Rock Brands: Selling Sound in a Media Saturated Culture, edited by Elizabeth Barfoot Christian, is an edited collection that explores how different genres of popular music are branded and marketed today.The book's core objectives are addressed over three sections. In the first part of Rock Brands, the authors examine how established mainstream artists/bands are continuing to market themselves in an ever-changing technological world, and how bands can use integrate...

How popular music reveals deep histories of racial tensions in southern cultureSouthern History Remixed spotlights the key role of popular music in the shaping of the United States South from the late nineteenth century to the era of rock ’n’ roll in the 1940s, ’50s, and ’60s. While musical activities are often sidelined in historical narratives of the region, Michael Bertrand shows that they can reveal much about social history and culture change as he co...

This collection of classic and contemporary essays in philosophy of language offers a concise introduction to the field for students in graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses. It contains some of the most important basic sources in philosophy of language, including a number of classic essays by philosophers such as Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Kripke, Grice, Davidson, Strawson, Austin, and Putnam, as well as more recent contributions by scholars including John McDowell, Stephen...

Em Um cisne selvagem e outras histórias, sombrios contos de fada são reimaginados pelo premiado autor vencedor do Prêmio Pulitzer Michael Cunningham, e ricamente ilustrados por Yuko Shimizu.Uma maçã envenenada e uma pata de macaco que têm o poder de mudar o destino; uma menina cujos cabelos extraordinariamente compridos são responsáveis por uma catástrofe; um homem com um braço humano e uma asa de cisne; e uma casa, bem nos confins da floresta, feita de confeitos de goma e...

Unsere Gegenwart ist eingebettet in Vergangenheit und Zukunft. Dem Leser wird hier eine Zusammenschau auf die sich ständig verändernden globalen Strukturen und Ereignisse geboten, jeweils mit einem Blick zurück auf die vergangenen Jahre und mit einem Blick nach vorne auf mögliche künftige Entwicklungen. Neben der Untersuchung von allgemeinen Weltproblemen wie Bevölkerungsexplosion, Klimawandel und Globalisierung wird der Fokus insbesondere auf die regionalen und überregionalen Machtzentren...

Bem-vindo a Nova Vegas, uma cidade antes repleta de brilho, agora coberta de gelo. Com grande parte do planeta agora destruído, o lugar só conhece uma temperatura: a congelante. Lá encontramos Natasha Kestal, uma jovem crupiê à procura de uma saída. Como muitos, ela ouviu falar de um lugar mítico simplesmente chamado de Azul, um paraíso onde o sol ainda brilha e as águas são azul turquesa — e um lugar onde Nat e seus semelhantes não serão perseguidos, mesmo que seu segredo mais obscuro ven...

Das Buch über den Abenteurer Wilhelm Bolts schickt die Leser auf eine Zeitreise ins 18. Jahrhundert: Die Gepflogenheiten des Wiener Hofes, die zerbröckelnde Mogulherrschaft in Indien und der wachsende Einfluss der Briten auf die Weltpolitik bilden die Bühne für die Lebensgeschichte und die Handelsaktivitäten des mutigen und gerissenen Geschäftsmannes. Bolts war gebildet und vor allem sprachbegabt, was dem selbstbewussten Unternehmer mit großem Verhandlungsgeschick immer neue Möglichkeiten ...

The preeminent historians of the founding era speak their mind on the anniversary of the United States’ birthIn these powerful and personal essays, some of the most celebrated historians of the American Revolutionary era reflect on the meaning of 1776 to the nation in 2026, offering fresh insights and food for thought on every page. They tackle the most pressing topics that Americans debated in 1776 and continue to debate today: the meaning of democracy; the nature...

Novo livro do premiado autor de As HorasBarrett Meeks, que acabou de perder mais um amor, está à deriva. Ao atravessar o Central Park, ele se vê repentinamente inspirado a erguer os olhos para o céu, onde uma luz pálida e translúcida parece encará-lo de uma forma nitidamente divina. Ao mesmo tempo, seu irmão mais velho Tyler, músico viciado em drogas, tenta em vão escrever uma canção de amor para sua noiva, Beth, que está gravemente doente.Barrett, assombrado por aquela luz, ...

AMÉRIQUE : LA RUPTURE ?Le 4 juillet 2026 marquera le 250e anniversaire de l’indépendance des États-Unis. Moins de deux ans après le retour à la Maison Blanche de Donald Trump, cet anniversaire a pour la France et l’Europe un goût amer. Jamais un président américain n’avait traité ses vieux alliés avec autant de mépris, de condescendance et même d’agressivité. À l’intérieur comme à l’extérieur, Trump joue la rupture. Aux orties, la Constitution ! Au cachot, le multilatéralisme ! Au ...

Particular focus on improving functional traits needed for more resilient poultry breedsComprehensive coverage of key advances in genomic selection and their practical application in breeding improved breeds of layers and broilersLooks forward to emerging trends such as the use of epigenetics and genome editing

The middle tale in the Treasure of Tenochtitlan trilogyWendy Willoughby can't get over what happened in the jungle. She went through hell and survived, but the experience changed her. Since returning to Chichen Itza, where she works as an archaeological artist, she's been bitter and withdrawn. She's furious about the secrets she's being asked to keep. Even though she's only in her 20s, she worries misery will follow her for the rest of her life.Luc...