The Rose & the Briar: Death, Love and Liberty in the American Ballad, Paperback - Greil Marcus

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Greil Marcus's study of American rock 'n' roll is justly regarded as one of the most accomplished examples of contemporary music writing.

Listening to Van Morrison represents Greil Marcus's quest to trace Morrison's particular genius through seminal moments in his long career, beginni...

"It may be the most sophisticated political thriller ever made in Hollywood, " film critic Pauline Kael wrote of John Frankenheimer's terrifying 19...

One of our finest critics gives us an altogether original history of rock 'n' roll Unlike all previous versions of rock 'n' roll history, this book...

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Reducere. Greil Marcus saw Bob Dylan for the first time in a New Jersey field in 1963. He didn't know the name of the scruffy singer who had a bit part in a ...

Reducere. DescriptionNobel Prize winner Bob Dylan's life in music is revisted by his foremost interpreter--weaving individual moods and moments into a brilli...

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This book is about a single, serpentine fact: late in 1976 a record called 'Anarchy in the UK' was issued in London, and this event launched a tran...

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The much anticipated sequel to the breathtaking New York Times bestseller THE WRATH AND THE DAWN.I am surrounded on all sides by a desert. A guest,...

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A funny, fierce, and uninhibited musical chronicle of the convulsive past six years, from one of our finest cultural criticsPublisher: Yale Univers...

For two hundred years after the French Revolution, the Republican tradition celebrated the execution of princes and aristocrats, defending the Terr...

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This Sporting Life offers an important view of England's cultural history through its sporting pursuits, carrying the reader to a match or a hunt o...

What is the best way to understand the narratives of self-identity at the beginning of the 21st century? This interdisciplinary collection brings t...

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From the bestselling author of There Are No Children Here, a richly textured, heartrending portrait of the impact of violence on Chicago's most vul...

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DescriptionLeft for Dead at Nijmegen recalls the larger-than-life experiences of an American paratrooper, Gene Metcalfe, who served in the 82nd Air...

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Many reference works offer compilations of critical documents covering individual liberty, local autonomy, constitutional order, and other issues t...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Thomas S. KiddAt the dawn of the Revolutionary War, America was already a nation of diverse faiths--the First Great Awakeni...

A restoration of the agency and influence of free African-descended women in colonial Mexico through their traces in archivesPublisher: Yale Univer...

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Through a detailed and fascinating exploration of changing medical knowledge and practice, this book provides a timeline of humankind-s understandi...

Reducere. This volume, written by the highly acclaimed 19th century historian Joel Tyler Headley, explores the vital, but often neglected, role of ministers ...

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Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Friedrich GentzEditor: Peter KoslowskiThe Origin and Principles of the American Revolution is perhaps one of the most impor...

Love, corruption, violence and the dangerous politics of aid in the Sudan, by an exciting new writer.

A fascinating insight into the lives of the men who served on the Mary Rose.Publisher: Oxbow BooksNumber of pages: 760Publication date: 2021Dimensi...

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DescriptionThis book is a touching children's story, illustrating the good that can come from dying to one's self.

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The frank, funny and intimate autobiography of Duran Duran's legendary bassist, John Taylor