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So This is Permanence

Joy Division Lyrics and Notebooks

by Ian Curtis ...

A treasure trove of personal writings by the great post-punk singer-songwriter—with a foreword by his wife Deborah and an introduction by Jon Savage.So This Is Permanence presents the lyrics and personal notebooks of one of the most enigmatic and influential music artists of the late twentieth century, Joy Division's Ian Curtis.The fact of the band's relatively few releases belies the power and ... Read more

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A treasure trove of personal writings by the great post-punk singer-songwriter—with a foreword by his wife Deborah and an introduction by Jon Savage.So This Is Permanence presents the lyrics and personal notebooks of one of the most enigmatic and influential music artists of the late twentieth century, Joy Division's Ian Curtis.The fact of the band's relatively few releases belies the power and
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This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else

Joy Division: The Oral History

by Jon Savage ...

The SUNDAY TIMES Top Ten Bestseller#1 Book of the Year, UNCUT#1 Book of the Year, ROUGH TRADEBook of the Year, MOJOOver the course of two albums and some legendary gigs, Joy Division became the most successful and exciting underground band of their generation. Then, on the brink of a tour to America, Ian Curtis took his own life.In This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else</em... ... Read more

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The SUNDAY TIMES Top Ten Bestseller#1 Book of the Year, UNCUT#1 Book of the Year, ROUGH TRADEBook of the Year, MOJOOver the course of two albums and some legendary gigs, Joy Division became the most successful and exciting underground band of their generation. Then, on the brink of a tour to America, Ian Curtis took his own life.In This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else</em...
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Teenage

The Prehistory of Youth Culture: 1875-1945

by Jon Savage ...

In his previous landmark book on youth culture and teen angst, the award-winning England's Dreaming, Jon Savage presented the "definitive history of the English punk movement" (The New York Times). Now, in Teenage, he explores the secret prehistory of a phenomenon we thought we knew, in a monumental work of cultural investigative reporting. Beginning in 1875 and ending in 1945, when the term ... Read more

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In his previous landmark book on youth culture and teen angst, the award-winning England's Dreaming, Jon Savage presented the "definitive history of the English punk movement" (The New York Times). Now, in Teenage, he explores the secret prehistory of a phenomenon we thought we knew, in a monumental work of cultural investigative reporting. Beginning in 1875 and ending in 1945, when the term
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The Secret Public

How Music Moved Queer Culture From the Margins to the Mainstream

by Jon Savage ...

**Rolling Stone [UK] — Best Music Books of the YearA monumental history of the gay influence on popular culture, from the rise of Little Richard to the collapse of disco in 1979: award-winning author Jon Savage takes us on a fast and captivating journey through the history of pop music as seen through the eyes of queer artists.**Jon Savage, the author of the canonical England’s Dreaming, explodes ... Read more

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**Rolling Stone [UK] — Best Music Books of the YearA monumental history of the gay influence on popular culture, from the rise of Little Richard to the collapse of disco in 1979: award-winning author Jon Savage takes us on a fast and captivating journey through the history of pop music as seen through the eyes of queer artists.**Jon Savage, the author of the canonical England’s Dreaming, explodes
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Derek Jarman: The Authorised Biography

by Tony Peake, Olivia Laing, Jon Savage ...

Tony Peake enjoyed unprecedented access to the visionary artist's archives in order to bring the extraordinary life of Derek Jarman to the page.This authorised and unique biography covers Jarman's story from the bleakness of post-war Britain and his RAF childhood, to student life at The Slade and his work as a designer, painter and filmmaker. It tells how energetic home filmmaking with dazzling ... Read more

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Tony Peake enjoyed unprecedented access to the visionary artist's archives in order to bring the extraordinary life of Derek Jarman to the page.This authorised and unique biography covers Jarman's story from the bleakness of post-war Britain and his RAF childhood, to student life at The Slade and his work as a designer, painter and filmmaker. It tells how energetic home filmmaking with dazzling
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TOTAL CHAOS

The Story of the Stooges

by Iggy Pop, Jon Savage, Johan Kugelburg, Ben Blackwell, Joan Jett, Johnny Marr ...

TOTAL CHAOS: The Story of The Stooges / As Told by Iggy Pop is the first time the story of this seminal band has been told entirely in Pop's own words. Author Jeff Gold and contributor Johan Kugelberg, noted music historians and collectors, spent two days with Pop at his Miami home, sharing with him their extensive Stooges collection and interviewing the legendary singer. Pop's candid, bare-all ... Read more

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TOTAL CHAOS: The Story of The Stooges / As Told by Iggy Pop is the first time the story of this seminal band has been told entirely in Pop's own words. Author Jeff Gold and contributor Johan Kugelberg, noted music historians and collectors, spent two days with Pop at his Miami home, sharing with him their extensive Stooges collection and interviewing the legendary singer. Pop's candid, bare-all
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England's Dreaming

The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock

by Jon Savage ...

Narrated by Chris MacDonnell ...

Unabridged

21 hours 51 min

England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail and exclusive interviews. This fully revised and updated edition of the book covers the legacy of punk twenty ... Read more

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England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail and exclusive interviews. This fully revised and updated edition of the book covers the legacy of punk twenty
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The Secret Public

How Music Moved Queer Culture from the Margins to the Mainstream

by Jon Savage ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

24 hours 51 min

A monumental history of the gay influence on popular culture, from the rise of Little Richard to the collapse of disco in 1979.Award-winning author Jon Savage takes us on a fast and captivating journey through the history of pop music as seen through the eyes of queer artists.Jon Savage, the author of the canonical England's Dreaming, explodes new ground in this electrifying history of pop music ... Read more

$34.99 USD

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A monumental history of the gay influence on popular culture, from the rise of Little Richard to the collapse of disco in 1979.Award-winning author Jon Savage takes us on a fast and captivating journey through the history of pop music as seen through the eyes of queer artists.Jon Savage, the author of the canonical England's Dreaming, explodes new ground in this electrifying history of pop music
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1966

The Year the Decade Exploded

by Jon Savage ...

Narrated by Richard Trinder ...

Unabridged

21 hours 47 min

WINNER OF THE PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZEA GUARDIAN MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2015FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY DAVID MITCHELLAward-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage's monument to the year that shaped the future of global pop cultural history.'One of Britain's most trusted cultural historians.'THE FACEIn America, in London, in Amsterdam, in Paris, revolutionary ideas fomenting since the ... ... Read more

$39.99 USD

WINNER OF THE PENDERYN MUSIC PRIZEA GUARDIAN MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2015FEATURING A NEW FOREWORD BY DAVID MITCHELLAward-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Jon Savage's monument to the year that shaped the future of global pop cultural history.'One of Britain's most trusted cultural historians.'THE FACEIn America, in London, in Amsterdam, in Paris, revolutionary ideas fomenting since the ...
... Read more
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This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else

Joy Division: The Oral History

by Jon Savage ...

Narrated by Liam Gerrard ...

Unabridged

9 hours 47 min

An exciting new book on Joy Division, featuring never before told stories.Jon Savage's oral history of Joy Division is the last word on the band that ended with the suicide of Ian Curtis in Macclesfield on May 18, 1980. It weaves together interviews conducted by the author, but never used in the making of the film Joy Division, which told the story of the band in their own words, as well as those ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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An exciting new book on Joy Division, featuring never before told stories.Jon Savage's oral history of Joy Division is the last word on the band that ended with the suicide of Ian Curtis in Macclesfield on May 18, 1980. It weaves together interviews conducted by the author, but never used in the making of the film Joy Division, which told the story of the band in their own words, as well as those
... Read more

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Kraftwerk

Future Music from Germany

by Uwe Schütte ...

Narrated by Sam Peter Jackson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 14 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The story of the phenomenon that is Kraftwerk, and how they revolutionised our cultural landscape'We are not artists nor musicians. We are workers.' Ignoring nearly all rock traditions, experimenting in near-total secrecy in their Düsseldorf studio, Kraftwerk fused sound and technology, graphic design and performance, modernist Bauhaus aesthetics and Rhineland ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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Brought to you by Penguin.The story of the phenomenon that is Kraftwerk, and how they revolutionised our cultural landscape'We are not artists nor musicians. We are workers.' Ignoring nearly all rock traditions, experimenting in near-total secrecy in their Düsseldorf studio, Kraftwerk fused sound and technology, graphic design and performance, modernist Bauhaus aesthetics and Rhineland
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How Britain Really Works

Understanding the Ideas and Institutions of a Nation

by Stig Abell ...

Narrated by Stig Abell ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

'Absorbing . . . an intelligent and clear-eyed account of much that goes on in our country' Sunday Times'Wry and readable' GuardianGetting to grips with Great Britain is harder than ever. We are a nation that chose Brexit, rejects immigration but is dependent on it, is getting older but less healthy, is more demanding of public services but less willing to pay for them, is tired of intervention ... Read more

$24.99 USD

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'Absorbing . . . an intelligent and clear-eyed account of much that goes on in our country' Sunday Times'Wry and readable' GuardianGetting to grips with Great Britain is harder than ever. We are a nation that chose Brexit, rejects immigration but is dependent on it, is getting older but less healthy, is more demanding of public services but less willing to pay for them, is tired of intervention
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