Even Steve Jobs didn't know what he had on his hands when he announced the original iPhone as a combination of a mere "three revolutionary products"--an iPod, a cell phone, and a keyboard-less handhel
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From the Stooges and MC to Grand Funk Railroad and Ted Nugent, to the White Stripes, Eminem, and Kid Rock, and whole casts of other great bands and performers, Detroit has always produced louder, more
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Blending customs and beliefs from both Judaism and Zen, this unique practice is examined and discussed via a review of scriptures, anecdotes, and exercises. 15,000 first printing.
A critical history and analysis of graphic novels and comic fiction looks at the evolution of the genre and its impact on the ideas and images of modern popular culture and offers profiles of the most
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Medicine at its best gives us health and hope that was unimaginable a few decades ago. But the more common experience - in doctor's offices and clinics, hospitals and nursing homes, laboratories and p
A comprehensive and compassionate look into the major issues surrounding drug and alcohol abuse-from their causes and symptoms to their lethal consequences and treatment options..
With a rare directness and clarity about sex and reproduction, sexual values, and cultural influences on sexuality, Deborah Roffman challenges and teaches readers how to develop a blueprint for openin
A collection of essays and articles about music and its culture covers diverse modern styles--rock, pop, rap, jazz, blues, country, and more--and features works by Rick Moody, Camden Joy, Courtney Lov
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Biography of legendary singer-songwriter Warren Zevon, spanning his nomadic youth and early recording career to his substance abuse, final album, and posthumous Grammy AwardsAs is the case with so man
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An in-depth biography of Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page by the acclaimed biographer of Bob Marley and Joe Strummer, based upon the author's extensive research and interviewsThe original enigmatic r
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An unfiltered, unapologetic, hilarious, and sometimes obscene assemblage of tales from the author of Digging Up Mother Doug Stanhope has been drunkenly stumbling down the back roads and d
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