Reviews for Manual of clinical child and adolescent psychiatry

The average rating for Manual of clinical child and adolescent psychiatry based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-09-23 00:00:00 Lisa Gianakos My son bought me a copy of Alan Plater’s memoir Doggin’ Around as a Father’s Day present. It’s a memoir rather than an autobiography because it looks at his life through the lens of his life-long relationship with jazz music. Plater was born in the north-east and brought up in Hull, and had a rich and distinguished writing career that started with Z-Cars in the early ‘60s and perhaps became most visible with The Beiderbecke Affair (obviously named for Bix, the trumpeter in the Paul Whiteman Band) and his adaptation of Chris Mullin’s novel A Very British Coup. But it also included a fair amount of theatre, such as Close the Coalhouse Door, a musical play that includes songs by Alex Glasgow and still tells you much of what you need to know about the history of the British miners while putting a smile on your face. (Billy Elliott writer Lee Hall has since updated it to included the miners’ strike and its aftermath.) Plater’s love of jazz is as an outsider’s music that lives through the love of its fans, that is rarely pursued for financial gain, even if some musicians get lucky sometimes, and has to be experienced to be understood. As he quotes Duke Ellington early on, “Too much talk stinks up the place.” One of the book’s heroes is Joe Harriott, the Jamaican jazz saxophonist who died young and penurious but lived like a shooting star. This is a warm, generous, avuncular book. It helps to have an interest in jazz, and some interest, maybe, in British theatre and TV.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-09-04 00:00:00 Christen Caos In anticipation of reading Crouch's book on Charlie Parker, and having seen him speak in such an erudite and informative manner on the Burns "Jazz" documentary, I thought it would be a good move to read this collection of his jazz writing and criticism. I liken reading this book to taking a master seminar with an incredible storyteller. Crouch has the incredible ability to evoke music, history, personal narratives, and the true swing and power of jazz music with his words. I found myself transported by the words, critical rigor, courage, and love of art in this book. It's a true testament to the importance and arc of jazz music.