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For almost three decades, the Grateful Dead was America's most popular touring band. No Simple Highway is the first book to ask the simple question of why—and attempt to answer it. Drawing on new research, interviews, and a fresh supply of material from the Grateful Dead archives, author Peter Richardson vividly recounts the Dead's colorful history, adding new insight into everything from the Acid Tests to the band's formation of their own record label to their massive late career success, while probing the riddle of the Dead's vast and durable appeal. Arguing that the band successfully tapped three powerful utopian ideals—for ecstasy, mobility, and community—it also shows how the Dead's lived experience with these ideals struck deep chords with two generations of American youth and continues today. Routinely caricatured by the mainstream media, the Grateful Dead are often portrayed as grizzled hippy throwbacks with a cult following of burned-out stoners. No Simple Highway corrects that impression, revealing them to be one of the most popular, versatile, and resilient music ensembles in the second half of the twentieth century. The band's history has been well-documented by insiders, but its unique and sustained appeal has yet to be explored fully. At last, this legendary American musical institution is given the serious and entertaining examination it richly deserves.

In the late 1960s an area of Nottingham known as St Ann's was set for demolition. This involved the wholesale clearance of houses, shops, pubs, churches and businesses. Most of the houses were built in the mid-1800s and of very poor quality, having no internal toilets or bathrooms, poor sanitation and damp problems. The process of demolition meant that upwards of 30,000 people would be rehoused in different parts of the city. Typical of this era, what St Ann's did have was a great sense of community which was about to be lost along with a way of life that we would never see again. To many residents, although being rehoused in better modern homes was something to look forward to, this community was to be sadly missed. During this time Peter Richardson was at Derby College of Art embarking on a course in photojournalism, and so he decided to try and capture the demise of this community and the end of a way of life that was on the point of disappearing forever. Many people had to continue living among the demolition work, and these photographs portray a snapshot of their way of life during this upheaval.

Originally published: Columbia, S.C.: University of South Carolina Press, 1996. číst celé

The stylish and macabre feast of Zombie Makeout Club returns!Powered by the mysterious phenomenon of "Black Blood" and effortless gorepunk aesthetics, various youngsters in Death City find themselves tangled up together and pitted against the mysterious organization that seeks to harvest their bodies and abilities.When Yuka goes searching for her missing sister, she becomes entwined in a web of serial killings, madness, and conspiracy. Yuka's path leads her to Ai, who has awakened within the facility. Both girls are pursued by a new foe and her human pet, but with what means and to what ends?Collecting Volume 2 of the popular Webtoon in print for the first time.

A rebellious high school student is brought back to life in a strange underground facility after commiting suicide. Now, she must piece together not only how and why she has been resurrected, but also confront the fragmented memories of her past and the horrors of the laboratory that want to send her back to the afterlife. This breakneck story illustrates a violent vision of life after death

Vor fast 70 Jahren, als immer mehr Sapüner Familien ins Tal hinunterzogen, begann Georg Mattli (1921–1991), das kulturelle Erbe der bäuerlichen Kultur von Sapün zu sammeln und zu sichern. Er wollte damit die Erinnerungen an das einstige rege Bauernleben festhalten und das Interesse von Einheimischen und Besuchern am Sapüner Volkstum wecken. Die reichhaltige Sammlung besteht aus handgeschriebenen Quellen, die aus allen Lebensbereichen der alten Sapüner Walser stammen. Sie werden transkribiert und kommentiert von einem bekannten Walser Kenner. Die Publikation zeigt eine Auswahl von ursprünglichen Quellen aus den Jahren 1729 bis 1895, die sich aufgrund ihrer lebendigen Inhalte, Originalität und archaischen Schönheit als einzigartige Kunstwerke präsentieren. Sie geben einen tiefen Einblick in das Leben einer abgeschiedenen Dorfgemeinschaft aus den Bergen und schicken den Leser auf eine Zeitreise.