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"Music saturates the city of Austin, always has, and likely always will," observes Louis Black, the founding editor of the renowned alternative newspaper, The Austin Chronicle. Music is more than simply the sound track of Austin, however; it's a force inseparable from the city's culture, economics, politics, and daily life. The very history of Austin can be drafted upon the frequencies that flood its streets, from legendary clubs--Antone's, Emo's, and the Broken Spoke--to internationally renowned events such as South by Southwest and the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Since publishing its first issue in 1981, The Austin Chronicle has evolved alongside the city's sound to define and give voice to "The Live Music Capital of the World."

In honor of the Chronicle's thirtieth anniversary, this anthology gathers the weekly's best music writing and photography, with introductions to each decade by the paper's principal voices, Margaret Moser, Raoul Hernandez, and Christopher Gray. Through album and live show reviews, stunning portraits, and in-depth articles, the collection traces the roots of Austin's unique sound, featuring seminal artists ranging from Doug Sahm and Stevie Ray Vaughan to the Butthole Surfers and Spoon. With historical pieces that look back at Twelfth Street's blues beginnings, the Sixties' psychedelic origins, and the definitive progressive country scene of the Seventies, the anthology provides an unparalleled sweep of Austin music history, while also shining light on the integral but often overlooked figures of the music scene with a thoroughness and honesty that's hallmark to the Chronicle's style. Framing the work from such esteemed music writers as Chet Flippo, Ed Ward, Dave Marsh, Joe Nick Patoski, John T. Davis, Michael Corcoran, and Peter Blackstock, are now-iconic images from photographers Burton Wilson, Scott Newton, John Carrico, and Todd Wolfson, among others.

The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology

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Extensively revised, redesigned, Austin Then and Now® puts archive and contemporary photographs of the same landmark side-by-side to showcase the city's past.

Austin is known for its impressive streets and period architecture, particularly the imposing State Capitol and the view down Congress Avenue. It offers a blend of outstanding natural attractions including Barton Springs and Town Lake, as well as international venues such as the stunning new Circuit of the Americas, the home of the U.S. Grand Prix. From its beginnings as a sleepy village to its current position as the Texas state capital, Austin has witnessed incredible growth. This captivating chronicle of a fascinating city matches historic images with specially commissioned views of the same scenes as they appear today. Locations include Driskill Hotel, Sixth Street, O. Henry Museum, Pierre Bremond House, Paramount Theatre, Millet Opera House, Texas Capitol, St. Mary's Cathedral, Lundberg Bakery, Old Travis County Courthouse, Governor's Mansion, Old Land Office, Moonlight Towers, Custer House, University of Texas Tower, Pemberton Heights, Texas State Hospital, Barton Springs, and Circuit of the Americas.

Austin Then and Now® (Then and Now)

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One Man, One Year, 52 Jobs

THE REMARKABLE AND INSPIRING TRUE STORY OF ONE GUY WHO TRANSFORMED HIS UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE FUTURE INTO ACTION
 
A year and a half after he graduated from college, Sean Aiken found himself struggling to answer the question "What should I do with my life?" His mother suggested teaching. His older sister told him to apply for an entry-level corporate position. His father said, "It doesn't matter what you do, just make sure it's something you're passionate about." Taking his father's advice to heart, Sean created the One-Week Job Project and launched himself on an epic journey to find his passion. His goal: to work fifty-two jobs in fifty-two weeks.

After the launch of his website, oneweekjob.com, the offers began pouring in. Sean's first gig was--literally--jumping off a bridge, as a bungee operator in British Columbia. From there he traveled across Canada and the United States, reinventing himself as a firefighter, an aquarium host, a radio DJ, a martial arts instructor, an NHL mascot, and a snowshoe guide. During the course of his seven-day stints, from a Florida stock-trading floor to a cattle ranch in the wilds of Wyoming to a real estate office in Beverly Hills, Sean found time to make new friends and even fall in love. Whether choosing a spring fashion line, brewing beer, or milking a cow, Sean continued to ask himself and others about what success really means and how we find happiness--all while having the adventure of his life.
 
Inventive and empowering, witty and wise, The One-Week Job Project is a book that will give you the courage to follow your passion. Or, as Mark Twain said, "Explore. Dream. Discover."


The One-Week Job Project

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No dust jacket. #RoaldDahl #jamesbond #007 #spies #britishhistory #war #espionage #BritishSecurityCoordination 

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Sir William Stephenson and the Unknown Agents

The True Intrepid

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A Novel

*** #1 The Sunday Times bestseller *** Publishers Weekly bestseller "This book is no joke. Get ready to not sleep tonight. Awakened does exactly what it advertises. Scary amazing fun." -- Brad Meltzer, bestselling author of The Escape Artist. “Awakened hits the high notes of Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child’s Relic and Scott Snyder’s The Wake [...] but its scope actually extends much further.” -- Kirkus *** The star of truTV’s hit show Impractical Jokers—alongside veteran sci-fi and horror writer Darren Wearmouth—delivers a chilling and wickedly fun supernatural novel in the vein of The Strain, in which a beautiful new subway line in New York City unearths an ancient dark horror that threatens the city’s utter destruction and the balance of civilization itself. After years of waiting, New York's newest subway line is finally ready, an express train that connects the city with the burgeoning communities across the Hudson River. The shining jewel of this state-of-the-art line is a breathtaking visitors’ pavilion beneath the river. Major dignitaries, including New York City’s Mayor and the President of the United States, are in attendance for the inaugural run, as the first train slowly pulls in. Under the station’s bright ceiling lights, the shiny silver cars gleam. But as the train comes closer into view, a far different scene becomes visible. All the train’s cars are empty. All the cars’ interiors are drenched in blood. As chaos descends, all those in the pavilion scramble to get out. But the horror is only beginning. High levels of deadly methane fill the tunnels. The structure begins to flood. For those who don’t drown, choke or spark an explosion, another terrifying danger awaits—the thing that killed all those people on the train. It’s out there…and it’s coming. There's something living beneath New York City, and it's not happy we've woken it up.

Awakened

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100% of Last Week Tonight's proceeds will be donated to The Trevor Project and AIDS United. HBO's Emmy-winning Last Week Tonight with John Oliver presents a children's picture book about a Very Special boy bunny who falls in love with another boy bunny. Meet Marlon Bundo, a lonely bunny who lives with his Grampa, Mike Pence - the Vice President of the United States. But on this Very Special Day, Marlon's life is about to change forever... With its message of tolerance and advocacy, this charming children's book explores issues of same sex marriage and democracy. Sweet, funny, and beautifully illustrated, this book is dedicated to every bunny who has ever felt different.

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (Better Bundo Book, LGBT Children's Book)

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Photos from the field

A Thousand Words

#art #artist #museum #philosopher #sculpture #painting #guggenheim #postminimalist #life 

Marking Infinity

Published for the Guggenheim's 2011 retrospective on Lee Ufan (born 1936), Marking Infinity charts the Korean artist and theorist's creation of a visual and conceptual language that has greatly expanded the possibilities of painting and sculpture in the postwar era. Whether placing brush marks on canvas or combining discrepant textures of steel and stone, Lee has consistently elicited the subtlest and most spacious effects from the particular qualities of his materials. Lee is also a key theorist of Mono-ha, a movement that developed in Tokyo in the late 1960s, and this hardcover volume includes a selection of his influential writings on aesthetics and philosophy, published in English for the first time--alongside a wealth of full-color reproductions of Lee's iconic paintings, sculptures and works on paper from the past 40 years.

Lee Ufan

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Robert Mapplethorpe Photographies

#terrorism #hijacking #hijack #middleeast #palestine 

The First Eyewitness Account of the Infamous 1970 Hijackings

Though David Raab was only 17 when his plane was hijacked, he kept a diary of what happened. He has done extensive research on the political and historical background of the hijackings in September 1970 and combines his personal experiences with his findings.

Terror in Black September

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Drug crime in New York City and drug secrecy in Kansas. Psychologist, Madalyn Sanchez, partakes and/or encounters it all as she ,the Latin heroine of this fast-paced novel, navigates two very different worlds. Politics, religion, ethics, history and psychology surround her, not to mention further navigation of love relationships. This book is adventurous and thought- provoking, yet humorous and heart warming.

New York Guns, Kansas Nuns, Birth Control!

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The author exmines the lives of over 400 serial murderers, analyzing the cultural, historical, and religious factors that influence our myths and stereotypes of these individuals. He then describes the biological, psychological, and socialogical reasons for serial murder, offering his own Trauma-Control model for explaining serial murder behaviour. This new edition includes new case profiles of Canada's two most prolific serial killers : Robert "Willy" Picton and Clifford Olsen.

Serial Murderers and Their Victims

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#liar #nativeamerican #hollywood #Italian #movies #film #cryingindian 

My Life as a Hollywood Indian

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#fiddle #music #marriage #countrymusic #country #western #countrywestern #1940s #1950s

In the 1940s and '50s Spade Cooley, the King of Western Swing, played to sellout crowds at the Santa Monica Ballroom. He charmed audiences with his fine fiddling, self-deprecating manner, and bounce-all-over-the-stage exuberance. Adapting his ballroom show for live television, The Spade Cooley Show, began broadcasting in 1948 and made Cooley the top local television entertainer for several years. He married one of his band singers, Ella Mae Evans. Their fifteen-year marriage was plagued with Cooley's drunk and jealous rage and ended with Cooley beating his wife to death. The front-page trial ended with Cooley's conviction.

Spade Cooley

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The Black Death

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the great mortality of 1348-1350 : a brief history with documents

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The Complete History

The Black Death 1346-1353

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#vintage #crime #bildungsroman #classic #gothic 

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Austin Powell (Editor); Doug Freeman (Editor); Daniel Johnston (Introduction by); Louis Black (Introduction by)

The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology

William Dylan Powell

Austin Then and Now® (Then and Now)

Sean Aiken

The One-Week Job Project

Bill MacDonald

The True Intrepid

James S. Murray; Darren Wearmouth

Awakened

Marlon Bundo; Jill Twiss (As told to); E. G. Keller (Gerald Kelley) (Illustrator)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (Better Bundo Book, LGBT Children's Book)

Stacy Twilley

A Thousand Words

Alexandra Munroe (Text by); Tatehata Akira (Text by); Mika Yoshitake (Text by); Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Staff (Contribution by)

Lee Ufan

Martineau Salvesen

Robert Mapplethorpe Photographies

David Raab

Terror in Black September

Carole Field

New York Guns, Kansas Nuns, Birth Control!

Eric W. Hickey

Serial Murderers and Their Victims

Iron Eyes Cody as told to Collin Perry

Iron Eyes

Ellen Melinkoff

Spade Cooley

Ziegler, Philip., Philip Ziegler

The Black Death

John Aberth

The Black Death

Ole J. Benedictow, Ole Jørgen Benedictow

The Black Death 1346-1353

Charles Dickens

Great Expectations Volume 1

Dawn French

A Tiny Bit Marvellous

Carole H Field, M.A., M.F.T

Dating Down

Max Hardberger

Seized

James R. Lilley, Jeffrey Lilley

China Hands

Brendan I. Koerner

Skies Belong to Us

Mark Whitaker

Smoketown

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