03182cam a2200337 4500 545462624 TxAuBib 20211104120000.0 ||||||s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781478943754 1478943750 8b750dd5-ac17-421a-8041-81e1b466fa91 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2958628 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Anderson, Ryan Vincent. Sing for Your Life [Libby] : A Story of Race, Music, and Family. Hachette Audio, 2016. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 245MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 245MB. Music. Performing Arts. Sociology. Nonfiction. HTML:<b>The <i>New York Times</i> bestseller about a young black man's journey from violence and despair to the threshold of stardom: "A beautiful tribute to the power of good teachers" (Terry Gross, <i>Fresh Air</i>).</b><br /> "One of the most inspiring stories I've come across in a long time."-Pamela Paul, New York Times Book Review<br /> Ryan Speedo Green had a tough upbringing in southeastern Virginia: his family lived in a trailer park and later a bullet-riddled house across the street from drug dealers. His father was absent; his mother was volatile and abusive.<br /> At the age of twelve, Ryan was sent to Virginia's juvenile facility of last resort. He was placed in solitary confinement. He was uncontrollable, uncontainable, with little hope for the future.<br /> In 2011, at the age of twenty-four, Ryan won a nationwide competition hosted by New York's Metropolitan Opera, beating out 1,200 other talented singers. Today, he is a rising star performing major roles at the Met and Europe's most prestigious opera houses.<br /> <i>Sing for Your Life</i> chronicles Ryan's suspenseful, racially charged and artistically intricate journey from solitary confinement to stardom. Daniel Bergner takes readers on Ryan's path toward redemption, introducing us to a cast of memorable characters — including the two teachers from his childhood who redirect his rage into music, and his long-lost father who finally reappears to hear Ryan sing. Bergner illuminates all that it takes — technically, creatively — to find and foster the beauty of the human voice. And Sing for Your Life sheds unique light on the enduring and complex realities of race in America. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2022-01-03 20:00:02. Bergner, Daniel. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/4575-1/2958628-SingForYourLife.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8b750dd5-ac17-421a-8041-81e1b466fa91&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/4575-1/2958628-SingForYourLife.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=8b750dd5-ac17-421a-8041-81e1b466fa91&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)