20th Century Music – CDs, Bücher, LPs und mehr, Seite 7

Aaron J Leonard

Meltdown Expected

Meltdown Expected tells the story of how, both domestically and internationally, 1978 and 1979 saw a series of catastrophes that shook America’s confidence and hurtled the nation into the final phase of t…

Tyler Mahan Coe,

Cocaine and Rhinestones

From Tyler Mahan Coe, creator of the acclaimed country music history podcast "Cocaine & Rhinestones," comes the epic American saga of country music's legendary royal couple - George Jones and Tammy Wynett…

Jonathan Cott

Dinner with Lenny

One month following the death of Leonard Bernstein in October 1990, Rolling Stone magazine published the final extended interview with this most famous of American musicians. In Dinner with Lenny, Cott pr…

Hans-Erhard Lessing, Harald Hagemann

Robert Bosch

Robert Bosch (1861-1942) gehört zu den großen Gründungspersönlichkeiten der deutschen Industriegeschichte. Der vielseitige Techniker setzte früh auf die Zukunft des Autos. Die Erfindung der schnellen Magn…

Marcus J Moore

High and Rising

"This cultural biography details the influence of De La Soul, whose groundbreaking debut album revolutionized hip- hop, exploring their rise, industry challenges, and legacy intertwined with a personal na…

Rainer Hering, Meike G. Werner

Katakombenzeit

Dieses Buch präsentiert erstmals umfangreiche Auszüge aus Flitners unveröffentlichten Tagebüchern und wertet neu entdecktes Archivmaterial aus. Wilhelm Flitner (1889-1990) gehört zu den einflussreichsten…

The Pet Shop Boys and the Political

The Pet Shop Boys came of age at a time of deep socio-political tension. From the rise of sexual politics and awareness to Thatcherite neoliberalism and the Cold War, this book explores the cultural and p…

Great Jewish Music: A Tribute to Marc Bolan

Larry Tye

The Jazzmen

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born withi…

Larry Tye

The Jazzmen

From the New York Times bestselling author of Satchel and Bobby Kennedy, a sweeping and spellbinding portrait of the longtime kings of jazz—Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie—who, born withi…

Sarah Gleeson-White

Silent Film and the Formations of U.S. Literary Culture

Silent Film and the Formations of U.S. Literary Culture: Literature in Motion discovers the considerable impact of motion pictures on literary culture across the early decades of the twentieth century by …

Megan Hoyt,

A Grand Idea: How William J. Wilgus Created Grand Central Terminal

"Written by award-winning author Megan Hoyt, this thoughtful STEM picture book biography about the brilliant architect of Grand Central Terminal is a celebration of resilience in the face of adversity, cr…

Jörg Koch

Kino für das Ohr

Der 29. Oktober 1923 gilt als Geburtsstunde des deutschen Rundfunks: Von Berlin aus wurde die erste Unterhaltungssendung ausgestrahlt. Seitdem hat das Medium eine vielfache Entwicklung durchlaufen. In der…

David Browne

Talkin' Greenwich Village

"The definitive history of the rise and heyday of the revolutionary Greenwich Village music scene, based on new research and first-hand interviews with many of its legendary performers. Although Greenwich…

Fabrice Ferez & Marc Pantillon - At The Heart Of The 20th Century

Fabrice Ferez (Oboe), Marc Pantillon (Klavier)

Nate Jackson, Daniel Kohn

Tearing Down the Orange Curtain

"When it comes to punk communities across the world, the Orange County punk scene stands out as an undeniable trendsetter that helped define the sound and style of the rapidly evolving genre. From hard lu…

Tracy Daugherty

We Shook Up the World

"A dual biography of George Harrison and Muhammad Ali, two complex icons of the 1960s, culminating in 1974, when both men reemerged in their respective professions. These men displayed that tenacity of th…

Moritz Florin

Spektakuläre Gewaltakte

In den Jahren 1880 bis 1914 suchten radikalisierte politische Gruppierungen weltweit mit Anschlägen und Attentaten öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit auf ihre Anliegen zu lenken. Ihre Gewaltakte lösten globale Re…

Marcel Brüntrup

Zwischen Arbeitseinsatz und Rassenpolitik

Marcel Brüntrup untersucht die Entstehung der nationalsozialistischen »Ausländerkinder-Pflegestätten« im Kontext von Zwangsarbeit und Rassenpolitik. In den letzten Jahren der nationalsozialistischen Herr…