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Book SynopsisFrom journalist and author of An Ordinary Age, an examination, dismantling, and reconstruction of ambition, where burnout is the symptom of our holiest sin: the lonely way we strive. Ambition—the want, the hunger, the need to achieve—is woven into America’s fabric from the first colonization to capitalism. From our first gold star assignment to acceptance at the “right” college to hustle and grinding our lives, we celebrate our drive, even as we gatekeep who is permitted to strive--and how visibly. Even as we burn out. When we can’t even. When we know: work won’t love us back.All the Gold Stars looks at how the cultural, personal, and societal expectations around ambition are driving the burnout epidemic by funneling our worth into productivity, limiting our imaginations, and pushing us further apart. Through the devastating personal narrative of her own ambition crisis, Stauffer discovers the common factors driving us all, peeling back layers of family expectations, capitalism, and self-esteem that dangerously tie up our worth in our output. Interviews with students, parents, workers, psychologists, labor organizers, and more offer a new definition of ambition and the tools to reframe our lives around true success. All the Gold Stars provides ways for us to reject our current reality and reconceive ambition as more collective, imaginative, and rooted in caring for ourselves and each other.

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Book SynopsisFrom Harvard''s legendary humor publication comes an outrageous, uproariously funny parody of Game of Thrones, in the tradition of their previous bestselling parody book classics Bored of the Rings, Nightlight, and The Hunger Pains. An affectionate but take-no-prisoners send-up of the massive literary and television franchise, Lame of Thrones offers fans a way of reentering the fictional world they have come to love and merrily explodes all of its conventions -- as well as their expectations of the characters -- to hilarious ends. It may even leave you more satisfied than the actual TV ending of Game of Thrones. In fact, if it doesn''t the Lampoon has really dropped the ball. Lame of Thrones will take you to Westopolis, where several extremely attractive egomaniacs are vying to be ruler of the realm and sit on the Pointy Chair. Our hero Jon Dough was a likely bet, but his untimely murder at the hands of his own men of the Night''s Crotch has made that seem less likely. Will Dragon Queen Dennys Grandslam escape from her Clothkhaki captors and return to conquer the world? Or will she just get left in the desert counting grains of sand for the rest of the book? And what about Jon Dough''s siblings? Will they be mentioned? Probably? Almost definitely, yes? It would be weird if they weren''t prominent characters in the book, you say? To find out, read the book you wish George R.R. Martin would write but never will. The Lampoon -- the place where such comedy writers and performers as Conan O''Brien, Colin Jost, B.J. Novak, Patricia Marx, Alan Yang, Andy Borowitz and many more all got their start -- is ready to serve parody notice to the most entertaining, infuriating, and inescapable cultural phenomenon of the past decade.

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Book Synopsis An inspiring, hilarious memoir about learning to resist the pressures of conformity, love yourself for who you are, embrace your flaws, and unlock your true potential.Winner of the African American Literary Award for Memoir!Now cohost of Fox's The Real and SiriusXM's Café Mocha, Loni Love hasn't taken the typical path to becoming America's favorite straight-talking girlfriend and comedian. She was not the child of Hollywood legends and she never wore a size 00. Rather, she grew up in housing projects in Detroit, more worried about affording her next meal than going on a diet. When she moved to Hollywood after graduating college with an engineering degree, seeking to break out in the entertainment world, there was nothing that would convince her to eat the kale salads and quinoa bowls that her colleagues introduced her to, which looked to Love like 'weeds my grandma used to pay me a dollar to pull from her yard.'Still, despite the differences that set her apart in the status-driven world of entertainment where being thin, young, blond, and bubbly is sometimes considered a talent, Love spent years trying to fit in—trying to style her hair just so, dieting, dating the men she thought she was supposed to be with. In this book, she tells the uproariously funny story of how she overcame the trap of self-improvement and instead learned to embrace who she was. As Love writes, 'There's a saying a lot of people live by: 'Fake it till you make it.' For me, it's always been 'fake it, and then have the whole thing blow up in your face.'' I Tried to Change So You Don't Have To explores all of the embarrassing mistakes, terrifying challenges, and unexpected breakthroughs that taught her how, by committing ourselves to our own path, we can take control of our destiny.

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Book SynopsisBy day, Kim Reed was a social worker to the homebound elderly in Brooklyn Heights. By night, she scrambled into Manhattan to hostess at Babbo, where even the Pope would have had trouble scoring a reservation, and A-list celebrities squeezed through the jam-packed entryway like everyone else. Despite her whirlwind fifteen-hour workdays, Kim remained up to her eyeballs in grad school debt. Her training-problem solving, crisis intervention, dealing with unpredictable people and random situations-made her the ideal assistant for the volatile Joe Bastianich, a hard-partying, What''s next? food and wine entrepreneur. He rose to fame in Italy as a TV star while Kim planned parties, fielded calls, and negotiated deals from two phones on the go.Decadent food, summers in Milan, and a reservation racket that paid in designer bags and champagne were fun only inasmuch as they filled the void left by being always on call and on edge. In a blink, the years passed, and one day Kim looked up

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Book SynopsisImagine dating the internet's boyfriend in this illustrated homage to the always charming and often enigmatic Keanu Reeves. This full-colour hardcover contains biographical information as well as illustrated quotes straight from the unicorn-of-a-man himself.

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Book SynopsisCoinciding with the massive growth of consumerism after the Second World War, âeveryday lifeâ has emerged as a crucial site of scholarly exploration. The critical study of quotidian routines, rules, spaces, and objects has become a central concern for scholars working in cultural studies. Furthermore, everyday life has also engaged the close attention of thinkersâincluding philosophers, cultural geographers, historians, and sociologistsâfrom a range of other disciplines across the humanities and social sciences.As research in and around everyday life flourishes as never before, this new four-volume collection from Routledgeâs acclaimed Critical Concepts in Media and Cultural Studies series meets the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of a rapidly growing and ever more complex corpus of interdisciplinary literature. Edited by a leading scholar, Everyday Life gathers foundational and canonical work, together with innovative and cutting-edge applications and interventions.With a full index, together with a comprehensive introduction, newly written by the editor, which places the collected material in its historical and intellectual context, Everyday Life is an essential work of reference. For the novice or advanced student, the collection will be particularly useful as an essential database allowing scattered and often fugitive material to be easily located. And, for the more advanced scholar, it will be welcomed as a crucial tool permitting rapid access to less familiarâand sometimes overlookedâtexts. For both, Everyday Life will be valued as a vital one-stop research and pedagogic resource.

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Book Synopsis2011 David Easton Award, presented for the best book by the Foundations of Political Theory section of APSA:The Future of Democratic Equality, by Joseph Schwartz, takes on three tasks, and accomplishes all brilliantly. Any one of these tasks well fulfilled would have been a laudable achievement. First, Schwartz argues for the centrality of the question of equality to democratic politics. Second, he critically analyzes and explains the shocking rise in inequality in the United States over the last three decades. This he does with conceptual clarity, rich interdisciplinary analysis, and a thorough examination of hard socioeconomic data. Third, he assails the near absence of concern for this soaring inequality among contemporary political theorists, and offers a cogent, and stinging, explanation that takes to task the disciplineâs preoccupation with difference and identity severed from the pragmatics of democratic equality. The FutureTrade Review* * Winner * * The APSA David Easton Book Award 2011 'The Future of Democratic Equality is a courageous and disciplined effort to tackle a hugely important political problem and intellectual puzzle. It is a must read for anyone who cares about democracy.' – The David Easton Book Award Committee, 2011 "I think very highly of Schwartz’s work: he is one of the few theorists who is concerned with the unity of theory and practice." – Stephen Eric Bronner 2011 David Easton Award, presented for the best book by the Foundations of Political Theory section of APSA: "The Future of Democratic Equality, by Joseph Schwartz, takes on three tasks, and accomplishes all brilliantly. Any one of these tasks well fulfilled would have been a laudable achievement. First, Schwartz argues for the centrality of the question of equality to democratic politics. Second, he critically analyzes and explains the shocking rise in inequality in the United States over the last three decades. This he does with conceptual clarity, rich interdisciplinary analysis, and a thorough examination of hard socioeconomic data. Third, he assails the near absence of concern for this soaring inequality among contemporary political theorists, and offers a cogent, and stinging, explanation that takes to task the discipline’s preoccupation with difference and identity severed from the pragmatics of democratic equality. The Future of Democratic Equality is a courageous and disciplined effort to tackle a hugely important political problem and intellectual puzzle. It well embodies the spirit of the Easton Book Award by providing well-grounded normative theory targeted to an urgent matter of contemporary concern. It is a must read for anyone who cares about democracy." - Respectfully submitted by Leslie Paul Thiele, University of Florida (chair) and Cary J. Nederman, Texas A&M University "Joseph Schwartz is one of the leading progressive political theorists in the country. His recent book is a superb historical narrative and political analysis of both the undemocratic turn in American society and the anti-political turn in American academia. His radical democratic project avoids the pitfalls of a narrow politics of identity and an arrogant politics of old-style left solidarity—and it is powerful and propitious!" --Cornel West, Princeton University "In this excellent book, Joseph Schwartz provides what has been missing in recent political theory: a strong theoretical account of the causes of contemporary inequality and of the politics of citizenship and solidarity necessary to overcome it." --Michael Walzer, Institute for Advanced Study "Joseph Schwartz offers a brilliant critique of the failures of contemporary political theory to address the urgent quandaries of our time. In the process, he points in a direction that would once again place the problems of inequality and class at the center of theoretical inquiry. A welcome intervention indeed!"-- Frances Fox Piven, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Sociology, Graduate Center of the City University of New York "The Future of Democratic Equality is an important book, and Schwartz succeeds in laying out a comprehensive and invigorating approach for challenging race-to-the-bottom forms of globalization. His book is both sharply argued and politically relevant, and attention to it is sure to benefit both the field of political science and the field of democratic politics itself."—Erin E. O’Brien, University of Massachusetts Boston; reviewed in Perspectives on Politics Table of Contents1. Introduction – Bringing "Difference" and "Identity" Back into the Study of Democratic Equality 2. From Domestic to Global Solidarity 3. Post-Structuralist Political Theory: Living in an Unreal World -- Where’s You? Me? Agency? 4. Can a "Politics of Difference" (or "Identity Politics") Ground a Radical Democratic Conception of Justice? 5. The Rise of Global "Casino Capitalism": Short-Term Financial Profit vs. Long-Term Equitable Growth 6. Does Globalization Necessitate the Demise of Democratic Egalitarian Politics? 7. Racism, Racial Politics, and Undemocratic "Difference": The Challenge for the Politics of Social Solidarity 8. Conclusion – Ending the False Antinomy of "Difference" and "Equality": Towards a Democratic Egalitarian Pluralist Politics

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Book Synopsis A sexual history of the 1990s when the Baby Boomers took over Washington, Hollywood, and Madison Avenue. A definitive look at the captains of the culture wars -- and an indispensable road map for understanding how we got to the Trump Teens.The Naughty Nineties: The Triumph of the American Libido examines the scandal-strafed decade when our public and private lives began to blur due to the rise of the web, reality television, and the wholesale tabloidization of pop culture. In this comprehensive and often hilarious time capsule, David Friend combines detailed reporting with first-person accounts from many of the decade''s singular personalities, from Anita Hill to Monica Lewinsky, Lorena Bobbitt to Heidi Fleiss, Alan Cumming to Joan Rivers, Jesse Jackson to key members of the Clinton, Dole, and Bush teams. The Naughty Nineties also uncovers unsung sexual pioneers, from the enterprising sisters who dreamed up the Brazilian bikini wax to the scientists who, quite by accident, discovered Viagra.

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Book SynopsisA bold, stylish look at the global rise of Korean culture and style in the words and images of those shaping and living it. K-pop, K-fashion, K-drama, K-beauty: over the last decade, K-style has exploded onto the global scene. What is behind this phenomenon? Where does K-Style go from here? Make, Break, Remix: The Rise of K-Style makes no attempt to define or categorize, instead celebrating the eclectic, multi-faceted nature of K-Style and its home city of Seoul. Through interviews with eighteen tastemakers who are shaping K-style across creative sectors, from 1Million Studio's Lia Kim to rock band leader Hwang Soyoon, world famous tattooist Doy to Asiaâs leading designer Teo Yang, Fiona Bae tells untold stories from true insiders, exploring a sense of identity in their work, how living in Seoul affects them and their creative output, and the decade of changes that has brought about the current K-style. Interwoven with these texts, five distinct photo-essays from celebratedTrade Review'For me, constantly thinking about Korean-style storytelling, Make Break Remix is an amazing inspiration. Storytelling consolidates all cultural phenomena from design, fashion and music, and this rare and enchanting book, filled with intimate interviews with trailblazers and images of the daring youth in Seoul, will open your eyes to how creativity across fashion, music, and lifestyle in Korea is collectively generating explosive energy' - Kim Ji-yeon, producer of Netflix series Squid Game'None of the musicians, fashion designers and other young artists in this book are K-pop superstars. They are rather pioneers in subcultures, where K-pop mass trends have often germinated. Through interviews and a rich photographic illustration of the artists’ work and attitudes, this unusual but essential book helps explain what drives K-style today' - Choe Sang-hun, Seoul bureau chief, The New York Times'Make Break Remix takes a deep dive into the cultural juggernaut’s impact on fashion and beyond … this unique ability to “make, break, and remix” has birthed incredible talent via South Korea’s underground' - Dazed'There seems to be a shortage of publications with a credible explanation for the peak popularity of Korean culture. Make Break Remix: The Rise of K-Style takes on two major questions: Why has K-style garnered so much attention and popularity globally? And what lies ahead for the Korean cultural trend? Deep-diving into 16 Korean creators’ creative processes, the book extracts the essence of each creator’s distinct identity and their perspective on the rise of K-style' - Wallpaper*'Introduces readers to some of the Korean stars behind the scenes, the style makers whose creativity and daring make k-style so vibrant' - ForbesTable of ContentsForeword Introduction Photo Essay: Make, break, remix IISE Hwang Soyoon Teo Yang Photo Essay: Trailblazers I Lia Kim Xu Meen Mischief Photo Essay: Portrait of Seoul Doy Serian Heu DPR REM (Scott Kim) Photo Essay: Trailblazers II Lim Kim BAJOWOO Kyuhee Baik Photo Essay: Youth culture Kwangho Lee Nana Youngrong Kim Kim Youngjin Photo Essay: Seoul scenes Commentators: Danny Chung Elaine Y. J. Lee Jason Schlabach K-fashion Directory PAF (Post Archive Faction) The Museum Visitor After Pray Document Seoul Map

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Book SynopsisFrom the author of Future Shock, a striking way out of today’s despair . . . a bracing, optimistic look at our new potentials.The Third Wave makes startling sense of the violent changes now battering our world. Its sweeping synthesis casts fresh light on our new forms of marriage and family, on today's dramatic changes in business and economics. It explains the role of cults, the new definitions of work, play, love, and success. It points toward new forms of twenty-first-century democracy.Praise for The Third Wave   “Magnificent . . . an astonishing array of information.”—The Washington Post   “Imperishably fresh.”—Business Week   “Will mesmerize readers, and rightly so.”—Vogue “Alvin Toffler . . . has written another blockbuster . . . a powerful book.”—The Gua

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Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom former New York Times reporter Nellie Bowles, a look at how some of the most educated people in America lost their minds?and how she almost did, too.As a Hillary voter, a New York Times reporter,and frequent attendee at her local gay bars,Nellie Bowles fit right in with her San Francisco neighbors and friends?until she started questioning whether the progressive movement she knew and loved was actually helping people. When her colleagues suggested that asking such questions meant she was ?on the wrong side of history,? Bowles did what any reporter worth her salt would do: she started investigating for herself. The answers she found were stranger?and funnier?than she expected.In Morning After the Revolution, Bowles gives readers a front-row seat to the absurd drama of a political movement gone mad. With irreverent accounts of attending a multiday course on ?The Toxic Trends of Whiteness,? following the social justice activists who run ?Abolitionist Entertainment LLC,? and trying to please the New York Times?s ?disinformation czar,? she deftly exposes the more comic excesses of a movement that went from a sideshow to the very center of American life.Deliciously funny and painfully insightful, Morning After the Revolution is a moment of collective psychosis preserved in amber. This is an unmissable debut by one of America?s sharpest journalists.

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Book SynopsisComedian and musician Reggie Watts shares his story of growing up in Montana as a biracial oddball struggling to navigate life, girls, drugs, and his own identity in America’s heartland—and having a blast doing it. Reggie Watts is weird. But you knew that. Anyone who’s seen his multifaceted, entirely improvised comedy and music shows knows that. Reggie Watts is also from the town of Great Falls, MT.    These two facts are not unrelated.  Watts grew up in Montana in the ‘80s, half French, half American, half white, half Black, speaking a bunch of different languages and slipping between the orchestra geeks and the football jocks until he finally found a squad of fellow misfits with an affinity for trouble. It was a wide-open time and place that invited freedom and exploration—as well as car theft and the not infrequent use of recreational cough syrup. And it helped him become the uniquely strange creat

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Book SynopsisLeipoldts cellar and kitchen is a delectable, amusing, insightful record of cultural and social history at the Cape, delightfully observed and nostalgically expressed by the pre-eminent connoisseur of Cape cookery.

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Book SynopsisThe essays collected here investigate Rabbi Silver's Zionist political leadership, his impact on American Judaism, ideological orientation and relations with the leaders of the Palestine Jewish community, World Zionist Organization and the Jewish State.Table of ContentsCHOICE - "The volume sheds new light on Silver"s approach to Judaism and to the uniting of the reform and Zionist causes. Thsi is an important book for anyone interested in American Judaism and the emergence of a uniquely American Zionism."Shofar - "As a chronicle of the life, the work and the ideals which motivated Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, [this] is a valuable resource. It is also a well written and carefully crafted treatment of one of the most profound, powerful and articulate Jewish leaders of the twentieth century.

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Book SynopsisBrodie is whip smart; merging pop-culture references with vulnerable, personal experiences to create a collection that reads like a hilarious catch-up call with an old friend. What a pleasure to hear from this fresh, extremely relevant point of view. Abbi Jacobson, CO-CREATOR / WRITER / STAR of BROAD CITYI wish Brodie was the voice of my inner monologue; narrating me through life with her fierce intelligence and never-ending pop culture references. Instead, I''ll just settle for this extremely relatable, unashamedly funny, powerful and beautifully vulnerable book No Way! Okay, Fine. - Courtney Barnett, ARIA award winning and Grammy nominated songwriter and musician.''I identified early on that my role in relationships was the sidekick, the platonic female cast member in an all-male production, or the friend who was relied on selectively when other options were unavailable. I was the comic relief or the stand-in, never the lead. I knew this, I fTrade ReviewRazor-sharp, captivating and instructive, No Way! Okay, Fine will appeal to feminist readers and lovers of pop culture. - Books+PublishingA coming-of-age story with a fierce, feminist heart and a broad sense of purpose, Brodie Lancaster's debut memoir No Way! Okay Fine is narrated through a series of chronological yet distinct standalone chapters. Complex themes, from body acceptance and internalised misogyny to performative grief and disavowal of religion, are rendered in a strikingly honest and accessible way. Lancaster's conversational writing style and pop-culture analogies give the memoir a humorous undercurrent and cultural reference points that are at once relatable and profound. At its heart, this memoir is an unapologetic homage to fangirls and the 'largely scorned act of fanning'. In a world where female desire is often overlooked or dismissed, the act of a woman adoring something unabashedly and without restraint is a political statement in itself. By relating her experiences and feminist awakening through the prism of pop culture, Lancaster elevates the very thing that women are often derided for loving and uses it to deconstruct and understand the world around her. Razor-sharp, captivating and instructive, No Way! Okay, Fine will appeal to feminist readers and lovers of pop culture. - Bookseller + PublisherNo Way! OK, Fine is really intelligent, insightful writing that challenges the notion that pop culture is somehow inferior to other art forms. - Herald SunThe extended musings on the unfair critical dismissal of pop music, on the double standards faced by women actors in mainstream cinema, and on the genius of rapper Kanye West, are entertaining - Weekend AustralianIntensely relatable and packed with pop culture references, No Way! Okay, Fine left me feeling validated, angry, inspired, and unstoppable. But most importantly it made me feel a little less alone and, to make a pop culture reference of my own, I'd kill for a time travelling DeLorean so I could go back about ten years and shove this book into the hands of a teenage me. - The AU Review

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewSanders takes readers through a myriad of sources, ranging from medieval Jewish legends about Lilith to episodes of The Simpsons and movies such as Pleasantville (1998). . . . Recommended. * CHOICE, April 2010 *Her study reveals the assumptions we have made about what the story both says and doesn't say. She accomplishes this in articulate fashion that engages, informs, and entertains without being pedantic. Through the lens of modern cultural phenomena she lets us glimpse how the chronicle from the first chapters of Genesis touches our lives in ways we may not even be aware of.... * Confetti Antiques and Books, February 2010 *Her study reveals the assumptions we have made about what the story both says and doesn't say. She accomplishes this in articulate fashion that engages, informs, and entertains without being pedantic. Through the lens of modern cultural phenomena she lets us glimpse how the chronicle from the first chapters of Genesis touches our lives in ways we may not even be aware of. * Confetti Antiques and Books, February 2010 *Theresa Sanders...has blessed us with a commentary that is scholarly, contemporary, perceptive and often very funny. Approaching Eden traces the 'first sin' through centuries of theological speculation and 80 years of fiction, film and television. * National Catholic Reporter *Sanders's work is often fascinating and always suggestive in how it illuminates the connections between Gen 2—3 and popular cultural products. * Relegere: Studies in Religion and Reception *Adam and Eve have become icons, pop stars. Their mythical presence emerges in The Simpsons, New Yorker cartoons, and Beech-Nut baby food advertisements. Approaching Eden is a delightfully serious romp through pop culture's religious unconscious. -- S. Brent Plate, Hamilton College, author, Blasphemy: Art that Offends; managing editor, Material ReligionTheresa Sanders' Approaching Eden gives us another adventure in Paradise with her fruitful analysis of the Adam and Eve biblical story within popular film and television. Ranging through drama to science fiction, horror to the Jesus genre and beyond, it is a veritable tree of knowledge. Her interfaith exploration of Genesis is an especially devilish delight. -- Anton Karl Kozlovic, Flinders University, Guest Editor, Australian Religion Studies ReviewApproaching Eden is without a doubt the most engaging and instructive book that I have read on reflections in popular culture of our foundational mythic text. -- John R. May, Louisiana State University, author of Nourishing Faith through FictionApproaching Eden is a gift to anyone attempting to bring faith and life closer in a world filled with mediated stories: in this case, tales and images influenced by the Biblical creation narrative of Genesis 1-3. Sanders is fearless in her critical analysis but never cavalier. Her prose is energetic and accessible; her surveys broad and her insights bold. Sanders makes theology a pleasure while enticing the reader to deeper theological scrutiny of accepted widely-held interpretations of Genesis through representations of Adam and Eve from movies to museums. Approaching Eden is an intellectual and spiritual delight. -- Sr. Rose Pacatte, FSP, founding director, Pauline Center for Media Studies; St. Anthony Messenger film and television columnistTable of ContentsChapter 1 In the Beginning Chapter 2 And God Said Chapter 3 A Helper Fit for Him Chapter 4 Fig Leaves Chapter 5 The Curse of Adam Chapter 6 The Curse of Eve Chapter 7 Monkeyshines Chapter 8 Back to Nature Chapter 9 Paradise Regained Chapter 10 The Final Frontier Appendix: Additional Uses of Adam and Eve in Film

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Book SynopsisA study of the relationships between music and contemporary media.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Dancing about architecture? Mediating Popular Music Through The Written Word i) Introduction ii) Mark Ellen: editor, The Word iii) Laura Barton: music writer, journalist, novelist iv) Simon Broughton: editor, Songlines v) Paul Williams: editor, Music Week 3. "Everybody's on Top Of The Pops" : Music on Television i) Introduction ii) Mark Cooper: Producer, Later... and Creative Head of Music Entertainment, BBC 4. Sold On Song? : Popular Music and Advertising i) Introduction ii) Jeremy Lascelles: CEO , Chrysalis Music and Media 5. "Who Listens To The Radio?" - Music and Public Service Radio i) Introduction ii) Fiona Talkington: presenter Late Junction BBC Radio 3 iii) James Addyman: presenter Down In The Grooves BBC Radio Leeds 6. State of Independence? The Life Of An Independent Record Label i) Introduction ii) Case Study I : Buzzin' Fly : Ben Watt iii) Case Study II : Pure Records: The Rusby family Appendices: i) 'Hail Hail Rock 'n' Roll' column by Laura Barton, The Guardian April 11th 2008 ii) Content analysis of issue of Music Week September 18th 2010 iii) Down In the Grooves playlist October 10th 2009 Glossary Bibliography Discography and Links

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Book SynopsisDrawing on a wealth of texts and thinkers, the book shows the distinctive nature of sonic cultures in modernity.

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Book SynopsisA study of the representation of 9/11 and the 'war on terror'.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. History; 2. Politics; 3. Mass Media; 4. Cinema; 5. Literature; 6. Photography and Visual Art; Conclusion; Appendix A: Timeline; Appendix B: Synoptic biographies; Annotated bibliography of further reading and texts cited.

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Book SynopsisA study of the representation of 9/11 and the 'war on terror'.Trade ReviewProviding an incisive and illuminating cultural and ideological analysis of dominant forms of media, culture and representation from the September 11, 2001 terror attacks through the 2006 Congressional elections, 9/11 and the War on Terror engages theoretical discourses and analyses of the event, media representation, including a chapter on cinema, and how 9/11 played out in literature and photography and visual art. The result is an excellent cultural history of our epoch full of original insight and interpretation. -- Professor Douglas Kellner, UCLA As the terror attacks on the United States become history as well as politics, there is now an opportunity for greater critical thinking on the representation of the event. In this timely and engaging book, David Holloway provides an impressive synchronic account of the meaning and importance of 9/11. It deserves to be widely read by scholars and postgraduates occupying positions in diverse disciplinary locations. -- Tim Dunne, Professor of International Relations, University of Exeter Providing an incisive and illuminating cultural and ideological analysis of dominant forms of media, culture and representation from the September 11, 2001 terror attacks through the 2006 Congressional elections, 9/11 and the War on Terror engages theoretical discourses and analyses of the event, media representation, including a chapter on cinema, and how 9/11 played out in literature and photography and visual art. The result is an excellent cultural history of our epoch full of original insight and interpretation. As the terror attacks on the United States become history as well as politics, there is now an opportunity for greater critical thinking on the representation of the event. In this timely and engaging book, David Holloway provides an impressive synchronic account of the meaning and importance of 9/11. It deserves to be widely read by scholars and postgraduates occupying positions in diverse disciplinary locations.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. History; 2. Politics; 3. Mass Media; 4. Cinema; 5. Literature; 6. Photography and Visual Art; Conclusion; Appendix A: Timeline; Appendix B: Synoptic biographies; Annotated bibliography of further reading and texts cited.

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Book SynopsisThe fully revised and updated version of this classic text examines the link between three key obsessions of the 21st century: the media, sport and popular culture.Gathering new material from around the 2007 Rugby World Cup, the Beijing Olympics and the rise of new sports stars such as boxing''s Amir Khan and cycling''s Victoria Pendleton, the authors explore a wide range of sports, as well as issues including nationalism, gender, race, political economy and the changing patterns of media sport consumption.For those interested in media and sport the second edition combines new and original material with an overview of the developing field of media sport, and examines the way in which the media has increasingly come to dominate how sport is played, organized and thought about in society. It traces the historical evolution of the relationship between sport and the media and examines the complex business relationships that have grown up around television, sponsors and sport.Covers the following topics: tTable of Contents1. Sport, Media and Popular culture: Questions of Theory; 2. All our Yesterdays: A History of Media sport; 3. A Sporting triangle: Television, sport and sponsorship; 4. Power Game: Why sport Matters to Television; 5. Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? Media Sport and Stardom; 6. The Race Game: Media, sport, Race and Ethnicity; 7. For Men who Play to win; 8. Games Across frontiers; 10. Consuming Sport; 11. New Media sport.

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