It Came From Memphis
Title | It Came From Memphis PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Gordon |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | 340 |
Release | 2001-11 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 0743410459 |
Gordon's critically acclaimed and richly entertaining exploration of the birthplace of rock and roll is peopled with Delta bluesmen, manic deejays, matinee cowboys and Elvis.
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
Title | The Rise and Fall of American Growth PDF eBook |
Author | Robert J. Gordon |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | 785 |
Release | 2017-08-29 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1400888956 |
How America's high standard of living came to be and why future growth is under threat In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric lighting, indoor plumbing, motor vehicles, air travel, and television transformed households and workplaces. But has that era of unprecedented growth come to an end? Weaving together a vivid narrative, historical anecdotes, and economic analysis, The Rise and Fall of American Growth challenges the view that economic growth will continue unabated, and demonstrates that the life-altering scale of innovations between 1870 and 1970 cannot be repeated. Gordon contends that the nation's productivity growth will be further held back by the headwinds of rising inequality, stagnating education, an aging population, and the rising debt of college students and the federal government, and that we must find new solutions. A critical voice in the most pressing debates of our time, The Rise and Fall of American Growth is at once a tribute to a century of radical change and a harbinger of tougher times to come.
Respect Yourself
Title | Respect Yourself PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Gordon |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | 481 |
Release | 2015-02-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1608194167 |
Traces the rise and fall of the original Stax Records, touching upon the racial politics in Memphis in the 1960s, the personal histories of the sibling founders, and the prominent musicians they featured.
Taming the Past
Title | Taming the Past PDF eBook |
Author | Robert W. Gordon |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 439 |
Release | 2017-06-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107193230 |
A critical catalogue of how lawyers use history - as authority, as evocation of lost golden ages, as a nightmare to escape and as progress towards enlightenment.
Going Abroad
Title | Going Abroad PDF eBook |
Author | Rob Gordon |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 2015-11-17 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1317258754 |
Increasingly students from the affluent countries are going abroad as part of their "educational experience." Although students see these experiences as invaluable and believe that they have learned a lot, the anthropological literature suggests the opposite; that travel abroad has a greater impact on the hosts than on the visitors and that indeed travel abroad, far from leading to students becoming more open-minded or learning about the other, can reinforce their stereotypes. The standards in anthropology teach humility and the ability to learn from those in the host country. This short book can be read pre-departure and while abroad to provide the reader the practical and philosophical tools needed to create an enriched and mind-broadening experience.
Monet in the 20th Century
Title | Monet in the 20th Century PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Hayes Tucker |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 300 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0300079443 |
This book sets Money's challenges and achievements within personal and historical contexts and carefully reconstructs his painting campaigns and strategies. What unfolds is a complicated story of an aging artist determined to create a new art. This book is the catalogue of a Monet exhibition that opened at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston on September 23, 1998, before opening at the Royal Academy of Arts in London on January 21, 1999.
Can't Be Satisfied
Title | Can't Be Satisfied PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Gordon |
Publisher | Canongate Books |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 2013-04-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0857868705 |
Can't Be Satisfied is that rare thing in musical biographies: a book that maps out not just a single, extraordinary life but the cultural forces that shaped it' Sean O'Hagan, Observer Muddy Waters was the greatest blues musician ever, and the most influential. He invented electric blues, inspired the Rolling Stones and created the template for the rock 'n' roll band and its wild lifestyle. Robert Gordon's definitive biography vividly chronicles the extraordinary life and personality of the musical legend who changed the course of modern popular music.