Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963

Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961-1963
Author: James B. Murphy
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2015-06-08
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476618534

They were almost The Pendletones--after the Pendleton wool shirts favored on chilly nights at the beach--then The Surfers, before being named The Beach Boys. But what separated them from every other teenage garage band with no musical training? They had raw talent, persistence and a wellspring of creativity that launched them on a legendary career now in its sixth decade. Following the musical vision of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys blended ethereal vocal harmonies, searing electric guitars and lush arrangements into one of the most distinctive sounds in the history of popular music. Drawing on original interviews and newly uncovered documents, this book untangles the band's convoluted early history and tells the story of how five boys from California formed America's greatest rock 'n' roll band.

Instant Appeal

Instant Appeal
Author: Vicki KUNKEL
Publisher: Amacom Books
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2008-11-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0814410219

Discover the hidden secrets of mass appeal...and use them to create unbreakable allegiance for products, people, and ideas!

The Practice of Reservoir Engineering (Revised Edition)

The Practice of Reservoir Engineering (Revised Edition)
Author: L.P. Dake
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 571
Release: 2001-05-10
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080574432

This revised edition of the bestselling Practice of Reservoir Engineering has been written for those in the oil industry requiring a working knowledge of how the complex subject of hydrocarbon reservoir engineering can be applied in the field in a practical manner. Containing additions and corrections to the first edition, the book is a simple statement of how to do the job and is particularly suitable for reservoir/production engineers as well as those associated with hydrocarbon recovery. This practical book approaches the basic limitations of reservoir engineering with the basic tenet of science: Occam's Razor, which applies to reservoir engineering to a greater extent than for most physical sciences - if there are two ways to account for a physical phenomenon, it is the simpler that is the more useful. Therefore, simplicity is the theme of this volume.Reservoir and production engineers, geoscientists, petrophysicists, and those involved in the management of oil and gas fields will want this edition.