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Kick Out the Jams

Jibes, Barbs, Tributes, and Rallying Cries from 35 Years of Music Writing

By: Dave Marsh

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Kick Out the Jams

Jibes, Barbs, Tributes, and Rallying Cries from 35 Years of Music Writing

By: Dave Marsh

Selected writings on three decades of popular music from one of the most influential critics of his generation. Spanning three decades worth of astute, acerbic, and overall astounding music writing, Kick Out the Jams is the first large-scale anthology of the work of renowned critic Dave Marsh. Ranging from Elvis Presley to Kurt Cobain, from Nina Simone to Ani DiFranco, from the Beatles to Green Day, the book gives an opinionated, eye-opening overview of 20th-century popular music—offering a portrait not just of an era but of a writer wrestling with the American empire. Every essay bears the distinct Dave Marsh attitude and voice. That passion is evident in a heart-wrenching piece on Cobain’s suicide and legacy; a humorous attack on “Bono’s bullshit;” an indignant look at James Brown and the FBI; deep, revelatory probes into the work of underappreciated artists like Patty Griffin and Alejandro Escovedo; and inspiring insight into what drives Marsh as a writer, namely “a raging passion to explain things in the hope that others would not be trapped and to keep the way clear so that others from the trashy outskirts of barbarous America still had a place to stand—if not in the culture at large, at least in rock and roll.” If you want to explore the recent history of pop music—its politics as well as its performers—Kick Out the Jams is the perfect guidebook.

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Simon and Schuster

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198219717X

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9781982197179

Know It All Jazz

The 50 Crucial Concepts, Styles, and Performers, Each Explained in Under a Minute

By: Dave Gelly

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Know It All Jazz

The 50 Crucial Concepts, Styles, and Performers, Each Explained in Under a Minute

By: Dave Gelly

For non-aficionados, jazz can be slippery and difficult to grasp. Jazz can leave a novice baffled, unsure how to listen, and with the question “How is it that they know what to play?” Know-It-All Jazz takes readers from the African-American roots and all the way to the global mix of styles and performers in today’s jazz scene. Along the way, it looks at the shape, style, and instruments of the discipline, key personalities and recordings in the jazz canon, and, finally, at what might be expected next from this most diverse of musical forms. Punchy and engaging entries help readers understand the basics in under a minute, ensuring that this is the ultimate companion for newcomers to the instinctive and diverse world of jazz. The Know It All series takes a revolutionary approach to learning about the subjects you really feel you should understand but have never gotten around to studying. Each book selects a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Each idea, no matter how complex, is explained in 300 words and one picture, all digestible in under a minute. Other titles in this series include: Know It All Anthropology, Know It All Chemistry, Know It All Classical Music, Know It All Energy, Know It All Fashion, Know It All Great Inventions, Know It All Medicine, Know It All Shakespeare, Know It All Whiskey, Know It All Wine, Space In 30 Seconds, Sports in 30 Seconds.

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Wellfleet Press

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0760361215

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9780760361214

The Donut Repair Club Tells the Good News

By: Dave Shipp,Dave Shippe,Laura Shipp Clark

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The Donut Repair Club Tells the Good News

By: Dave Shipp,Dave Shippe,Laura Shipp Clark

When their concert is cancelled, the Donut Repair Club kids go to the circua to spread God's word.

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Bean Sprouts

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0784710880

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The Donut Repair Club Helps Out

By: Dave Shippe,Dave Shipp,Laura Shipp Clark

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The Donut Repair Club Helps Out

By: Dave Shippe,Dave Shipp,Laura Shipp Clark

The Donut Repair Club kids go to Shady Pines Nursing Home to help with the residents with a picnic.

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0784710899

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30-Second Jazz

The 50 Crucial Concepts, Styles, and Performers, each Explained in Half a Minute

By: Dave Gelly

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30-Second Jazz

The 50 Crucial Concepts, Styles, and Performers, each Explained in Half a Minute

By: Dave Gelly

For its initiates, jazz is instinctive and engaging the way that popular music should be. For non-aficionados, it can be slippery and difficult to grasp: without familiar forms or a hard-and-fast format, and largely ruled by improvisation, jazz leaves the novice baffled, not sure how to listen, and asking how is it that they know what to play? 30-Second Jazz explains, in easy, short riffs that keep you engaged, taking readers from the African-American roots of jazz all the way to todays global mix of musicians and styles. Along the way, it looks at the shape, style, and instruments of jazz, at key personalities and recordings in the jazz canon and at what might be expected next from this most diverse of musical forms.

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Ivy Press

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1782403728

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9781782403722

BoardFree

The Story of an Incredible Skateboard Journey across Australia

By: Dave Cornthwaite

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BoardFree

The Story of an Incredible Skateboard Journey across Australia

By: Dave Cornthwaite

As Featured in the Guinness Book of Records, this is the thrilling, inspiring story of Dave Cornthwaite's epic journey down-under by a most unusual form of transport. Tired of the nine-to-five, Dave decided one day that he needed a change – a big change. And so he jumped on his RollsRolls longboard (the Land Rover of skateboards) and broke a world record, skating the length of Great Britain. Not content with such glories, he decided to go one better and during the second half of 2006 skated from Perth to Brisbane, a distance of 4,500 miles - raising money for three childrens' charities in the process and earning a reputation as a mad pom. This is the story of Dave's motivation, his stamina, and his enduring good spirit in the face of a huge challenge. Grippingly written and with fantastic photos from Dave's collection, this is an unputdownable real-life adventure story.

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Portico

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1909396591

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9781909396593

The Gibson Les Paul

The Illustrated Story of the Guitar That Changed Rock

By: Dave Hunter

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The Gibson Les Paul

The Illustrated Story of the Guitar That Changed Rock

By: Dave Hunter

This massive illustrated history of the Les Paul guitar examines its prehistory and origins as well as its evolution in the 60-plus years since its 1952 introduction.

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Voyageur Press (MN)

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0760345813

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9780760345818

Baseball Rebels

The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America

By: Peter Dreier,Robert Elias,Dave Zirin

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Baseball Rebels

The Players, People, and Social Movements That Shook Up the Game and Changed America

By: Peter Dreier,Robert Elias,Dave Zirin

In Baseball Rebels Peter Dreier and Robert Elias examine the key social challenges--racism, sexism and homophobia--that shaped society and worked their way into baseball's culture, economics, and politics. Since baseball emerged in the mid-1800s to become America's pastime, the nation's battles over race, gender, and sexuality have been reflected on the playing field, in the executive suites, in the press box, and in the community. Some of baseball's rebels are widely recognized, but most of them are either little known or known primarily for their baseball achievements--not their political views and activism. Everyone knows the story of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color line, but less known is Sam Nahem, who opposed the racial divide in the U.S. military and organized an integrated military team that won a championship in 1945. Or Toni Stone, the first of three women who played for the Indianapolis Clowns in the previously all-male Negro Leagues. Or Dave Pallone, MLB's first gay umpire. Many players, owners, reporters, and other activists challenged both the baseball establishment and society's status quo. Baseball Rebels tells stories of baseball's reformers and radicals who were influenced by, and in turn influenced, America's broader political and social protest movements, making the game--and society--better along the way.

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U of Nebraska Press

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1496231767

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9781496231765

Alternative Rock

By: Dave Thompson

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Alternative Rock

By: Dave Thompson

Provides profiles of solo performers, bands, producers, and record labels from the alternative rock movement, ranging from the mid-1970s to the present, and includes discographies, album reviews, and photographs.

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852

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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0879306076

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9780879306076

Hillforts and the Durotriges

A geophysical survey of Iron Age Dorset

By: Dave Stewart,Miles Russell

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Hillforts and the Durotriges

A geophysical survey of Iron Age Dorset

By: Dave Stewart,Miles Russell

This volume sets out the results of a detailed programme of non-intrusive geophysical survey conducted across hillforts of Dorset (UK), generating detailed subsurface maps of archaeological features, in the hope of better resolving the phasing, form and internal structure of these iconic sites.

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Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

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1784917168

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9781784917166

The Brushback Report

All the Sports News That's Unfit to Print

By: Dave Saraiva

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The Brushback Report

All the Sports News That's Unfit to Print

By: Dave Saraiva

The signs of the sports apocalypse are everywhere: Terrell Owens roams our streets a free man, the U.S. Congress is sampling sluggers’ urine tests; and worst of all, Americans are starting to take bicycle racing and soccer seriously. So who dares to step into the breach that separates sport from madness? The intrepid news team of The Brushback, the Internet’s most trusted and honored sports journal.* For intelligent fans (and by that, we mean those who read books–or at least the back covers) who are fed up with end-zone celebrations, inane sportscasters, luxury boxes, and eleven-dollar bleacher dogs, The Brushback Report will be chin-music to your ears. So put down the remote, Sparky, and pick up this book to get the real stories behind the hottest news headlines of our times: “Nation’s Jobless Receive Emergency Airlift of Madden 2006” “WNBA Players Give Up Trying to Be Sexy” “Hockey Surpassed in Popularity by Air Hockey” “New Girlfriend Weirded Out by Derek Jeter Fanpage” “Team with Lots of Heart Beaten by Team with Lots of Money” There’s no sporting cliché too trite and no inspiring story too corny to lampoon. From team owners on down to the guy who pirates Wrestlemania off cable TV, nothing or no one is spared the Brushback treatment. Hilarious and defiantly politically incorrect, The Brushback Report gives us the world of sports in all its demented glory. * Not really. We’re just pumping up our stats before the start of contract renegotiations.

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Ballantine Books

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0345492846

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9780345492845

Fighting Tigers Handbook

Stories, Stats, and Stuff about LSU Football

By: Dave Moormann

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Fighting Tigers Handbook

Stories, Stats, and Stuff about LSU Football

By: Dave Moormann

Capturing the rich history of LSU football and of the people who shaped its direction, Fighting Tigers Handbook offers LSU fans a chance to celebrate their roots. Foreword by legendary coach Charles McClendon.

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1880652633

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9781880652633

ASP.NET V. 2.0

The Beta Version

By: Alex Homer,Dave Sussman,Rob Howard

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ASP.NET V. 2.0

The Beta Version

By: Alex Homer,Dave Sussman,Rob Howard

Fully supported by Microsoft's ASP.NET team, this is an authoritative and practical look at the new version of ASP.NET. Written by "software legends" and bestselling authors, this book will publish day and date with the release of the public beta of ASP.NET 2.0.

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Addison-Wesley Professional

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0321257278

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9780321257277

Discover Visual Café

By: David Wall,Dave Wall,Arthur Griffith

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Discover Visual Café

By: David Wall,Dave Wall,Arthur Griffith

Get up and running with this hot new development environment for Java. Readers learn about the Visual Cafe features they'll use the most in a practical, straightforward approach. The CD contains all sample code and tools for easier programming.

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Wiley Publishing

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0764530623

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9780764530623

The Independent Hostel Guide 2000

Britain and Europe

By: Dave Dalley

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The Independent Hostel Guide 2000

Britain and Europe

By: Dave Dalley

From lonely barns on the moors to lively backpackers' haunts in historic cities, the independent hostels provide ideal accommodations for outdoor enthusiasts and budget travellers alike. The hostels are totally individual, but they all offer a home away from home atmosphere where cooking and living areas are shared and friends are made. To find out more, delve into this guide where the descriptions of the hostels and their locations will entice you to pick up your backpack.

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095233819X

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9780952338192

Baseball Guide, 1997

The Almanac of the 1996 Season

By: Craig Carter,Sporting News,Dave Sloan

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Baseball Guide, 1997

The Almanac of the 1996 Season

By: Craig Carter,Sporting News,Dave Sloan

Everything fans need ever want to know about professional baseball in 1996 can be found in the "Baseball Guide", including previews of the 1997 season, plus baseball's history with all-time award winners, team-by-team data, and a Hall of Fame list. 28 charts & diagrams.

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0892045698

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9780892045693

Profiting with Lease Options

By: Dave Ravindra

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Profiting with Lease Options

By: Dave Ravindra

Real Estate Investing is a business that requires specialized knowledge if you want to become successful in it. Having the right knowledge can help you overcome difficulties in bad times and reinforce confidence in good times. It will also help you explore and exploit your hidden potential. This book shows you the techniques you need to know in order to complete successful lease option transactions. The topic has been thoroughly researched and you will find that no question has been left unanswered in this book. After reading this book, you will never again allow an investment opportunity slip through your fingers. This book is precisely what both the Canadian Marketplace and Canadian Real Estate Investors are looking for. Dave Ravindra's means of communicating complex concepts in an easy to read style helps even the beginner investor grasp on to the process of working with lease options.

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Trafford Publishing

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1426988133

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9781426988134

Sales--

It's That Simple

By: Dave Slain

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Sales--

It's That Simple

By: Dave Slain

Sales-It's That Simple" addresses how you think and what you do-which are all keys to long-term success. It is about getting in touch with your own abilities to listen and understand. We all know sales is a field of challenges, successes, and disappointments, and most of the time they occur on a daily basis. This book will show you the 8 basic principles to become great at what you do. Think back to all of your frustrations and lost opportunities; all of them happened for a reason. Your biggest challenge is knowing what that reason is. This book will help you identify the things preventing you from being as successful as you can be. If you apply what is taught, you will become an automatic sales agent, continually bringing in new opportunities. Eventually, taking new business will become a choice rather than a result. Often, we read books or attend seminars that are taught by people who have never achieved great results. Dave Slain is a sales professional who has worked hard to understand the challenges of sales, and he has created a system that will enable any sales professional-just beginning or seasoned-to go from average, to good, to GREAT. Enjoy this book for the reason it was written: to make you better at what you do.

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Wheatmark Incorporated

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158736901X

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9781587369018

Microsoft Secrets

An Insider's View of the Rocket Ride from Worst to First and Lessons Learned on the Journey

By: Dave Jaworski

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Microsoft Secrets

An Insider's View of the Rocket Ride from Worst to First and Lessons Learned on the Journey

By: Dave Jaworski

A great deal has been written about Steve Jobs and Apple. Not nearly as much has been produced about Bill Gates and Microsoft, especially in the ten-year period that Dave Jaworski was at Microsoft. Microsoft was the company that drove the hardest and built the fastest. He was there during this rapid rise to the top. Dave kept meticulous notes and took lots of photos and documented the risks taken, the dreams shared, the lessons learned, the hopes realized, and the mistakes made. Many of the issues at the time are similar to issues confronting leaders in business today. All can learn from Microsoft’s past. Dave also details several secrets—some only his family knows. Some of these secrets were known to only a handful of people within the company at a time when it went through its explosive growth period: like the secret recipe for Coca-Cola or Colonel Sanders’ chicken recipe, these secrets were literally changing the competitive landscape in the technology industry and were rewriting the business rules of the day. Understanding these secrets and the thinking behind them can provide strategic insights and advantages to professionals and their businesses. Better still, they can help them define their own secrets to accelerate them past competitors and over hurdles to success.

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Morgan James Publishing

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1683504216

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9781683504214

Life Wide Open

Dave Dion : No Holds Barred

By: Dave Dion

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Life Wide Open

Dave Dion : No Holds Barred

By: Dave Dion

Dave Dion's brand new autobiography proves conclusively why he is considered the most popular Late Model driver in the Northeast. Working with long time announcer and journalist, Dave Moody, Dion talks passionately about his racing career and his family's personal struggle with alcoholism, the Vietnam War, and the pressures of decades on the road. Loaded with photography, it is the classic story of a rugged individualist who pieces together a moral code far more precious that the silver in his hundreds of trophies.

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0970985479

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