that simple.In...
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G. F. Unger Western-Bestseller 2495
G. F. UngerDie Wasserstelle befindet sich gleich hinter der PassEnge. Eine dünne Quelle ist es, die aus einer der Felsspalten kommt und diese Quelle hier oben, so hoch am Pass, ist ein Wunde...
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Jones v. Sheriff Bill Decker
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitIn a civil rights suit, appellant, a Dallas County prisoner, sought (1) an injunction against continuing to imprison him in solitary confinement, (2) a declaratory judgm...
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Rolling Stones. 100 Seiten
Ernst Hofacker"It's only Rock 'n' Roll, but I like it"? Die dienstälteste Band der Welt – ein Wunder, dass die überhaupt noch leben. StonesSpezialist Ernst Hofacker, mit ›Con...
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The Rolling Stones All the Songs Expanded Edition
Philippe Margotin & Jean-Michel GuesdonComprehensive visual history of the "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" as told through the recording of their monumental catalog, including 29 studio and 24 compilation albums...
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A Certain Je Ne Sais Quoi
Charles TimoneyVocabulary alone isn't enough. To survive in the most sophisticated and the most scathing nation on Earth you will need to understand the many peculiarities of the (very peculiar...
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The Rolling Stones All the Songs
Philippe Margotin & Jean-Michel GuesdonComprehensive visual history of the "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" as told through the recording of their monumental catalog, including 29 studio and 24 compilation albums...
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Genetics
Adam RutherfordPart of the ALLNEW LADYBIRD EXPERT SERIES.Who discovered genetics?How does gene inheritance work?Is DNA common to all living things?We inherit CODES from our parents. And these cod...
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Never Far from Home
Bruce JacksonMicrosoft’s associate general counsel shares this story that is “as nuanced as it is hopeful” (Hakeem Jeffries, House Minority Leader) about his rise from childhood poverty in preg...
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The Right Call
Sally JenkinsThe Washington Post sportswriter and New York Times bestselling author of the “fascinating” (The Wall Street Journal) The Real All Americans presents a love letter to the extraordi...
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The Farr Road
Bill Jones, Jr.An emissary is sent from Taucetus, a conservative, acquisitive, and businessoriented planet to negotiate a trade alliance with his chief rivals, officials from the planet Farr. The...
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Long White Con
Iceberg SlimIceberg Slim, bestselling author of Pimp and Trick Baby, brings us yet another riveting classic about the most incredible con man ever to have risen.Picking up where Trick Baby lef...
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A Roar in the Mist
Bill JonesThe Roar from the Mist!Synopsis:The Roar from the Mist is an adult, action, spy thriller entwined in cold blooded murder! It takes a brutal look at the world of political deceit, f...
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How the Scots Made America
Michael FryEver since they first set foot in the new world alongside the Viking explorers, the Scots have left their mark. In this entertaining and informative book, historian Michael Fry sho...
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Swagger
Jimmy Johnson & Dave HydeFOX NFL Sunday analyst and legendary Hall of Fame head football coach Jimmy Johnsonthe first to win both a college football championship and a Super Bowlshares his longawaited, int...
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The Making of the British Landscape
Francis PryorThis is the changing story of Britain as it has been preserved in our fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islands. From our suburban streets that s...
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Trick Baby
Iceberg SlimThe author that brought black literature to the streets is back. Weaving stories of deceit, sex, humor, and race, bestselling author Iceberg Slim brings us the story of a hustler w...
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My Life in Ruins
Adam FordPart memoir, part potted history of civilisation, My Life in Ruins is the account of a life lived in uncovering the past.Adam Ford is an archaeologist. Not only has he been on expe...
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Out of Warranty
Haywood SmithIf you've ever struggled with a health insurance claim, you'll love Haywood Smith's witty sendup of the health insurance industry, the drug companies, the medical profession, and f...
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Body Counts
Sean StrubThe founder of POZ magazine shares “a captivating…eyewitness account from inside the AIDS epidemic” (Next) and “a moving, multidecade memoir of one gay man’s life” (San Francisco C...
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No Island of Sanity
Vincent Bugliosi" One would like to think that the U.S. Supreme Court, the highest Court in the land, is the one island of sanity still remaining. But if what you folks are about to read is any in...