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Popular Culture January 2020
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Embrace your weird : a guided journal for facing your fears and unleashing creativity
by Felicia Day
"Face your fears and fuel your creative passions with New York Times bestselling author Felicia Day's workbook for getting motivated, getting inspired, and getting weird. What do I have to offer the world? What if my work doesn't meet others' standards-or my own? How do I combat that nagging fear of failure and just put myself out there? It's time to confront those negative thoughts once and for all, and let your creativity blossom! Actress and bestselling author of You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) Felicia Day is here to empower you to overcome what holds you back, be brave enough to be vulnerable, and allow yourself to let loose. Part guided journal, part imaginative workbook, Embrace Your Weird offers a series of exciting exercises to get your creative juices flowing, fun prompts designed to get your imagination unblocked, and plenty of space throughout to just play in the margins and get your neurons firing. Like Wreck This Journal meets You Are a Badass, Embrace Your Weird will help you get back in touch with the joy of creating, and feel confident about what you have to offer to the world!"
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A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee
by Danny Fingeroth
What it is: an engaging and evenhanded biography of Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee that addresses his career triumphs and controversies.
Topics include: Lee's fight against comics censorship in the 1950s; legal battles with artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko; his cameos in Marvel films; his lasting influence on nerd culture.
Reviewers say: "This is a sure hit for comics fans of all camps" (Publishers Weekly).
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A long time ago in a cutting room far, far away : my fifty years editing Hollywood hits; Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's day off, Mission: impossible, and more
by Paul Hirsch
A behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last 50 years by Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than 40 features. Starting with his work on Carrie, Hirsch gives insight into the production process, touching upon casting, directing, cutting, and scoring. Part film-school primer, part paean to legendary directors and professionals, the funny yet insightful writing will entertain and inform aficionados and casual moviegoers alike.
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Toil & trouble
by Augusten Burroughs
The best-selling author of Running with Scissors documents his lifelong capacity for causing impossible manifestations, exploring his mother’s revelations about their witch ancestry and his efforts to understand himself and his powers.
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Beautiful on the outside : a memoir
by Adam Rippon
The medal-winning Olympics figure skater reveals the early poverty and discrimination that challenged his career as an openly gay athlete, describing his homeschooled childhood in Pennsylvania and the setbacks and successes that shaped his achievements.
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How we fight for our lives : a memoir
by Saeed Jones
The co-host of BuzzFeed’s AM to DM, award-winning poet and author of Prelude to Bruise documents his coming-of-age as a young, gay, black man in an American South at a crossroads of sex, race and power.
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Still here : the madcap, nervy, singular life of Elaine Stritch
by Alexandra Jacobs
A full chronicle of the Tony Award-winning star’s life and career includes coverage of her upbringing in Depression-era Detroit, her psychologically fraught creative collaborations, her struggles with addiction and her Tony Award-winning performances. Illustrations. Index.
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Music Is Power : Popular Songs, Social Justice, and the Will to Change
by Brad Schreiber
An award-winning author, journalist, and screenwriter describes the fascinating origins and the impact of dozens of life- and world-changing songs over the past 100 years, from Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie to Lesley Gore, James Brown, Black Sabbath and NWA. Illustrations.
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All you need to know about the music business
by Donald S Passman
This 10th edition of the definitive guide to the music industry has been updated to address the biggest transformation of the music industry yet—streaming—is more essential than ever for anyone trying to navigate the rapid transformation of the industry. Illustrations.
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Music : a subversive history
by Ted Gioia
A music historian and author recounts four-thousand-years of music history focusing on the social outcasts, riffraff, insurgents and provocateurs who became trailblazers of this artistic expression and have repeatedly reinvented it, from Sappho to the Sex Pistols.
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The Gospel According to Luke
by Steve Lukather
The outrageous and often hilarious autobiography of legendary session musician and lead guitarist and singer of Toto. No one explodes one of the longest-held misconceptions of music history better than Steve Lukather and his band Toto. The dominant sound of the late '70s and '80s was not punk, but a slick, polished amalgam of rock and R&B first staked out on Boz Scaggs' Silk Degrees. That album was shaped in large part by the founding members of Toto, who were emerging as the most in-demand elite session crew in LA, and further developed on the band's self-titled multi-platinum debut. A string of massive hits followed for Toto while Lukather and bandmates David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, and Steve Porcaro also served as creative linchpins on some of the most successful and influential records of the era, including Michael Jackson's Thriller. In this incisive memoir, Lukather tells the complete Toto story. He also lifts the lid on what went on behind the closed studio doors, shedding light on the unique creative processes of some of the most legendary names in music: from Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, and Elton John to Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Roger Waters, and Aretha Franklin. Lukather's extraordinary tale also encompasses the dark side of stardom and the American Dream. Frank, engaging, and often hilarious, The Gospel According to Luke is no ordinary rock memoir. It is the real thing.
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A song for you : my life with Whitney Houston
by Robyn Crawford
The close confidante, childhood friend and business collaborator of Whitney Houston breaks her silence to discuss the late star’s teen years, tumultuous marriage to Bobby Brown and untimely death in 2012. Illustrations.
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Jay-Z: Made in America
by Michael Eric Dyson; foreword by Pharrell
What it's about: Written to coincide with rapper Jay-Z's 50th birthday, this concise primer celebrates his artistry and cultural impact.
Is it for you? Longtime Jay-Z fans may not find much new info here, though curious newbies and lovers of cultural critique will appreciate Michael Eric Dyson's incisive study.
Try this next: Fans of Jay-Z's equally famous wife will want to pick up Queen Bey, a thought-provoking study of Beyoncé's artistry and activism, edited by Veronica Chambers.
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Acid for the children : a memoir
by Flea
The co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers chronicles his life from his birth in Australia and upbringing on the streets of Los Angeles through his rise to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee
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Morning glory on the vine : early songs & drawings
by Joni Mitchell
A full-color compendium of Joni Mitchell’s handwritten lyrics and drawings, originally handcrafted as a gift for a select group of friends in 1971, is now available to the public for the first time.
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Horror stories : a memoir
by Liz Phair
The two-time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter behind the groundbreaking album Exile in Guyville offers a haunting memoir in stories. Illustrations.
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Wham! George Michael & me : George Michael & Me
by Andrew Ridgeley
The music artist second half of the famous 1980s band breaks decades of silence to trace his lifelong friendship with the late George Michael, the meteoric successes of Wham! and the iconic Wembley Stadium concert that ended their partnership. Illustrations.
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Radio & Television Personalities
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Where do I begin? : stories from a life lived out loud
by Elvis Duran
The host of one of the nation’s top morning shows, and the voice millions of Americans wake up to, shares his wildest stories and hardest-learned lessons, all with his trademark heart, honesty and humor.
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The Unqualified Hostess
by Whoopi Goldberg
"It's Whoopi here and I've written this book that, frankly, is the last book anyone would expect. You would never think of me as someone with the courage to say, 'You have everything you need to be fantastic in your own house, apartment, or trailer to set a great table.'
Let's face it, you look at a lot of books on Entertaining and think 'I could never do this in my house, I don't have this stuff and it's not going to look like what I'm seeing.' That's not what's going to happen here! I want to show you there is great heart in setting the table. For two or four or the kids or Halloween or tea just for you. For dinners with friends or the holidays. I'm going to tell you stories about what I do when people come over and give you ideas about what you're seeing because Honey, everything in this book is what you can do in your house.
You got a bodega or a 7-Eleven near you? They sell flowers. Take those bad boys and put them on your table. You got some crazy old plate from your grandmother (or a fancy silver one)? You got little kids' toys that have been annoying you forever, put them on the table too. Who's going to tell you it's wrong? Not me! I'm going to tell you it's right and I'm going to take you on a journey. And don't forget the bathroom; decorate it too, people are going to see it. It's all at your house. Come with me. I'll show you!
P.S. I know the glass on the cover is broken. Accidents happen!"
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| All the Pieces Matter: The Inside Story of The Wire by Jonathan AbramsWhat it is: a reflective look back at the groundbreaking HBO crime series The Wire.
What's inside: revealing interviews with the show's cast and crew, including Dominic West, Idris Elba, and Michael B. Jordan.
Further reading: Rafael Alvarez's The Wire: Truth Be Told offers a richly detailed companion to the series. |
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| As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes with Joe Layden; foreword by Rob ReinerWhat it's about: actor Cary Elwes' experiences filming the 1987 adaptation of William Goldman's The Princess Bride.
Have fun storming the castle: Featuring never-before-told stories and reminiscences from cast, crew, and Goldman himself, this nostalgic and heartfelt read is perfect for fans of the highly quotable cult classic.
Inconceivable! François Truffaut was once attached to direct the film. |
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| Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop by Marc MyersWhat it is: a toe-tapping, genre-spanning, five-decade retrospective of 45 popular songs, full of insights from the artists who created them.
Featuring: "Please Mr. Postman;" "Stand by Your Man;" "Walk This Way;" "Heart of Glass;" "London Calling."
Don't miss: Mick Jagger setting the record straight about the drug-laden subtext of "Moonlight Mile." |
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| Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for... by Mike Reiss with Mathew Klickstein; foreword by Judd ApatowWhat it is: an engaging behind-the-scenes look at The Simpsons by Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Mike Reiss, who's been involved with the series since its 1989 inception.
What's inside: juicy tidbits on the show's production and famous guest stars; answers to fans' burning questions; an honest assessment of the show's controversial depiction of Indian character Apu.
Reviewers say: "A charming look at a cherished American show" (Kirkus); "laugh-out-loud hilarious" (Booklist). |
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