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Do the Movies Have a Future?
Prestigious New Yorker film critic David Denby examines the art, business and future of America's troubled movie industry, exploring topics ranging from "fandom" and the work of critics James Agee and Pauline Kael while evaluating how the global marketplace is threatening film with increasing demands for spectacle and digitalization.
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Sleepwalk With Me
And Other Painfully True Stories
The comedian offers a humorous memoir about first love, denial, sleepwalking, and the perils and pitfalls of being himself.
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How Music Works
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and co-founder of Talking Heads presents a celebration of music that offers insight into the roles of time, place and recording technology.NPR Bestseller
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This Will End in Tears
The Miserabilist Guide to Music
Including an A-Z list of entries of the masters of melancholy, this compendium of the greatest sad songs and artists of the modern era is accompanied by essays that explain the power of particular songs and artists, the particular types of sad music and their effects on the listener.
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Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide 2013
The Modern Era
Offers readers a comprehensive reference to the world of film, including more than thirteen thousand DVD titles, along with information on performers, ratings, running times, plots, and helpful features.
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Honky Tonk
Portraits of Country Music
Presents more than 100 of the photographer's best images from 1972 through 2011 that document the country music scene in Nashville, from the Grand Ole Opry to dive bars and featuring legends Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ralph Stanley and Tammy Wynette.
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Ramblin' Man
The Life And Times of Woody Guthrie
The life and career of the most recognized and beloved folk musician of the twentieth century are recalled here, with details of his hobo days as well as his marriage, his "subversive" activities, and his eventual death from Huntingdon's Disease. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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George Szell
A Life of Music
The first full biography of George Szell, one of the greatest orchestra and opera conductors of the twentieth century. From child prodigy pianist and composer to world-renowned conductor, Szell's career spanned seven decades, and he led most of the great orchestras and opera companies of the world.
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This Land Is Your Land
Woody Guthrie and the Journey of an American Folk Song
With rare photographs, a removable poster, and original interviews with many music icons, an account of the creation of America's most celebrated folk song also details Guthrie's journey from Oklahoma to New York in 1940.
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Hitless Wonder
A Life in Minor League Rock and Roll
Watershed's Joe Oestreich reflects on his band's flirtation with success in the '80s, followed by the loss of a record deal and a continuing effort to make music despite failing in the industry.
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The Fan Who Knew Too Much
Aretha Franklin, the Rise of the Soap Opera, Children of the Gospel Church, and Other Meditations
An exploration of American culture celebrates subjects ranging from the birth of the soap opera and the obsessiveness of modern fandom to the outing of gay church members and the influence of German exiles.
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Black by Design
A 2-Tone Memoir
The lead singer for the band The Selecter looks back on 30 years in the male-dominated music industry, and recounts more personal stories — about being mixed-race, being adopted by a white couple, and tracing her biological roots.
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When I Left Home
My Story
A great blues guitarist chronicles his eventful life, from his modest upbringing in rural Louisiana to his rise to prominence in the Chicago blues scene to his becoming a lasting influence on famous musicians.
