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The off-off-Broadway movement of the 1960s remains one of the most dynamic periods in the history of American theater. Filled with one-on-one interviews and entertaining anecdotes, Off-Off-Broadway Explosion explores the backstage stories and captivating history of the unusual venues and legendary personalities of the era. Readers will discover intimate accounts of the innovative Beat Generation playwrights who transformed the New York stage, such as Edward Albee, Sam Shepard, Lanford Wilson, Amiri Baraka, Jean-Claude van Itallie, and many other artists whose legacy is still felt within theater halls today. They'll learn about the Greenwich Village visionaries who allowed emerging playwrights to showcase experimental works not welcome on the traditional stage, such as Joseph Cino, the wildly eccentric papa who sired Caffe Cino, and Al Carmines, the radical minister of Judson Memorial Church, whose Judson Poets' Theater was known for the avant-garde musicals conceived by the pastor himself. Finally, a special chapter, "Your Own Off-Off-Broadway," advises today's playwrights and theater artists how give voice to their own work and find progressive audiences to appreciate it.
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Make the most of iPods and iTunes with this updated guide to the latest models and enhancements. You'll learn about everything from buying music and videos, importing music, and burning CDs to setting up play lists, transferring and viewing photos, adding podcasts, maintaining battery life, and synchronizing information. Order your copy today!
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iPod is Apple's breakthrough MP3 music player that weighs less than two CDs, holds 7,500 songs, and has generated tremendous excitement
Since hitting the market in November 2001, the iPod has sold more than one million units, which equates to more than one iPod sold every minute of every day since its introduction
The iTunes music service sold more than five million tracks at ninety-nine cents apiece in its first eight weeks of service
Covers key features of iPod, iTunes, and the iTunes music store, which provides a legal way for consumers to secure downloadable music at an affordable price
Explains how to name your iPod and set preferences, connect and share your iPod, organize your digital jukebox, play music, synchronize your iPod, copy files, burn audio CDs, preview music tracks, search for and download songs from the music store, and more
Appeals to Mac veterans who are seeking more information about downloadable music, as well as to the growing population of new Macintosh and iPod users
Customer Reviews:
iPod & iTunes For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)).......2007-05-27
received product in record time. Product was received as described
iPod for Dummies.......2007-05-14
As usual, this addition to the "Dummies" series is fantastic. I can make my iPod do things that I never knew were possible. The trouble shooting is a life saver!
i pod & i Tunes for Dummies.......2007-04-11
I am a first time I pod owner. My children had to teach me a lot of things to get started, but even they haven't been able to tell me all I want to know. This book has been a big help.
iPod &iTunes For Dummies.......2007-04-05
After receiving an iPod as a gift and being electronically challenged, I borrowed several books from the library on iPods. This was by far the most informative, up to date and easy to use. It's a great "go to" book .
iPod and iTunes for Dummies.......2007-04-03
The problem I was looking for wasn't answered in the book or on the Apple or Microsoft web sites. It isn't a direct instructional book. I had to fumble my way through it and trail and error was the only way I got the answers.
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For the next generation of players and downloaders, a provocative scenario from a music industry think tank. From the Music Research Institute at Berklee College of Music comes a manifesto for the ongoing music revolution. Today, the record companies may be hurting but the music-making business is booming, using non-traditional digital methods and distribution models. This book explains why we got where we are and where we are heading. For the iPod, downloading market, this book will explain new ways of discovering music, new ways of acquiring it and how technology trends will make music "flow like water," benefiting the people who love music and make music.
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The future is now.......2007-03-20
For the most part, whenever authors write about new media and the Internet, the book is dated by the time the ink dries. For the most part "The Future of Music: Manifesto for the Digital Music Revolution" is still ahead of the curve. David Kusek and Gerd Leonhard take chances. Most futurists do. Some of their visions are hitting the bull's eye now in March, 2005 although the book was published two years ago. That's pretty good aim. It reads well too.
Alright already!.......2007-02-28
This is a case of a lot of filler to make what could be communicated in a short essay into a book. The basic message "The music industry has to embrace digital technology." This and a few other salient points are made early in the book and then repeated with different wording ad nauseum. I would suggest standing in the store, reading the introductory stuff and skimming the rest. Too many authors are doing this these days. It should have been a magazine article.
Not factual enough........2007-02-12
This book is a terrible book in my opinion and anyone who thinks that it is good needs to question their intelligence. It is not based enough on facts and is full of personal perceptions, opinions, and myths of the author himself. Not recommended to anyone who is a music maker or true consumer. Quality music is expensive to create and very time consuming. That is a fact that Mr. Kusek fails to point out.
Stirs ideas, but repetitive and overreaching.......2007-01-19
I bought this book because I am getting into the digital music business. I enjoyed reading it, but I didn't much care for the wording in the book, and I think the authors are overreaching in the sense that they are expecting too much from artists in the industry.
This book clarifies the differences between the record and music industry, and emphasizes the effect of file sharing on digital medias (Limewire, Bearshare, programs) and the record industry. It makes some significant points, and makes the same points again later on in the book. The author states that artists should be able to sustain careers rather easily without "getting signed" and that is not the case today. Artists still need capital for marketing on the internet, and in marketing it is possible, but still costly.
This book is worth reading if you are getting into the business. I don't regret buying it, but I think other books may have a more definite impact on the reader. What it boils down to is opinion, and mine vary slightly in some cases and greatly in others.
Helpful and Inspiring.......2006-11-11
I haven't finished reading this book yet, but so far it's been inspiring. The writers create very feasible scenarios for where the music industry is headed in the next few years. In fact, the book is about 2 years old now and some of the predictions are already coming true. For example; mobile devices like phones and PDAs converging and becoming delivery services for music, social networking services like Myspace (not mentioned in the book, presumably because it had not yet become popular) coming to the foreground as a way to listen to and exchange music, the idea of music as a utility or a subscription which has recently become a more popular option with various download services. I'm looking forward to finishing this book and taking my new-found inspiration online.
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-- Rob Davis, Florida Atlantic University, Film Quarterly
The Sounds of Commerce is the first book to present a detailed historical analysis of popular music in American film, from the era of sheet music sales, to that of orchestrated pop records by Henry Mancini and Ennio Morricone in the 1960• to the MTV-ready pop songs that occupy soundtrack CDs of today. Jeff Smith's landmark exploration of film and music cross-promotion investigates the combination of historical, economic, and aesthetic factors that brought about the rise of popular music in the movies.Smith employs a sophisticated yet accessible fusion of musicology, film theory, and social history. In one chapter, a musicological unpacking of the theme song from Goldfinger is used to show how the repeated refrain developed massive cultural appeal, leading to huge singles sales and a ubiquitous tune that most Americans can recognize several decades after the film's release. Other chapters look at how the film and music industries became so heavily intertwined, how soundtrack music progressed from orchestral score to pop song, and how certain soundtracks today become chart successes while their accompanying films generate scant box-office interest.Throughout the text, Smith persuasively argues that the popular film score has been as successful as its classical predecessor at enhancing emotions and moods, cueing characters and settings, and signifying psychological states and points of view. With The Sounds of Commerce, he challenges film music scholarship to recognize the significance of popular music in modern film.
Customer Reviews:
Seems good.......2007-02-01
Seems like a well written book so far. Worth the price for a good library addition
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Making Easy Listening: Material Culture and Postwar American Recording (Commerce and Mass Culture)
Tim Anderson
Manufacturer: Univ Of Minnesota Press
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The period between the Second World War and the mid-1960s saw the American music industry engaged in a fundamental transformation in how music was produced and experienced. Tim Anderson analyzes three sites of this music revolution: the change from a business centered around live performances to one based on selling records, the custom of simultaneously bringing out multiple versions of the same song, and the arrival of in-home high-fidelity stereo systems.
Making Easy Listening presents a social and cultural history of the contentious, diverse, and experimental culture of musical production and enjoyment that aims to understand how recording technologies fit into and influence musicians’, as well as listeners’, lives. With attention to the details of what it means to play a particular record in a distinct cultural context, Anderson connects neglected genres of the musical canon—classical and easy listening music, Broadway musicals, and sound effects records—with the development of sound aesthetics and technical music practices that leave an indelible imprint on individuals. Tracing the countless impacts that this period of innovation exacted on the mass media, Anderson reveals how an examination of this historical era—and recorded music as an object—furthers a deeper understanding of the present-day American music industry.
Tim J. Anderson is assistant professor of communication at Denison University.
Customer Reviews:
Worth Reading.......2007-03-21
The author has some displeasing theoretical positions, but the history of recorded music in the first section is very good. The analysis of My Fair Lady can be a bit tedious, but it does illustrate the commercial side of recorded music and its enjoyment quite well. Also an interesting discussion of stereo. It's a nice, light read that is a real pleasure.
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- understandable and clear
- The must have digital audio book
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Digital Audio: Record | Rip | Edit | Mix | Master | Burn | Stream
Russ Haines
Manufacturer: Coriolis Group Books
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Professional audio secrets shared! Digital Audio teaches how to create high-quality audio and prepare it for your audience -- from audio CDs to streaming on the Internet. Learn what really makes a difference in digital audio and what doesn't. From the microphone to streamed audio, this book explains how to get professional results. The techniques, tips, and tricks used by the pros will keep you ahead of the rest of the pack even after the next software revision. The accompanying CD-ROM contains software for Sound Forge 5.0, Logic Audio (both Macintosh & Windows platforms), Cakewalk Pro Audio™ v9, Cool Edit 2000, ACID™ 2.0, and Cubase VST™, plus CD audio examples from the book, and a comprehensive collection of the same audio examples compressed in all the useful streaming formats and at various bandwidths, allowing you to decide what works best.
Customer Reviews:
understandable and clear.......2006-02-23
I am using this book for my academic needs, and it tells all relevant subjects in a straightforward way, without messing up with any unnecessary mathematical extravaganza. I advise to everybody who wants a good headstart in this field.
The must have digital audio book.......2001-12-05
"Digital Audio" is the book to have for anyone interested in using digital audio for ANY purpose. It is real world, practical information that will enable you to get the most out of your digital audio requirements and help you keep it leading edge. It is also simply a fun, interesting, techno read. Two Thumbs Up !!
Digital Audio, by Russ Haines.......2001-09-27
This book, "Digital Audio" is absolutely wonderful. This has to be the best money Iýve EVER spent!
I am a Musician and a Teacher. The topics covered so well are the very things I have struggled to learn - on my own- since 1985. This book covers it ALL!! Thorough,comprehensive, easy-to-understand and well presented with humor and REAL knowledge of the various elements of digital music today (AND yesterday). Everything one needs to know to create first rate recording projects is right here!
I recommend this book to anyone who needs to know how to create music for digital distribution - be it on CD, the Internet, in a Multimedia presentation - wherever. It is an awesome distillation of the knowledge and experience of a Master.
I only wish I'd had it ten years ago!
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Internet Killed the Video Star
Andre Gray
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iPod Repair QuickSteps (Quicksteps)
Brandon Jones , and
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Get more life out of your iPod
Like every other electronic device, iPods break down. Until now, the prospect of repairing an iPod was daunting, if not nearly impossible for the average user. In this full-color, inexpensive guide, the owner of the fastest-growing chain of iPod repair shops in the U.S. shares the secrets of figuring out what is wrong with an iPod and fixing it--without paying costly repair bills. He also reveals how to make an iPod work even better.
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The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of the Rich Dad Poor Dad series deliver a financial plan to help Baby Boomers survive an impending economic crash. Anyone with a 401K knows that investing in mutual funds is not safe, or so claim Kiyosaki and Lechter. Even worse, they warn that a devastating economic crash is imminent because Baby Boomers will soon be required by law to drain trillions of dollars stashed in 401Ks, IRAs, SEPs, and other mutual-fund savings accounts as they start to retire. In short, the country's financial system won't withstand the drain, and relying on a 401K and Social Security will mean financial disaster. Here, Kiyosaki and Lechter provide a financial roadmap for readers to prosper during these troubled times.
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This is a "Gloom and Boom" book.First the bad news: Between the years of 2007 and 2012-just a few years from now-the vast majority of Baby Boomers will be on the verge of retirement-and they'll be looking to cash in on their hefty retirement plans. Quite frankly, the country is not prepared to handle this major drain of cash reserves, and there's every chance that peoples' lifelong savings will dramatically lose their value.And now, the good news:Sensing this financial crisis in the offing, Kiyosaki and Lechter provide a detailed financial plan to help forward-thinking people prepare for the worst-and they urge that one's planning start NOW. They go over a variety of alternative ways of generating wealth through other forms of investments, including real estate development, self-employment, and investing in other companies. Warns Kiyosaki: "I think we've all learned from this past year that mutual funds are NOT the answer to accumulating long-term wealth."
Customer Reviews:
Move along..........2007-03-17
There is nothing to see (read) here. You know now what you will get from this book. Spend your money elsewhere on Amazon.
Important Concept with a Road Long Taken!.......2007-02-01
I must admit -- I can almost ghost write for Kiyosaki at this point. Rich Dad's 'Prophecy' is an example of what I could have done if given the concept to write about.
Within 'Prophecy,' Kiyosaki this time offers us his view on an impending stock market crash that will be caused by Baby Boomers in layman terms "cashing out" between the years 2010 to 2020. It's an important topic and something that most of us know by now -- not a secret as they say nor earth shattering information. But -- his information is very important to think about as we go about the course of our lives in securing a financial future for ourselves.
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As a result of ERISA (Employment Retirement Income Security Act) we are now away from the days of Defined Benefit plans and are now well-entrenched into Defined Contribution plans - gold watch -- may'be; predictable retirement income -- no! As a result, the working American (in most cases according to Kioyaski) will put her money in safe mutual fund investments on the premise that the stock market over time always goes up (with peaks and valleys along the way) hoping that the mutual fund manager's dollar cost averaging concept is at her advantage.
I think we know where this is going (especially if you've read Kiyosaki's previous work). You have to take control in an active sense and become an educated investor. There are some pages within that one should review:
Page 61: Points out just who is your financial planner - what qualifies him or her? Find out. Also -- the premise (my take on it): Government intervention has pushed retirement funding on the shoulders of a future generation with laws in place that are counter-intuitive to sound financial planning.
Page 116: Regardless if you think the health care crises is overblown or not, this page brings it home. Health care costs are rising. Many will be without insurance. Medicare and social security bankrupt -- probably. But we're living longer without adequate protection to carry us in our golden years.
Chapter 9: The whole chapter -- nice summurization of some contributing factors that will bring about 'The Perfect Storm'. Japan's status as a major economic force; China becoming the powerhouse economy; Wall Street being obsolete, and other factors that are important -- this chapter combined with Chapters 4 and 5 and you have the main point of the book.
All this leads us into --- Kiyosaki's familar concepts: Invest in real estate (passive), become an active investor in the stock market (portfolio), and start or grow a business. There are some pointers within for those that desire to remain employed, but again, the remainder of the book is not "must read" material if you've read RDPD, CFQ, Guide to Investing, and RY-RR!
My 3-star review is based upon an important concept being introduced in a very enjoyable (though long-winded) format. In addition, Kiyosaki consistently allows the reader to join at any point and catch-up on his concepts. This was at one-tiime considered by Kiyosaki himself as his most important work. I disagree with that based on where I am in his series; however, it is an extremely important concept to be reviewed and put at the forefront of our minds. Most of you will probably be able to read this within 1 - 3 days and this would have been better placed in a newsletter to die-hards -- but he has built the brand, so if you want to roll with it -- roll with it! Just a sidebar: What kind of cap rate is he going for?! I must disagree with his Triple Net Lease and some of his commercial real estate information, but at least it's well-written for those familiar with real estate to critique.
Stop your whining, it's only a book........2006-07-19
I can't stand all of these reviewers expecting books to solve their financial problems. Look if you're looking at this book thinking, "Wow, if I read this, I'll be rich and not have any problems in life ever." Then DO NOT BUY IT. But if you're looking for other views on life instead of the one you're looking through, then get this book. It offers a couple lessons, and yeah, it's similar to the other books. But the reason I read those is because I need different outlooks on the same subject, "Getting out of the rat race."
In this book, he points out the downfalls of our U.S. financial policies and that we try to push out our financial problems as far into the future as possible. "Let our children handle it". Could Kiyosaki have said it in fewer words? Probably. But I enjoy reading his work, so I didn't mind so much. It seems to me the people that are so anxious for an answer on how to get rich are the same ones that are saying, "Well, he's not saying when this will happen." or "Well, he's only saying to get passive income so I can be financially free." If he were to say those things, why is it so bad? Being financially free is key no matter how the markets are doing.
A different perspective on how you look at the same thing, that's all he's offering. He's not offering world renowned remedies, he's not the solve it all, nor does he make himself out to be. There just seems like there are a whole bunch of poor dads out there looking for the solve all book, and complaining that they don't own the right book. I feel it was worth my time to read it. And not really worth my time to read these other reviews.
The same point reiterated over and over........2006-07-07
A much better and concise book on this topic is called "The Great Bust Ahead". Authored by Daniel Arnold, it provides much more statistical data for an up-coming crash / depression.
It's not the 70.5 year olds withdrawing from their 401k's which will cause a crash, it's the 49-54 year old spending age bracket which are heading into retirement.
Arnold is predicting a much earlier crash to occur around 2010. I highly recommend his book. It's a short read and will only take about an hour; but is well worth it.
Point Made in Many Words.......2006-05-08
Kiyosaki's main point is that the stock market will react to the required-by-law RMDs (required minimum distributions) when the first year of Baby Boomers turn 70 years old in 2016. Many Boomers will have to sell part of their retirement investments according to the U.S. law. As more Boomers reach age 70, more will be forced to sell part of their holdings each year...and keep selling until they die. In any market, when sellers abound, prices fall. This will, in Kiyosaki's prediction, affect the investments and retirement accounts of the rest of us post-Baby Boomers before we reach retirement. His advice: we have until 2012 to "build our financial arks" and get out of the stock market. His suggestion is to get into real estate and business building (same theme as his previous 3 books in the Rich Dad series).
He could have made this point in a few chapters. He tends to repeat his points, perhaps so we remember them. More theoretical than practical advice is given.
To be a wise investor, you must know the laws of the land...and use them to your advantage. Do not count on the government (Social Security or Medicare) for your retirement because government has a track record and continuing mentality of pushing financial problems forward to future generations.
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