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Our Non-Fiction Suggestions
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If you're only aware of Joe Strummer as the front man of the punk rock band, The Clash, this will be an informative biography that delves into his many other faces and facets. Fans and newcomers alike will be pleased with this in-depth and critically astute look at a fascinating man who had more to him than met the eye. (BH)
As in his previous book Man Walks Into A Pub, the author explores the culture of drinking with wit and humour. Starting at a beer convention in the Czech Republic, whose citizens consume the most beer of any culture per capita (yet don't have the problems of violence that Britain does), he takes us on a round-the-world tour which explores both the pride other countries take in their beers as well as their attitudes to drink and drinking.(KW)
In each chapter of this fascinating book, the author deals with a different species that's on the verge of extinction. It's not only an appreciation of the natural world in all its diversity but a message of hope for the future. (TR)
Have you ever cringed with Existential dread at Celine Dion’s version of All By Myself, or bolted from a restaurant while Phil Collins is spewing In The Air Tonight? If so, you’ll love it as Tom Reynolds, a former DJ and technical director for The Groundlings Comedy Theater, analyzes the most depressing songs of all time. Side-splittingly funny. You’ll laugh ‘til you slit your wrists! (BH)
The Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer delves into the history and spread across the world of the folk song "The House Of The Rising Sun." By looking at this single example, he manages to make a multitude of points about sociology, musicology, American history, and how folk hits are both created and spread. A fascinating study of both the song, music in general, and one man's obsession. (BH)
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