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International Existir - Madredeus Incredible fine and contemplative music from Portugal, Europe, Planet Earth
Enya
- The Memory of Trees
Hits
Tom Petty - Echo
Eurytmics - Peace Everything But The Girl - Temperamental English Beat - Special Beat Service Best books of the 20th Century Dave Eggers - A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering GeniusAt the age of 22, Eggers became both an orphan and a "single mother" when his parents died within five months of one another of unrelated cancers. In the ensuing sibling division of labor, Dave is appointed unofficial guardian of his 8-year-old brother, Christopher... Cathartic, poignant, and brilliant.
The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe "The Electric
Kool-Aid Acid Test is not simply the best book on the hippies, it is the
book...the pushing, ballooning heart of the matter...Vibrating dazzle!" "Among journalists, Wolfe is a genuine poet; what makes him so good is his ability to get inside, to not merely describe (although he is a superb reporter), but to get under the skin of a phenomenon and transmit its metabolic rhythm." (Newsweek)"The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test is an amazing book...A book that definitely gives Wolfe the edge on the non-fiction novel." (Village Voice) "A Day-Glo book; illuminating, merry, surreal!" (The Washington Post) "Some consider Mailer our greatest journalist; my candidate
is Wolfe." The Complete Enderby by Anthony Burgess (4 books in 1) SF Bestsellers
EATER
by Gregory Benford Great Benford (The Martian Race) does it again. Eater is another example that great science fiction has not died. Eclipse (A Song Called Youth - Book 1) Eclipse Penumbra (A Song Called Youth - 2) Eclipse Corona (A Song Called Youth - 3) John Shirley's trilogy is vivid and exciting... thick with characters, sensation and imagery. A kaleidoscopic mix of politics, pop, and paranoid. Hard to put down.
Top Non-Fiction Harold Evans, et al. The American CenturyElectronic Day Trader by Marc Friedfertig, George West
by Kenneth T. Jackson (Editor),
NTSC format (for use in US and Canada only) 1969. Two motorcyclists ( Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper) embark on a coast-to-coast freewheeling journey in search of "real America", encountering along the way the many faces of its big cities and small towns, a hippie commune, drugs, and sex in a New Orleans bawdy house. A young Jack Nicholson poignantly displays an intelligent man living in a simple minded society. Easy Rider is more than just a film, it is a statement of a time and place. It is one of the few American films that encompasses an entire collective viewpoint of the turbulent time period of the 60s. Quite a documentation, with a great rock soundtrack that includes The Byrds, The Band, Steppenwolf and Jimi Hendrix. Academy Award Nominations: Best Supporting Actor Jack Nicholson, Best Original Story and Screenplay. |
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