Right Place, Right Time

Right Place, Right Time
Author: Bob Gruen
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 678
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1647000130

“Gruen chronicles his adventures as one of the preeminent photographers of rock and roll in his spectacular memoir . . . a roller-coaster narrative” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has documented the music scene for more than fifty years in photographs that have captured the world’s attention. In Right Place, Right Time, Gruen recounts his personal journey from discovering a love of photography in his mother’s darkroom when he was five, through his time in Greenwich Village for 1960s rock and 1970s punk, to being named the world’s premiere rock photographer by the New York Times. With fast-paced stories and iconic images, Gruen gives the reader both a front row seat and a backstage pass to the evolution of American music culture over the last five decades. In the words of Alice Cooper, “Bob had the ultimate backstage pass. Can you imagine the stories he’s got?”

Conditio Humana

Conditio Humana
Author: Walter v. Baeyer
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 364285978X

Brief -- Letter -- Late Adolescence. A Lying Fallow Period of Consolidation -- Situation, Jetztsein, Psychose -- Immanuel Kant über das Problem der abnormen Persönlichkeit -- Phenomenology and Psychiatry: The Need for a “Subjective Method” in the Scientific Study of Human Behavior -- The Lightness of Fireworks -- Anthropodology: Man A-foot -- On Becoming a Mother -- Three Olympic Champions -- Anthropological Psychology and Behavioristic Animal Experimentation -- Zu Freuds Abhandlung über das Unheimliche -- Über vitale und intentionale Bedeutungsgehalte -- Sense and Sensibility: Notes toward a Psychological Psychology -- Die Entdeckung der ästhetischen Dimension in der Phänomenologie von Erwin Straus -- Wish and Intentionality -- Der Preis eines menschlichen Lebens -- Anonymity and Recognition: Toward an Ontology of Social Roles -- Medicine, Philosophy and Man's Infirmity -- Der Mensch als fragendes Wesen -- On the Motility of the Ego -- Sinngestalten des Leidens und des Hoffens -- Man as a Responsible Agent.

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes

The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Author: Vincent Starrett
Publisher: Gasogene Books
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Detective and mystery stories, English
ISBN: 9780938501473

"This enhanced 75th Anniversary Edition adds scholarly commentary and appreciation to a complete facsimile of the rare, 1933 original edition."--Jacket copy.

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz
Author: Jay Scarfone
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2013-10-29
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0062330993

Commemorating the seventy-fifth anniversary of The Wizard of Oz, this collectible edition delivers an interactive experience, transporting readers over the rainbow and into the Land of Oz with its host of unpublished artwork, behind-the-scenes stories from the stars, and removable special features. Open the door to the Land of Oz and travel down the Yellow Brick Road with Dorothy and her companions on the journey of a lifetime. Learn the filmmaking tricks and techniques behind the film's realistic tornado, why Dorothy's shoes were ruby-colored, and how the filmmakers got a fleet of Winged Monkeys to fly. Authors Jay Scarfone and William Stillman reveal filmmaking secrets and information on everything from the film's pre- and postproduction to early reviews and publicity to never-before-published stories from the cast and crew, making it the definitive book on the subject. Beautifully designed with an array of film stills, Technicolor™ test frames, rare artwork and photography, and costume and set illustrations, this collectible edition provides an unrivaled glimpse at the land where dreams come true.

Twentieth Century Drifter

Twentieth Century Drifter
Author: Diane Diekman
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2012-02-15
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0252094204

Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins is the first biography of this legendary country music artist and NASCAR driver who scored sixteen number-one hits and two Grammy awards. Yet even with fame and fortune, Marty Robbins always yearned for more. Drawing from personal interviews and in-depth research, biographer Diane Diekman explains how Robbins saw himself as a drifter, a man always searching for self-fulfillment and inner peace. Born Martin David Robinson to a hardworking mother and an abusive alcoholic father, he never fully escaped the insecurities burned into him by a poverty-stricken nomadic childhood in the Arizona desert. In 1947 he got his first gig as a singer and guitar player. Too nervous to talk, the shy young man walked onstage singing. Soon he changed his name to Marty Robbins, cultivated his magnetic stage presence, and established himself as an entertainer, songwriter, and successful NASCAR driver. For fans of Robbins, NASCAR, and classic country music, Twentieth Century Drifter: The Life of Marty Robbins is a revealing portrait of this well-loved, restless entertainer, a private man who kept those who loved him at a distance.

How I Succeeded in Retirement and the Biway Story

How I Succeeded in Retirement and the Biway Story
Author: Mal Coven
Publisher: BPS Books
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2012
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1926645855

Coven reveals the secrets behind the founding and development of the Biway, a hugely successful discount chain that predated the coming of Wal-Mart to Canada. Over a 28-year period, the Biway grew to 249 stores across eight provinces, delivering quality merchandise at low markups and low prices never before seen in a chain store in the country. Interwoven throughout are stories of the author's many passions.