New Releases by Willie Nelson

Country icon, bestselling author, and living legend Willie Nelson pairs his gift for storytelling and herbal remedies with his wife Annie’s passion for home cooked meals in this cookbook of cannabis-infused delicacies. In the Nelson family’s first ever cookbook, we’re cooking with good vibes only. Drawn from their favorite meals on nationwide tours, at the ranch, at home, and in their favorite cities along the way, these recipes have stories to tell—and what better way to enjoy a good meal than with a high-flying tale and a relaxing buzz? Each recipe provides a cannabis kick to ease the mind as much as the body, making their cookbook an exciting, comforting, and lively way to dive into their story, as they draw from meals shared with family, friends, and fans alike. The recipes themselves are delicious and easy to make at home. Buffalo wings, chocolate cake, fried chicken. Only the good stuff. And it includes an additional chapter providing a full suite of cannabis-infused base ingredients—cannabutter, finishing oil, simply syrups, sugars, salts, and tinctures.

Circa sessant’anni di carriera, oltre 100 album registrati, 10 Grammy vinti e un posto d’onore nella storia della musica. Senza scordare l’attivismo per la legalizzazione della marijuana, la fondazione di un’importante organizzazione filantropica, una carriera d’attore di successo e una vita personale molto chiacchierata: quella di Willie Nelson è una storia come nessun’altra. In questa monumentale autobiografia, il celebre musicista texano di sangue cherokee ci regala l’avvincente racconto della sua esistenza straordinaria: l’infanzia e la giovinezza ad Abbott, Texas, insieme ai nonni; il tentativo di sfuggire al lavoro come raccoglitore di cotone nei campi dell’Arkansas grazie alla radio; il successo con la musica; gli alti e bassi dei suoi matrimoni; le lotte anti-proibizioniste; l’impegno civile; i tour con Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson e Waylon Jennings riuniti nel super gruppo degli Highwaymen; i problemi con la legge; le tante storie “al limite” vissute lungo la strada. Quella di Willie Nelson, il fuorilegge del country rock, è la grande epopea di un uomo libero e appassionato, che con la sua musica ha saputo toccare il cuore e l’anima di milioni di persone nel mondo.

Revealing, funny, whimsical, and wise, outlaw country legend Willie Nelson shares the untold stories behind the his favorite songs, with all the lyrics and a dynamic assortment of never-before-seen photos and ephemera. From his earliest work in the 1950s to today, Willie looks back at the songs that have defined his career, from his days of earning $50 each to his biggest hits, from his less well-known songs (but incredibly meaningful to him) to his concept albums. Along the way, he also shares the stories of his guitar Trigger, his family and “family,” as well as the artists he collaborated with, including Patsy Cline, Waylon Jennings, Ray Charles, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Dolly Parton, and many others. Willie is disarmingly honest—what do you have to lose when you’re about to turn 90? —meditating on the nature of songwriting and finding his voice, and the themes he’s explored his whole life—relationships, infidelity, love, loss, friendship, and, of course, life on the road.

Stories of Willie Nelson and Paul English''s misadventures became legendary, but many have gone untold—until now. Immortalized in Willie Nelson''s road song "Me and Paul," Paul English was the towering figure who acted as Willie''s drummer, bodyguard, accountant, partner in crime, and right-hand man for 70 years. Together, the two men roamed the country by putting on shows, getting into a few scrapes, and bringing the joy of their music to fans worldwide. Set against the backdrop of the exploding Americana music scene and told in Willie’s inimitable, colorful style, Me and Paul follows the two performers through their decades-long careers. Discover the untold stories and unbreakable bond between country music icon Willie Nelson and his longtime drummer, Paul English.

An intimate collection of fond memories, personal letters, good songs, and bad jokes from a true American legend. "This is your old friend, Willie, sending a note to see how you''re doing and to say I''m doing fine." In this series of short letters straight from the heart, Willie sends his thanks and his thoughts to everyone from his family, his fellow musicians, his heroes, and his guitar "Trigger." These letters, written in the straight-shooting, heart-rending, and profound style of his songs are a lyrical homage to all Americans—past, present, and future. From his opening letter "Dear America" to his epilogue, Willie digs deep into his heart and soul—and his music—to lift us up in difficult times, and to remind us of the endless promise and continuous obligations to ourselves, to one another, and to our nation. These pages are also filled with the moving lyrics to some of his most famous and insightful songs, including "Let Me Be a Man," "Family Bible," "Summer of Roses," "Me and Paul," "A Horse called Music," "Healing Hands of Time," and "Yesterday''s Wine." Willie Nelson''s Letters to America is perfect for: Musicians and fans of country, bluegrass, and folk music. Fans of Willie’s bestselling memoir, It’s A Long Story. Anyone looking for some simple and timeless wisdom and tasteful humor. All Americans: who need to be reminded that "when the going gets tough, the tough needs a little inspiration to get going."

This Notebook with positive quote: Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you''ll start having positive results, Stay Positive!. Literally, keeps you optimistic, whether you''re on downfall you must find your spirit from within to be always look for the light. Keep in mind there''s always a rainbow after the rain therefore swipe that tears into a smile and there''s a brighter tomorrow. Take a look inside this notebook is a 120 blank pages with 6"x9" custom size.

"Music legend Willie Nelson and his sister and longtime bandmate Bobbie Nelson tell the story of their Texas childhood, and how music kept their family strong in good times and bad"--

"Abandoned by their parents as toddlers, Willie and Bobbie Nelson found their love of music almost immediately through their grandparents, who raised them in a dusty small town in east Texas. Their close relationship ... is the longest-lasting bond in either of their lives. In alternating chapters, this ... dual memoir weaves together their lives as they experienced them both side-by-side and apart with powerful, emotional stories from growing up, playing music in public for the first time, and the trials they each faced in adulthood as Willie pursued a songwriting career and Bobbie faced a series of challenging relationships and a musical career that only took off when attitudes about women began to change in Texas"--

A perfect Christmas gift for music lovers, Pretty Paper is Willie Nelson’s inspiring Christmas fable, based on his holiday classic “Pretty Paper.” More than fifty years ago, Willie Nelson’s beloved Christmas song “Pretty Paper” first hit the airwaves. And for all these years, Willie has wondered about the real-life Texas street vendor, selling wrappings and ribbons, who inspired his song. Who was this poor soul? What did his painful trials say about our loves, our hopes, our dreams in this holiday season—and in the rest of our lives? It’s the early sixties and Willie Nelson is down and out, barely eking out a living as a singer-songwriter. The week before Christmas, he spots a legless man on a cart, selling wares in front of Leonard’s Department Store in Fort Worth, Texas. The humble figure, by the name of Vernon Clay, piques Willie’s curiosity, but Vernon is stubbornly private and—despite Willie’s charming queries—has no interest in telling his story. Willie is tenacious, though, and he eventually learns that Vernon is a fellow musician, a fine guitarist and singer. When Vernon disappears, he leaves behind only a diary, which tells an epic tale of life-altering tragedies, broken hearts, and crooked record men, not to mention backroad honky-tonks, down-home cooking, and country songwriting genius. Deeply moved and spurred on by Vernon’s pages, Willie aims to give the man one last shot at redemption and a chance to embody the holiday spirit.

(Guitar Chord Songbook). The essentials of what you need to strum 44 Nelson favorites: Always on My Mind * Beer for My Horses * Blue Skies * Georgia on My Mind * Help Me Make It Through the Night * Mammas Don''t Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys * On the Road Again * Shotgun Willie * To All the Girls I''ve Loved Before * Whiskey River * and more.

Willie Nelson. The Little Black Book is a collection of quotes from the legendary artist, singer, songwriter. They''ve been carefully selected for their wisdom, inspiration and humor. You''ll also find quotes that serve only to tell a little about the living legend that is Willie Nelson. Keep it out in the open so you can pick it up for a quick dose of inspiration whenever you need it. They say we should learn from the best. Willie Nelson''s Little Black Book is one great way to do that.

Die Lebensbeichte des letzten echten Outlaws Willie Nelson ist unbestritten eine der großen amerikanischen Ikonen der Musikgeschichte. Und er ist eine echte Type, die Sorte Mensch, über die man mehr wissen will. Er stand an der Speerspitze der Outlaw-Bewegung der 70er. Er machte sich für die Legalisierung von Marihuana stark. Zusammen mit Neil Young gründete er die Farm-Aid-Organisation, die sich für familiär geführte landwirtschaftliche Betriebe einsetzt. Er verlor in den Neunzigerjahren wegen Steuerschulden seinen ganzen Besitz. Und er kämpfte sich zurück, tourt im Alter von 82 Jahren unermüdlich durch die Welt, machte letztes Jahr den schwarzen Kampfsportgürtel fünften Grades. Und ähnlich wie Johnny Cash läuft er in hohem Alter zu Höchstform auf: Seine letzten Alben wurden von der Kritik und vom Publikum gefeiert, die alten Fans verehren ihn, die jungen Fans bewundern ihn. Er spielt mit Jack Black, den Foo Fighters oder Snoop Dogg – von wegen Altersheim!

Master''s Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 3.33 (B+), , course: Teaching English As Second Language, language: English, abstract: The thought of teaching English literature has been the main concern for many English teachers as they are not trained to teach literature in schools. In relation to this, students are not motivated to learn literature. The study investigated the effect of using concept maps as a learning tool on students'' motivation to learn English literature. Seventy students from a secondary school in a rural area of Sarawak participated in this study. The research design used was a pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design method. Data were gathered on students'' learning achievements in both pre-tests and post-tests for two different topics (Characters and Moral Values) in the short stories which were taught as part of the literature component and students'' perception on motivation in using concept maps by using Students'' Motivation Questionnaire (SMQ) with a reliability coefficient of 0.911. A t-test, descriptive statistics, and one-way ANOVA statistical techniques were used to analyze the data. The findings suggested that students taught using concept maps being one of the teaching and learning tools had a higher level of motivation and obtained a significantly higher mean score on pre-test compared to post-test (Characters). The findings further indicated that following the familiarization program, there is no significant difference between male and female students for the first topic (Characters) but showed a significant difference in the second topic, Moral Values (t = 2.10; p

This is the unvarnished, complete story of Willie Nelson''s life, told in his distinct voice and leaving no moment or experience unturned, from Texas and Nashville to Hawaii and his legendary bus. Having recently turned 80, Nelson is ready to shine on a light on all aspects of his life, including his drive to write music, the women in his life, his collaborations, and his biggest lows and highs-from his bankruptcy to the founding of Farm Aid. An American icon who still tours the country and headlines music festivals, Willie Nelson and his music have found their way into the hearts and minds of fans the world over, winning ten Grammys and receiving the Kennedy Center Honors. Now it''s time to hear the last word about his life-from the man himself.

This is the unvarnished, complete story of Willie Nelson''s life, told in his distinct voice and leaving no moment or experience unturned, from Texas and Nashville to Hawaii and his legendary bus. Having recently turned 80, Nelson is ready to shine on a light on all aspects of his life, including his drive to write music, the women in his life, his collaborations, and his biggest lows and highs-from his bankruptcy to the founding of Farm Aid. An American icon who still tours the country and headlines music festivals, Willie Nelson and his music have found their way into the hearts and minds of fans the world over, winning ten Grammys and receiving the Kennedy Center Honors. Now it''s time to hear the last word about his life-from the man himself.

Willie Nelson shares his life story in this "heartfelt" bestselling memoir of true love, wild times, best friends, and barrooms (Washington Post). "Unvarnished. Funny. Leaving no stone unturned." . . . So say the publishers about this book I''ve written. What I say is that this is the story of my life, told as clear as a Texas sky and in the same rhythm that I lived it. It''s a story of restlessness and the purity of the moment and living right. Of my childhood in Abbott, Texas, to the Pacific Northwest, from Nashville to Hawaii and all the way back again. Of selling vacuum cleaners and encyclopedias while hosting radio shows and writing song after song, hoping to strike gold. It''s a story of true love, wild times, best friends, and barrooms, with a musical sound track ripping right through it. My life gets lived on the road, at home, and on the road again, tried and true, and I''ve written it all down from my heart to yours. Signed, Willie Nelson.

Five decades in the music industry, 100 albums, 10 Grammys, the Kennedy Center Honors, and the Country Music Hall of Fame. Add high-profile activism for the legalisation of marijuana, the foundation of a ground-breaking philanthropic organisation, and a much-publicised personal life - Willie Nelson''s is a story like no other. Born during the great depression in 1933 and raised by his grandparents, he began singing in dance halls and Honky Tonks at the age of 13, as an escape from working as a cotton picker in the fields of Arkansas. He went on to write some of the most popular country songs of all time, and to record some classic versions of others, including Crazy, Bring Me Sunshine, Always on my Mind and Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. An American icon who still tours extensively and headlines music festivals, Willie Nelson and his music have found their way into the hearts and minds of fans all over the world. Now 81 years of age, Nelson leaves no experience or moment unturned as he shares the full story. From his drive to write music to the women in his life; from his collaborations to his bankruptcy to the foundation of Farm Aid; Nelson shares, in his distinct voice, soaring highs and painful lows.

A collection of newly recorded duets between American musical legend Willie Nelson and a dream list of contemporary pop-country women singers, To All The Girls... was recorded mainly in Nashville. The artist''s third full-length album of new music to be released in a mere 16 months, To All The Girls... celebrates Willie''s 80th birthday year with a selection of profoundly moving and heartfelt performances of classic songs from America''s country, pop and gospel repertoire and more. Guests include Dolly Parton, Mavis Staples, Sheryl Crow, Loretta Lynn, Wynonna Judd, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss, Miranda Lambert, Tina Rose, Carrie Underwood, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, Secret Sisters, Brandi Carlile, Lily Meola, Shelby Lynne, Melonie Cannon and Paula Nelson.

In Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die, Willie Nelson muses about his greatest influences and the things that are most important to him, and celebrates the family, friends, and colleagues who have blessed his remarkable journey. Willie riffs on everything, from music to poker, Texas to Nashville, and more. He shares the outlaw wisdom he has acquired over the course of eight decades, along with favorite jokes and insights from family, bandmates, and close friends. Rare family pictures, beautiful artwork created by his son, Micah Nelson, and lyrics to classic songs punctuate these charming and poignant memories. A road journal written in Willie Nelson''s inimitable, homespun voice and a fitting tribute to America’s greatest traveling bard, Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die—introduced by another favorite son of Texas, Kinky Friedman—is a deeply personal look into the heart and soul of a unique man and one of the greatest artists of our time, a songwriter and performer whose legacy will endure for generations to come.

For more than 40 years, Willie Nelson has been a national treasure, contributing many memorable songs to our musical canon. His impact, however, extends far beyond the scope of his music. A champion of family farms, Nelson has helped mobilize support for the American farmer, both as a founder of Farm Aid and more recently as one of the nation''s most knowledgeable and recognized advocates of the use of biodiesel - a clean-burning, renewable fuel made from vegetable oils or animal fats. In this funny and inspirational book, Nelson confronts our dependency on foreign oil as a source of energy. Through facts, stories, and interviews with everyday Americans, he explains the benefits of biodiesel as an alternative fuel that not only drastically reduces carbon dioxide emissions, but also may help save our family farms.

Retired Texas Ranger Captain Hank Tomlinson intends to spend the rest of his days raising cattle on his Broken Arrow Ranch, and nurturing his frontier town of Luck, Texas. But when the brutal murder and scalping of a mysterious drifter leads to a clash between cavalry soldiers and a band of Comanche Indians suspected of the killing, a full-scale Indian uprising seems likely. Worse yet, the murder of the drifter bears a disturbing resemblance to a string of killings Hank remembers from his distant and violent past as a Texas Ranger. Meanwhile, Hank''s twenty-year-old son, Jay Blue, and his adoptive brother, Skeeter, find themselves on the trail of a valuable Kentucky mare who vanished under their watch. The trail leads them into the dangerous haunts of outlaws and vengeful Comanche warriors. Now Hank must attempt to keep his sons safe while trying to catch a murderer who he knows will soon strike again. His ace-in-the-hole is beautiful Flora Barlow, the tavern owner with a knack for detective work. Though rival lawman, Matt Kenyon, and competing rancher, Jack Brennan, complicate Hank''s investigation, he and Flora slowly begin to uncover a crooked web of crime, deception, and murder. Dark secrets emerge, and everyone must choose sides as lawmen, outlaws, soldiers, and Indian warriors converge for a final, bloody confrontation.

Presents the March 2007 final performance of the Last of the Breed tour of Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Ray Price, backed by Ray Benson, Asleep At The Wheel, and Ray Price''s Cherokee Cowboys.

National icon Willie Nelson has evolved over the years from country music outlaw swimming against a whiskey river to a Zen-like figure of wisdom and contentment. In this autobiographical collection of life advice, one of America''s truest hearts reveals the spiritual and practical lessons learned from decades of hard knocks and good bounces. Born in small-town Texas during the Great Depression, Willie Nelson was raised to believe in helping his neighbors and living without pretense. After many hardscrabble years as a poorly paid songwriter (often watching his work become a gold mine for other performers), Willie finally found his own voice—the gentle but unmistakably honest sound that has made him an American icon. With The Tao of Willie, the master of harmonization has created a guide to finding harmony in everyday life. Featuring vignettes from each chapter of his seventy-plus years (along with plenty of his favorite jokes), The Tao of Willie captures his views on money, love, war, religion, cowboys, and other essential Willie topics. Loosely based on the principles of the Chinese philosophy of the Tao Te Cheng, which Willie has admired and followed for much of his adult life, this inspiring and entertaining collection of "Willie wisdom" takes us from his roadhouse days, when he united redneck rockers with straitlaced country music fans, to the mega-sized benefit concerts and environmentalism that define his boundless heart. With stories that will make you both laugh out loud and look deep inside yourself, Willie Nelson shows us how the Willie way—and the way of the Tao—can also be your way. His timeless insights sparkle with clarity: It''s like having a one-on-one conversation with the sage himself.