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9780199895403 | Oxford Univ Pr, June 1, 2012, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Following his groundbreaking explorations of the blues and American popular music in Escaping the Delta and How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll, Elijah Wald turns his attention to the tradition of African American street rhyming and verbal combat that ruled urban neighborhoods long before rap: the viciously funny, outrageously inventive insult game called "the dozens.
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9780195341546 | Oxford Univ Pr, June 1, 2009, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: "There are no definitive histories," writes Elijah Wald, in this provocative reassessment of American popular music, "because the past keeps looking different as the present changes.
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9780199756971, titled "How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music" | Oxford Univ Pr, October 1, 2011, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Overthrowing the conventional pieties of mainstream jazz and rock history, Elijah Wald traces the evolution of popular music through developing tastes, trends and technologies--including the role of records, radio, jukeboxes and television--to give a fuller, more balanced account of the broad variety of music that captivated listeners over the course of the twentieth century.
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A look at the life and music of Robert Johnson and his contributions to the blues describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, and how the history of blues music was shaped by white fans.
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9780060524234 | Har/com edition (Amistad Pr, January 1, 2004), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A look at the life and music of Robert Johnson and his contributions to the blues describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, and how the history of blues music was shaped by white fans.
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9780060524272 | Amistad Pr, January 1, 2005, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: A close-up look at the life and music of Robert Johnson and his contributions to the evolution of blues music describes his obscurity during his own life, his innovative influence on American popular music, and how the history of blues music was shaped and transformed by white fans with different tastes and standards, in a biography complemented by a music CD.
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9780062018441 | Harpercollins, August 17, 2010, cover price $10.99
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Examines the Mexican music trend of 'narcocorridos,' a form that reflects the history, culture, and feelings of people with ties to the dangerous world of drug traffickers that cross the Mexico-United States border.
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9780060505103 | Reprint edition (Rayo, November 1, 2002), cover price $16.99 | About this edition: Examines the Mexican music trend of 'narcocorridos,' a form that reflects the history, culture, and feelings of people with ties to the dangerous world of drug traffickers that cross the Mexico-United States border.
Miscellaneous:
9780062018595 | Harpercollins, August 17, 2010, cover price $10.99
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9780195398939 | Oxford Univ Pr, August 5, 2010, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: Praised as "suave, soulful, ebullient" (Tom Waits) and "a meticulous researcher, a graceful writer, and a committed contrarian" (New York Times Book Review), Elijah Wald is one of the leading popular music critics of his generation.
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9780415979290 | Routledge, November 15, 2006, cover price $105.00 | About this edition: As the fastest growing sector of the U.
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9780415979306 | Routledge, November 28, 2006, cover price $36.95 | About this edition: As the fastest growing sector of the U.
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9781556526053 | Chicago Review Pr, May 31, 2006, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: This fascinating tale of the author's cross-country hitchhiking journey is a captivating look into the pleasures and challenges of the open road.
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9781556526909 | Independent Pub Group, May 1, 2006, cover price $17.95
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9780306814075 | Da Capo Pr, April 12, 2005, cover price $26.00 | About this edition: Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) was one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk revival, but he was far more than that.
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9780306814792 | Da Capo Pr, March 6, 2006, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) was one of the founding figures of the 1960s folk revival, but he was far more than that.
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9781558492691 | Univ of Massachusetts Pr, January 1, 2001, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: A biography of singer, songwriter, and musician Josh White, who ruled the folk charts with Pete Seeger and Bob Dylan, discusses his unique guitar style and his tempestuous personal life.
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9780415942041 | Routledge, September 1, 2002, cover price $30.95 | About this edition: Born in South Carolina, White spent his childhood as a "lead boy" for traveling blind bluesmen.
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9780060937959 | Rayo, December 1, 2001, cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Examines the Mexican music trend of 'narcocorridos,' a form that reflects the history, culture, and feelings of people with ties to the dangerous world of drug traffickers that cross the Mexico-United States border.
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9780066210247 | Rayo, November 1, 2001, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Examines the Mexican music trend of 'narcocorridos,' a form that reflects the history, culture, and feelings of people with ties to the dangerous world of drug traffickers that cross the Mexico-United States border.
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9788420644936 | Alianza Editorial Sa, June 30, 1999, cover price $44.95
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9780807004319 | Beacon Pr, May 1, 1999, cover price $21.00 | About this edition: How Genetic Information Is Produced and Manipulated by Scientists, Physicians, Employers, Insurance Companies, Educators, and Law Enforcers
9780807004296 | Revised edition (Beacon Pr, January 1, 1997), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: How Genetic Information Is Produced and Manipulated by Scientists, Physicians, Employers, Insurance Companies, Educators, and Law Enforcers
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9780312200596 | St Martins Pr, January 1, 1999, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Explores American music
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Examines the current emphasis on genetic inheritance and evaluates the dangers of genetic information as a violation of privacy
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9780807004180 | Beacon Pr, May 1, 1993, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Examines the current emphasis on genetic inheritance and evaluates the dangers of genetic information as a violation of privacy
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9780807004197 | Reprint edition (Beacon Pr, July 1, 1994), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: Examines the current emphasis on genetic inheritance and evaluates the dangers of genetic information as a violation of privacy
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