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Heller, Anne Conover. McMillian, John Campbell. Morlock, Rachael National Geographic Society (U. S.) National Society, Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century Sacks, Oliver W. Sloan, Nate State Historical Society of Wisconsin Veal, Michael E. Western Reserve Historical SocietyRachlin, Harvey
Summary: "Growing in tandem with each other, pop music and the business of creating and distributing it have become a relationship that defines modern cultural history. This book not only charts the music that we all know and love but also reveals our active participation in its development throughout generations"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.64 RACWald, Elijah.
Summary: How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll rejects the conventional pieties of mainstream jazz and rock history. Rather than concentrating on those traditionally favored styles, the book traces the evolution of popular music through developing tastes, trends and technologies--including the role of records, radio, jukeboxes and television--to give a fuller, more balanced account of the broad...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.64 WALNational Geographic Society (U.S.)
Summary: "National Geographic takes you on a photographic tour of the world's most spectacular destinations, inspiring tangible ideas for your next trip. Hundreds of the most breathtaking locales--both natural and man-made--are illustrated with vivid images taken by the organization's world-class photographers. These images, coupled with evocative text, feature a plethora of visual wonders: ancient...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Books 2015
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 910 DESRemnick, David
Summary: "The greatest popular songs, whether it's Aretha Franklin singing "Respect" or Bob Dylan performing "Blind Willie McTell," have a way of embedding themselves in our memories. You remember a time and a place and a feeling when you hear that song again. In Holding the Note, David Remnick writes about the lives and work of some of the greatest musicians, songwriters, and performers of the past...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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Summary: Paige and Turner have collected some of the most unusual and surprising facts about the Beatles, from their childhoods and early days as musicians to the formation and rise of the band to become the greatest of all time.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J 782.42 GUTEdgers, Geoff.
Summary: "A biography of the Beatles, the world's most famous rock band"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2006
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB BASKET BEATLESStark, Steven D.
Summary: The band that changed popular culture forever has become so shrouded in cultural mythology that it is difficult today to really understand how or why. Stark puts their impact into perspective by revealing both the personal details and the larger events, examining the ways in which the Beatles' own lives were inextricably tied to the cultural, youth, and gender revolutions they helped create and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.6 STANational Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Society 1910
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1 available in Reference, Call number: GEN 929.1 LINGerber, Alyson
Summary: "Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the prestigious Boston School, she's excited to be in the same world as her dad, whom she's never met, and make real friends. But Weatherby has a secret she'll risk everything to protect, one that could destroy her new life. Every member of Jack's wealthy and privileged family has made their mark at the Boston School. Everyone,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Press 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC GERDakers, Diane.
Summary: Chronicles the story of the British band through its sensational successes of the 1960s and the four solo careers its breakup spawned in 1970, looking at the band's formation and how its music defined a generation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 BEASummary: East Hampton, the mid-1970's: documentary filmmakers Albert and David Maysles set up camp in a decrepit mansion known as Grey Gardens, where the eccentric Edith "Big Edie" Ewing Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith "Little Edie" Bouvier Beale live amid piles of trash and mounds of cats. The film becomes an instant cult classic. Fast forward to the present day: "Grey Gardens" has inspired a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BEAVeal, Michael E.
Contents: Electronic music in Jamaica : dub in the continuum of Jamaican music -- "Every spoil is a style" : the evolution of dub music in the 1970s -- The "backbone" of Studio One -- "Jus' like a volcano in yuh head!" -- Tracking the "living African heartbeat" -- "Java" to "Africa" -- "City too hot" : the end of the roots era and the significance of dub to the digital era of Jamaican music -- Starship...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wesleyan University Press 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.646 VEASummary: A visual history of the Beatles beginning in 1940 and ending with the breakup of the band at the end of the '60s. Includes their songs, successes and failures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Apple Corps Ltd. 2002
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1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC BEASloan, Nate
Summary: 'Switched on Pop' illuminates the essential musical concepts behind two decades of chart-topping songs. The text moves through close studies of 16 modern pop classics by artists from Beyoncé to Zedd, each chapter bringing out key aspects of a particular song as well as introducing core concepts such as rhythm, melody, harmony, form, and timbre. As the work progresses, more complex concepts such...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.64 SLONational Society, Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century
Summary: This current edition of the Lineage Book was authorized for the benefit of newer members and Chapters, prospective members, and other researchers of early colonial ancestors. It is an index with both original and supplemental lines and services, names of the living descendant member with the Chapter affiliation.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clearfield Company 2013
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R-GEN 929.373 ROB 1896-1999Morlock, Rachael
Summary: "Latin America is a region that consists of 13 dependencies and 20 countries including Argentina and Brazil. Because of the area's wide breadth, diverse geography, and unique colonization patterns, there are many distinct sub-cultures that all offer a different perspective on life in the region. Along with eye-catching full-color images, this book's informative narrative examines these many...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 980 MORWestern Reserve Historical Society
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1972
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: GEN 929.3771 wesSummary: "An introduction to beagles and other hounds, presented in a highly illustrated, question-and-answer format. Features include fun facts, glossary, resource list, index, and scientific classification list"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: World Book 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.7537 BEANational Geographic Society (U. S.)
Summary: Featuring the most liked, commented on, and favorite photos from National Geographic’s iconic Instagram account, @NatGeo is a winning combination of expertly curated and favorite National Geographic photographs from the company’s iconic Instagram account. National Geographic, or @natgeo, is the world's top noncelebrity account on Instagram, with nearly 50 million followers and over one billion...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 NATSacks, Oliver W.
Summary: Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat. But the power of music goes much, much further. Indeed, music occupies more areas of our brain than language does--humans are a musical species. Oliver Sacks's compassionate,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 781.11 SACCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: 781.11 SacSummary: The most anticipated book in more than a decade by the legendary band, The Beatles: Get Back is the official account of the creation of their final album, Let It Be, told in The Beatles' own words, illustrated with hundreds of previously unpublished images, including photos by Ethan A. Russell and Linda McCartney. Half a century after the 1970 Let It Be album and film, this milestone book...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Apple 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 782.42 BEAMcMillian, John Campbell.
Summary: "Based on exhaustive research in primary sources, including overlooked teen magazines and underground newspapers, 'Beatles vs. Stones' tells a vital story of the 1960s through the lens of music's greatest rivalry. This is the definitive account of the friendship and rivalry between the Beatles and the Rolling Stones."--Back jacket flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 782.42 MCMState Historical Society of Wisconsin
Summary: Originally prepared for and delivered at a 1978 workshop about the resources of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, the four essays in this pamphlet provide a series of guides to the archives, maps, printed materials, and other sources of genealogical data located in the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. All four essays were written by staff members of the society. James L. Hansen...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Society 1979