The Tamla Motown label, with its motto "The Sound Of Young America," reigned supreme on the R&B charts throughout the 1960s. But, for the most part, '70s R&B belonged to Philadelphia International, a label that incorporated the talents of producers Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, and Thom Bell. The trio's story, retold in John A. Jackson's A HOUSE ON ...
Legendary DJ Alan Freed brought the sounds of rhythm and blues to an increasingly integrated audience starved for rock and roll. It was in Cleveland that he developed his distinctive style: shouting into the mike as the records played, ringing a cowbell, and slamming his hand to emphasise the big beat. His rock and roll shows at the Paramount and ...
This campaign guide offers both players and Gamemasters a wide array of new options that can be used to craft a unique roleplaying game experience. Featuring new game material, this book presents an entire campaign during the violent days of the Old Republic.
Part of a series of books that provide a practical overview of the core elements of any business, this text explains accounting and basic taxation principles for the nonaccountant. Examples of standard forms and information on how they relate to small business accounting procedures are included.
The aspects of this text which we believe are novel, at least in degree, include: an effort to motivate different sections with practical examples and an empirical orientation; an effort to intersperse several easily motivated examples throughout the book and to maintain some continuity in these examples; and the extensive use of Monte Carlo ...
Provides a basic historical framework and background to the continuing viability of a folk medical system based on combining biomedicine and traditional health care. It should be of value to scholars and students of medical anthropology as well as Black studies.
As the way work is done changes, and organizations "flatten themselves down" in response to the demands of the global economy, front-line managers need a broader set of skills than ever before. This text examines what is necessary to become an effective front-line manager.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ...
Understanding how terrorist groups learn may aid in developing strategies to combat terrorist activities Better ways are needed to understand how terrorist groups become more effective and dangerous. Learning is the link between what a group wants to do and its ability to actually do it; therefore, a better understanding of group learning might ...
The repercussions of the worst day in Avengers history reverberate throughout the lives of the mightiest of them all: Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America! The end is nigh for the gods of Asgard, and only Thor and his Avengers allies might be able to stave off Ragnarok - but will the Thunder God be Asgard's savior, or the architect of its downfall? ...
-- A detailed, readable guide to all kinds of "outer space" game settings. -- Cover by award-winning SF artist Vincent diFate. -- Winner of both the Origins Award and Gamer's Choice Award for Best Roleplaying Supplement!
This book includes case studies of the organizational learning activities of five major terrorist groups and a methodology for ascertaining what and why they learned.
This is the riveting story of how one deejay -- Alan Freed -- brought the fresh sounds of rock and roll to the airwaves, introducing teenagers in New York and across America to the sounds of a generation. It is also the darker tale of the payola scandals of the late 50s that exposed the links between radio airplay, record promotion, and the mob.
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