November's Recommended Books
(2011) Dorian Lynskey
One of the most potent legacies of popular music is the protest song. From Woody Guthrie's "This Land is Your Land" to Public Enemy's "Fight The Power", few artistic products can claim a competing ability to move the masses to question institutional injustice. Dorian Lynskey's 33 Revolutions Per Minute examines the history of the protest song through essays about 33 of the most stirring and politically charged ballads of the last century.
(2009) Nick Cave
Lead singer of The Bad Seeds and Grinderman, Australian musician Nick Cave holds a prominent place in the rock n' roll canon. Not content to sit on his musical credentials alone however, Cave has also created work in other media, including film (he wrote the screenplay for The Proposition), and print. His 2009 book The Death of Bunny Munro tells the story of a sex-addicted businessman who suddenly finds himself responsible for his young son.
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