Too Much Too Young

Author : Sheila Whiteley
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136502297
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Too Much Too Young written by Sheila Whiteley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too Much Too Young investigates how age and gender have shaped the careers and images of pop music stars, examining the role of youth and youthfulness in pop music through a series of themed case studies. Whiteley begins by investigating the exploitation of child stars such as Brenda Lee and Michael Jackson, offering a psychoanalytic reading of the relationship between child star and oppressive manager, and looks at the current glut of boy- and girl- bands and stars in the mold of Britney Spears to examine the continuing fatal attraction of stardom for adolescents. Whiteley then considers the star images of female singer-songwriters Kate Bush, Tori Amos, and Bjork, whose 'little girl' voices and characterization by the media suggests a girlish feminitity which is often at odds with the intentions of their musical output. She then moves on to explore the rock/pop divide as it affects the image of male performers, considering why male stars usually fall into the category of 'wild boys' such as Kurt Cobain or Jim Morrison, or 'nice boys', like Cliff Richard, The Monkees, and Wham! Whiteley ends by asking what happens to stars who set so much store by manipulations of youthfulness when they begin to age, and points to stars like Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue and Cher to demonstrate that it is possible to achieve iconic pop status even without dying young.

Author : Daniel Rachel
Publisher : Akashic Books
ISBN 13 : 1636141900
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Too Much Too Young, the 2 Tone Records Story: Rude Boys, Racism, and the Soundtrack of a Generation written by Daniel Rachel and published by Akashic Books. This book was released on 2024-06-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive and remarkable story of 2 Tone Records, featuring an introduction by Pauline Black —A Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year —An Uncut Book of the Year —Long-Listed for the Penderyn Music Book Prize —A Louder Than War Book of the Year —A Blitzed Magazine Book of the Year In 1979, 2 Tone Records exploded into the consciousness of music lovers in Britain, the US, and beyond, as albums by the Specials, the Selecter, Madness, the English Beat, and the Bodysnatchers burst onto the charts and a youth movement was born. 2 Tone was Black and white: a multiracial force of British and Caribbean musicians singing about social issues, racism, class, and gender struggles. It spoke of injustices in society and fought against rightwing extremism. It was exuberant and eclectic: white youths learning to dance to the infectious rhythm of ska and reggae, crossed with a punk attitude, to create an original hybrid. The idea of 2 Tone was born in Coventry, England, and masterminded by a middle-class art student, Jerry Dammers, who envisioned an English Motown. Dammers signed a slew of successful artists, and a number of successive hits propelled 2 Tone onto Top of the Pops and into the hearts and minds of a generation. However, infighting among the bands and the pressures of running a label caused 2 Tone to bow to the inevitable weight of expectation and recrimination. Over the following years, Dammers built the label back up again, entering a new phase full of fresh signings and a beautiful end-piece finale in the activist hit song “(Free) Nelson Mandela.” Told in three parts, Too Much Too Young is the definitive story of a label that for a brief, bright burning moment shaped British, American, and world culture.

Author : M. William Phelps
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN 13 : 0786028726
Total Pages : 469 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Too Young to Kill written by M. William Phelps and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-01-28 with total page 469 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling author of Love Her to Death shares the true-crime story of a small-town Midwestern teenager murdered by her own friends. Sixteen-year-old Adrianne Reynolds couldn't unravel the twisted tangles of jealousy and domination complicating her new life in East Moline, Illinois. What began as a fresh start after a troubled home life in Texas ended with Adrianne's body charred, stuffed into garbage bags, and scattered. It seemed the work of hardened criminals, but the truth was far more astonishing: her own “best friends” choked Adrianne to death and cut her up. Now, master crime writer M. William Phelps recounts this horrific saga of teen lust and violence in every gripping detail. Praise for Too Young to Kill “Phelps is the Harlan Coben of real-life thrillers.” —Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author of Tell No Lies Includes sixteen pages of revealing photos

Author : Marika Stone
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780452285576
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Too Young to Retire written by Marika Stone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-04-27 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This little gem of a book offers sage advice on everything from downsizing to diet and exercise.”—The New York Times With Americans living longer, healthier lives, the conventional idea of retirement is obsolete. Millions of Americans are working past the age of sixty-five—not because they have to, but because they want to. Many, like Marika and Howard Stone, discover second careers, start their own businesses, or go back to school. Too Young to Retire offers inventive and exciting retirement alternatives to help readers find their labors of love, inner activists, or how to make a home away from home. Enlightening exercises and workbook pages as well as a comprehensive list of publications, home exchange organizations, and websites are included to assist readers in making meaningful choices. For those who aren’t ready to throw in the towel, Too Young to Retire is the essential resource for discovering what comes next.

Author : N.M. Gwynne
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0385352948
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gwynne's Grammar written by N.M. Gwynne and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anxious about apostrophes? In a pickle over your pronouns and prepositions? Fear not—Mr. Gwynne is here with his wonderfully concise and highly enjoyable book of grammar. Within these pages, adults and children alike will find all they need to rediscover this lost science and sharpen up their skills. Mr. Gwynne believes that happiness depends at least partly on good grammar—and Mr. Gwynne is never wrong.

Author : Patricia Fox-Sheinwold
Publisher : Allan Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780824100063
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Too Young to Die written by Patricia Fox-Sheinwold and published by Allan Pub. This book was released on 1997-12-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Poppy Smith
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736950265
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book I'm Too Young to Be This Old written by Poppy Smith and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What woman hasn’t looked in the mirror and wondered who was staring back at her? Or marveled at how grown up her children look? Or puzzled at how her friends are aging prematurely? I'm Too Young to Be This Old (with over 150,000 copies sold) shows women how to face their changing lives with a spirit of fun and fearlessness. Poppy Smith leads readers through both the lighter side of midlife and the deeper issues that concern them, including wondering if the best of life is over facing changes in health and appearance maintaining healthy relationships with adult children caring for aging parents getting ready for when they’re really old I’m Too Young to Be This Old is loaded with biblically informed wisdom and ample doses of humor. It will give readers the inspiration and insight they need to turn their middle years into the best years of their life!

Author : Isaacsen-Bright
Publisher : Pages Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 9780874061888
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Thirteen is Too Young to Die written by Isaacsen-Bright and published by Pages Publishing Group. This book was released on 1980-12 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexa and her family cope with her year-long skin affliction known as Lupus and its fatal consequences.

Author : Keith Elliot Greenberg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1495050424
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Too Fast to Live, Too Young to Die written by Keith Elliot Greenberg and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TOO FAST TO LIVE TOO YOUNG TO DIE: JAMES DEAN'S FINAL HOURS

Author : Richard House
Publisher : Hawthorn Press
ISBN 13 : 1907359230
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Too Much Too Soon? written by Richard House and published by Hawthorn Press. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title tackles the burning question of how to nurture young children's well-being and learning to reverse the erosion of childhood.