Stayin' Alive

2011-03 History

Author : Jefferson R. Cowie
Release : 2011-03
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 237/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Stayin' Alive written by Jefferson R. Cowie. This book was released on 2011-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic account of how working-class America hit the rocks in the political and economic upheavals of the '70s, Stayin' Alive is a wide-ranging cultural and political history that presents the decade in a whole new light. Jefferson Cowie's edgy and incisive book - part political intrigue, part labor history, with large doses of American music, film, and TV lore - makes new sense of the '70s as a crucial and poorly understood transition from the optimism of New Deal America to the widening economic inequalities and dampened expectations of the present. Stayin' Alive takes us from the factory floors of Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Detroit to the Washington of Nixon, Ford, and Carter. Cowie connects politics to culture, showing how the big screen and the jukebox can help us understand how America turned away from the radicalism of the '60s and toward the patriotic promise of Ronald Reagan. He also makes unexpected connections between the secrets of the Nixon White House and the failings of the George McGovern campaign, between radicalism and the blue-collar backlash, and between the earthy twang of Merle Haggard's country music and the falsetto highs of Saturday Night Fever. Cowie captures nothing less than the defining characteristics of a new era. Stayin' Alive is a book that will forever define a misunderstood decade.

Stayin' Alive

2003-03-15 Crafts & Hobbies

Author : Robin Hopper
Release : 2003-03-15
Genre : Crafts & Hobbies
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 714/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Stayin' Alive written by Robin Hopper. This book was released on 2003-03-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally recognized artist and author Robin Hopper details survival strategies for developing a personal lifestyle as a creative artist. The text is a combination of pragmatism, practicality, and philosophy, liberally spiced with humor and anecdotes from Hopper's 45 years of personal experience. This book also incorporates personal life stories of 19 full-time studio artists. Between them, these artists have more than 500 years of studio experience in the art of staying alive. &break;&break;Stayin' Alive also includes, from four specialists in the field, information on legal and financial matters, how to approach magazine publishers, and tips for photographing work.

Staying Alive

2003 Poetry

Author : Neil Astley
Release : 2003
Genre : Poetry
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Staying Alive written by Neil Astley. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A phenomenon in Britain, this passionate collection of 500 contemporary poems has tremendous appeal for poetry lovers and novices alike.

Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain

2001 Sports & Recreation

Author : Bruce Tremper
Release : 2001
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 340/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain written by Bruce Tremper. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winter recreation in the mountains has increased steadily over the past few years, and so has the number of deaths and injuries caused by avalanches. Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain covers everything you need to know to avoid trouble in avalanche terrain: what avalanches are and how they work, common myths, human activities that lead to avalanche trouble, what happens to victims when an avalanche occurs, and rescue techniques. Provides step- by-step instruction for determining avalanche hazards, using safe travel technique, and making effective rescues.

Staying Alive

2017-09-19 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Simon Spence
Release : 2017-09-19
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 272/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Staying Alive written by Simon Spence. This book was released on 2017-09-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'We didn't know what the film was about. We didn't know there was a conflict of image that could perhaps hurt us later on. It sort of grew, blew out of proportion.' - Barry Gibb In the late 70s, the Bee Gees spectacularly revived their career and, with their soundtrack to the Saturday Night Fever film, became the biggest disco group in the world. But when the disco boom crashed they went from icons to punch lines overnight. The band was inescapably frozen in time: all long, flowing manes, big teeth, falsettos, medallions, hairy chests, and skintight satin trousers, one finger forever pointing in the air. The Bee Gees would spend the next forty years trying to convince people there was more to them, growing ever more resentful of their gigantic disco success. 'We'd like to dress "Stayin' Alive" up in a white suit and gold chains and set it on fire,' they said. Stayin' Alive finally lifts that millstone from around their necks by joyfully reappraising and celebrating their iconic disco era. Taking the reader deep into the excesses of the most hedonistic of music scenes, it tells how three brothers from Manchester transformed themselves into the funkiest white group ever and made the world dance. No longer a guilty pleasure but a national treasure.

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