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Why does Bruce Springsteen mean so much to so many people Apart from Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, no contemporary popular musician has had the cultural impact that Bruce Springsteen has on America. Eric Alterman examines the unique phenomenon that is The Boss and how he has come to reflect a turbulent quarter century of American history.

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Memoir of a celebrated R&B/ soul singer of the 1960s: Regarded as one of the most gifted rhythm and blues/soul singers of the era, Maxine Brown inspired an entire era with her style and her tone, exemplified by her chart-topping hits "All in My Mind," "Funny," and "Oh No, Not My Baby."

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This collection of essays examine how the Disney studio has re-interpretedfor better or worseclassic literature into films both treasured and disdained. The films discussed in this volume include Bambi, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Tarzan.

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An examination of soap opera sources, structure and response, particularly from the critical viewpoints of psychology, both archetypal and empirical, and popular culture, specifically narratology and feminism, that uncover the true nature of the genre.

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Contrary to arguments by the Recording Industry Association of America, this book posits major record labels led the change to digital music to strengthen profits. This updated edition explores both the transitions to the download era and the streaming era for recorded music.

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The history of cinema, and notably that of post-war Italian cinema, can only be understood adequately in the context of other contiguous cultural disciplines.

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"Investigates the importance of cinema-going to social life in post-war Italy, and unpacks the complex relations between film texts and their consumption, individual and collective memory, and national, regional, and gendered identities"--

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Provides an historical and theoretical framework to understand the different typologies and meanings of costume in film, going beyond content and identity of a character.

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Discusses the iconic 1991 album that ushered Balkan music into western popular, jazz, and world music spheres.

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Discusses the iconic 1991 album that ushered Balkan music into western popular, jazz, and world music spheres.

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The emergence of Jack Teagarden as an important jazz stylist was a significant feature of the '20s jazz scene. He brought a maturity to the sound of the trombone and until late in his life played with

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"Nowhere is the complex and destructive painter Jackson Pollock (1912--1956) revealed with more compassion and insight than in this exemplary biography. Friedman, a friend of Pollock's and active in the"

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First time in paperback: A "strong, compelling, and compassionate book" (Boston Globe) about the acclaimed and ill-fated cellist who died at the age of forty-two.

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Built on interviews with the most recognizable names in the jam band scene, a narrative that moves through time, paralleling the development of the jam band community.

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This book provides a film-by-film look at the thirty-two movies James Cagney made during the 1930s, from his supporting role in Sinners Holiday (1930) to the end of the decade as an established star of Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) and The Roaring Twenties in 1939.

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This book provides full production information, plot synopses, review excerpts, and critical commentary for Dean's roles in Fixed Bayonets (1951), Sailor Beware (1951), Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952), East of Eden (1955), Rebel Without a Cause (1955), and Giant (1956).

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This reference book provides comprehensive coverage of his life and career. The volume begins with a brief biography and chronology, followed by an extensive annotated bibliography of works by and about him.

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Eight-time Oscar nominee, James Newton Howard is one of Hollywood's most sought-after composers. Though The Sixth Sense is the most famous collaboration of Howard and director M. Night Shyamalan, the film score for Signs is held in much higher esteem. This book provides backg...