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Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung: The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock'N'Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock 'N'Roll (Vintage)

Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung: The Work of a Legendary Critic: Rock'N'Roll as Literature and Literature as Rock 'N'Roll (Vintage)

by Greil Marcus, Lester Bangs

Vintage presents the paperback edition of the wild and brilliant writings of Lester Bangs--the most outrageous and popular rock critic of the 1970s--edited and with an introduction by the reigning dean of rack critics, Greil Marcus. Advertising in Rolling Stone and other major publications.

The World As I See It

by Albert Einstein

To the majority of people Einstein's theory is a complete mystery. Their attitude towards Einstein is like that of Mark Twain towards the writer of a work on mathematics: here was a man who had written an entire book of which Mark could not understand a single sentence. Einstein, therefore, is great in the public eye partly because he has made revolutionary discoveries which cannot be translated into the common... (more)

Everything You Know About God Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Religion

Everything You Know About God Is Wrong: The Disinformation Guide to Religion

In the new mega-anthology from best-selling editor Russ Kick, more than fifty writers, reporters, and researchers invade the inner sanctum for an unrestrained look at the wild and wooly world of organized belief. Richard Dawkins shows us the strange, scary properties of religion; Neil Gaiman turns a biblical atrocity story into a comic (that almost sent a publisher to prison); Erik Davis looks at... (more)

Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the '90s

Milk It!: Collected Musings on the Alternative Music Explosion of the '90s

by Jim Derogatis

Taking its title with suitable slacker irony from a song on Nirvana's In Utero , Milk It! is an anthology of pieces written in the heat of the moment-an urgent and diverse overview that mirrors the chaotic rush of the postmodern sounds it covers. Headnotes and connective material-the "stories behind the stories"-provide running commentary on the music business, rock criticism, a troubled generation, and an... (more)

Paperweight

by Stephen Fry

Dorothy Day

by Dorothy Day, Robert Ellsberg

Ten Steps to Help You Write Better Essays & Term Papers, APA Version: I Wish I'd Had This When I Was in School

Ten Steps to Help You Write Better Essays & Term Papers, APA Version: I Wish I'd Had This When I Was in School

by Neil Sawers

How to write special feature articles;: A handbook for reporters, correspondents and free-lance writers who desire to contribute to popular magazines and magazine sections of newspapers,Willard Grosvenor Bleyer

How to write special feature articles;: A handbook for reporters, correspondents and free-lance writers who desire to contribute to popular magazines and magazine sections of newspapers,

by Willard Grosvenor Bleyer

Originally published in 1920. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Volume 2

101 Great Ways to Improve Your Life, Volume 2

by John Gray, Jack Canfield, Richard Carlson, Bob Proctor, Alan Cohen

Spaces of Capital: Towards a Critical Geography

Spaces of Capital: Towards a Critical Geography

by David Harvey

David Harvey is the most influential geographer of our era, possessing a reputation that extends across the social sciences and humanities. Spaces of Capital, a collection of seminal articles and new essays spanning three decades, demonstrates why his work has had-and continues to have-such a major impact. The book gathers together some of Harvey's best work on two of his central concerns: the relationship... (more)

Towards an Ethical Architecture: Issues Within the Work of Gregory Henriquez

Towards an Ethical Architecture: Issues Within the Work of Gregory Henriquez

by Gregory Henriquez, Christopher Grabowski, Helena Gradadolnik, Jim Green, Alberto Perez-Gomez, May So

With a series of startling essays by prominent members of the architectural community, this book contributes to the ongoing discussion of ethics in architecture. Seeking to remind architects of the critical role they play in leading the creation of a community's collective space, Towards an Ethical Architecture examines a practice that informs the fabric of our daily lives.

Missing Links to the Culper Spy Ring?

by Bernadine Fawcett

Curiosity about the Revolutionary War letters Bernadine Fawcett inherited led her to discover intimate accounts of a Patriot Spy Ring. Now as a great grandmother, Bernadine Fawcett, B.A. G.S.S (Fordham University) Counselor, Columnist, Author, Television and Radio Personality realizes the importance of sharing her research which ties her to the family of Vice President Aaron Burr. His obscure relatives Rev. Eliot,... (more)

Finding Facts FastAlden Todd

Finding Facts Fast

by Alden Todd

Word Power

by Editors of Readers Digest

Driven to Distraction

by Jeremy Clarkson

Brace yourself, Clarkson's back. And he'd like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly gorgeous cars in the world (alongside a few irredeemable disasters ...). Or he would, if there weren't so many things competing for his attention first. So much to get off his chest. The world according to Clarkson is a perplexing place, filled with thorny... (more)

Lepidopteran microsatellite DNA: redundant but promising [An article from: Trends in Ecology & Evolution]

Lepidopteran microsatellite DNA: redundant but promising [An article from: Trends in Ecology & Evolution]

by D.X. Zhang

This digital document is a journal article from Trends in Ecology & Evolution, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser. Description: The development of microsatellite DNA markers for use with butterflies and moths is extremely difficult for no apparent reason.... (more)

Annual Editions: Anthropology 07/08 (Annual Editions)

Annual Editions: Anthropology 07/08 (Annual Editions)

by Elvio Angeloni

This Thirtieth Edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: ANTHROPOLOGY 07/08 provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor’s resource guide with... (more)

Asia: A Journal Published by the Asia Society, No. 9, Fall 1967The Asia Society#44; New York

Asia: A Journal Published by the Asia Society, No. 9, Fall 1967

by The Asia Society#44; New York

Road work : among tyrants, heroes, rogues, and beasts

Road work : among tyrants, heroes, rogues, and beasts

by Mark Bowden

From the #1 New York Times best seller Black Hawk Down to the acclaimed Killing Pablo, Mark Bowden has been praised for his unique, novelistic ability to put his reader in the heat of the story. Road Work collects Bowden's award-winning nonfiction, from his breakout stories for The Philadelphia Inquirer to his most recent high-profile pieces in The Atlantic. Road Work takes us everywhere from a small town in... (more)

by Paige Jackson

So what exactly does "From Suits to Sweats: How To Work At Home As A Freelance Writer" cover? Well, you are about to discover everything you need to know to pump out dozens of high quality articles full of superior content every single day! In addition, you'll also learn how to create your own information products as well as how to earn income through blogs, forums, creating and marketing resell... (more)

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