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“david mcgowan”

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  • Weird Scenes Inside The Canyon

    Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & The Dark Heart Of The Hippie Dream

    by David McGowan ...
    The very strange but nevertheless true story of the dark underbelly of a 1960s hippie utopia. Laurel Canyon in the 1960s and early 1970s was a magical place where a dizzying array of musical artists congregated to create much of the music that provided the soundtrack to those turbulent times. Members of bands like the Byrds, the Doors, Buffalo Springfield, the Monkees, the Beach Boys, the Turtles, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Understanding the F-Word

    American Fascism and the Politics of Illusion

    by David McGowan ...
    By offering a radical review of the last one hundred years of US history, this work is intended as a counterpoint to the rampant revisionism of the flurry of books glorifying the "American Century". Beginning with the rather bold and decidedly controversial assertion that the current political system in place in the United States at the dawn of the twenty-first century is fascism, the first part ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Animated Personalities

    Cartoon Characters and Stardom in American Theatrical Shorts

    by David McGowan ...
    This pioneering book makes the case that iconic cartoon characters, such as Mickey Mouse, are legitimate cinematic stars, just as popular human actors are.Mickey Mouse, Betty Boop, Donald Duck, Bugs Bunny, Felix the Cat, and other beloved cartoon characters have entertained media audiences for almost a century, outliving the human stars who were once their contemporaries in studio-era Hollywood. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Myth America

    Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the United States

    by David McGowan ...
    An eye-opening and prophetic look at the true state of American politics and culture today. Is the U.S. a beacon of progress? That’s how the mainstream media want you to see it. But in Myth America, visionary researcher David McGowan presents an index of disturbing facts and ominous trends that illustrate the deep roots of America’s systems of oppression. From mandatory minimum sentencing laws to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Making the Most of Your Medical Career

    Maximising Your Chances of Success

    by David McGowan, Helen Sims, Joseph Norris, Natalie Smith, Charles Zammit ...
    This book provides an excellent and easy-to-read path to making the most of your medical career starting as a student...and a ready source of really useful hints and tips that will help anyone reading this book maximise their personal and professional development.' From the Foreword by Dr Inam Haq Want to optimise your chances of success? Take a fresh look at the clinical world. Medical careers ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

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  • Laurel Canyon

    The Inside Story of Rock-and-Roll's Legendary Neighborhood

    by Michael Walker ...
    A "richly anecdotal" account of the secluded LA neighborhood's legendary music scene, a tale of groupies, cocaine, and California dreaming ( Salon).Finalist, SCBA Book Award for NonfictionA Los Angeles Times BestsellerIn the late sixties and early seventies, an impromptu collection of musicians colonized a eucalyptus-scented canyon deep in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles and melded folk, rock, ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Storming Heaven

    LSD and the American Dream

    by Jay Stevens ...
    Steeped in research, but reading like a fast-paced novel, Stevens' story begins with pioneering psychologists discovering the effects on the mind of mescaline and psilocybin, the role of the CIA in testing mind-control drugs, the evolution of Timothy Leary from Harvard research psychologist to the most "dangerous man in America", the wrenching changes from the repressed 50's to the upheavals of ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Altamont

    The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day

    by Joel Selvin ...
    In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details, celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s.In the annals of rock history, the Altamont Speedway Free Festival on December 6, 1969, has long been seen as the ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • What You Want Is in the Limo

    On the Road with Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper, and the Who in 1973, the Year the Sixties Died and the Modern Rock Star Was Born

    by Michael Walker ...
    An epic joyride through three history-making tours in 1973 that defined rock and roll superstardom—the money, the access, the excess—forevermore.The Who’s Quadrophenia. Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy. Alice Cooper’s Billion Dollar Babies. These three unprecedented tours—and the albums that inspired them—were the most ambitious of these artists’ careers, and they forever changed the landscape of ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Hotel California

    The True-Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friends

    by Barney Hoskyns ...
    "Hoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsider's keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene. . . . This is a riveting story, sensitively told."—Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling StoneFrom enduring musical achievements to drug-fueled chaos and bed-hopping antics, the L.A. pop music scene in the sixties and seventies was like no other, and journalist Barney Hoskyns re ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Wild Tales

    A Rock & Roll Life

    by Graham Nash ...
    From Graham Nash—the legendary musician and founding member of the iconic bands Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies—comes a candid and riveting autobiography that belongs on the reading list of every classic rock fan.Graham Nash's songs defined a generation and helped shape the history of rock and roll—he’s written over 200 songs, including such classic hits as "Carrie Anne," “On A Carousel,” ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Snakes! Guillotines! Electric Chairs! My Adventures in the Alice Cooper Band

    by Dennis Dunaway, Chris Hodenfield ...
    When Alice Cooper became the stuff of legend in the early '70s, their shows were monuments of fun and invention. Riding on a string of hits like "I'm 18" and "School's Out," they became America's highest-grossing act, producing four platinum albums and hitting number one on the U.S. and U.K. charts with Billion Dollar Babies in 1973. As teenagers in Phoenix, Dennis Dunaway and lead singer Vince ... Read more

    $9.89 USD