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The Art of Re-enchantment

Making Early Music in the Modern Age

By: Nick Wilson

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The Art of Re-enchantment

Making Early Music in the Modern Age

By: Nick Wilson

Historically informed performance (HIP) has provoked heated debate amongst musicologists, performers and cultural sociologists. In The Art of Re-enchantment: Making Early Music in the Modern Age, author Nick Wilson answers many salient questions surrounding HIP through an in-depth analysis of the early music movement in Britain from the 1960s to the present day.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199939934

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Cine

Spanish Influences on Early Cinema in the Philippines

By: Nick Deocampo

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Cine

Spanish Influences on Early Cinema in the Philippines

By: Nick Deocampo

This book fathoms the depths of Philippine cinema as the author ventures into the largely unknown terrain of the country’s history of early cinema. With meticulous scholarship and engaging insights, prize-winning filmmaker and author Nick Deocampo investigates the origin and formation of cinema as it became the Filipinos’ preeminent entertainment and cultural form.

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Anvil Publishing, Inc.

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6214201789

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Barcelona & Catalonia

By: Mary-Ann Gallagher,Nick Inman

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Barcelona & Catalonia

By: Mary-Ann Gallagher,Nick Inman

Days are long in Barcelona, the morning extends until well after midday, with lunch starting around 2pm, and the late opening hours mean the afternoon merges into evening. With all of this time on your hands you want to make the most of it, and the Eyewitness Travel to Barcelona and Catalonia will help you to make the most of your time and your trip. Find out intimate details about each of the cities and what to do and see. Don''t miss the new feature called Four Great Days in Barcelona. Each day maps out an itinerary ranging from Gaudi Greats to Family Fun. Annually revised and updated with beautiful new photos and illustrations, this guide includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation. Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research. The best just keeps getting better!

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Penguin

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0756683203

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9780756683207

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Barcelona & Catalonia

By: Nick Inman

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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Barcelona & Catalonia

By: Nick Inman

A highly illustrated guide to Bacelona and Catalonia in the award-winning DK Eyewitness Travel series

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Penguin

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0756648483

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Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century

By: Nick Strimple

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Choral Music in the Nineteenth Century

By: Nick Strimple

From the author of the critically acclaimed "Choral Music in the Twentieth Century" comes an indispensable resource for choral conductors, choral singers, and other music lovers, and an essential text for educators and their students. Strimple covers repertory by Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and lesser figures.

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Hal Leonard Corporation

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1574671545

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Cobain on Cobain

Interviews and Encounters

By: Nick Soulsby

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Cobain on Cobain

Interviews and Encounters

By: Nick Soulsby

Cobain on Cobain places the reader at the key moments of Kurt Cobain's roller-coaster career, telling the tale of Nirvana entirely through his words and those of his bandmates. Each interview is another knot in a thread running from just after the recording of their first album, Bleach, to the band's collapse on the European tour of 1994 and Cobain's subsequent suicide. Interviews have been chosen to provide definitive coverage of the events of those five years from as close as possible, so that the reader can see Cobain reacting to the circumstances of each tour, each new release, each public incident, all the way down to the end. Including many interviews that have never before seen print, Cobain on Cobain will long remain the definitive source for anyone searching for Kurt Cobain's version of his own story.

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Chicago Review Press

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1613730977

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9781613730973

Conjunto

By: John Dyer,Joe Nick Patoski,Juan Tejeda

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Conjunto

By: John Dyer,Joe Nick Patoski,Juan Tejeda

South Texas music roots - self-taught musicians playing music.

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University of Texas Press

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0292709315

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Popular Music, Digital Technology and Society

By: Nick Prior

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Popular Music, Digital Technology and Society

By: Nick Prior

From shifts in format, through the effects on circulation and ownership, to the rise of digitally-produced genres, the ways we create, share and listen to music have changed fundamentally. In Popular Music, Digital Technology and Society, Nick Prior explores the social, cultural and industrial contexts in which these shifts have taken place. Both accessible and authoritative, the book: Clarifies key concepts such as assemblage, affordance, mediation and musicking and defines new concepts such as playsumption and digital vocalities Considers the impact of music production technologies such as MIDI, sampling, personal computing and smartphone apps Looks at the ways in which the internet shapes musical consumption, from viral marketing to streaming services Examines the effects of mobile audio devices on everyday social interactions Opens up new ways to think and write about the personal experience of making and performing digital music This book is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to understand the place of popular music in contemporary culture and society. It will be fascinating reading for students and researchers across media and communication studies, sociology, cultural studies and the creative industries.

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SAGE

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1473934168

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Choral Music in the Twentieth Century

By: Nick Strimple

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Choral Music in the Twentieth Century

By: Nick Strimple

(Amadeus). Nick Strimple's all-encompassing survey ranges from 19th-century masters, such as Elgar, to contemporary composers, such as Tan Dun and Paul McCartney. Repertory of every style and level of complexity is critically surveyed and described. This book is an essential resource for choral conductors and a valuable guide for choral singers and other music lovers.

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Amadeus Press

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1574673785

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Hearing Music

An Introduction

By: Nick Rossi

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Hearing Music

An Introduction

By: Nick Rossi

Designed to give students a working knowledge of the constituent elements of music so that they can actively and carefully listen to a wide variety of music with appreciation and understanding. Enables students to discern the changing nature and forms of music over various historical periods.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

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015535597X

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Sounding the Virtual: Gilles Deleuze and the Theory and Philosophy of Music

By: Nick Nesbitt

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Sounding the Virtual: Gilles Deleuze and the Theory and Philosophy of Music

By: Nick Nesbitt

It is the contention of the editors and contributors of this volume that the work carried out by Gilles Deleuze, where rigorously applied, has the potential to cut through much of the intellectual sedimentation that has settled in the fields of music studies. Deleuze is a vigorous critic of the Western intellectual tradition, calling for a 'philosophy of difference', and, despite its ambitions, he is convinced that Western philosophy fails to truly grasp (or think) difference as such. It is argued that longstanding methods of conceptualizing music are vulnerable to Deleuze's critique. But, as Deleuze himself stresses, more important than merely critiquing established paradigms is developing ways to overcome them, and by using Deleuze's own concepts this collection aims to explore that possibility.

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Routledge

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1317052447

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Crimes and Criminals

By: Nick Vandome

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Crimes and Criminals

By: Nick Vandome

Podroben prikaz kriminalnih dejanj v zgodovini (od tatvine, ponarejanja pa do kanibalizma, množičnih umorov, političnih škandalov /Watergate/ itd.) in njihovih storilcev, med drugimi naprimer Al Capone, Bonnie in Clyde, Oscar Wilde, Peter Sutcliffe, Nelson, Biggs, Moors itd. Vključena so glavna dejstva, izrečene kazni, metode, motivi in posledice kriminalne dejavnosti in miselnosti, pa tudi zabavne anekdote s tega področja.

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Larousse Kingfisher Chambers

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055017012X

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9780550170125

Naples

Includes Pompeii, Vesuvius & Herculaneum

By: Nick Bruno

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Naples

Includes Pompeii, Vesuvius & Herculaneum

By: Nick Bruno

From swanky yachts to shadowy streets, layers of history make this area an enthralling one for any visitor: wherever you are in the Bay of Naples, Vesuvius dominates the landscape. This combination of volcanology with society has created the intoxicating city of Naples, and formed the fascinating historical site of Pompeii. This Footprint Focus guide ensures you make the best of your trip, including details on the best places to eat, sleep and enjoy it bel far niente (the beauty of doing nothing). • Essentials section with useful advice on getting to and around Naples, Pompeii, Vesuvius & Herculaneum • Comprehensive, up-to-date listings of where to eat, sleep and play. • Includes information on tour operators and activities, from finding the finest art to the tastiest pizza. • Detailed maps for Milan and other key destinations. • Slim enough to fit in your pocket. With detailed information on all the main sights, plus many lesser-known attractions, Footprint Focus Naples (Includes Pompeii, Vesuvius & Herculaneum) provides concise and comprehensive coverage of one of Italy’s most captivating regions. The content of the Footprint Focus Naples (Includes Pompeii, Vesuvius & Herculaneum) guide has been extracted from Footprint’s Naples & Amalfi Coast Full-Colour Guide.

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Footprint Travel Guides

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1908206942

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Music and Aesthetic Reality

Formalism and the Limits of Description

By: Nick Zangwill

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Music and Aesthetic Reality

Formalism and the Limits of Description

By: Nick Zangwill

In this volume, Zangwill develops a view of the nature of music and our experience of music that foregrounds the aesthetic properties of music. He focuses on metaphysical issues about aesthetic properties of music, psychological issues about the nature of musical experience, and philosophy of language issues about the metaphorical nature of aesthetic descriptions of music. Among the innovations of this book, Zangwill addresses the limits of literal description, generally, and in the aesthetic case. He also explores the social and political issues about musical listening, which tend to be addressed more in continental traditions.

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Routledge

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113510509X

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Electronic Music

By: Nick Collins,Margaret Schedel,Scott Wilson

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Electronic Music

By: Nick Collins,Margaret Schedel,Scott Wilson

This accessible Introduction explores both mainstream and experimental manifestations of electronic music. From early recording equipment to the most recent multimedia performances, the history of electronic music is full of interesting characters, fascinating and unusual music, and radical technology. Covering many different eras, genres and media, analyses of works appear alongside critical discussion of central ideas and themes, making this an essential guide for anyone approaching the subject for the first time. Chapters include key topics from synth pop to sound art, from electronic dance music to electrical instruments, and from the expression of pure sound to audiovisuals. Highly illustrated and with a wide selection of examples, the book provides many suggestions for further reading and listening to encourage students to begin their own experiments in this exciting field.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107244544

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Introduction to Computer Music

By: Nick Collins

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Introduction to Computer Music

By: Nick Collins

A must-have introduction that bridges the gap between music and computing The rise in number of composer-programmers has given cause for an essential resource that addresses the gap between music and computing and looks at the many different software packages that deal with music technology. This up-to-date book fulfills that demand and deals with both the practical use of technology in music as well as the principles behind the discipline. Aimed at musicians exploring computers and technologists engaged with music, this unique guide merges the two worlds so that both musicians and computer scientists can benefit. Defines computer music and offers a solid introduction to representing music on a computer Examines computer music software, the musical instrument digital interface, virtual studios, file formats, and more Shares recording tips and tricks as well as exercises at the end of each section to enhance your learning experience Reviews sound analysis, processing, synthesis, networks, composition, and modeling Assuming little to no prior experience in computer programming, this engaging book is an ideal starting point for discovering the beauty that can be created when technology and music unite.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470714557

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9780470714553

The Rough Guide to Opera

By: Matthew Boyden,Nick Kimberley

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The Rough Guide to Opera

By: Matthew Boyden,Nick Kimberley

Sketches of opera composers, opera synopses, and CD reviews.

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Rough Guides

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1858287499

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9781858287492

In the Hand of Dante

A Novel

By: Nick Tosches

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In the Hand of Dante

A Novel

By: Nick Tosches

Deep inside the Vatican library, a priest discovers the rarest and most valuable art object ever found: the manuscript of The Divine Comedy, written in Dante's own hand. Via Sicily, the manuscript makes its way from the priest to a mob boss in New York City, where a writer named Nick Tosches is called to authenticate the prize. For this writer, the temptation is too great: he steals the manuscript in a last-chance bid to have it all. Some will find it offensive; others will declare it transcendent; it is certain to be the most ragingly debated novel of the decade.

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Hachette+ORM

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0759527369

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9780759527362

Computing Taste

Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation

By: Nick Seaver

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Computing Taste

Algorithms and the Makers of Music Recommendation

By: Nick Seaver

Meet the people who design the algorithms that capture our musical tastes. The people who make music recommender systems have lofty goals: they want to broaden listeners’ horizons and help obscure musicians find audiences, taking advantage of the enormous catalogs offered by companies like Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora. But for their critics, recommender systems seem to embody all the potential harms of algorithms: they flatten culture into numbers, they normalize ever-broadening data collection, and they profile their users for commercial ends. Drawing on years of ethnographic fieldwork, anthropologist Nick Seaver describes how the makers of music recommendation navigate these tensions: how product managers understand their relationship with the users they want to help and to capture; how scientists conceive of listening itself as a kind of data processing; and how engineers imagine the geography of the world of music as a space they care for and control. Computing Taste rehumanizes the algorithmic systems that shape our world, drawing attention to the people who build and maintain them. In this vividly theorized book, Seaver brings the thinking of programmers into conversation with the discipline of anthropology, opening up the cultural world of computation in a wide-ranging exploration that travels from cosmology to calculation, myth to machine learning, and captivation to care.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226822966

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9780226822969

The Rough Guide to Chile & Easter Islands (Travel Guide eBook)

By: Anna Kaminski,Nick Edwards,Shafik Meghji,Sorrel Moseley-Williams

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The Rough Guide to Chile & Easter Islands (Travel Guide eBook)

By: Anna Kaminski,Nick Edwards,Shafik Meghji,Sorrel Moseley-Williams

Discover this dazzling, diverse South American country with the liveliest and most comprehensive guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to sail around the glaciers of Patagonia or soak your bones in volcanic hot springs, taste wines in the picturesque Maule Valley or wonder at the mysterious Easter Island, The Rough Guide to Chile and Easter Island will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way. -Independent, trusted reviews written with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget. - Full-colour chapter maps throughout - so you can explore Torres del Paine National Park or the lively towns of Santiago and Valparai so without needing to get online. - Stunning images - arich collection of inspiring colour photography. - Things not to miss- Rough Guides' rundown ofthe best sights and experiences in Chile and Easter Island. - Itineraries- carefully planned routes to help you organize your trip. - Detailed coverage- this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way. Areas covered include: Santiago, Valparaiso, Elqui Valley, Atacama Desert, Iquique, Parque Nacional Lauca, Chiloe, Pucon, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Puerto Williams, Easter Island, Parque Nacional Patagonia, Parque Nacional Pumalin, Carretera Austral, Futaleufu Attractions include: Travelling though the otherworldly landscapes of the Atacama Desert, Visiting the former homes of Pablo Neruda: Isla Negra, La Chascona and La Sebastiana, Sampling the nightlife in historic Valparaiso, Exploring the culture and myths of Chiloe, Sailing through the Beagle Channel in Tierra del Fuego, Spotting the moai statues of Easter Island, Wine tasting in the Central Valley, Hiking- and ice hiking - in Torres del Paine, Visiting the San Rafael Glacier, Stargazing in the Elqui Valley, Driving the Carretera Austral, Hiking in Parque Nacional Patagonia, World-class white water rafting on the Futaleufu Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, accommodation, food and drink, festivals and events,sports and outdoor activities, national parks, shopping and more. Background information- a Contexts chapter devoted to history, landscape and the environment, recommended books, music and Chilean Spanish. Make the Most of YourTime on Earth with The Rough Guide to Chile and Easter Island. About Rough Guides : Escape the everyday with Rough Guides. We are a leading travel publisher known for our "tell it like itis" attitude, up-to-date content and great writing. Since 1982, we've published books covering more than 120 destinations around the globe, with anever-growing series of ebooks, a range of beautiful, inspirational reference titles, and an award-winning website. We pride ourselves on our accurate,honest and informed travel guides.

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Apa Publications (UK) Limited

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1789195012

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9781789195019

Tuff City

Urban Change and Contested Space in Central Naples

By: Nick Dines

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Tuff City

Urban Change and Contested Space in Central Naples

By: Nick Dines

During the 1990s, Naples’ left-wing administration sought to tackle the city’s infamous reputation of being poor, crime-ridden, chaotic and dirty by reclaiming the city’s cultural and architectural heritage. This book examines the conflicts surrounding the reimaging and reordering of the city’s historic centre through detailed case studies of two piazzas and a centro sociale, focusing on a series of issues that include heritage, decorum, security, pedestrianization, tourism, immigration and new forms of urban protest. This monograph is the first in-depth study of the complex transformations of one of Europe’s most fascinating and misunderstood cities. It represents a new critical approach to the questions of public space, citizenship and urban regeneration as well as a broader methodological critique of how we write about contemporary cities.

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Berghahn Books

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0857452800

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9780857452801

MTV Road Trips U.S.A.

By: John Vorwald,Dara Bramson,Kelsy Chauvin,Maya Kroth,Nick Honachefsky,Ashley Marinaccio

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MTV Road Trips U.S.A.

By: John Vorwald,Dara Bramson,Kelsy Chauvin,Maya Kroth,Nick Honachefsky,Ashley Marinaccio

Roadtripping across the country has been a rite of passage for generations. From Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady’s On the Road, to Easy Rider to Thelma and Louise, the journey is the destination, and in Frommer’s MTV US Roadtrips, the old school travel guides and cutting edge authors combine their talents and resources for 10 eclectic rides. Maya Kroth pursues the ‘cue from Austin to Charlotte in a Southern BBQ Roadtrip Ethan Wolff visits the Desert Southwest, on the trail of the first Americans Ashley Marinaccio stays at haunted hotels in search of the unexplained and paranormal, in the Weird Northeast. Our other authors go everywhere from Down the Shore, through the Urban Heartland, and on a tour of West Coast Underground Rock Clubs.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0764587765

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9780764587764

Songbook

By: Nick Hornby

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Songbook

By: Nick Hornby

“All I have to say about these songs is that I love them, and want to sing along to them, and force other people to listen to them, and get cross when these other people don’t like them as much as I do.” —Nick Hornby, from Songbook A wise and hilarious collection from the bestselling author of Dickens and Prince, Just Like You, Funny Girl and About a Boy. Songs, songwriters, and why and how they get under our skin… Songbook is Nick Hornby’s labor of love. A shrewd, funny, and completely unique collection of musings on pop music, why it’s good, what makes us listen and love it, and the ways in which it attaches itself to our lives—all with the beat of a perfectly mastered mix tape.

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