33 Revolutions Per Minute" tracks the turbulent relationship between popular music & politics through 33 pivotal songs that span seven decades & four continents from Billie Holiday singing " Strange Fruit" to Green Day raging against the Iraq war. Dorian Lynskey explores the individuals ideas & events behind each song showing how protest music has sound tracked & informed social change since the 1930s. Through the work of such artists as Woody Guthrie Bob Dylan Stevie Wonder Fela Kuti The Clash Public Enemy & Gil Scott Heron Lynskey examines how music has engaged with racial unrest nuclear paranoia apartheid war poverty & oppression offering hope stirring anger inciting action & producing songs which continue to resonate years down the line." ...

From bestselling author Robert Greene comes a brilliant distillation of the strategies of war that can help us gain mastery in the modern world. Spanning world civilisations & synthesising dozens of political philosophical & religious texts The 33 Strategies of War" is a comprehensive guide to the subtle social game of everyday life. Based on profound timeless lessons it is abundantly illustrated with examples of the genius & folly of everyone from Napoleon to Margaret Thatcher & Hannibal to Ulysses S. Grant as well as diplomats captains of industry & Samurai swordsmen." ...

The USAAFs Tuskegee Experiment designed to prove that African-Americans were not capable of flying combat aircraft ironically resulted in the creation of one of the USAAFs elite units. Crewed by highly-educated & exceptionally motivated men the 332nd were able to boast 111 aerial kills 150 strafing victories & even the sinking of a German destroyer by the wars end. The group were both feared & respected by the Germans who called them the Schwartze Voglemenschen (Black Birdmen) & revered by others as the Black Red-tail Angels partly because of their distinct red-tailed aircraft & partly because they never lost a bomber under escort to enemy attack. This book will reveal the true story of the unit who rose above discrimination to achieve elite status. ...

Easy-to-prepare recipes for great salads & delicious dressings. The recipes from this book will encourage the home cook to never again purchase shop-bought salads & dressings & to throw out those ancient jars & bottles at the back of the refrigerator. There are more than 200 easy-to-follow recipes for delicious salads & because every proper salad should be well dressed more than 150 dressing recipes too. From delightful starters to main meals unto themselves there are salads for every season & occasion. They include: Asparagus & bacon salad Brown derby cobb salad Pesto coleslaw Garlic greens with raspberries Potato radish salad Salad Ni Aioise. & tantalizing dressings such as: Asian all-purpose dressing Creamy Italian dressing Fresh orange French dressing Roasted honey garlic dressing Fat-free zesty herb dressing Tomato basil dressing. A comprehensive listing of oils vinegars spices & herbs complements the recipes. Everything needed to create the ultimate salad & its dressing is found right here. ...

This stunning 36inch twig deer with LED lights will add some Christmas spakle to your home this festive season. Suitable for ...

For 125 years Columbia Records has been one of the most vibrant & storied names in pre-recorded sound nurturing the careers of jazz blues rock & pop legends such as W.C. Handy Louis Armstrong Bessie Smith Frank Sinatra Barbra Streisand Miles Davies Bob Dylan Johnny Cash Mariah Carey Bruce Springsteen Beyonce Adele & many more. This lavishly illustrated celebration written by noted historian Sean Wilentz tells the story of the label's rich history as it interweaves threads of technical & social change with the emergence of an incredible stable of artists & the creation of some of the greatest albums ever made. Also featuring over 300 rare & revealing images from the Columbia archives 360 Sound is an inside look at a landmark record label & a must-have for any music fan. ...

The best most obsessive & most packed-with-attitude cat calendar available--and the 1 bestselling Page-A-Day calendar year after year. 365 Cats delivers just what the cat lover ordered: cats cats & more cats. Every day meet one (or a few) of the hundreds of adorable winners of the 2012 Cat Calendar Contest in fabulous full color. A gold & white calico sipping from a bird bath. An American Shorthair curled up by a fireplace. Plus energetic Abyssyinians outgoing Ocicats & plush Persians. Accompanying the photographs are"es breed facts health & care tips & lore. ...

According to the U.S. Department of Labor 26.7 percent of the population volunteered in 2006. Unfortunately while the population is increasing the percentage of Americans who volunteer is decreasing each year. What this means is that you must hang onto & keep your volunteers happy & coming back perhaps bringing new volunteer recruits with them. This book is packed with hundreds of simple & inexpensive ways to motivate challenge & reward your volunteers. Volunteers today need constant reinforcement & recognition & here is how to do it. With real life proven examples & case studies from actual non-profit organisations you can use this book daily to boost morale & productivity & find fundraising activities. This is your opportunity to build an organisation that people love to volunteer & you can do so by using these quick effective humorous innovative & simply fun solutions. Make your organisation a happy place to volunteer & reap the benefits. ...

The bestselling word calendar celebrates the love of language every day perfect for word lovers readers writers crossword buffs & students. Here are hundreds of smart unexpected & useful words compiled by the editors at Merriam-Webster Americas most-respected dictionary. The spiritual (ahimsa") the political ("roorback") the 21st century ("vaporware") the comical ("higgledy-piggledy") the million-dollar ("pachydermatous") & more. Entries include definition pronunciation sample sentences word history & miscellany: Did you know "facetious" is one of the few English words that uses the vowels "a e i o u" in order?" ...

From the amazing success of the documentary March of the Penguins to the popular penguins in Madagascar to the penguin-themed movie Happy Feet" penguins are everywhere! That's especially true for the family in "365 Penguins" who find a penguin mysteriously delivered to their door for every day of the year. At first they're cute but with every passing day the penguins pile up
- along with the family's problems. Feeding cleaning & housing the penguins becomes a monumental task. They're noisy smelly & they always hog the bathroom! & who on earth is sending these squawking birds? In a large format & with lots of opportunities for counting "365 Penguins" is sure to become a perennial wintertime favourite."
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