White Bicycles

Author: Joe Boyd
Publisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847652166
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
When Muddy Waters came to London at the start of the '60s, a kid from Boston called Joe Boyd was his tour manager; when Dylan went electric at the Newport Festival, Joe Boyd was plugging in his guitar; when the summer of love got going, Joe Boyd was running the coolest club in London, the UFO; when a bunch of club regulars called Pink Floyd recorded their first single, Joe Boyd was the producer; when a young songwriter named Nick Drake wanted to give his demo tape to someone, he chose Joe Boyd. More than any previous '60s music autobiography, Joe Boyd's White Bicycles offers the real story of what it was like to be there at the time. His greatest coup is bringing to life the famously elusive figure of Nick Drake - the first time he's been written about by anyone who knew him well. As well as the '60s heavy-hitters, this book also offers wonderfully vivid portraits of a whole host of other musicians: everyone from the great jazzman Coleman Hawkins to the folk diva Sandy Denny, Lonnie Johnson to Eric Clapton, The Incredible String Band to Fairport Convention.

Radical Intellect

Author: Christopher M. Tinson
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469634562
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 347

Book Description
The rise of black radicalism in the 1960s was a result of both the successes and the failures of the civil rights movement. The movement's victories were inspirational, but its failures to bring about structural political and economic change pushed many to look elsewhere for new strategies. During this era of intellectual ferment, the writers, editors, and activists behind the monthly magazine Liberator (1960–71) were essential contributors to the debate. In the first full-length history of the organization that produced the magazine, Christopher M. Tinson locates the Liberator as a touchstone of U.S.-based black radical thought and organizing in the 1960s. Combining radical journalism with on-the-ground activism, the magazine was dedicated to the dissemination of a range of cultural criticism aimed at spurring political activism, and became the publishing home to many notable radical intellectual-activists of the period, such as Larry Neal, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Harold Cruse, and Askia Toure. By mapping the history and intellectual trajectory of the Liberator and its thinkers, Tinson traces black intellectual history beyond black power and black nationalism into an internationalism that would shape radical thought for decades to come.

Barris Kustoms of the 1960s

Author: George Barris David Fetherston
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610608176
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132

Book Description

Mercedes-benz, the 1960s, W108 and W109 V8

Author: Bernd S. Koehling
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781545583517
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 182

Book Description
The 300SEL 6.3 was for Daimler-Benz a milestone. It was a mixture of two cars that did not sell too well: the 600 and 300SEL. This 180-page book tells the complete story of the 6.3, 3.5 and 4.5 l versions. It is the only book that deals exclusively with the W108, W109 V8 models. With it you will also receive as bonus one of the author's 23 Mercedes e-books as free pdf file. These are some of the topics covered: a comprehensive buyer's guide will help you to check the trouble spots of the W108, W109 V8 Chassis Number and Data Card are explained in great detail it looks at value changes over time on certain variants over 140 mostly recent non-Daimler AG color photos highlight many interesting features, this includes pictures of the suspension and it invites you to a ride in a 6.3. Another part covers the technical features and production history of each model. A separate chapter is devoted to safety guru B�la Bar�nyi, whose concepts greatly influenced how Mercedes cars like the W108/109 were designed. Why is this book not available as hard cover? Even today with modern digital printing services available, books with many color photos are expensive to produce. This book comes with over 140 high quality photos, most of them in color, and would cost retail as hardcover version over US$ 75 (or the corresponding amount in � or e), which the author finds excessive. That is why the choice to offer the more reasonable to produce soft cover option. Thank you for your understanding. FREE BONUS DETAILS: Once you have bought this book, please contact the author through his website (inside the book) and stipulate, which free pdf file you want him to send to you. You will find a complete list of all published e-books at the end of this book.

Everybody Had an Ocean

Author: William McKeen
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1613734948
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 489

Book Description
Los Angeles in the 1960s gave the world some of the greatest music in rock 'n' roll history: "California Dreamin'" by the Mamas and the Papas, "Mr. Tambourine Man" by the Byrds, and "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys, a song that magnificently summarized the joy and beauty of the era in three-and-a-half minutes. But there was a dark flip side to the fun fun fun of the music, a nexus between naïve young musicians and the fringe elements that exploited the decade's peace-love-and-flowers ethos, all fueled by sex, drugs, and overnight success. One surf music superstar unwittingly subsidized the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. The transplanted Texas singer Bobby Fuller might have been murdered by the Mob in what is still an unsolved case. And after hearing Charlie Manson sing, Neil Young recommended him to the president of Warner Bros. Records. Manson's ultimate rejection by the music industry likely led to the infamous murders that shocked a nation. Everybody Had an Ocean chronicles the migration of the rock 'n' roll business to Southern California and how the artists flourished there. The cast of characters is astonishing—Brian and Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys, Jan and Dean, eccentric producer Phil Spector, Cass Elliot, Sam Cooke, Ike and Tina Turner, Joni Mitchell, and scores of others—and their stories form a modern epic of the battles between innocence and cynicism and joy and terror. You'll never hear that beautiful music in quite the same way.

Synopsis

Author: Andrew D. Dimarogonas
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 9789057025778
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 448

Book Description
Lists the scholarly publications including research and review journals, books, and monographs relating to classical, Hellenistic, Biblical, Byzantine, Medieval, and modern Greece. The 11 indexes include article title and author, books reviewed, theses and dissertations, books and authors, journals, names, locations, and subjects. The format continues that of the second volume. All the information has been programmed onto the disc in a high-level language, so that no other software is needed to read it, and in versions for DOS and Apple on each disc. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Mercedes-benz, the 1960s, W111c and W112c

Author: Bernd S. Koehling
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781542595445
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
The two-door W111 and W112 models belong for many Mercedes fans to the most beautiful cars ever created by Daimler-Benz after WWII and this book tells their complete story. But it does not only cover each model's development and history, it also comes with acomprehensive Buyer's Guide takes adetailed look at the Chassis Number and Data Card discusses the price development of all modelsup to November 2016 offerssuperb recent non-Daimler AG photography, which includes pictures of the suspension A technical section covers paint options, production history plus engine and performance data of each model. One chapter is devoted to Rudolf Uhlenhaut, who was synonymous with fast and prestigious Mercedes cars.

Two Summers

Author: Robert Ackerson
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 178711905X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Explores the Mercedes-Benz W 196 R's historic roots, development, and races. Also its triumphs, struggles and disappointments, as well as the spirited challenges from Maserati, Ferrari, Gordini and Lancia. Accompanying the text are hundreds of photos sourced from the legendary Daimler Archives.

Return to Glory!

Author: Robert Ackerson
Publisher: David and Charles
ISBN: 178711886X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description
This book chronicles the development and racing career of a car regarded as the ultimate example of the purebred sports car of the 20th century and the epitome of functional beauty and extraordinary performance: the 1952 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Taking second place at its 1952 Mille Miglia debut, it went on to win every one of its races that season.

Foundations of Futures Studies, Volume 1

Author: Wendell Bell
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
ISBN: 141282379X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 406

Book Description
Futures studies is a new field of inquiry involving systematic and explicit thinking about alternative futures. It aims to demystify the future, make possibilities for the future more known to us, and increase human control over the future. Author Wendell Bell brings together futurist intellectual tools, describing and explaining not only the methods, but also the nature, concepts, theories, and exemplars of the field. Now available in paperback with a new preface from the author, Foundations of Future Studies is the fundamental work on the subject. Bell illustrates how this sphere of intellectual activity offers hope for the future of humanity and concrete ways of realizing that hope in the real world of everyday life. His book will appeal to all interested in futures studies, sociology, economics, political science, and history.