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Diary of a Heartbreak Kid
by Craig TelloIt's the week of Wrestlemania, an event that began the same year as Shawn Michaels' decorated career, an annual spectacular that The Heartbreak Kid seized time after time as his personal stage of excellence. Such a grand setting could not be more appropriate for WWE's one and only Showstopper to add "Mr. Hall of Fame" to his myriad monikers. From his debut in 1984 to his final WWE match in 2010, the world has seen Michaels allure audiences and perform like no other entertainer in history. But that's inside the ring. What if you could walk beside the incomparable Heartbreak Kid outside the squared circle, beyond the curtain and spend four days with the man living a boyhood dream? Diary of a Heartbreak Kid shadows Shawn Michaels for an immensely poignant occasion of reflection, introspection and celebration as The Heartbreak Kid is inducted into the esteemed WWE Hall of Fame on Saturday, April 2, 2011. In a moment-to-moment narrative, Diary captures the raw emotions and unfiltered candor of The Heartbreak Kid as he's reunited with family, friends and a veritable who's who of squared circle lore - Triple H, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Ric Flair, The Rock, Vince McMahon - all of whom have crossed and shaped Michaels' path to the Hall of Fame. With his beautiful wife, two jubilant children, time tested faith and nearly three decades of four-cornered memories, the retired Michaels steps back into the warmth of the limelight during the weekend of WWE's grandest extravaganza to experience the greatest honor in sports-entertainment. And with Diary of a Heartbreak Kid, you're riding shotgun.
Diary of a Player
by David Wild Brad PaisleyThis book is the very personal story of how Brad Paisley came of age as a musician and a man. Focusing on what it means to play the guitar and how he found his voice through a series of guitars, the book will also share what he has learned about life along the way. Beginning with his own very personal love letter to the guitar and what the instrument has meant in his life as a way to find his voice in the world, the book then moves into a musical, but personal, diary. Brad tells the story of his own musical passion, while writing loving salutes and sharing memorable tales about all the great players in country, blues, and rock & roll who have inspired him over the years.As he wrote in liner notes of his instrumental guitar album, Play, his first guitar was a gift from his grandpa when Brad was only eight. Brad quickly learned that no matter how he changed and evolved, the guitar was his only real constant. When life gets intense, he says, "there are some people who drink, who seek counseling, eat, or watch TV, cry, sleep, and so on. I play." Included in the book will be sidebars from a wide array of musical stars who know and love Brad. In these sidebars, this host of guitar and musical gods will share their take on Brad or stories of their favorite memories about him.
Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughter: A Memoir
by Melissa FrancisThe Glass Castlemeets The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Motherin this dazzlingly honest and provocative family memoir by former child actress and current Fox Business Network anchor Melissa Francis. When Melissa Francis was eight years old, she won the role of lifetime: playing Cassandra Cooper Ingalls, the little girl who was adopted with her brother (played by young Jason Bateman) by the Ingalls family on the world's most famous primetime soap opera, Little House on the Prairie. Despite her age, she was already a veteran actress, living a charmed life, moving from one Hollywood set to the next. But behind the scenes, her success was fueled by the pride, pressure, and sometimes grinding cruelty of her stage mother, as fame and a mother's ambition pushed her older sister deeper into the shadows. Diary of a Stage Mother's Daughteris a fascinating account of life as a child star in the 1980's, and also a startling tale of a family under the care of a highly neurotic, dangerously competitive 'tiger mother. ' But perhaps most importantly, now that Melissa has two sons of her own, it's a meditation on motherhood, and the value of pushing your children: how hard should you push a child to succeed, and at what point does your help turn into harm?
Diciembre otra vez
by Santiago CruzUn testimonio honesto y emotivo de la vida intensa y azarosa de Santiago Cruz, uno de los artistas más destacados del panorama musical. Detrás de las canciones, de los conciertos, del estrellato y de inolvidables anécdotas hay una verdad menos glamurosa: la historia de un hombre que se ha enfrentado a los abismos que surgen con las adicciones, a frustraciones y pruebas difíciles, a situaciones que han llegado, incluso, a poner en riesgo su vida y la de su familia. Estas son las experiencias de alguien como usted, como yo; de una persona que comprende que cada episodio de la vida cobra mucho sentido cuando se mira en retrospectiva; estas son las memorias de un hombre que, a sus escasos 45 años, comparte su historia para inspirar a otros y de alguna manera hacerles saber que no están solos.
Dick Van Dyke: A Little Golden Book Biography (Little Golden Book Biographies)
by Christy WebsterDream big with a Little Golden Book biography about the beloved TV and movie star, Dick Van Dyke who has been entertaining audiences for more than 70 years. It's the perfect introduction to nonfiction for young readers—as well as fans of all ages!This Little Golden Book about Dick Van Dyke—the multi-talented star of movies including Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and the classic TV comedy The Dick Van Dyke Show—is an inspiring read-aloud for young kids as well as fans of any age!Look for more Little Golden Book biographies: • Julie Andrews • Carol Burnett • Mel Brooks • Keanu Reeves • Lucille Ball
Did They Mention the Music?: The Autobiography of Henry Mancini
by Henry ManciniBest known for the "dead-ant" theme to the Pink Panther films, Henry Mancini also composed the music to Peter Gunn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Orson Welles' Touch of Evil, and the Academy Award winning soundtracks to Victor/Victoria and The Days of Wine and Roses. In a career that lasted over thirty years, Mancini amassed twenty Grammy awards and more nominations than any other composer. In his memoir, written with jazz expert Lees, Mancini discusses his close friendships with Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, and Paul Newman, his professional collaborations with Johnny Mercer, Luciano Pavarotti, and James Galway, and his achievements as a husband, father, and grandfather. A great memoir loaded with equal parts Hollywood glitz and Italian gusto.
Did You Like That? Fred Dibnah, In His Own Words
by Don HaworthWhen Fred Dibnah debuted on television in 1979, British audiences immediately embraced a new cultural icon: a steeplejack from Bolton who fell in love with England's decaying industrial landscape and an exhaustive storyteller whose charm and wit was matched only by his down-to-earth manner. The Producer of that first film, Don Haworth, would go on to make nineteen films about this unlikely celebrity and true British eccentric.Did You Like That? collects the best stories from these films: colourful tales told by Fred himself, recounting key moments in his life, his experiences as a steeplejack, his fascination with machinery, his work as an engineer, craftsman, artist, inventor and steam enthusiast, and his forthright views on life in general.Told with true Northern grit, Did You Like That? is the story of a man who never shied away from a hair-raising challenge, and the closest thing to Fred's autobiography we're likely to get. In paperback for the first time, this is Fred's story, in his own words.
Diddly Squat: From Sunday Times bestselling author and Grand Tour presenter (Diddly Squat)
by Jeremy ClarksonIt's been another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm - will the chickens finally come home to roost?Welcome back to Clarkson’s Farm . . .Where the spring barley crop has failed. Just like the oil seed rape. And the oats turned the colour of a hearing aid. The mushrooms went mouldy. While the sheep, pigs and cows cost more than they earned. At least, the farm shop’s doing a roaring trade in candles – even if they smell like Jeremy’s knacker hammock.So never mind the rain, the skirmishes with the local planning department and the gargantuan hole in Jeremy’s wallet. Because it’s hard to feel too gloomy about life when there’s a JCB telehandler, a crop-spraying hovercraft and a digger waiting in the barn.For any man with several metric tons of powerful machinery at his fingertips must be doing something right . . .Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, October 2024
Diddly Squat: Pigs Might Fly
by Jeremy ClarksonGet tucked in to a third bestselling helping of Clarkson's Farm from our favourite wellie-wearing wannabe farmer, Jeremy ClarksonWelcome back to Clarkson's Farm. Since taking the wheel three years ago Jeremy's had his work cut out. And it's now clear from hard-won experience that, when it comes to farming, there's only one golden rule:Whatever you hope will happen, won't.Enthusiastic schemes to diversify have met with stubborn opposition from the red trouser brigade, defeat at the hands of Council Planning department, and predictable derision from Kaleb - although, to be fair, even Lisa had doubts about Jeremy's brilliant plan to build a business empire founded on rewilding and nettle soup. And only Cheerful Charlie is still smiling about the stifling amount of red tape that's incoming . . . But he charges by the hour.Then there are the animals: the sheep are gone; the cows have been joined by a rented bull called Break-Heart Maestro;. the pigs are making piglets; and the goats have turned out to be psychopaths.But despite the naysayers and (sometimes self-inflicted) setbacks, Jeremy remains irrepressibly optimistic about life at Diddly Squat. Because It's hard not to be when you get to harvest blackberries with a vacuum cleaner.And, after all, it shouldn't just be Break-heart Maestro who gets to enjoy a happy ending . . .Diddly Squat, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, October 2022
Diddly Squat: The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller
by Jeremy ClarksonPull on your wellies, grab your flat cap and join Jeremy Clarkson in this hilarious and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the infamous Diddly Squat FarmTHE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' Daily Telegraph'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' Time Out_________Welcome to Clarkson's farm.It's always had a nice ring to it. Jeremy just never thought that one day his actual job would be 'a farmer'.And, sadly, it doesn't mean he's any good at it.From buying the wrong tractor (Lamborghini, since you ask . . .) to formation combine harvesting, getting tied-up in knots of red tape to chasing viciously athletic cows, our hero soon learns that enthusiasm alone might not be enough.Jeremy may never succeed in becoming master of his land, but, as he's discovering, the fun lies in the trying . . ._________'Very funny . . . I cracked up laughing on the tube' Evening StandardPraise for Clarkson's Farm:'The best thing Clarkson's done . . . it pains me to say this' GUARDIAN'Shockingly hopeful' INDEPENDENT'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here' TELEGRAPH'Quite lovely' THE TIMES
Diddly Squat: The No 1 Sunday Times Bestseller 2022
by Jeremy ClarksonTHE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERHead back down to Clarkson Farm with the latest bestseller from our favourite welly-wearing wannabe farmer, Jeremy Clarkson___________Enthusiastic trainee farmer Jeremy Clarkson made just £144 in his first year at Diddly Squat Farm. This year he's determined to do better. Not because he now knows what he's doing. But because he's fed up of getting stick from Kaleb.Yet farming continues to be a challenge.For instance . . .· Loading a grain trailer was more demanding than flying an Apache gunship?· Cows were more dangerous than motor-racing?· It's easier to get planning permission to build a nuclear plant than to turn a barn into a restaurant?Jeremy's always got a plan. Loads of them. Often cunning.Not always greeted with wild enthusiasm by Kaleb and Cheerful Charlie, however . . .___________PRAISE FOR DIDDLY SQUAT'Clarkson has done more for farmers in one series than Countryfile achieved in 30 years' James Rebanks, author of A Shepherd's Life'Clarkson has showcased the passion, humour and personalities of the people who work throughout the year to grow the nation's food . . . and brought an understanding of many of the issues faced by farmers to the British public' National Farmers Union'A deserving Farming Champion of the Year' Farmers Weekly 'I don't know anything about farming. It's like David Attenborough doing jet-skiing, or Nicholas Witchell saying, "I'm going to be a cage fighter'" Jeremy Clarkson
Didion and Babitz
by Lili AnolikNATIONAL BESTSELLER * Named a Best Book of the Year by Time, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Air Mail, Harper&’s Bazaar, The Washington Post, and more! Joan Didion is revealed at last in this &“vivid, engrossing&” (Vogue), and outrageously provocative dual biography &“that reads like a propulsive novel&” (Oprah Daily) revealing the mutual attractions—and antagonisms—of Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz.Could you write what you write if you weren&’t so tiny, Joan? —Eve Babitz, in a letter to Joan Didion, 1972 Eve Babitz died on December 17, 2021. Found in the wrack, ruin, and filth of her apartment, a stack of boxes packed by her mother decades before. The boxes were pristine, the seals of duct tape unbroken. Inside, a lost world. This world turned for a certain number of years in the late sixties and early seventies and centered on a two-story rental in a down-at-heel section of Hollywood. 7406 Franklin Avenue, a combination salon-hotbed-living end where writers and artists mixed with movie stars, rock &‘n&’ rollers, and drug trash. 7406 Franklin Avenue was the making of one great American writer: Joan Didion, a mystery behind her dark glasses and cool expression; an enigma inside her storied marriage to John Gregory Dunne, their union as tortured as it was enduring. 7406 Franklin Avenue was the breaking and then the remaking—and thus the true making—of another great American writer: Eve Babitz, goddaughter of Igor Stravinsky, nude of Marcel Duchamp, consort of Jim Morrison (among many, many others), a woman who burned so hot she finally almost burned herself alive. Didion and Babitz formed a complicated alliance, a friendship that went bad, amity turning to enmity. Didion, in spite of her confessional style, is so little known or understood. She&’s remained opaque, elusive. Until now. With deftness and skill, journalist Lili Anolik uses Babitz, Babitz&’s brilliance of observation, Babitz&’s incisive intelligence, and, most of all, Babitz&’s diary-like letters—letters found in those sealed boxes, letters so intimate you don&’t read them so much as breathe them—as the key to unlocking Didion. And &“what the book makes clear is that Didion and Babitz were more alike than either would have liked to admit&” (Time).
Die Doppelmoral des medialen ethnischen Humors: Satire, Minstrel- und Ethno-Comedy im internationalen Vergleich
by Patricia Carolina Saucedo AñezDas vorliegende Buch beschäftigt sich mit der Darstellung indigener und ethnischer Minderheiten anhand medialen ethnischen Humors und ihrer Rezeption in Lateinamerika und Europa (Argentinien, Bolivien und Deutschland). Um die Darstellungsebene zu untersuchen, wurden drei unterschiedliche Fernsehsendungen (Peter Capusotto y sus Videos – Un Programa de Rock (Argentinien), Neo tu Espacio/Los Mismos (Bolivien) und Die Bülent Ceylan Show (Deutschland) aus einem qualitativen Ansatz heraus analysiert. Die Rezeption dieser Sendungen wurde mithilfe der Durchführung von Gruppendiskussionen und Zweierinterviews mit Mitgliedern der Mehrheitsgesellschaft und der betroffenen Minderheiten (mit einem niedrigen und hohen formalen Bildungsniveau) der jeweiligen Länder erforscht. Die Ergebnisse der drei Fallstudien zeigten, dass der Einsatz medialen ethnischen Humors (Satire, Minstrel- und Ethno-Comedy) dazu beiträgt, ethnische Stereotype und volksverhetzende Aussagen zu verharmlosen und zu naturalisieren – und zwar unabhängig von den Absichten der Komiker.
Die Entgrenzung von Kindheit in der Mediengesellschaft: Kinder zwischen Talentförderung, Leistungsdruck und wirtschaftlichen Interessen
by Astrid Ebner-ZarlAstrid Ebner-Zarl unterzieht in ihrer Arbeit die These der „Entgrenzung von Kindheit“ einer eingehenden Untersuchung. Mit speziellem Fokus auf das Aufwachsen von Kindern in einer Mediengesellschaft entwickelt sie einen Beitrag zu der bislang fehlenden theoretischen Verankerung der Entgrenzungsdiagnose, und schafft dadurch ein Überblickswerk der neuen Kindheitssoziologie: Auf knapp 600 Seiten führt Astrid Ebner-Zarl die verstreuten Einzelergebnisse aus der Literatur zur Ausgestaltung von Kindheit in Geschichte und Gegenwart zusammen, verbindet sie mit theoretischen Konzepten der interdisziplinären Kindheitsforschung und vertieft sie mit einer eigenen empirischen Erhebung, der Analyse von Kindheitsbildern in den Castings Shows The Voice Kids und Kiddy Contest. Um dies zu ermöglichen, entwickelt Ebner-Zarl Auswertungstechniken für audiovisuelles Material weiter und entwirft ein auf diesen Materialtypus abgestimmtes Codiersystem. Mediatisierung, Kommerzialisierung, Sexualisierung sowie Leistungsorientierung erweisen sich theoretisch wie empirisch als prägende Elemente von Gegenwartskindheit, aber auch von Gegenwartsgesellschaft im Allgemeinen. Diese Trends sowie nicht zuletzt der soziale Konstruktionscharakter von Kindheit führen zur Erkenntnis, dass Entgrenzung von Kindheit nicht ohne die Zeitgenossenschaft von Kindern und Erwachsenen gedacht werden kann.
Die Inszenierung von Rassismus in der Kulturindustrie: Eine ideologiekritische Filmanalyse (BestMasters)
by Helen GreinerRassismus zeigt sich auf unterschiedlichste Art und Weise: verbal, in physischer Gewalt, ungleicher Repräsentation, sozialer Segregation oder institutionellem Ausschluss. Diese vielfältigen Erscheinungsformen zeigen, dass es verkürzt wäre, Rassismus auf individuelle Vorurteile zu reduzieren. Aus diesem Grund befasst sich diese Arbeit mit Rassismus in seiner Komplexität zwischen Individuum und Gesellschaft. Der Forschungsgegenstand ist dabei die Kulturindustrie, welche exemplarisch anhand des 2011 erschienenen Hollywood-Films The Help untersucht wird. Die Analyse ist gleitet von der Frage, wie Rassismus im Film dargestellt, von den Rezipient:innen angeeignet und dadurch reproduziert wird. Darüber hinaus werden die internen Widersprüche dieser Darstellung sowie die Mechanismen, die zur Verdeckung dieser Widersprüche führen, herausgearbeitet. Theoretisch stützt sich die Arbeit auf die Einsichten der Kritischen Theorie. Es werden sozialpsychologische sowie ideologiekritische Überlegungen aufeinander bezogen. Dies ermöglicht es, die kulturindustrielle Darstellung von Rassismus in seiner Vielschichtigkeit zu untersuchen und die Wechselwirkung zwischen materiellen Verhältnissen, Ideologie, Kulturindustrie und Subjekt zu betrachten.
Die Regeln des Spiels: Programm und Spielplan-Gestaltung im Theater
by Thomas SchmidtDas Buch führt in die Grundlagen und Abläufe der Erstellung eines Theaterspielplans ein und beleuchtet dessen Bedeutung für die Programmierung und das Management von Theatern. Es füllt damit eine wichtige Lücke in der Theater- und Theatermanagement-Literatur. Schmidt untersucht die Spielplan-Gestaltung öffentlicher Theater auf der Grundlage von ausführlichen Spielplan-Analysen, zahlreichen Umfragen unter Dramaturgen und einer mehrjährigen Feldstudie. Aus den Ergebnissen entwickelt der Autor ein Modell der Spielplan-Gestaltung als zentrales künstlerisches und ökonomisches Managementinstrument des Theaters.Der Inhalt· Der Traum vom idealen Spielplan· Das deutsche öffentliche Theatersystem und das Stadttheater· Das Feld als kulturtheoretischer Rahmen des Theaters · Spielplan-Gestaltung in der Theaterpraxis – Eine empirische Untersuchung· Die Phasen der Spielplan-Gestaltung· Die Regeln des Spiels Die Zielgruppen · Studierende, Lehrende und Wissenschaftler in den Gebieten Kulturmanagement, Kultur- und Theaterwissenschaften, Dramaturgie, Regie, Schauspiel, Oper und Tanz· Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter der Künstlerischen Leitungen und des Managements am Theater· Theaterinteressierte Menschen Der AutorThomas Schmidt ist Professor für Theatermanagement und Direktor des Studiengangs Theater und Orchestermanagement in Frankfurt am Main. Er war Gastprofessor an der Harvard-University, Gastdozent an verschiedenen anderen Universitäten und Geschäftsführender Direktor des Nationaltheaters Weimar.
Die digitale Transformation in der Filmindustrie: Ein praxistheoretischer Leitfaden für „Macher“ (essentials)
by Anett SassIn einer sich ständig wandelnden Welt beleuchtet der Leitfaden die ökonomischen, kulturellen und organisatorischen Aspekte der digitalen Transformation in der Filmindustrie. Es wird untersucht, wie Streaming-Plattformen Geschäftsmodelle beeinflussen und welche Vorteile Produzenten daraus ziehen können. Mit Beiträgen von Alexander Thul und René Jamm, entwickelt im Dialog mit Branchenexperten, bietet das Buch Strategien und Kenntnisse, um in der digitalen Medienlandschaft erfolgreich zu navigieren und von der digitalen Transformation zu profitieren.
Difference and Orientation: An Alexander Kluge Reader (signale|TRANSFER: German Thought in Translation)
by Alexander KlugeAlexander Kluge is one of contemporary Germany's leading intellectuals and artists. A key architect of the New German Cinema and a pioneer of auteur television programming, he has also cowritten three acclaimed volumes of critical theory, published countless essays and numerous works of fiction, and continues to make films even as he expands his video production to the internet. Despite Kluge's five decades of work in philosophy, literature, television, and media politics, his reputation outside of the German-speaking world still largely rests on his films of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. With the aim of introducing Kluge's heterogeneous mind to an Anglophone readership, Difference and Orientation assembles thirty of his essays, speeches, glossaries, and interviews, revolving around the capacity for differentiation and the need for orientation toward ways out of catastrophic modernity. This landmark volume brings together some of Kluge's most fundamental statements on literature, film, pre- and post-cinematic media, and social theory, nearly all for the first time in English translation. Together, these works highlight Kluge's career-spanning commitment to unorthodox, essayistic thinking.
Different Engines: Media Technologies From Latin America (Routledge Research in Design, Technology and Society)
by Andrés BurbanoDifferent Engines investigates the emergence of technologies in Latin America to create images, sounds, video games, and physical interactions. The book contributes to the construction of a historiographical and theoretical framework for understanding the work of creators who have been geographically and historically marginalized through the study of five exemplary and yet relatively unknown artifacts built by engineers, scientists, artists, and innovators. It offers a broad and detailed view of the complex and sometimes unlikely conditions under which technological innovation is possible and of the problematic logics under which these innovations may come to be devalued as historically irrelevant. Through its focus on media technologies, the book presents the interactions between technological and artistic creativity, working towards a wider understanding of the shifts in both fields that have shaped current perceptions, practices, and design principles while bringing into view the personal, social, and geopolitical singularities embodied by particular devices. It will be an engaging and insightful read for scholars, researchers, and students across a wide range of disciplines, such as media studies, art and design, architecture, cultural history, and the digital humanities.
Different Every Time: The Authorized Biography of Robert Wyatt
by Marcus O'DairRobert Wyatt started out as the drummer and singer for Soft Machine, who shared a residency at Middle Earth with Pink Floyd and toured America with the Jimi Hendrix Experience. He brought a jazz mindset to the 1960's rock scene, having honed his drumming skills in a shed at the end of Robert Graves' garden in Mallorica, Spain.Wyatt's life took an abrupt turn in 1973, when he fell from a fourth-floor window at a party and was paralyzed from the waist down. He reinvented himself as a singer and composer with the extraordinary album Rock Bottom, which he followed with an idiosyncratic string of records that uniquely combine the personal and political.Along the way, Robert has worked with the likes of Brian Eno, Bjork, Jerry Dammers, Charlie Haden, David Gilmour, Paul Weller and Hot Chip. Marcus O'Dair has talked to all of them--indeed anyone who has shaped, or been shaped by Wyatt over five decades. Different Every Time is the first biography of Robert Wyatt, and it was written with his full participation. It includes illustrations by Alfreda Benge and photographs from Robert's personal archive.
Difficult Death, Dying and the Dead in Media and Culture
by Sharon Coleclough Bethan Michael-Fox Renske VisserThis book responds to a growing interest in death, dying and the dead within and beyond the field of death studies. The collection defines an understanding of ‘difficult death’ and examines the differences between death, dying and the dead, as well as exploring the ethical challenges of researching death in mediated form. The collection is attendant to the ways in which difficult deaths are imbricated in power structures both before and after they become mediatised in culture. As such, the work navigates the many political and social complexities and inequalities – what might be deemed the difficulties – of death, dying and the dead. The book seeks to expand understandings of the difficulty of death in media and culture through a wide range of chapters from different contexts focused on literature, film, television, and in online environments, as well as several chapters examining news reportage of difficult deaths.
Digging Up Mother: A Love Story
by Johnny Depp Doug StanhopeAfter enjoying early success as co-host of The Man Show with Joe Rogan, the past twenty years of Doug Stanhope's career can be seen as a subversive insider attack against the "bro-code" he helped to launch. Following a very singular career arc, Stanhope turned his back on Hollywood and toured relentlessly for years, performing up to 200 shows a year. He's a giant cult comedian with a fiercely loyal audience. His material is abrasive and often offensive, but it also relies on a bullshit-free, hardcore, outraged, truth-telling perspective in the tradition of the late Bill Hicks. Stanhope's memoir is sure to rub many the wrong way, but not without causing fits of uncontrollable laughter in the process.
Digging: The Afro-American Soul of American Classical Music
by Amiri BarakaIn this book on music, the author blends autobiography, history, musical analysis, and political commentary to recall the sounds, people, times, and places he has encountered. He brings home how musicians carry and extend that knowledge with a sense of meaning and belonging.
Digimon Power: The Ultimate Guide to the Coolest New Monster Game!
by Hank SchlesingerThe hottest new craze in monster games is DigiMon--short for Digital Monsters. Players must hatch, raise, and train their DigiMons in order to battle with other DigiMon--and that's where the fun begins. The ultimate guide to this awesome game, DIGIMON POWER, in detailed, kid-friendly language, gives readers:*All the fun facts about the DigiMon phenomenon, including the video game, trading cards, action figures, and the DigiMon TV show. *In-depth monster facts, plus the coolest hints, tips, tricks, and secrets from kids just like you*An exciting look at Japanese cartoon-anime, and television shows we might see in the future*Hot info about other monster games, trading cards, and shows, like Tamagotchi, Pokemon, and Monster Rancher*And much, much more!
Digital Cinema: The Seduction Of Reality (Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture)
by Stephen PrinceDigital Cinema considers how new technologies have revolutionized the medium, while investigating the continuities that might remain from filmmaking’s analog era. In the process, it raises provocative questions about the status of realism in a pixel-generated digital medium whose scenes often defy the laws of physics. It also considers what these changes might bode for the future of cinema. How will digital works be preserved and shared? And will the emergence of virtual reality finally consign cinema to obsolescence? Stephen Prince offers a clear, concise account of how digital cinema both extends longstanding traditions of filmmaking and challenges some fundamental assumptions about film. It is essential reading for anyone interested in understanding how movies are shot, produced, distributed, and consumed in the twenty-first century.