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  Chasing Down the Dawn - Life...

  Anonymous

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  Welcome to a world set to the ever-changing rhythms of an artist's life 
  In Chasing Down the Dawn, recording artist, actress, and bestselling author jewel opens her intimate journals to create a vivid montage of the people, places, and relationships that colored the life she came from and have marked this past magical, turbulent, and ultimately transformational year of her life. 
  Drawn from her remarkable chronicle of life on the road during the Spirit World Tour, this unforgettable collection of freeze-frames captures unusual images from jewel's childhood in Alaska, her beginnings as a struggling artist, and her challenges as a daughter, sister and woman. jewel paints an unblinkingly honest picture of the exceptional journey that carried her to the world's stage. 
  With acutely observed, elegantly written depictions of the musicians, lovers, strangers, celebrities and other characters that inhabit the singer/songwriter's world, Chasing Down the Dawn is more than a collection of, vignettes, observations and stories. It is a finely wrought mosaic in prose and poetry, set to the rhythm of life.

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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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  Music Lyrics and Life - A Field...

  Mike Errico

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  Music, Lyrics, and Life is the songwriting class you always wish you'd taken, taught by the professor you always wish you'd had. It's a deep dive into the heart of questions asked by songwriters of all levels, from how to begin journaling to when you know that a song is finished. With humor and empathy, acclaimed singer-songwriter Mike Errico unravels both the mystery of songwriting and the logistics of life as a songwriter. For years, this set of tools, prompts, and ideas has inspired students on campuses including Yale, Wesleyan, Berklee, Oberlin, and NYU's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. 
   
   
   
  Alongside his own lessons, Errico interviews the writers, producers, and A&R executives behind today's biggest hits and investigates the larger questions of creativity through lively conversations with a wide range of innovative thinkers: astrophysicist Janna Levin explains the importance of repetition, both in choruses and in the exploration of the universe; renowned painter John Currin praises the constraints of form, whether it's within a right-angled canvas or a three-minute pop song; bestselling author George Saunders unpacks the hidden benefit of writing, and revising, authentically; and much more. The result is that Music, Lyrics, and Life ends up revealing as much about the art of songwriting as it does about who we are, and where we may be going. 
   
   
   
  This audiobook includes a bonus afterword not included in the print edition.

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  Summary of Confronting Evil -...

  Fortune Press

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  Book Summary: Confronting Evil by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer 
   Assessing the Worst of the Worst 
  What drives human beings to commit acts of unspeakable cruelty—and what separates those who resist evil from those who enable it? In Confronting Evil, Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer examine history’s darkest figures to reveal the moral choices that define humanity’s ongoing battle between good and evil. 
  This summary explores the key ideas and insights behind O’Reilly and Hammer’s chilling yet thought-provoking analysis of tyrants, conquerors, and criminals—from Genghis Khan and Caligula to Hitler, Stalin, and modern-day despots. Through their stories, the book sheds light on the psychology of power, corruption, and the devastating cost of moral indifference. 
  With clarity and depth, this companion guide distills the authors’ central message: evil persists not only because of those who commit it, but because too many good people look away. 
  Disclaimer: This is an unofficial summary and analysis of Confronting Evil by Bill O’Reilly and Josh Hammer. It is intended to provide educational value and enhance understanding of the original work.

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  Primitive Beauty - Author's...

  J.S. Nathaniel

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  “Intimate poetry audiobook by J.S. Nathaniel. Personal reflections, love poems & creative inspiration in ‘Primitive Beauty: Author’s Sketchbook’ 
  Experience “Primitive Beauty: Author’s Sketchbook” through dual narration by author J.S. Nathaniel and narrator Avery Sandoval. This intimate poetry collection and short story exploration combines the authenticity of author-read passages with professional narration, creating a unique listening experience. 
  Personal poems, short stories, daily reflections, and creative insights celebrate love, nature, and extraordinary beauty in ordinary moments. Perfect for poetry lovers and writers seeking inspiration through both vulnerable self-expression and artistic interpretation. 
  The dual voices bring special intimacy – hear the author’s personal creative process directly while enjoying masterful professional narration that adds emotional depth and resonance. Gripping performance by J.S. Nathaniel and Avery Sandoval

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  Why Alanis Morissette Matters

  Megan Volpert

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  Since 1991, only three albums have sold more than 15 million copies---Metallica (Metallica), Come on Over (Shania Twain), and Jagged Little Pill, by Alanis Morissette. JLP won Grammys, Junos, and stayed in the Billboad 200 for more than a year. The record remains a touchstone for many listeners, as evidenced by the Tony Award-winning musical by the same name that premiered in 2018. If you listened to the radio in 1995, you probably recognize "You Oughta Know," "One Hand in My Pocket," and several other songs if only for Morissette's distinctive voice (or, as the author puts it, "this aggressively female noise").  
  Megan Volpert works through Alanis Morissette's career via JLP, her best-known record. Each chapter dives into one of the 13 tracks from the album, dissecting that song while connecting to later work that extends the relevant theme. For instance, the first chapter makes the point that "All I Really Want" reflects a highly sensitive person rather than an angry one, and discusses Morissette's producing on the documentary Sensitive (2015). Later chapters take up mental health, queer symbolism, skepticism vs. Catholicism, as well as more explicitly feminist concerns. As with most of the books in this series, her own experience is an occasional but consistent lens. As she writes in the prologue, JLP got the author through high school and it captures a "specifically female existential anger" that suggests deploying some memoir is appropriate. References to Derrida, Sophocles, and the films of Kevin Smith among others balance the personal side. Publication of this book will coincide with the 30th anniversary of Jagged Little Pill. (Officially released on June 13, 1995.)

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