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  Depeche Mode's 101

  Mary Valle

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  Depeche Mode’s 101 is, at first glance, a curious thing: a live double-album by a synth band. A recording of its “Concert for the Masses,” 101 marks the moment when doomy, cultish, electronic Depeche Mode, despite low American album sales and a lack of critical acclaim, declared they had arrived and ascended to the rare air of stadium rock. On June 18, 1988, 65,000 screaming, singing Southern Californians flocked to Pasadena’s Rose Bowl to celebrate DM’s coronation.The concert also revealed the power of Southern California radio station and event host KROQ, which had turned Los Angeles into DM’s American stronghold through years of fervent airplay. KROQ’s innovative format, which brought “new music” to its avid listeners, soon spread across the country, leading to the explosion of alternative rock in the 1990s.Eight years after its founding in Basildon, Essex, Depeche Mode, rooted in 1970s Krautrock, combined old-fashioned touring, well-crafted songs, and the steadfast support of KROQ to dominate Southern California, the United States, and then the world, kicking open the doors for the likes of Nirvana in the process. 101 is the hidden-in-plain-sight hinge of modern music history.

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  101 Amazing Facts about the...

  Merlin Mill

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  Do you know how much each episode of The Simpsons costs to make? What was Paul McCartney’s one condition for appearing as a guest star on the show? What is Comic Book Guy’s real name? And what is the origin of the phrase ‘eat my shorts’? 
  In this fantastic audiobook, Rachael Warren-Allen talks us through more than one hundred facts about The Simpsons, a show often considered to be the best animation of all time. Whether you’ve been a fan since the show first launched, or you’re only just now starting to enjoy the surreal humour somehow grounded in everyday life, you are sure to learn some fascinating new information about Homer, Bart and the rest of the gang.

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  The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds

  Jim Fusilli

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  Pet Sounds is, rightly, one of the most celebrated pop albums ever released. It has also been written about, pored over, and analyzed more than most other albums put together. In this disarming book, Jim Fusilli focuses primarily on the emotional core of the album, on Brian Wilson’s pitch-perfect cry of despair. In doing so, he brings to life the search for equilibrium and acceptance that still gives Pet Sounds its heart almost four decades after its release.For all the ups and downs, the scandals and, finally, the good times that are associated with Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys, nothing can diminish the beauty of Pet Sounds – its sense of adventure, its insight into the boundless mysteries of young love and how all its elements seem to coalesce to lay bare an insecure teen confronted by the uncertainties of adulthood, a man who wishes life were as simple as he believed it once was. More than a wonderful work that has easily withstood the test of time, Pet Sounds raises pop to the level of art through its musical sophistication and the precision of its statement which, taken together, celebrate the fulfillment of Brian Wilson’s ambition.

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  Exploring Our National Parks;...

  Michael Finney

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  Exploring the National Parks across the United States is an opportunity that should not be taken for granted. To understand the profound notion of stewardship, in terms of responsibility and accountability, we must know the land as intimately as possible. This album seeks to further nurture the seed planted in Volume 1 of the series. 
  Captured in photographs are views of eight parks around the country with poetry, journaled notes, and essays which catalogue the author’s experiences and thoughts while traveling through them. 
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  Cuyahoga Valley 
  Mt. Rainer 
  Olympic 
  North Cascades 
  Yellowstone 
  Mammoth Cave 
  Great Smoky Mountains 
  Acadia

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  Shrink the City - The 15-Minute...

  Natalie Whittle

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  Cities define the lives of all those who call them home: where we go, how we get there, how we spend our time. But what if we rethink the ways we plan, live in, and move around our cities? What if we didn't need a car to reach the grocery store? What if we could get back the time we would have spent commuting and put it to other uses? 
   
   
   
  In this fascinating, carefully researched and reported book, longtime Financial Times journalist Natalie Whittle investigates the 15-minute city idea—its pros, cons, and its potential to revolutionize modern living. 
   
   
   
  From Paris, Melbourne, and Rotterdam to Charlotte, North Carolina, and Tempe, Arizona, cities worldwide are being guided by the 15-minute city's ideals—with varying results. By looking at these examples, Whittle considers: 
   
   
   
  ● what really happens when a city expands bike lanes and pedestrian areas—and disincentivizes long commutes 
   
   
   
  ● which approaches to building affordable housing are actually effective 
   
   
   
  ● how neighborhoods of varying wealth are affected by 15-minute city policies 
   
   
   
  This timely book serves as a call to reflect on our cities and neighborhoods—and it outfits us with insights on how to make them more sustainable, safe, and welcoming.

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  Launch Tomorrow - The Market...

  Luke Szyrmer

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  This book is about that side project of yours. Regardless of whether you are a hacker or a hustler, this book will show you there is much more to landing pages than button colors. In this book, you will discover:How to lay bare your chosen market so that you can enter it effectivelyFinding an effective source of customer acquisition for both validation and sales, so that you can acquire prospects and customers like twisting a spigot handleUsing previously unavailable quantitative tools for fast early-stage validationHow to find the right audience for a product, and prove ready to pay for a product, even if you don't have one yetPositioning a product relative to other products, so that it stands out and attractsConfidently test a product idea to prove unmet demand existsDetermine and test a clear go-to-market strategyHow to ethically convince people to convert if you’re just starting up and don't have a track record yetStrategies for focused market entry, in order to conserve your limited resources while learning about your target marketWhich metrics actually matter when making your early (or even first) saleThe critical yet often overlooked components of using a landing page successfully (it’s not what you think)Specific case studies of how landing pages were used as minimum viable products, far from the typical split test you see in on-line marketingExamples of initial landing pages of the multi-billion dollar tech giantsWhat keywords to target, in order to make that first sale! 
  The fact of the matter is, you need hard-hitting, street-smart, ideally quantitative tactics that produce results. Relevant to your competitive landscape. Easy to implement in your business. With the right product strategy, you will outexecute your competitors.

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