Posts Tagged ‘History’

Home: Webster’s Timeline History, 1947 – 1955 (Paperback)

Webster’s bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on “Home,” including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Home in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Home when it is used in proper noun form. Webster’s timelines cov (more…)

Items: Webster’s Timeline History, 4500 BC – 1990 (Paperback)

Webster’s bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on “Items,” including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Items in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Items when it is used in proper noun form. Webster’s timelines (more…)

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R.E.M. : Talk About the Passion : An Oral History (Updated Edition) (Paperback)

From Publishers Weekly

What Sullivan’s oral history of alternative music giants R.E.M. (”Losing My Religion”) lacks in intimacy, it more than makes up for in personality. Prevented from interviewing band members and their families, Sullivan went after old hometown friends, record-label business associates and members of bands that at one time or another shared a concert bill with Athens, Ga.’s favorite sons. The interviewees who seem distant from the band professionally are often (more…)