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Continuum Publishing Group, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. A writer, disk jockey, and music store and label owner in Ithaca, New York, Proehl describes how the band Flying Burrito Brothers rose from the ruins of the Byrds at the end of the sixties long enough to create the pioneering country rock album The Gilded Palace of Sin. Central to his account is the collaboration between Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman from South Africa to Altamount. (©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Continuum Publishing Group, 2008. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. A writer, disk jockey, and music store and label owner in Ithaca, New York, Proehl describes how the band Flying Burrito Brothers rose from the ruins of the Byrds at the end of the sixties long enough to create the pioneering country rock album The Gilded Palace of Sin. Central to his account is the collaboration between Gram Parsons and Chris Hillman from South Africa to Altamount. (© Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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The Lyons Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. "The Great Society has been shot down on the battlefields of Vietnam." (Martin Luther King, Jr.) "A liberated woman is one who has sex before marriage and a job after." (Gloria Steinem) "Yabba dabba do!' (Fred Flintstone) The editor of The 1960s: American Popular Culture Through History and Woodstock: An Encyclopedia of the Music and Arts Fair compiles such quotes characterizing this decade's politics, social struggles,... more information

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North Atlantic Books, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Incorporating landscape narrative, speculative science writing, Buddhist commentary and other spiritual reflection, philosophical thinking, anti-Bush editorials, music and book reviews, and memorials to departed friends, Grossinger (Ph.D., anthropology, U. of Michigan) presents a wide-ranging inquiry into the meaning of humanity and nature in the post-9/11 world. (© Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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U. of Michigan Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. A perfect antidote to reading instruction manuals, this first annual collection of technology writing brings together surprisingly lively, often humorous and always fascinating essays about the effect of technology on our lives. The articles are writ ten by a diverse array of writers--best-selling authors, academics, journalists and bloggers--who are usually writing for a general audience. The essays cover topics ranging from the internet to jetpa... more information

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Other Press LLC, 2006. New Book. Spiral Binding. Educators, psychologists, early child development experts, writers, and parents authored the 47 articles collected here; they were previously published in the Parent and Preschooler Newsletter, produced by the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center (NY, New York). The articles are organized in three categories: how children learn encompasses music, literacy, and scientific development as well as school readiness; how children grow includes discussion o... more information

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U. of Georgia Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Hummer observes the workings of music, art, race, politics on the poetic conscience and the practice of poetry in this collection of eight essays. Focusing on the tensions between the body politic and the body poetic, Hummer describes the suicide and dismissal of Vachal Lindsay, the crush of societal censorship and the differences between obscenity and secrecy, the war and peace of craft and consciousness, his identity and his South, the smothering... more information

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Da Capo Press, 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Wein is the founder of the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, the New Orleans Jass and Heritage Festival, and other music events around the world. In this memoir, he reflects on his life and career, offering numerous anecdotes about the famous musicians he encountered, including Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, and Bob Dylan, to name only a few. This is a paperbound edition of a work first published in 2003. (©2005 Book News, Inc., Portlan... more information

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U. of Illinois Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Ledgin, a music journalist and photographer, presents an introduction to the history and basics of bluegrass music. Once a newcomer to the music herself, she uses that memory to put together a book that aims to be accessible. She discusses influences on the music, its evolution and key players, instrumentation, types of songs, use in popular culture and other countries, and concerts and festivals. Included is an annotated list of 25 recordings rea... more information

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U. of Georgia Press, 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. The drum-playing Hamelman (English, Coastal Carolina U.), inspired by Coleridge, Emerson, and the liner notes of countless rock 'n' roll LPs, contemplates America's throwaway culture and the "fundamental yet complex interrelationship between trash, both literal and figurative trash, and rock music and culture. In other words, that the cliché about America's trashiness is supportable, perhaps indisputable, doesn't mea... more information

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U. of Georgia Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. With a focus on contemporary singer-songwriters, independent scholar (and performer) Gruning presents an ethnographic account of the folk music community in the U.S. Drawing upon field research and interviews with musicians, fans, festival organizers, and others in the scene, he illuminates the conceptual issues that transformed people's notions about "folk" in the latter half of the 20th century. Some of the topics addressed include ... more information

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Regent Press, 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. From Chuck Berry to Macy Gray, the author profiles some 60 of the most important African American individuals and groups involved in producing music over the last 50 years. The two-to-three page profiles typically concentrate on career highlights, and includes discussion of such figures as Bo Diddley, Big Mama Thornton, the Temptations, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, George Clinton, Al Green, Rick James, Prince, Terence Trent D'Arby, Fishbone, ... more information

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Writer's Digest Books, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Since its founding in 1984, American Songwriter magazine has published hundreds of in-depth interviews with established and emerging songwriters in all musical genres. This volume reprints a selection of the best of these, along with some interviews taken from other sources. In all, around 100 songwriters provide insight into their creative processes. Included are talks with such artists as Bill Withers, Ani DiFranco, Steve Earle, Ray Charles... more information

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Mosaic Press, 2005. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Canadian musician, conductor, and composer Alexander Brott is accompanied by King, an editor and piano teacher, in this memoir of Brott's life, beginning with his experiences with the McGill String Quartet to his training. He was violinist and concertmaster of the Montreal Orchestra and other groups, as well as having careers as a composer and conductor. He also describes artists he has worked with, touring, hobbies, and his marriage. A works list is ... more information

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Haworth Press, 2006. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Anderson and Webb, both affiliated with the University Libraries of Northern Illinois University, present first-hand experiences of librarians in various public and academic settings as they deal with changes created by new technology, budget restraints, and rising user expectations. Contributors describe how they have used innovative methods to design and deliver reference services in areas such as virtual reference, music reference, self-service interl... more information

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Course Technology *USE ctptr*, 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This reference manual provides advice on using the online auction site for music media, instruments, and collectibles (such as rock posters and the like). In many ways, the manual can serve as a more general introduction to using the site, with descriptions of its features, cautions about buying and selling, advice on bidding strategies and the auction process, and other expected material. However, there is some more specific music-relat... more information

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Course Technology *USE ctptr*, 2004. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. This guide to Apple Soundtrack offers step-by-step instructions to install the program, incorporate media files, record audio files, use effects, and export and save music. The bulk of the book consists of screen captures, representing the user's perspective on the program. Abdelnour writes and sells music. (©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) ... more information

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Writer's Digest Books, 2007. Paperback. New Book. Paperback. Much more than a boiled-down list of do's and don't's, this 101-chapter book by platinum-selling songwriters Pat and Pete Luboff is an enthusiastic and encouraging guide to the craft of combining music and lyrics. The Luboffs cover every angle of the process, from tips, tricks, anecdotes and advice for solo and collaborative songwriters, to the business of copyrighting, recording, pitching and selling a song. (©2008 Book News... more information

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