More than half a century after the birth of rock, the musical genre
that began as a rebellious underground phenomenon is now acknowledged
as America's-and the world's-most popular and influential musical
medium, as well as the soundtrack to several generations' worth of
history. From Ray Charles to Joni Mitchell to Nirvana, rock music has
been an undeniable force in both reflecting and shaping our cultural
landscape.
Icons of Rock offers a vivid overview of rock's pervasive
role in contemporary society by profiling the lives and work of the
music's most legendary artists. Most rock histories, by virtue of their
all-encompassing scope, are unable to cover the lives and work of
individual artists in depth, or to place those artists in a broader
context.
This two-volume set, by contrast, provides extensive
biographies of the 24 greatest rock n' rollers of all time, examining
their influences, innovations, and impact in a critical and historical
perspective. Entries inside this unique reference explore the issues,
trends, and movements that defined the cultural and social climate of
the artists' music. Sidebars spotlight the many iconic elements
associated with rock, such as rock festivals, protest songs, and the
British Invasion. Providing a wealth of information on the icons,
culture, and mythology of America's most beloved music, this
biographical encyclopedia will serve as an invaluable resource for
students and music fans alike.
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Despite John Lennon's immense popularity, little attention has been paid to the overall efforts of his work apart from the Beatles. Yet his solo artistry not only illuminates what he gave to the Beatles (and what the Beatles experience gave to him), but also constitutes a significant contribution to popular music in general. Lennon was able to fuse experiments in technology, instrumentation, lyrics, and musical form into recordings that were both artistically and commercially successful.
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This 5-volume cookbook set is directly related to the middle school and high school multicultural curricula. It will be the source to turn to for multicultural, immigration, and foreign language units. The World Cookbook for Students fills a demand for more and different recipes for most countries and many ethnic groups. Many librarians still cling to an old Time-Life set, and this new set aims to replace that.
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Agatha Christie Book Collection!
___Agatha Christie is the world’s best-known mystery writer. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. ___Her writing career spanned more than half a century, during which she wrote 80 novels and short story collections, as well as 14 plays, one of which, The Mousetrap, is the longest-running play in history. Two of the characters she created, the brilliant little Belgian Hercule Poirot and the irrepressible and relentless Miss Marple, went on to become world-famous detectives. Both have been widely dramatized in feature films and made-for-TV movies. ___Agatha Christie also wrote romantic novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. As well, she wrote four non-fiction books including an autobiography and an entertaining account of the many expeditions she shared with her archaeologist husband, Sir Max Mallowan.
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The year is 1973. A priceless book has been stolen from the Oakland Public Library. A crack team of Bookhunters (aka. library police) have less than three days to recover the stolen item. It's a race against the clock as our heroes use every tool in their arsenal of library equipment to find the book and the mastermind who stole it.
While this story is based on an actual case, it has been highly fictionalized. I took some liberties with architecture as well. For example, the library of this comic does not in fact exist. It is a hybrid of Oakland Main and the old Berkeley Central library.
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