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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Intertextual, passionate and personal throughout, Crowded Houses Together Alone is a key addition to the surprisingly limited range of scholarship on one of Australasias most successful and adored bands. Fusing pop music with place and landscape, Crowded Houses Together Alone (1993) was unprec…edented in its Australasian context, and in the process of making this album, the groups sound transformed profoundly. Crowded Houses Together Alone examines why Neil Finn took the daring decision to record amid the wilds of Karekare Beach, West Auckland, considers how British producer Youth impacted the bands dynamics, and places the album within a wider artistic context, expanding beyond pop. The book also recounts author Barnaby Smiths visit to Karekare on the trail of Together Alones atmospheric melancholy a psychogeographic adventure exploring what it means to visit a landscape under the spell of the music it has inspired. A song-by-song analysis further explores the fragile alchemy that produced the most poetic statement in the Crowded House catalogue. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Intertextual, passionate and personal throughout, Crowded House's Together Alone is a key addition to the surprisingly limited range of scholarship on one of Australasia's most successful and adored bands. Fusing pop music with place and landscape, Crowded House's Together Alone (1993) was unprecedented…in its Australasian context, and in the process of making this album, the group's sound transformed profoundly. Crowded House's Together Alone examines why Neil Finn took the daring decision to record amid the wilds of Karekare Beach, West Auckland, considers how British producer Youth impacted the band's dynamics, and places the album within a wider artistic context, expanding beyond pop. The book also recounts author Barnaby Smith's visit to Karekare on the trail of Together Alone's atmospheric melancholy - a psychogeographic adventure exploring what it means to visit a landscape under the spell of the music it has inspired. A song-by-song analysis further explores the fragile alchemy that produced the most poetic statement in the Crowded House catalogue.
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Verlag: Independently Published, 2026
Serie: The Jazz Age Guide to Bad Decisions, Buch 12 von 14. Buch 12 von 14 - The Jazz Age Guide to Bad Decisions
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Stop worrying about your bank balance and start worrying about your neighbors' opinions.Welcome to the 1920s-a decade where your value isn't determined by your savings, but by the impressive weight of your debt. In this comically annotated guide, The Department Store Manager pulls back the vel…vet curtain on the "Installment Plan," the magical financial tool that allows you to buy a tuxedo, a car, and a washing machine before your first paycheck even clears.Using 100% real public-domain advice from genuine Jazz Age sales brochures and credit manuals, this volume teaches you the essential art of the "Appearance Audit." Learn why you should display your vacuum cleaner in the parlor like a trophy, how to lie to your wife about the radio you can't afford, and the proper etiquette for being evicted from your home with minimal fuss.Inside this guide to financial reckless abandon: The Illusion of Wealth: Why cash is for peasants and credit is a public declaration of trust.The Debt Lifestyle: How to ignore interest rates and focus on the "affordable" weekly payment.The Art of Evasion: Pro-tips for hiding your car at your cousin's house when the repo man comes knocking.The Manager's Verdict: Snarky, modern-day translations for every reckless rule of the Roaring Twenties.Consumption is a moral duty. The economy runs on your delusion. Sign on the dotted line, ignore the fine print, and look like money-at least until the music stops. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Love is Blind. The Law is Not. In 1891, James W. Donovan wrote a book called Don't Marry. It wasn't a romance novel; it was a warning label.He warned against marrying flirts, debtors, complainers, and anyone with "cold feet." He viewed marriage not as a sacrament, but as a high-risk contract w…ith a 50% failure rate. Annotated by The Jaded Divorce Attorney, this edition treats Victorian courtship like a hostile corporate merger.Learn how to avoid: The "Fixer-Upper" Why marrying a project is a bad investment.The Financial Liability: How to spot a suitor who is just looking for a loan.The In-Law Trap: Why living with his mother is a breach of contract.The "Fatal Flaw" Why that cute quirk will be grounds for divorce in five years. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Intertextual, passionate and personal throughout, Crowded Houses Together Alone is a key addition to the surprisingly limited range of scholarship on one of Australasias most successful and adored bands. Fusing pop music with place and landscape, Crowded Houses Together Alone (1993) was unprec…edented in its Australasian context, and in the process of making this album, the groups sound transformed profoundly. Crowded Houses Together Alone examines why Neil Finn took the daring decision to record amid the wilds of Karekare Beach, West Auckland, considers how British producer Youth impacted the bands dynamics, and places the album within a wider artistic context, expanding beyond pop. The book also recounts author Barnaby Smiths visit to Karekare on the trail of Together Alones atmospheric melancholy a psychogeographic adventure exploring what it means to visit a landscape under the spell of the music it has inspired. A song-by-song analysis further explores the fragile alchemy that produced the most poetic statement in the Crowded House catalogue. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Serie: THE VICTORIAN GUIDE TO IMPROPRIETY, Buch 4 von 11. Buch 4 von 11 - THE VICTORIAN GUIDE TO IMPROPRIETY
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. "A gentleman is simply a man who hasn't been caught yet."Welcome to 1888 London-the capital of the world, where "Gentility" is the only currency that matters, and your moral worth is measured by the exact angle of your morning coat. In this bitingly satirical and historically accurate guide, T…he Disillusioned Valet pulls back the velvet curtain on the Victorian elite, revealing the exhausting, starched, and deeply hypocritical reality of being a "man of quality."Using 100% real historical documents, including genuine 19th-century etiquette manuals (The Habits of Good Society, 1859), Savile Row tailoring records, and the internal bylaws of London's most exclusive gentlemen's clubs, this volume translates the absurd rules of the past for the modern reader. Learn why a gentleman must change his trousers four times a day to match the "social temperature," how to master "The Cut" (the art of socially murdering someone with a single look), and why a gambling debt is a "sacred honor" while paying your grocer is considered "vulgarly optional."Inside this guide to the maintenance of the illusion, you'll discover: The Uniform of War: Why thirty pounds of wool in July is the only way to prove you don't have a job, and how a stiff collar can successfully function as a neck-guillotine.The Whisker Taxonomy: A breakdown of "Piccadilly Weepers" and "Mutton Chops," and why a bare lip is a sign of either a priest or a criminal.The Art of Saying Nothing: How to use the "Eloquent Pause" and "Received Pronunciation" to hide the fact that you haven't had a new idea since the Crimean War.The Fortress of Silence: A tour of London's elite clubs, where you pay forty guineas a year for the privilege of sitting in a mahogany chair and being ignored by your closest friends.Sinning Without Being Seen: The delicate calibration of drinking port, managing "separate establishments," and ensuring your scandal stays between you and your valet.The Honor Code: The ritualized art of killing a man at dawn over a card game while pretending it's a "hunting accident."TL;DR: Look expensive, say nothing, and make sure your servant is better at keeping secrets than you are. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Serie: The Jazz Age Guide to Bad Decisions, Buch 7 von 14. Buch 7 von 14 - The Jazz Age Guide to Bad Decisions
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Spare a dime? No? Well, listen to my advice instead-it's worth even less.Welcome to 1928-the "New Era" of permanent prosperity where the graph goes up forever, gravity has been officially cancelled, and your gardener is currently outperforming J.P. Morgan. In this comically annotated guide, Th…e Ruined Broker-once a financial titan with a yacht named Margin Call, now a connoisseur of Manhattan's finest soup kitchens-explains how the Jazz Age collective hallucination really worked.Using 100% real historical documents, including genuine 1920s investment pamphlets, Wall Street journals, and "get-rich-quick" columns, this volume reveals the high-stakes madness of the Great Bull Market. Learn why you only need a dime to play for a dollar, how to spot a "pump-and-dump" before you're the one being dumped, and why you should immediately sell your house if your shoeshine boy starts giving you stock tips.Inside this guide to financial suicide, you'll discover: The Speculator's Fever: Why "Wireless Toasters" were the 1920s version of a sure thing and why everyone believed poverty was abolished.The Margin Trap: The magic of buying on 10% reality and the specific, gut-wrenching sound of the "guillotine" (the 3:00 AM margin call).Bucket Shop Blues: Navigating the gambling dens disguised as brokerages where the house always wins and the tape is always late.Ticker Tape Psychosis: A survival guide for watching your life's work vanish at six characters per second.Black Tuesday Etiquette: How to maintain your dignity while the floor falls out and why a pinstripe suit is the only thing standing between you and the breadline.The Broker's Verdict: A brutally honest, modern-day translation of a market that was "too big to fail"-right up until it hit the pavement.Go forth, find your "sure thing," and remember: If a man tells you prosperity is "just around the corner," check the corner for a breadline before you follow him. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. "We run the world; they just live in it. Try to stay invisible while you save them from themselves."Welcome to 1884 London-the height of the British Empire, where a Great House is a clock and the servants are the gears that keep it turning. In this bitingly satirical and historically accurate…guide, The Iron-Willed Housekeeper pulls back the green baize door to reveal the cold, tiered, and silent engine of domestic service.A masterful blend of Victorian social history and sharp-tongued British satire, this volume is the ultimate history of domestic service for anyone who suspects that "refined" living was actually a 24-hour maintenance project. Using 100% real historical documents, including Isabella Beeton's Book of Household Management (1861), genuine servant memoirs, and wage records from London's most sprawling estates, this guide translates the brutal rules of the basement for the modern reader.Learn why a six-foot footman is paid more for his calves than his brain, how to survive the "Whack-a-Maid" scoreboard of the bell system, and the terrifying power of the "Character"-the single piece of paper that determined if you ate dinner or entered the workhouse. Whether you're a fan of Upstairs, Downstairs drama, historical memoirs, or looking for a humorous gift for history buffs, this guide provides a cynical, stage-hand's look at the "Invisible Army" of the Victorian age.Inside this guide to the machinery of deference, you'll discover: The Hierarchy Below Stairs: From the "King of the Pantry" Butler to the "Basement Dweller" Scullery Maid-know your rank or find yourself at the sink.The Character Leash: How your entire future is written by people who don't know your first name, and why being "Insolent" is a social death sentence.The Rules of Invisibility: Mastering the art of being "furniture that breathes"-if the Master sees you, you've failed; if he hears you, you're fired.The Bell Scoreboard: How to jump when they pull the wire and why some people's boredom is more "urgent" than others.The Pugs' Parlor Society: The snobbery of the upper servants, the gossip networks of the hall, and why the "No Followers" rule makes the larder the only place for love.Specialized Shadows: Meet the Governess (the professional outcast), the Wet Nurse (the rented womb), and the Gamekeeper (the man who values birds over people).The Life Sentence: The climb from scullery to grave, and the cold reality of retiring with nothing but a jingle of keys and a library of secrets.TL;DR: Gravity is for the gentry; we remain upright until we are dismissed. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. "Excellence is just a word for 'I kept the doctor from killing the patient long enough for nature to do the work.'"Welcome to 1884 London-the dawn of "Scientific Medicine," an era where surgeons are finally washing their hands but still aren't quite sure why. In this bitingly satirical and his…torically clinical guide, The Skeptical Nurse pulls back the carbolic-soaked curtain on the Victorian hospital, revealing a world where the "Heroic Cure" is often more dangerous than the disease.Part Victorian medical history and part dark medical satire, this book is the definitive history of nursing and surgery for anyone who suspects that "modern" practice was actually a series of expensive, starched experiments. Using 100% real historical documents, including the "Heroic Medicine" manuals of the mid-century, genuine 19th-century pharmaceutical ads for "soothing syrups" (liquid opium), and the terrifying surgical reports from the pre-anesthetic era, this volume translates the gore and guesswork of the past for the modern reader.Discover why leeches were considered the "Swiss Army Knife" of the apothecary, how the "Hysteria" diagnosis became the ultimate medical "ignore button," and why a Victorian hospital was the only place on earth where the air was more lethal than the surgery. Whether you're a fan of medical history, Call the Midwife-style drama, or looking for a humorous gift for doctors and nurses, this guide provides a sharp, cynical look at the miracle of human survival in spite of the "miracle" of medicine.Inside this guide to the carbolic dawn, you'll discover: Heroic Medicine: Why bloodletting was the Victorian answer to everything from a broken heart to a broken leg.The Surgical Theater: A look at the "Three-Minute Amputation" and why the audience in the gallery was usually the most dangerous part of the operation.The Nurse's Lot: Surviving the transition from "Drunk and Disreputable" to the "Angel of Mercy" while armed with nothing but a wet cloth and a stubborn refusal to give up.The Patent Medicine Trap: A field guide to the "Universal Cures" that were mostly just gin, opium, and enough mercury to turn your teeth into jewelry.The Hysteria Mask: How the medical establishment used a single word to explain away every woman with a pulse or an opinion.The Germ Theory Wars: Navigating the era when "Invisible Monsters" (bacteria) were considered a socialist myth by the senior surgeons.The Death Bed Performance: The etiquette of the final hour and why the apothecary's bill is always the last thing a patient sees.TL;DR: We built a world out of carbolic and starch, and we told ourselves it was "Science." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. Check your makeup, ignore the smell of the nitrate film, and remember: In Hollywood, a "Close-Up" is just a very intimate way to get fired.Welcome to 1926-the era of the "Dream Factory," a biological thresher that turns wide-eyed kids from Iowa into "Gods" on Monday and "Accidental Overdoses"…by Friday. To be a Star in Hollywood isn't about "acting"; it's about surviving the lighting department and making sure the Studio Head doesn't find out you were born in a potato cellar.In this comically annotated guide, The Washed-Up Star-the "Face of 1922" and the "Voice of 1928" (for exactly one weekend)-explains how to navigate the glorious and lethal reality of the Silent Era. Using 100% real historical documents, including genuine 1920s studio handbooks, trade magazines (Motion Picture News), and the actual guidelines of the 1930 Hays Code, this volume reveals the manufacturing of the American Myth.Inside this guide to manufactured perfection, you'll discover: The Casting Couch Caution: Why the worst-kept secret in Babylon is the only way to get past the gatekeeper.Contract Captivity: How the "Seven-Year Clause" buys your eyelashes, your naps, and your choice of dinner companions.The Nitrate Danger: Why your life's work is a giant Roman candle waiting for a spark-and why studios burned down twice a week.Dying for Five Dollars: The Harold Lloyd logic of performing high-altitude stunts with zero insurance and a director screaming through a megaphone.The Talkie Terror: Why the introduction of sound was the end of civilization for goddesses who sounded like Brooklyn cab drivers.The Star's Verdict: A sharp, satirical, and modern-day translation for the industry that decided if you're thirty, you're dead.Go forth, find your "close-up," and remember: If someone tells you you're going to be a legend, check the length of the contract first. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. "If you feel a 'flutter, ' drink a glass of water and think about the Queen."Welcome to 1890 London-the "Age of Purity," where the human pulse is considered a dangerous liability best managed by cold baths, hard chairs, and a complete refusal to acknowledge how babies are made. In this bitingl…y satirical and historically rigorous guide, The Married Woman (Looking Back) pulls back the heavy velvet curtains on the Victorian bedroom, revealing a world of "Marital Duties," liquid opium, and the strategic utility of the "Migraine."Part Victorian social history and part repressive British satire, this book is the definitive history of Victorian manners and sexuality for anyone who suspects that "Respectability" was just a forty-year exercise in holding one's breath. Using 100% real historical documents, including the pseudoscientific medical manuals of Dr. William Acton and 19th-century moral tracts, this volume translates the terrifying silence of the past for the modern reader.Discover why doctors believed higher education would shrivel a woman's womb, how "spiked rings" were used to terrify teenage boys into purity, and why the "Rest Cure" was essentially a prison sentence for anyone with an opinion. Whether you're a fan of women's history, The Gilded Age drama, or looking for a humorous gift for history buffs, this guide provides a sharp, cynical look at the fortress of starch that built the British Empire.Inside this guide to the unlaced breath, you'll discover: The Dangerous Body: Why looking in a mirror for too long was considered a "Gateway Sin" and why pepper was the devil's condiment.The Solitary Vice: A look at the medieval-style "anti-onanism devices" and why medical men thought a hollow eye was proof of a moral collapse.The Education of Ignorance: Navigating a world where girls were expected to enter marriage with less knowledge of biology than a common gardener.Marriage and the "Duty" The Dr. Acton lie-learning to "lie back and think of England" while pretending you don't have a body below the neck.Hysteria and the Doctor: How the medical establishment turned female unhappiness into a "uterine dysfunction" treatable by isolation and laudanum.Clothing as a Fortress: The engineering of the Crinoline Cage-a five-foot steel barrier designed to keep the world at a safe, sexless distance.The New Woman Scandal: The 1890s arrival of the bicycle, the bloomer, and the terrifying realization that women could actually run away.TL;DR: Excellence is just a word for "we didn't get caught having a human emotion until after the husband died." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
