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Book Review: Marooned: The Next Generation Of Desert Island Discs edited by Phil Freeman (Blogcrit |
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By most accounts, the concept of so-called "Desert Island Discs" -- at least as it relates to rock and roll journalism -- began with a book published in 1979 called Stranded: Rock and Roll For A Desert Island , edited by one of America's foremost rock journalists, Griel Marcus. In that book, Marcus posed the simple question "What one record would you bring to a desert island and why?" to a ... Share Your Opinion. (0 posts)
Online Author And Book News Book Review: Unbroken: A Memoir by Tracy Elliott (Blogcritics.org)
Tracy Elliott knows pain and fear first hand. Growing up as an orphan, she lived with her grandmother and five uncles. She experienced abuse and outright terror at the hands of her uncles. As a teen she began drinking and experimenting with drugs. She says in the book that she knew that it was wrong when her uncles drank, but somehow it was different for her - a pity party. Ending up drunk and ... Share Your Opinion. (0 posts)
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