Author: V. Vale
Publisher: Re/Search Publications
Keywords: search, renaissance, retro, new, swing
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 1998-05
List price: $17.99
ISBN-10: 1889307025
ISBN-13: 9781889307022
Music. Fashion. Ultural Studies. SWING! THE NEW RETRO RENAISSANCE documents the first major lifestyle change since punk. After a 50-year absence, partner-dancing is back with a vengence, propelled by a new generation of bands with roots in Hot Jazz, Jump Swing, Western Swing, and Rockabilly. Also documented are the exciting retro clothes, hairstyles, furnishings, cars, etc. saved from extinction by cutting-edge visionaries of this movement. Lavishly illustrated, this is the first comprehensive guide to a new state of mind being pioneered on the West Coast.
Author: Professor Stephen Brown
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Keywords: revolution, retro, marketing
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2001-08-01
List price: $52.95
ISBN-10: 0761968512
ISBN-13: 9780761968511
"the finest writer in our field today." - Journal of Marketing "genius at work." - Journal of Macromarketing "the great heretic." - Retrospectives in Marketing "the most devastating critic of the academic discipline of marketing ever likely to be encountered." - Service Industries Journal "a jewel in the crown of the academic marketing establishment." - Marketing Intelligence and Planning "remarkably entertaining." - Public Library Journal "dazzling erudition." - European Journal of Marketing "instant classic." - Journal of Marketing Management Has marketing moved from "new and
Author: Professor Gibson Burrell
Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
Keywords: theory, organization, retro, towards, pandemonium
Number of Pages: 254
Published: 1997-05-06
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 080397776X
ISBN-13: 9780803977761
`Two volumes in one, Pandemonium is a disorganizationally challenging contribution to the postmodern theory of organizations which systematically questions the underlying assumptions and values of contemporary administrative science and organization theory’ - Bryan S Turner, Deakin University `Pandemonium is a dark, Gothic place, full of danger and enchantment for all who enter its labyrinth, a retro-vision that seeks to ensare, disarm and disturb all who enter, whatever sense they make from the many opportunities it provides’ - Stewart R Clegg, University of Western Sydney, Macart
Author: John Sperling
Publisher: PoliPoint Press
Keywords: america, metro, retro, divide
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2004-08
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0976062100
ISBN-13: 9780976062103
This book reframes the "red state"/"blue state" debate as "retro America" the South, the Plains states, the Mountain West, and Appalachia vs. "metro America," composed of the populous states on both coasts and the Great Lakes states. The authors three of them economists detail how the Republicans pander to the fears of retro Americas fundamentalist Christians while frantically outsourcing jobs, shredding the social safety net, and subsizing corporate interests at the expense of the lives of average citizens. The book then shows Democrats how to take back the country by focusing entir
Author: Lauren Rennells
Publisher: HRST Books
Keywords: vintage, applying, techniques, makeup, retro
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2011-04-25
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0981663923
ISBN-13: 9780981663920
Retro Makeup: Techniques for applying the Vintage Look is a history and application guide for vintage cosmetic styles. It is a companion book to Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-by-Step Techniques. It starts with a brief history on the acceptance of makeup at the beginning of the 20th century and continues to explain in detail the styles, colors and techniques for applying makeup to look like the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Included in each decade are step-by-step directions on full makeup styles inspired by famous women such as Josephine Baker in the 1920s, Jean Harlow in
Author: Christopher Hart
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Keywords: style, characters, retro, new, cool, draw, cartoon
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2005-03-24
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 0823005879
ISBN-13: 9780823005871
Love that Sponge Bob? Always lurking in Dexter?s lab? Wishing for Fairly Odd Parents? Millions of fans watch these shows avidly, often solely for their zingy, stylized look and hip visual jokes. Now there?s a drawing book just right for everyone who admires that quirky style: Cartoon Cool. Top-selling author Christopher Hart shows beginning cartoonists, retro fans, and all other hipsters how to get that almost-1950s look in their drawings. His trademark step-by-step drawings and crystal-clear text are sure to make Saturday mornings more creative!
Author: Chris Kohler
Publisher: O’Reilly Media
Keywords: playing, classics, tools, tips, gaming, hacks, retro
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2005-10-12
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0596009178
ISBN-13: 9780596009175
Maybe it was the recent Atari 2600 milestone anniversary that fueled nostalgia for the golden days of computer and console gaming. Every Game Boy must ponder his roots from time to time. But whatever is driving the current retro gaming craze, one thing is certain: classic games are back for a big second act, and they’re being played in both old and new ways. Whether you’ve just been attacked by Space Invaders for the first time or you’ve been a Pong junkie since puberty, Chris Kohler’s Retro Gaming Hacks is the indispensable new guide to playing and hacking classic gam
