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Popular Culture January 2020
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| A Marvelous Life: The Amazing Story of Stan Lee by Danny FingerothWhat 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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| Vanity Fair's Women on Women by Radhika Jones (editor) with David FriendWhat's inside: an absorbing collection of 28 Vanity Fair profiles of women by women and published over the last 35 years.
Featuring: illuminating write-ups on Michelle Obama, Frida Kahlo, Gloria Steinem, Tina Turner, Cher, Lena Waithe, Meryl Streep, Princess Diana, Lady Gaga, Emily Post, and many more.
Don't miss: "#MeToo and Me" by Monica Lewinsky. |
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| Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation by Michael PowellWelcome to... the Navajo reservation's Chinle High School, home of the scrappy Wildcats who've set their sights on a basketball championship despite the odds stacked against them.
Read it for: a clear-eyed portrait of reservation life and culture.
For fans of: Friday Night Lights and underdog sports stories. |
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Rap on trial : race, lyrics, and guilt in America
by Erik Nielson
Two professors shine a light on the alarming and disturbing practice by prosecutors of using the violent, crime-filled lyrics of rap music as confessions to crimes, securing convictions and asserting that no other artists’ creative output is treated this way.
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Time Is Tight : My Life, Note by Note
by Booker T. Jones
The leader of the famed Stax Records house band, architect of the Memphis soul sound and one of the most legendary figures in music presents his much anticipated memoir in which he shares his remarkable life story. 35,000 first printing.
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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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1973 : rock at the crossroads
by Andrew Grant Jackson
A fascinating account of the music and epic social change of 1973, the year rock hit its peak while splintering—just like the rest of the world. Illustrations.
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