The Beatles Come to America (Turning Points in History)

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When the Beatles touched down in New York on February 7, 1964 for their first visit to America, they brought with them a sound that hadn't been heard before. By the time they returned to England two weeks later, major changes in music, fashion, the record industry, and the image of an entire generation had been set into motion. Coming less than three months after the assassination of President Kennedy, the Beatles' visit helped rouse the country out of mourning. A breathless and condescending media concentrated on the band's hairstyles and their adoring fans, but their enduring importance lay in their music, their wit, and style, a disconnect that signaled the beginning of the generation gap. In this intriguing cultural history, Martin Goldsmith examines how and why the Beatles struck such a lasting chord.
Martin Goldsmith (Kensington, MD), the author of The Inextinguishable Symphony (0-471-35097-4), is a program director for XM Satellite Radio in Washington, D.C. From 1989 to 1999, he hosted Performance Today, NPR's daily classical music program.

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Beatles 101.......2005-06-26

This book describes the earthshaking phenomenon of Beatlemania and the banner Year of the Beatles, 1964 when the band arrived in America. Extensive coverage of the Beatles' 1964 appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show is given as well as the background of each Beatle. The pre-Ringo years in Hamburg (1960-62) also receive fairly good coverage. Although this book offers nothing new to inveterate fans, people just coming into the Beatles will undoubtedly find this book to be a good teaching tool.

quite unnecessary.......2004-05-13

This is a book in the Turning Points series that feature defining moments of our world. Goldsmith refers to two dates in this book that changed the world (or at least the USA): The Kennedy assassination on November 22nd 1963 and the televised performance of The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show in New York on February 9th 1964. When I looked at the title, I expected this book to deal almost exclusively with that period, but in fact the arrival of The Beatles in the US isn't discussed until you reach page 115, which is along way into the book considering it only has 196 pages in total. Before that the author takes us through the formative years of the Fab Four in the UK and Hamburg plus the rise to stardom before breaking through in the US and includes biographies on all the major players in this well known career story.
Although it's certainly written in an easy and pleasant style, this period has been described by many other authors much more extensively and in much more properly researched detail. This book doesn't add anything new to that and is therefore quite unnecessary. It does however add it's fair share of mistakes (old and new) to Beatle history. Mistakes that could easily have been avoided with some decent research!
To list but a few:
Page 12 - Once again it is claimed John Lennon was born during a fierce air raid on Liverpool. For the umpteenth time: WRONG! Authors clearly tend to copy mistakes from other authors. And of course it's more interesting than writing there was no air raid that night.
Page 32 - In Spite Of All The Danger is suddenly a Lennon/McCartney song in this book, where of course it's the only McCartney/Harrison song.
Page 72 has The Beatles only playing two Lennon/McCartney originals at the Decca Sessions. Love Of The Loved, Like Dreamers Do and Hello Little Girl makes three according to me (fooled by the fact that only two appeared on Anthology 1?).
What saves the book to some extent is the part where the author writes about his own memories of the Kennedy assassination (everyone of his generation remembers where they were when they heard the news - the author was at school in St. Louis (page 107) and suddenly the school P.A. system was broadcasting the audio of a TV news broadcast in which the shooting of the president was reported (as an aside: a clear difference back then between schools in the US and in the Netherlands. We didn't have a P.A. system in school in 1963. We had only just progressed to the electric school bell!). He then goes on to describe the sadness that everyone seemed to feel in the US for along period of time and how The Beatles played a big part in lifting the spirits of the young. What is certainly also interesting is his account of what happened on the Ed Sullivan Show and for instance how the papers responded to their performance the day after (like the New York Herald Tribune that wrote 75% publicity, 20% haircut and 5% lilting lament). The book starts and ends with an account of a trip he made to Liverpool to visit the Beatles sites and here he clearly illustrates the impact The Beatles had on him. It is however too little to make this book a useful addition to the collection of the avid Beatle fan.

What a disappointment!.......2004-02-21

Bummer! As a Beatles aficionado, I picked this up hoping to learn something new about the greatest band ever...I didn't find it here. This book is filled with factual errors and perpetuates the same old myths again and again. Early on, Goldsmith's credibility is shot. There are many errors that are trivial: e.g., "the Beatles wore their collarless Edwardian suits on The Ed Sullivan Show" - oops - AND - the date that Sullivan always claimed to have witnessed the Beatles' tumultuous Heathrow reception is called into question; a little research would have shown that this date has been pinpointed and documented by real Beatles historians - there's even newsreel footage of it - oops - OR - Goldsmith states that the Beatles' first American concert was, like almost everything American, their largest audience ever; according to real Beatle historians, December concerts in London were bigger - oops - AND - Goldsmith misstates how much the Beatles were paid by Ed Sullivan for three appearances - oops - OR - well, there are many, many more. But there are also significant errors. When I reached the passage crediting Sid Bernstein with bringing the Beatles to America, I wanted to scream. This is really irksome - and simply untrue. The author perpetuates this BIG myth which, unfortunately, has never been proven by anything other than Bernstein's telling of it: Goldsmith bought the tale - hook, line and sinker. Had Goldsmith done his homework, he would have found MUCH evidence to the contrary (most glaringly, press accounts from 1964 quoting Sid, saying that after Sullivan booked the Beatles, he got Brian Epstein's number and called him to pitch the idea of a live appearance - yes, Bernstein IS responsible for booking them into Carnegie Hall). While this is not earth shattering information, Goldsmith pointedly takes credit away from Sullivan (where it rightly belongs) and anoints Bernstein as The Man Who Brought The Beatles To America. Recent press accounts have quoted Goldsmith on this - pretty frustrating if you like your history served with facts. Ultimately, Goldsmith rewrites history in a book that purports to illuminate it - his research into a critical turning point in American culture is incomplete, to be kind. The book may revisit a time that we all love to remember - just don't count on its accuracy. Noted Beatles authority Bruce Spizer covers much the same ground in his latest book but does so with painstaking research and astounding thoroughness. Spizer's effort puts this book to shame. As a Beatle-lover, I'm always thrilled to find an author who adds definition and dimension to one of the great stories of the 20th Century. Goldsmith is not one of those guys - I recommend that you spend your money elsewhere.

Sheer Poetry!.......2004-02-19

First of all, it must be stated emphatically that carioca04 (see below) is both vicious and wrong. Goldsmith never states that the Beatles wore Edwardian suits on Ed Sullivan, never states that Sullivan didn't witness the Beatles at Heathrow on October 31, 1963, and never states that the Beatles' concerts in America were bigger than earlier concerts in London. As to Sid Bernstein, respected Beatle historians from Hunter Davies to Alan Cozinn point to Bernstein's importance in the story. Carioca04 obviously has an axe to grind or an agenda to advance (quite possibly in support of other Beatle books that haven't achieved Goldsmith's popularity) and it's pretty sad to witness.

That said, Martin Goldsmith offers a superb short history of the band and his writing is marvelous. He evokes or quotes from such poets as Wordsworth, Shelley, Eliot, Housman, and Frost, and quotes the soaring rhetoric of President Kennedy, all to great effect. And his own prose frequently approaches the poetic. This is a book that will stay with you long after you close it ... it's well worth its modest price tag.

So good it made me cry!.......2004-02-07

I thought I knew a fair amount about the Beatles but this wonderful book filled in so many gaps in my knowledge of the band's early years. The story of those magical two weeks in February '64 is told compellingly and with fine detail but also with deep emotion. And the book's concluding pages, with the author sitting in the churchyard in Liverpool where it all began, moved me to tears. A great book worthy of its subject!

Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles

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Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles
C. Bolling
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Matching folio to the album that features country artists performing their favorite Beatles songs. 17 songs including: All My Loving; Come Together; Let It Be; Paperback Writer; We Can Work It Out; Yesterday and more.

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The second edition of Fair Play provides a comprehensive, clear, and philosophically sophisticated treatment of a broad variety of ethical issues in sport. Fair Play provides a comprehensive, clear, and philosophically sophisticated treatment of a broad variety of ethical issues in sport. Unlike available anthologies, its account of controversies in sports is unified by a particular ethical framework of competition conceived of as mutual quest for excellence. The issues covered are presented in a balanced manner and range from abstract questions concerning the nature of sport to applied issues such as the ethics of performance-enhancing drugs, the commercialization of sport, and gender equity.

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Applied Sociology of Sport
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The Influence of the Protestant Ethic on Sport and Recreation

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The Influence of the Protestant Ethic on Sport and Recreation
Steven J. Overman
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Applied Sociology of Sport. (book reviews): An article from: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

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Applied Sociology of Sport. (book reviews): An article from: JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
Lee Vander Velden
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This digital document is an article from JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, published by American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) on February 1, 1993. The length of the article is 1463 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Applied Sociology of Sport. (book reviews)
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Who Says This Is Cheating?: Anybody's Sport Ethics Book

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Who Says This Is Cheating?: Anybody's Sport Ethics Book
Sharon K. Stoll
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Blackness in America Pop Culture Truthfully Explored.......1997-11-20

A professor assigned this book in my sociology class. Gray offers truthful and sobering ideas about blackness as defined by American media. He spoons out aspects of our favorite tv programs we may not want to swallow...but we need a taste of this medicine. We need to be aware. Have you ever really thought about the impact of In Living Color and Family Matters on your self-perception? You might pull your kids from in front of the tv set after reading this book. Though the author overlaps himself with words as he tries to explain in true sociologist form (it's very annoying sometimes), the underlying message is clear--we need more more critical discourse about images of blackness in our society. I'm taking off points for wordiness.

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Assessment, review, and practice for CCSP SNPA exam 642-522

The official study guide helps you master all the topics on the SNPA exam, including:

Firewall technologies
Cisco Security Appliance translation and connection
Access control configuration
Modular policy framework
Security contexts
Syslog
Routing protocol support
Failover
Virtual private networks (VPN)
Adaptive Security Device Manager (ASDM)
Content filtering
Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) configuration
Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and advanced protocol handling

CCSP SNPA Official Exam Certification Guide, Third Edition, is a best-of-breed Cisco® exam study guide that focuses specifically on the objectives for the Securing Networks with PIX and ASA (SNPA) exam. Network security consultant, Michael Gibbs, shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve your knowledge of firewall and Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) security. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing your understanding and retention of exam topics.

This guide presents you with an organized test preparation routine through the use of proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and allow you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists and Foundation Summary tables make referencing easy and give you a quick refresher whenever you need it. Challenging chapter-ending review questions help you assess your knowledge and reinforce key concepts.

The companion CD-ROM contains a powerful testing engine that allows you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams. The assessment engine also tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, presenting question-by-question remediation to the text.

Well-regarded for its level of detail, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this book helps you master the concepts and techniques that will enable you to succeed on the exam the first time.

CCSP SNPA Official Exam Certification Guide, Third Edition, is part of a recommended learning path from Cisco Systems® that includes simulation and hands-on training from authorized Cisco Learning Partners and self-study products from Cisco Press. To find out more about instructor-led training, e-learning, and hands-on instruction offered by authorized Cisco Learning Partners worldwide, visit www.cisco.com/go/authorizedtraining.

Companion CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book and more than 200 practice questions for the SNPA exam, all available in study mode, test mode, and flash card format.

This volume is part of the Exam Certification Guide Series from Cisco Press®. Books in this series provide officially developed exam preparation materials that offer assessment, review, and practice to help Cisco Career Certification candidates identify weaknesses, concentrate their study efforts, and enhance their confidence as exam day nears.

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A worthwhile study guide.......2006-11-29

People studying for Cisco certification exams have always been able to get solid study guides directly from Cisco Press. Like its brethren, the third edition of the CCSP SNPA will give the student a well-mapped path for preparing for the certification exam.

The book, like the exam, covers the configuration and functionality of PIX 500 series firewalls and the ASA 5500 series Adaptive Security Appliances. It begins with chapters in network security and firewall technologies in general, then describes Cisco's technologies in particular. Subsequent chapters deal with controlling access; failover; VPNs; authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA); and intrusion protection functions together with rarer protocols. The book teaches concepts and CLI commands first and only gets to the use of the GUI, the Adaptive Security Device Manager (ADSM), later. It ends with a case study that brings everything together.

Each chapter begins with a set of multiple choice questions to enable readers to determine whether they know the material well enough to skip the chapter. Each chapter ends end with a summary section and another set of questions to reinforce what the student has just learned. These require short answers rather than simply choosing or guessing the right one. Students who can provide the answer to these without looking them up can be confident that they have mastered the material.

The book is not perfect. The vocabulary used for the overview of network security will be strange to many: how many people refer to vertical and horizontal scans, for instance? That may be less a problem with this book than with Cisco, but the difficulty created is needless.

One chapter, on VPNs, has a scenario, complete with fill-in-the-blank configurations, that may be as close to hands-on as a reader can get without opening a command prompt. Similar exercises to accompany other chapters would have been useful.

Some concepts could use fuller explanations. RIP and OSPF and the differences between link status and distance vector routing protocols in an early chapter, and then voice over IP protocols later are only touched on. As this is not a book on routing or VOIP, the editors may have considered it wasteful to spend more ink on these topics, but at least a reference or two to go to for fuller explanations would be welcome to many readers.

As with most Cisco books, the prose style is serviceable and generally clear. It gets the job done. Unfortunately, the text is marred by sporadic explosions of typos, which occur just frequently enough to be slightly jarring.

The CD-ROM contains an electronic copy of the book, copies of chapters of other Cisco Press books, a printable version of the appendix with the questions that appear in the text with their answers, and a test engine with 281 questions. The last is from BOSON, long the standard for CISCO practice tests. The questions include those from the text and 98 more. With the questions divided among 19 categories, this is a minimal amount that many will find inadequate, but more questions can be purchased through a link found on the CD.

Full disclosure compels me to note that I received my copy of this book as part of the Cisco Press Reader Review Program.

Good book with tons of errors.......2006-10-22

It's a very good written book, but the shame is: too many errors in the book. And the worse part is, in ciscopress site, the errota didn't include any of them. The "Do I know This already Quiz" is terriblly written, and the answer keys are wrong all the time. Very funny the end of Chapter Q&A, same question, but the answer is one that's deemed to be wrong in the "Do I know this Already Quiz". The end of Chapter Q&A normally is the right answer.
Another ridiculous part is: For example, a question with for choices, A state this, B state that, D says both A and B correct. for this kind of question, the answer key sometime is ABD, sometime is AB, sometime is D. You got the point both A and B are right, but when you check the keys, you found you got wrong answer, it's super annoying.

Another major drawback of the questions is: too many trivial questions, like which model has how many interfaces etc. Is this really the purpose of this exam? and the answer seems to be yes. Because I just took the exam, passed it, and I saw a lot of such questions in real exam. Why should we mechanically memorize those models?

Title........2006-09-06

This book only seems to prepare for about half the SNPA test and offer a lot of other information that's nice to know but not needed. One thing people might want to study is the stuff that has only one sentence written about it. For instance, that's great 5 pages might be written on phase 1 and 2 for VPN set up, but if there's one sentence written about how the "nat" command affects anything at all to do with VPN, study that.

A top pick students will appreciate.......2006-07-03

The updated third edition of the Cisco Press edition of CCSP SNPA Official Exam Certification Guide (1587201526 $59.95) is a 'must' study guide for any interested in the exam. Network security consultant Michael Gibbs shares preparation tips and test-taking tips and points out common areas of weakness and places where refresher information comes in handy. The companion cd-rom offers a testing engine for either individual topic areas or the overall, timed exams and allows readers to self-test their knowledge, while chapters survey VPS remote configuration, Cisco access control servers, and more. A top pick students will appreciate.

New Third Edition Covers the Latest Test.......2006-05-19

As anyone who has ever experienced a virus or network break in clearly understands, network security has become a major part of the management of any network that is exposed to the outside world. And I doubt that there is a major network anywhere that doesn't have at least some Cisco equipment. To go with the Cisco equipment has come an examination based certification procedure. This began with the CCSP (Cisco Certified Secure PIX firewall). As the equipment has progressed so has the examination. This book covers the current SNPA (Secure Network PIX ASA) exam, 642-522.

This third edition of this book builds on the successful format established with the earlier editions. Each chapter begins with a 'Do I Know This Already?' quiz. If you know the answers to these questions, you can skip or at least minimize your study of this chapter.

If you decide to study the chapter it is organized with a tell them what you're going to tell them, then tell them, then, tell them what you've told them and conclude with another quiz.

The CD supplied with the book contains an electronic copy of this book. (which I find very helpful to use on airplanes where I have to carry a laptop PC but can leave the heavy book at home.) There is also an electronic testing engine with a sample of the exam with more than 200 questions in various formats to prep you for the real test.

The earlier editions have develped an excellent reputation for successfully passing the exam. There is every reason to believe that this will continue with the current book.

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