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61) The history of the blues: [the roots, the music, the people : from Charley Patton to Robert Clay]
Author
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
[1995]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
309 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 599 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
An addictively readable, encyclopedic history of pop music that includes individual chapters to groups and individuals -- the Monkees, the Beach Boys, the Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna -- that changed the shape of pop music.
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
vii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
This "little history" takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from 'The Epic of Gilgamesh' to 'Harry Potter.' John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infectious passion for books and reading has defined his own life. Now he guides young readers and the grown-ups in their lives on an entertaining journey...
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (4 volumes (1746 pages)) : illustrations
Language
English
Description
Covers world authors from many periods and genres, building an understanding of the various contexts -- from the biographical to the literary to the historical -- in which literature can be viewed. Identifies the significant literary devices and global themes that define a writer's style and place the author in a larger literary tradition as chronicled and evaluated by critics over time.
Publisher
Great Musical Treasure
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (228 min.) : sound, some color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
One of the most comprehensive films about the Hollywood musical ever produced. Screen and television icon Shirley Jones hosts this entertaining and historical document illustrated by extraordinary clips and fabulous interviews.
Publisher
Vulcan Productions
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
7 DVDs (approximately 13 hours) : sound, color ; 12 cm
Language
English
Description
A seven-part television series of personal and impressionistic films, viewed through the lens of seven world-famous directors, capturing the essence of blues music and delving into its global influence, from its roots in Africa to its inspirational role in today's music.
73) Manga
Publisher
EBSCO Information Services, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiii, 398 pages).
Language
English
Description
Covers over sixty-five well-regarded works of the manga medium, summarizing plots and analyzing the works in terms of their literary integrity and overall contribution to the graphic novel landscape.
Author
Series
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2016-
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Description
Ed Ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this sweeping and definitive narrative from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues, to the rise of the first independent record labels post-World War II, and concluding in December 1963, just as an immense change in the airwaves took hold and the Beatles...
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