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Dopesick : Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America

Beth Macy

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In this masterful work, Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of America’s twenty-plus year...

Elliott Carter

James Wierzbicki

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This compact introduction to the life and works of composer Elliott Carter provides a fresh...

The Blessings of Liberty: A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States

Michael Les Benedict

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This concise, accessible text provides students with a history of American constitutional...

WPA Buildings: Architecture and Art of the New Deal

Joseph W. Maresca

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In a fully illustrated, well-documented study, a historically underappreciated, uniquely American...

Rick Nielsen recommended Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones in Music (curated)

"In 1968 I came to England and stayed at the Inverness Court Hotel in Bayswater. I bought a little hifi - hifi? Lofi! - in an electronics store, and bought Beggars Banquet and The White Album, and listened to them on acid. American acid. Then we went to the Roundhouse and took the guy we bought the turntable from and we never saw him again. American drugs and British drugs were different. Like the difference between American weed and the stuff you had here, mixed with tobacco, Smoke American weed and it was "Cuckoo!" - you're on the frickin' moon. Our acid was LSD from Owsley, the real stuff, and we brought it over. We were eating it like candy. And that's what we gave the to the guy who sold us the turntable. The Stones were the greatest rock'n'roll band ever. They were smart rebels, and you can't make up the stories about Keith, they're too good. They're the blueprint for every band there is."

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Cori June (3033 KP) rated Anansi Boys in Books

Dec 3, 2018

Anansi Boys

Neil Gaiman | 2006 | Fiction & Poetry

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Don't compare this book to American Gods. You will be disappointed; for good reason. Unlike American Gods, this is Anansi's book (or his son's book). This book is humorous, silly, and whimsical in its lightness. Not to suggest the West African trickster can't be dark and scary that is just not the point in this story. Some parts do get dark and scary.
It is a story of family among other things. For people who are not a mythology nut like me. There are stories about Anansi in the book (somewhat like the coming to America stories in American Gods) so you will have an idea who this slightly random god is.

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Reggie Watts recommended A Bout de Souffle (Breathless) (1960) in Movies (curated)

"Breathless is a film very much about passion and life lived solely by the fuel of passion, which is very French. I like the pacing of it, and I like that the lead actress is an American speaking French. It was nice to hear a character speaking French who still has an American accent. Generally it’s an American actor trying to do a French accent as though they were a French person speaking English, which is ridiculous. So it was kind of nice to see and hear this terrible French accent, which is only because she’s not a native speaker. The remaster is stunning—it looks so good on Blu-ray. It looks almost like it’s a modern film."

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