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Book Reviews – July 2012
Appalachian Trials: A Psychological and Emotional Guide to Successfully Thru-Hiking the Appalachian Trail, Occupied Territory and Radio From Hell’s (Not For) Children’s Book are reviewed this month. … read more
Kevin Avery Book Signing @ The King’s English 04.13
Kevin Avery spent four years compiling notes, conducting interviews and organizing the biography and some choice writings of his childhood literary hero, Paul Nelson, one of folk music’s most important critics of the 20th Century. … read more
Review: Code Version 2.0
Code Version 2.0 Lawrence Lessig Basic Books Street: 12.12.06 The Internet is huge now; millions of people go online everyday, interact and download myriads of files from games, to word files to music. But what governs this “virtual world” and should it be governed at all? Lawrence Lessig tackles what regulates the Internet, how it
Review: Cult Rock Posters
Cult Rock Posters Roger Crimlis and Alwyn W. Turner Billboard Books Street: 10.06.06 Self-appointed Knight of Glam, Bryan Ferry, once said, “Something not only has to sound good, but also has to feel good and look good.” This is indeed true of most musical fads, but particularly anyone involved in the glam, punk and new-wave
Review: The Salt Palace
The Salt Palace Darren DeFrain New Issue Press Street: 10.2005 The Salt Palace was written by some smarty-pants who was obviously raised in Utah. It is a story about a Jack Mormon who goes on a road trip. I honestly didn’t like the story very much at all. It had more holes in it than Tupac’s
Review: INNOCENT WHEN YOU DREAM: THE TOM WAITS READER
INNOCENT WHEN YOU DREAM: THE TOM WAITS READER MAC MONTANDON Thunder’s Mouth Press Street: 06.15.05 Tom Waits is every man. He was your pool shark, chain-smoking uncle. He is a reclusive, hill-dwelling eccentric. He is a father of three and a doting husband. He is an inexplicable musical mystery. Innocent When You Dream is a
Book Reviews: March 1992
Here are SLUG’s two literature picks for March of 1992. If anything, they sure aren’t boring. … read more
Books And Literature: October 1991
The telling of the story behind this investigation is often as fascinating as the outlandish (?) premise. … read more
Books And Literature: August 1991
It’s probably not a surprise if you’ve never heard of controversial author J.G. Ballard; he has been blackballed by virtually every major publishing company. … read more
Book Review: Boy In The Air
Bajema’s stories stand as a tribute to the darker side of human nature and the ability to reconcile this with reality and one’s surroundings. … read more