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Duran Duran's Rio

By: Annie Zaleski

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In the '80s, the Birmingham, England, band Duran Duran became closely associated with new wave, an idiosyncratic genre that dominated the decade's music and culture. No album represented this rip-it-up-and-start-again movement better than the act's breakthrough 1982 LP, Rio. A cohesive album with a retro-futuristic sound-influences include danceable disco, tangy funk, swaggering glam, and Roxy Music's art-rock-the full-length sold millions and spawned smashes such as "Hungry Like the Wolf" and the title track. However, Rio wasn't a success everywhere at first; in fact, the LP had to be buffed-up with remixes and reissued before it found an audience in America. The album was further buoyed by colorful music videos, which established Duran Duran as leaders of an MTV-driven second British Invasion, and the group's cutting-edge visual aesthetic. Via extensive new interviews with band members and other figures who helped Rio succeed, this book explores how and why Rio became a landmark pop-rock album, and examines how the LP was both a musical inspiration-and a reflection of a musical, cultural, and technology zeitgeist.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1501355201

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9781501355202

This Is Christmas, Song by Song

The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits

By: Annie Zaleski

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This Is Christmas, Song by Song

The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits

By: Annie Zaleski

Celebrate the merriest season of the year with award-winning author and music journalist Annie Zaleski's collection of the 100 most popular and beloved holiday songs of all time. 'Tis the season! Break out the eggnog, hang the mistletoe, blast those Christmas songs, and settle down in your favorite armchair with this beautifully illustrated volume exploring well-known and lesser-known behind-the-scenes stories of the 100 most cherished holiday songs of all time and their everlasting impact. From artists such as Bing Crosby and Ella Fitzgerald all the way up to Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande, this all-encompassing collection of holiday favorites (called one of "the 25 best Christmas books of all time" by Book Riot) is sure to warm your heart during the merriest season of the year. What song was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the best-selling single of all time? Which popular Christmas tune was reportedly written to commemorate Thanksgiving? What holiday song led to a special meet-and-greet between the song's 10-year-old singer and a 700-pound hippopotamus? Spanning musical genres and decades of classics and modern hits, some of the featured songs include: “White Christmas” by Bing Crosby "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey "Deck the Halls" by Mannheim Steamroller “Christmas Tree Farm” by Taylor Swift “Christmas Time (Is Here Again)" by The Beatles “Feliz Navidad” by José Feliciano "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Gene Autry "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" by Gwen Stefani “Santa Baby” by Eartha Kitt “Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee “Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays” by NSYNC “Run Rudolph Run” by Chuck Berry And many more! Including full-color illustrations throughout, this gorgeously packaged compendium is the perfect gift for you and your loved ones to experience the holiday magic year after year.

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355

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0762482737

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9780762482733

Taylor Swift - The Stories Behind the Songs

Every single track, explored and explained

By: Annie Zaleski

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Taylor Swift - The Stories Behind the Songs

Every single track, explored and explained

By: Annie Zaleski

Meticulously researched... Every Swiftie will want this' -THE SUN The full story behind every single song Taylor Swift has ever released. Covering eleven albums, more than 250 songs, hidden gems, cover versions, vault tracks and more besides, this is the definitive guide to Taylor Swift's incredible songbook and a celebration of one of music's greatest ever talents - from her self-titled debut to The Tortured Poets Department. Award-winning music writer Annie Zaleski (Rolling Stone, Billboard, the Guardian) leaves no stone unturned as she explores the inspiration, production and legacy of pop's greatest back catalogue, delving into every era to tell the story of Taylor Swift's entire career through her music. A journey through country, pop, indie and folk, this is the ultimate guide to the musical and storytelling genius of Taylor Swift.

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627

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Welbeck

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1802798587

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9781802798586

We Found Love, Song by Song

The Stories Behind 100 Romantic Hits

By: Annie Zaleski

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We Found Love, Song by Song

The Stories Behind 100 Romantic Hits

By: Annie Zaleski

Love songs are for everybody and so is this book. In We Found Love, Song by Song, award-winning author and music journalist Annie Zaleski delivers a beautifully illustrated keepsake that tells the fascinating history and behind-the-scenes stories of the 100 most popular and cherished love songs of all time. Pop the champagne, get the roses ready, and settle down in your favorite armchair. Love is universal to the human experience and love songs bring us joy and remind us of happy moments from our life. We all want it and we all crave it but it's not always easy to find. In this beautifully illustrated volume, We Found Love, Song by Song tells the fascinating history and behind-the-scenes stories of the 100 most popular and cherished love songs of all time and their everlasting impact. From artists such as Fred Astaire and Nat King Cole all the way up to Whitney Houston and Harry Styles, this all-encompassing collection of love songs is sure to ignite the flame and inspire a new favorite playlist. What moving song did Paul McCartney pen as a love letter to his wife and record in one day? What iconic tune about cheating and piña coladas ends with a relationship being saved? What popular ballad was written from the perspective of Juliet and led to hundreds of in-concert proposals? Spanning musical genres and decades of classics and modern hits, featured songs include: Etta James, “At Last” Elvis Presley, “Can’t Help Falling in Love” Sonny and Cher, “I Got You Babe” Queen, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” Foreigner, “I Want to Know What Love Is” Marvin Gaye, “Sexual Healing” Tina Turner, “The Best” Elton John, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” Shania Twain, “You’re Still the One” Rihanna, “We Found Love” John Legend, “All of Me” Taylor Swift, "Love Story" And many more! Including full-color illustrations throughout, this gorgeously packaged companion is the perfect gift for you and your loved ones to cherish any time of year.

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261

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0762487011

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9780762487011

Give People Money

How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World

By: Annie Lowrey

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Give People Money

How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World

By: Annie Lowrey

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Shortlisted for the 2018 FT & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award A brilliantly reported, global look at universal basic income—a stipend given to every citizen—and why it might be necessary in an age of rising inequality, persistent poverty, and dazzling technology. Imagine if every month the government deposited $1,000 into your bank account, with nothing expected in return. It sounds crazy. But it has become one of the most influential and hotly debated policy ideas of our time. Futurists, radicals, libertarians, socialists, union representatives, feminists, conservatives, Bernie supporters, development economists, child-care workers, welfare recipients, and politicians from India to Finland to Canada to Mexico—all are talking about UBI. In this sparkling and provocative book, economics writer Annie Lowrey examines the UBI movement from many angles. She travels to Kenya to see how a UBI is lifting the poorest people on earth out of destitution, India to see how inefficient government programs are failing the poor, South Korea to interrogate UBI’s intellectual pedigree, and Silicon Valley to meet the tech titans financing UBI pilots in expectation of a world with advanced artificial intelligence and little need for human labor. Lowrey explores the potential of such a sweeping policy and the challenges the movement faces, among them contradictory aims, uncomfortable costs, and, most powerfully, the entrenched belief that no one should get something for nothing. In the end, she shows how this arcane policy has the potential to solve some of our most intractable economic problems, while offering a new vision of citizenship and a firmer foundation for our society in this age of turbulence and marvels.

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Crown

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1524758760

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9781524758769

Duran Duran's Rio

By: Annie Zaleski

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Duran Duran's Rio

By: Annie Zaleski

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1501355198

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9781501355196

Duran Duran's Rio, Limited Edition

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Classic Album

By: Annie Zaleski

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Duran Duran's Rio, Limited Edition

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Classic Album

By: Annie Zaleski

A limited printing, hardcover 40th anniversary edition that includes a wealth of exclusive new material"--

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225

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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9798765100233

Taylor Swift - The Stories Behind the Songs

Every single track, explored and explained

By: Annie Zaleski

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Taylor Swift - The Stories Behind the Songs

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1802798587

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Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs

By: Annie Zaleski

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Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs

By: Annie Zaleski

The first complete look at the stories and songcraft behind the entire discography of the voice of a generation, Taylor Swift. From her humble beginnings as a teenage country singer to her record-breaking Eras Tour, Taylor Swift’s career is incomparable both in her mastery over multiple genres and the pure scale of her fan base and success. By weaving effortlessly through country, rock, pop, indie, and folk music, Swift has created a style of her own. Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs is a comprehensive review of her entire songbook to date, covering all eleven studio albums and more than 200 songs that tell a dramatic story of life, love, and triumph.

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240

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Simon and Schuster

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1667208454

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9781667208459

Three by Annie Dillard

The Writing Life, An American Childhood, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

By: Annie Dillard

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Three by Annie Dillard

The Writing Life, An American Childhood, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

By: Annie Dillard

A stunning collection of Annie Dillard's most popular books in one volume.

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Harper Perennial

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0060920645

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9780060920647

For the Time Being

By: Annie Dillard

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For the Time Being

By: Annie Dillard

A collection of personal narratives by Annie Dillard.

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Macmillan Reference USA

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0783886713

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9780783886718

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Duran Duran's Rio

Duran Duran's Rio

This Is Christmas, Song by Song

This Is Christmas, Song by Song

Taylor Swift - The Stories Behind the Songs

Taylor Swift - The Stories Behind the Songs

We Found Love, Song by Song

We Found Love, Song by Song

Give People Money

Give People Money

Duran Duran's Rio

Duran Duran's Rio

Duran Duran's Rio, Limited Edition

Duran Duran's Rio, Limited Edition

Taylor Swift - The Stories Behind the Songs

Taylor Swift - The Stories Behind the Songs

Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs

Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs

Three by Annie Dillard

Three by Annie Dillard

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