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Book Review: The Worst Hard Time by Timothy Egan
An award-winning book looks at the people and communities that struggled to survive the Dust Bowl years.
Read More »Interview with Charles Wilson, co-author of Chew On This: Second Part of a Two-Part Interview
"I have been encouraged recently by a willingness on the part of the media to challenge the fast food chains."
Read More »Interview with Charles Wilson, Co-Author of Chew On This: First Part of a Two-Part Interview
A book I'd suggest you not read while at McDonald's, unless you have a strong stomach and love irony.
Read More »Book Review: Fine Art Printing for Photographers by Uwe Steinmüller and Jürgen Gulbins
This is a book that transcends most books on printing and focuses on what it takes to generate a high quality print.
Read More »Book Review: The Beatles And Philosophy (Popular Culture And Philosophy) Edited By Michael Baur & Steven Baur
Reading this almost made me swear to never again write anything about music beyond "it's got a good beat that I can dance to." Almost.
Read More »Book Review: Steel Drivin’ Man: John Henry: the Untold Story of an American Legend by Scott Reynolds Nelson
Few things are more interesting than when folklore and history dovetail.
Read More »Book Review: This Is Your Brain on Music by Daniel J. Levitin
A look at music from the perspective of cognitive neuroscience that never forgets music is a personal and often emotional experience.
Read More »Book Review: James Bond and Philosophy
Bond does philosophy. The authors don't necessarily do Bond, but he does philosophy...
Read More »Book Review: All You Need To Know About the Music Business: 6th Edition by Donald S. Passman
Unlike most people I know in the music industry, Passman doesn't think it's broken.
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