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Love Saves the Day

A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979

by Tim Lawrence ...

Opening with David Mancuso's seminal “Love Saves the Day” Valentine's party, Tim Lawrence tells the definitive story of American dance music culture in the 1970s—from its subterranean roots in NoHo and Hell’s Kitchen to its gaudy blossoming in midtown Manhattan to its wildfire transmission through America’s suburbs and urban hotspots such as Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Newark, and ... Read more

$22.29 USD

Opening with David Mancuso's seminal “Love Saves the Day” Valentine's party, Tim Lawrence tells the definitive story of American dance music culture in the 1970s—from its subterranean roots in NoHo and Hell’s Kitchen to its gaudy blossoming in midtown Manhattan to its wildfire transmission through America’s suburbs and urban hotspots such as Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Newark, and
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Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor, 1980–1983

by Tim Lawrence ...

As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor chronicles this tumultuous time, charting the sonic and social eruptions that took place in the city’s subterranean party venues as well as the way they cultivated breakthrough movements in art, ... Read more

$22.29 USD

As the 1970s gave way to the 80s, New York's party scene entered a ferociously inventive period characterized by its creativity, intensity, and hybridity. Life and Death on the New York Dance Floor chronicles this tumultuous time, charting the sonic and social eruptions that took place in the city’s subterranean party venues as well as the way they cultivated breakthrough movements in art,
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Silent No More

by Tim Lawrence ...

Growing up in an alcoholic home, I was never allowed to talk about the physical and emotional abuse to anyone. My three brothers and I never even talked about it amongst ourselves. I kept all the family secrets to myself until I was in recovery from my own addiction and alcoholism.Through many years of therapy and painful soul-searching work, I was finally able to rid myself of the shame and guilt ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Growing up in an alcoholic home, I was never allowed to talk about the physical and emotional abuse to anyone. My three brothers and I never even talked about it amongst ourselves. I kept all the family secrets to myself until I was in recovery from my own addiction and alcoholism.Through many years of therapy and painful soul-searching work, I was finally able to rid myself of the shame and guilt
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Samuel Beckett's Critical Aesthetics

by Tim Lawrence ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
This book considers how Samuel Beckett’s critical essays, dialogues and reflections drew together longstanding philosophical discourses about the nature of representation, and fostered crucial, yet overlooked, connections between these discourses and his fiction and poetry. It also pays attention to Beckett’s writing for little-magazines in France from the 1930s to the 1950s, before going on to ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book considers how Samuel Beckett’s critical essays, dialogues and reflections drew together longstanding philosophical discourses about the nature of representation, and fostered crucial, yet overlooked, connections between these discourses and his fiction and poetry. It also pays attention to Beckett’s writing for little-magazines in France from the 1930s to the 1950s, before going on to
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Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake

A Social and Popular Dance Reader

by Julie Malnig, Julie Malnig, Elizabeth Aldrich, Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Yvonne Daniel, Sherril Dodds, Lisa Doolittle, David F García, Nadine George-Graves, Jurretta Jordan Heckscher, Constance Valis Hill0, Karen W Hubbard1, Tim Lawrence2, Carol Martin3, Juliet McMains4, Terry Monaghan5, Halifu Osumare6, Sally R Sommer7, May Gwin Waggoner8, Tim Wall9, Christina Zanfagna0 ...

This dynamic collection documents the rich and varied history of social dance and the multiple styles it has generated, while drawing on some of the most current forms of critical and theoretical inquiry. The essays cover different historical periods and styles; encompass regional influences from North and South America, Britain, Europe, and Africa; and emphasize a variety of methodological ... Read more

$14.39 USD

This dynamic collection documents the rich and varied history of social dance and the multiple styles it has generated, while drawing on some of the most current forms of critical and theoretical inquiry. The essays cover different historical periods and styles; encompass regional influences from North and South America, Britain, Europe, and Africa; and emphasize a variety of methodological
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Bride of the Shadow King

Bride of the Shadow King, Book 1

by Sylvia Mercedes ...

Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Tim Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Bride of the Shadow King
Unabridged

12 hours 5 min

A shunned princess. A reluctant king. A marriage that could save both their kingdoms...but destroy their hearts.Though she is the oldest daughter, Princess Faraine lives in the background, shunned from court and kept out of sight. Her chronic illness makes her a liability to the crown, and she has learned to give place to her beautiful, favored younger sister in all things.When the handsome and ... Read more

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A shunned princess. A reluctant king. A marriage that could save both their kingdoms...but destroy their hearts.Though she is the oldest daughter, Princess Faraine lives in the background, shunned from court and kept out of sight. Her chronic illness makes her a liability to the crown, and she has learned to give place to her beautiful, favored younger sister in all things.When the handsome and
... Read more
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Heart of the Shadow King

Bride of the Shadow King, Book 3

by Sylvia Mercedes ...

Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Tim Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Bride of the Shadow King
Unabridged

14 hours 24 min

A king desperate to save his bride. A queen discovering the dark potential of her power.After nearly losing one another in a savage attack on the city, Vor and Faraine return to Mythanar, fully committed to their marriage. But the situation in the Under Realm remains dire. With the world poised on the brink of collapse, Vor struggles to protect his kingdom. Though Faraine longs to support him as ... Read more

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A king desperate to save his bride. A queen discovering the dark potential of her power.After nearly losing one another in a savage attack on the city, Vor and Faraine return to Mythanar, fully committed to their marriage. But the situation in the Under Realm remains dire. With the world poised on the brink of collapse, Vor struggles to protect his kingdom. Though Faraine longs to support him as
... Read more
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Vow of the Shadow King

Bride of the Shadow King, Book 2

by Sylvia Mercedes ...

Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Tim Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Bride of the Shadow King
Unabridged

11 hours 49 min

A treacherous bride. A heartbroken groom. Is their marriage over before it's begun?Her deceit discovered, Faraine finds herself trapped in the Shadow Realm at the mercy of her new husband. She's surrounded by enemies, far from any allies, and her best bet for survival is to convince Vor to send her home. But to do so means to give up on the alliance—which would spell disaster for her people.With ... Read more

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A treacherous bride. A heartbroken groom. Is their marriage over before it's begun?Her deceit discovered, Faraine finds herself trapped in the Shadow Realm at the mercy of her new husband. She's surrounded by enemies, far from any allies, and her best bet for survival is to convince Vor to send her home. But to do so means to give up on the alliance—which would spell disaster for her people.With
... Read more
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WarBride

WarBride, Book 1

by Sylvia Mercedes ...

Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Tim Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 1 - WarBride
Unabridged

9 hours 37 min

Ruthless. Bloodthirsty. Killer. And now? Her husband.Ilsevel knows exactly how brutal the fae raiders are. She watched them attack the holy shrine of her god, slaughter the priests, and drag her sister away screaming into the darkness.When she's forced up onto the auction block to be sold off as a warbride to the highest bidder—and when the chilling warlord, Taarthalor, pushes his way to the front ... Read more

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Ruthless. Bloodthirsty. Killer. And now? Her husband.Ilsevel knows exactly how brutal the fae raiders are. She watched them attack the holy shrine of her god, slaughter the priests, and drag her sister away screaming into the darkness.When she's forced up onto the auction block to be sold off as a warbride to the highest bidder—and when the chilling warlord, Taarthalor, pushes his way to the front
... Read more
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Of Wolves and Wardens

Of Candlelight and Shadows, Book 3

by Sylvia Mercedes ...

Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Tim Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 3 - Of Candlelight and Shadows
Unabridged

9 hours 34 min

She's his enemy. He's her target. But could they be each other's only hope?Brielle owes Granny Dorrel seven years of her life. Seven years of slavery, serving as the ward witch's huntress in the depths of Whispering Wood. Dire is a werewolf, a former slave of Granny's in his own right¦and Brielle's newest target. Can these two enemies find a way to work together and undo the curses binding them? ... Read more

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She's his enemy. He's her target. But could they be each other's only hope?Brielle owes Granny Dorrel seven years of her life. Seven years of slavery, serving as the ward witch's huntress in the depths of Whispering Wood. Dire is a werewolf, a former slave of Granny's in his own right¦and Brielle's newest target. Can these two enemies find a way to work together and undo the curses binding them?
... Read more
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Of Silver and Secrets

Once in Whispering Wood, Book standalone

by Sylvia Mercedes ...

Narrated by Tim Campbell, Emily Lawrence ...

Series series Once in Whispering Wood
Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

Five years ago, Kellam left to study magic at the big city university. He promised he'd write every day. He never did.But Farryn isn't about to sit around crying her eyes out over the stupid boy who was once her best friend. She's got burgeoning magic of her own, and she's eager to learn how to use it. Surely a witch like Mother Ulla will be the perfect teacher, right?Wrong.Mother Ulla is ... Read more

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Five years ago, Kellam left to study magic at the big city university. He promised he'd write every day. He never did.But Farryn isn't about to sit around crying her eyes out over the stupid boy who was once her best friend. She's got burgeoning magic of her own, and she's eager to learn how to use it. Surely a witch like Mother Ulla will be the perfect teacher, right?Wrong.Mother Ulla is
... Read more
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HeartTorn

WarBride, Book 2

by Sylvia Mercedes ...

Narrated by Emily Lawrence, Tim Campbell ...

Series Audiobook 2 - WarBride
Unabridged

12 hours 51 min

His enemy. His wife. His one weakness.One thing King Taar of the Licornyn knows for certain: his captive human bride will never be accepted by his people. He has no choice but to break the inconvenient soul-tether binding them together, deliver her back to her own kind, and forget this impulsive marriage ever happened.In the meantime, a single touch, even a stray kiss, could strengthen their bond ... Read more

$25.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

His enemy. His wife. His one weakness.One thing King Taar of the Licornyn knows for certain: his captive human bride will never be accepted by his people. He has no choice but to break the inconvenient soul-tether binding them together, deliver her back to her own kind, and forget this impulsive marriage ever happened.In the meantime, a single touch, even a stray kiss, could strengthen their bond
... Read more

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