A search for The La's and their leader Lee Mavers - the reclusive genius behind smash hit single "There She Goes."

In this passionate work, the pioneering author of 'A Theology of Liberation' delves into the life, thought, and contemporary meaning of Bartolome de Las Casas, sixteenth-century Dominican priest, prophet, and Defender of the IndiansÓ in the New World. Writing against the backdrop of the fifth centenary of the conquest of the Americas, Gutierrez seeks in the remarkable figure of Las Casas the roots of a different history and a gospel uncontaminated by force and exploitation.

In Search of Soul explores the meaning of “soul” in sacred and profane incarnations, from its biblical origins to its central place in the rich traditions of black and Latin history. Surveying the work of writers, artists, poets, musicians, philosophers and theologians, Alejandro Nava shows how their understandings of the “soul” revolve around narratives of justice, liberation, and spiritual redemption. He contends that biblical traditions and hip-hop emerged out of experiences of dispossession and oppression. Whether born in the ghettos of America or of the Roman Empire, hip-hop and Christianity have endured by giving voice to the persecuted. This book offers a view of soul in living color, as a breathing, suffering, dreaming thing.

With their timeless single 'There She Goes, Lee Mavers' La's overtook the Stone Roses as the great hopes for British guitar rock and paved the way for Britpop. However, whilst 'There She Goes' continues to be one of the most revered pop singles, The La's disappeared and remained silent. Captivated by the bands few recordings, the author sets out to discover the truth behind the myth of The La's and Lee Mavers, and subsequently gets drawn into the musical underground of a secret Liverpool .A journey into the power of music, songs and songwriting , and a quest to find one of England's great lost songwriters.

When he looks for his missing blue pencil, a boy enters a strange new world which contains some very familiar objects.

With their timeless single 'There She Goes, Lee Mavers' La's overtook the Stone Roses as the great hopes for British guitar rock and paved the way for Britpop. However, whilst 'There She Goes' continues to be one of the most revered pop singles, The La's disappeared and remained silent. Captivated by the bands few recordings, the author sets out to discover the truth behind the myth of The La's and Lee Mavers, and subsequently gets drawn into the musical underground of a secret Liverpool . A journey into the power of music, songs and songwriting, and a quest to find one of England's great lost songwriters.

A landmark in Lascasian scholarship: the work of seventeen scholars, contributions span the fields of history, Latin American studies, literary criticism, philosophy and theology.