Bankruptcies and Bailouts Edited by Julie Guard and Wayne Antony
Fernwood Publishing ISBN: 978-1552663134
Buy at Amazon File Under: Economic Chaos, What the hell does Keynesian even mean?
At this point, the mainstream media keeps reporting dubious reports about how the economic crisis is slowly on the mend. So the question going into reading this book is at this point is what do I have to gain from reading it? It seems quite a lot.
Canyon of Dreams
The Magic and the Music of Laurel Canyon Harvey Kubernick
Sterling Publishing ISBN: 9780104027-6589-6
File Under: Rock music, flower power baby
Any one who has read this site for a while realizes I don't hide my disdain for much of the music of the 1960s. Instead of a high point for music as it is often shown by the baby boomers, I reckon it as often a self indulgent low point. I am happy that this self-indulgence led to the punk explosion, but that is where it extends.
New York Sings
400 Years of the Empire State in Song Jerry Silverman
Excelsior Editions ISBN: 978-1-4384-2684-6
Buy at Amazon File Under: The Empire State Sings Back, Folk stuff ain't so bad
An interesting take on history that you rarely see. This is a collection of over 400 years of songs about New York state. What you end up with is a history of New York like no other. Each song is presented with a couple of paragraphs describing either the subject matter of the song and then you get the lyrics and the music.
New York Sings
