The Mammoth Book of Bob Dylan
The Mammoth Book of Bob Dylan

Author: Sean Egan

Publisher: Robinson Publishing

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781849014663

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"Bob Dylan's impact on popular music has been incalculable. Having transformed staid folk music into a vehicle for coruscating social commentary, he then swept away the romantic platitudes of rock 'n' roll with his searing intellect.From the zeitgeist-encapsulating protest of Blowin' in the Wind' to the streetwise venom of Like a Rolling Stone', and from the stunning mid-sixties trilogy of albums Bringing It All Back Home, Highway 61 Revisited and Blonde on Blonde to Time Out of Mind, his stunning if world-weary comeback at the age of 56, Dylan's genius has endured, underpinned by the dazzling turn of phrase that has made him the pre-eminent poet of popular music.Because Dylan's achievements have no equal, his career is the most chronicled in rock history. Here, Sean Egan presents a selection of the best writing on Dylan, both praise and criticism. Interviews, essays, features and reviews from Dylan intimates and scholars such as John Bauldie, Michael Gray, Nat Hentoff and Jules Siegel are interspersed with new narrative and reviews of every single album to create a comprehensive picture of the artist whose chimes of freedom still resound."--Publisher description.

Bob Dylan All the Songs
Bob Dylan All the Songs

Author: Philippe Margotin

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Published: 2022-01-18

Total Pages: 1141

ISBN-13: 0762475722

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An updated edition of the most comprehensive account of Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize-winning work yet published, with the full story of every recording session, every album, and every single released during his nearly 60-year career. Bob Dylan: All the Songs focuses on Dylan's creative process and his organic, unencumbered style of recording. It is the only book to tell the stories, many unfamiliar even to his most fervent fans, behind the more than 500 songs he has released over the span of his career. Organized chronologically by album, Margotin and Guesdon detail the origins of his melodies and lyrics, his process in the recording studio, the instruments he used, and the contribution of a myriad of musicians and producers to his canon.

Down the Highway
Down the Highway

Author: Howard Sounes

Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic

Published: 2011-05-24

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 0802195458

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The acclaimed biography—now updated and revised. “Many writers have tried to probe [Dylan’s] life, but never has it been done so well, so captivatingly” (The Boston Globe). Howard Sounes’s Down the Highway broke news about Dylan’s fiercely guarded personal life and set the standard as the most comprehensive and riveting biography on Bob Dylan. Now this edition continues to document the iconic songwriter’s life through new interviews and reporting, covering the release of Dylan’s first #1 album since the seventies, recognition from the Pulitzer Prize jury for his influence on popular culture, and the publication of his bestselling memoir, giving full appreciation to his artistic achievements and profound significance. Candid and refreshing, Down the Highway is a sincere tribute to Dylan’s seminal place in postwar American cultural history, and remains an essential book for the millions of people who have enjoyed Dylan’s music over the years. “Irresistible . . . Finally puts Dylan the human being in the rocket’s red glare.” —Detroit Free Press

The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories
The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories

Author: Ian Watson

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2010-02-25

Total Pages: 757

ISBN-13: 1849014280

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Every short story in this wonderfully varied collection has one thing in common: each features some alteration in history, some divergence from historical reality, which results in a world very different from the one we know today. As well as original stories specially commissioned from bestselling writers such as James Morrow, Stephen Baxter and Ken MacLeod, there are genre classics such as Kim Stanley Robinson's story of how World War II atomic bomber the Enola Gay, having crashed on a training flight, is replaced by the Lucky Strike with profoundly different consequences. Praise for the editors: 'Mr Watson wreaks havoc with what is accepted - and acceptable.' The Times 'One of Britain's consistently finest science fiction writers.' New Scientist

The Mammoth Book of One-Liners
The Mammoth Book of One-Liners

Author: Geoff Tibballs

Publisher: Robinson

Published: 2012-06-07

Total Pages: 607

ISBN-13: 1780335369

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A collection of 10,000 side-splitting one-line jokes arranged in categories from bestselling humour editor Geoff Tibballs. 'Is my wife dissatisfied with my body? A small part of me says yes.' 'Letting the cat out of the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.' 'I read somewhere that 26 is too old to still live with your parents. It was on a note, in my room.'

Listen Up!
Listen Up!

Author: Mark Howard

Publisher: ECW Press

Published: 2019-05-14

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 1773053477

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An album-by-album account of working with iconic artists such as Anthony Kiedis, Michael Stipe, Gord Downie, and Bono, from a leader in the field Mark Howard, a record producer/engineer/mixer and a trailblazer in the industry, will take you through the star-studded world of recording and producing Grammy Award–winning artists. Listen Up! is an essential read for anyone interested in music and its making. Along with the inside stories, each chapter gives recording and producing information and tips with expert understanding of the equipment used in making the world’s most unforgettable records and explanations of the methods used to get the very best sound. Listen Up! is both production guide and exclusive backstage pass into the lives of some of the planet’s most iconic musicians. Writing with his brother Chris Howard, Mark Howard provides a rare glimpse into the normally invisible, almost secretive side of the music story: that of the producer and recording engineer.

The Mammoth Book of Muhammad Ali
The Mammoth Book of Muhammad Ali

Author: David West

Publisher: Robinson

Published: 2012-01-19

Total Pages: 473

ISBN-13: 1849017352

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From his gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games to his defeat of Sonny Liston to claim the world heavyweight championship in 1964, the unforgettable 'Thrilla in Manila' against Joe Frazier and the 'Rumble in the Jungle' against George Foreman, 'The Greatest of All Time', Muhammad Ali, has captured the attention of the world. His conversion to Islam, his refusal to serve in the in the Vietnam War ('I ain't got no quarrel with them Vietcong') and his speaking tours in the 1960s have all contributed to his status as one of the most revered sporting figures ever. Here, drawn from books, specialist periodicals, newspapers, college magazines (covering his speaking tours) and the work of major literary figures such as Thomas Hauser is the biggest and best collection ever of writing on 'The Greatest'.

Dearie
Dearie

Author: Bob Spitz

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2013-04-23

Total Pages: 577

ISBN-13: 0307473414

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A"rollicking biography" (People Magazine) and extraordinarily entertaining account of how Julia Child transformed herself into the cult figure who touched off a food revolution that has gripped the country for decades. Spanning Pasadena to Paris, acclaimed author Bob Spitz reveals the history behind the woman who taught America how to cook. A genuine rebel who took the pretensions that embellished French cuisine and fricasseed them to a fare-thee-well, paving the way for a new era of American food—not to mention blazing a new trail in television—Child redefined herself in middle age, fought for women’s rights, and forever altered how we think about what we eat. Chronicling Julia's struggles, her heartwarming romance with Paul, and, of course, the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking and her triumphant TV career, Dearie is a stunning story of a truly remarkable life.

Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan

Author: Spencer Leigh

Publisher: McNidder and Grace

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780857162052

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Bob Dylan: Outlaw Blues is a fresh take on the Noble price-winner, a one-man hall of mirrors who continues to intrigue his followers. It is an in-depth account with new information and fascinating opinions, both from the author and his interviewees. Whether you like Dylan or not, you will be gripped from start to finish by this remarkable tale. Spencer Leigh considers what motivates Bob Dylan and explains his often wayward behaviour. "Journalists are very fond of saying Bob Dylan is an enigma," says Spencer, "but that word is flawed. It's as good as saying you don't know. I have not called Bob Dylan an enigma at any point in this book as I've tried to find answers." He has spoken to over 300 musicians, friends and acquaintances of Dylan including Jean Baez, Judy Collins, Elvis Costello, Arlo Guthrie, Tom Paxton, the Byrds and members of the Band. Book jacket.