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  Peppermint Twist - The Mob the...

  Joel Selvin, John Johnson, Dick...

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  The never-before-told story of The Peppermint Lounge, the famed Manhattan nightspot and mobster hangout that launched an eraThe Peppermint Lounge was intended to be nothing more than a front for gambling and other rackets but the club became a sensation after Dick "Cami" Camillucci began to feature a new kind of music, rock and roll. The mobsters running the place found themselves juggling rebellious youths alongside celebrities like Greta Garbo and Shirley MacLaine. When The Beatles visited the club, Cami's uncle-in-law had to restrain a hitman who was after Ringo because his girlfriend was so infatuated with the drummer.Working with Dick Cami himself, Johnson and Selvin unveil this engrossing story of the go-go sixties and the club that inspired the classic hits "Twisting the Night Away" and "The Peppermint Twist."

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  Mr Michael's Music Maker Manual...

  Michael Hemsworth

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  Mr. Michael’s Music Maker Manual is an invitation to rediscover the joy of creativity alongside your child. Written by veteran music educator, father of three creative children, and founder of NewSongs School of Music, Michael Hemsworth, this guide empowers parents and caregivers to nurture musical expression without pressure or perfection. Blending personal stories, educational philosophy, and practical tools, Mr. Michael shows how music can be a powerful force for connection, confidence, and growth. Whether your child is just picking up their first instrument or struggling to stay motivated, this book offers encouragement, insight, and a fresh perspective on what it really means to raise a creative child in today’s world.

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  Rails Across Europe - Eastern...

  David Cable

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  The two volumes covering Rails Across Europe are divided into one, covering the North and West of the continent, the other dealing with the South and East.The photos were taken by David Cable, a well-regarded author of several photographic albums of trains throughout the world, supplemented by a few taken by friends.The books show pictures of modern traction mainly from the 1980s to the current era, covering the huge variety of classes  locomotives as well as multiple units  and the panoply of colour schemes that continue to grow.The photos were taken both at railway stations and in the countryside and give a wide range of locations. The first volume covers Scandinavia, the Baltic states, Germany, Poland, the Benelux countries, the United Kingdom and Ireland.The second volume deals with France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and the majority of Central European and Balkan countries, which had been in the former Soviet Eastern Block.

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  Anarchism For Beginners

  Marcos Mayer

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  During the second half of the Twentieth Century, the ideas of leading anarchist thinkers such as Proudhon, Bakunin, and Kropotkin seemed destined to fade into history. But today they are finding new energy and power. Libertarian flags wave above the crowds at anti-globalization and anti-corporation rallies. Anarchist axioms appear in contemporary debates on neoliberalism and ecology. Websites passing on anarchism’s radical principles proliferate in cyberspace. Popular intellectuals like Michel Foucault, Gilles Deleuze, Osvaldo Bayer, Noam Chomsky and Murray Boochkin acknowledge in their work the debt they owe to the towering nonconformist figures who preceded them.The anarchists’ fight against power, oppression and the State, which reached its pinnacle with the farmers’ collectives of pre-Franco Spain, has influenced societies around the world. Vanguard artistic movements high and low, from dada to punk, were inspired by anarchism. In Anarchism For Beginners, Marcos Mayer aided by illustrations from the incomparable Sanyú, takes readers on a journey through the anarchist movement, explaining its principles and documenting its influence, inspiring figures and indefatigable fighting spirit. 

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  Frank Sinatra

  Wink Martindale

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  From Joe DiMaggio to Humphrey Bogart and from John F. Kennedy to Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra was close to legends. He inspired and worked with the greats of popular music for well over 50 years. The first installment of our four part Hall of Fame spotlight on Frank Sinatra’s legendary career takes a look at the early years as he began to make a name for himself and presents a fascinating look at the development of Frank Sinatra as an artist. Sinatra tells the story of those early beginnings during his exclusive interview with Wink Martindale and associates like Tommy Dorsey and Sammy Davis Jr. also share their recollections.

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  On Guerilla Warfare

  Mao Tse-Tung

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  In 1937, Mao was in retreat after ten years of battling the Nationalist troops of Chiang Kai-shek.  During this period, he wrote a succinct pamphlet that remains one of the most influential documents on warfare to this date.  This treatise, the first systematic analysis of guerilla warfare, established Mao as the architect of a new method of warfare.  The treatise is translated and introduced by General Samuel B. Griffith. USMC, a leading military strategist of the era.

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