books by David Hajdu     books:     David Hajdu      The Ten Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America David Hajdu Blackstone Audio Inc., 2008 In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created in the pulpy, boldly illustrated pages of comic books. But no sooner had this new culture emerged than it was beaten down by church groups and a McCarthyish Congress. In The Ten-Cent Plague , David Hadju ...             Discovering Great Singers of Classic Pop: A New Listener's Guide to the Sounds and Lives of the Top ... Roy Hemming, David Hajdu Newmarket Press, 1991 The sounds, styles, and lives of outstanding singers from the 1920s to the present, are "written about with loving expertise by two writers who can make singers and their songs live on paper," says Clive Barnes. Features revealing biographies, critical assessments, and selective discographies and videographies.             The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America David Hajdu Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 Fascinating History I found this book totally fascinating. Not only does it discuss the social history surrounding comics in the 40's and 50's but you can also see some parallels between the traditional culture's reaction to comics back then and the reaction of some to video games today. ...             Lush Life : A Biography of Billy Strayhorn David Hajdu Granta Books, 1997             Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn David Hajdu North Point Press, 1997 A very enjoyable read This book has a lot going for it. Do you like music, swing and jazz? Do you like intersting people? Did you live through the 30's, 40's and 50's? Do you enjoy reading about that era? Do you enjoy reading a well written biogratphy? If the answer to any of these is ...             Positively 4th Street: The Lives and Times of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Mimi Baez Farina and Richard Farina David Hajdu North Point Press, 2002 Ballad of some thin men It takes a great biography to both read like fiction and create enough historical specifics to truly adjust your mindset to the setting at hand. That's how I felt in Positively 4th Street - that I was amongst the atmosphere that treated folk music in the 1960's as if ...             Positively 4th Street David Hajdu Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2002 This work prompted me to revisit some of the folk & folk-rock music of my youth. Dylan's work has endured of course & Don't Think Twice & Blowin in the Wind has spoken to every generation since. From the book I got the the impression that Bob Dylan is somewhat limited intellectually. He spouts nonsense & speaks thru ...             Lush Life David Hajdu Granta Books, 1998          products you might be interested in discovering The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Discovering and Exploiting ... What Color Is Your Parachute for Teens: Discovering Yourself, ... Discovering Great Artists: Hands-On Art for Children in the Styles of ... Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man's Soul Discovering Statistics Using SPSS (Introducing Statistical Methods ... comic-book No Future For You (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Volume 2) The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need What It Is Fables Vol. 10: The Good Prince Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) search for books comic-book, discovering, performers, positively, recordings, strayhorn we recommend Ballad of some thin men randomly chosen apparel: Samsonite Dual Voltage Garment Steamer