In his senior year at UC Berkeley, author Mark Llewellyn Hall comes down with a mysterious illness. His quest for a cure forces him to completely transform his life, which ultimately becomes the key to his miraculous recovery. Written in a young, alternative voice that weaves powerful prose with original poetry, "Dazed and Fatigued in the Toxic 21st Century" reveals a remarkable story of determination and personal insight, that sheds new light on what it means to grow up and live in today's toxic age.

Dazed and Fatigued in the Toxic 21st Century

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Hall, Mark Llewellyn

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Consafos Pr

Cultural nostalgia is omnipresent as we enter the new millenium, and much of the looking back is focused on the 1970's. It was a time when being young and American meant a world of sexual freedom in an era untainted by AIDS. For photographer MArk Helfrich it was a time to not only explore these freedoms, but also to document them. In 'Naked Pictures Of My Ex-Girlfriends', Helfrich shares with us what most have hidden away or have long ago destroyed- intimate, private pictures of his ex-girlfriends, a decades worth from 1970 to 1980. Helfrich explains "...it was no big deal photographing my girlfriends topless or nude, almost all of them were thrilled to pose for me, because they knew I was so into it. It was fun. It was like playing a game. It was like living Antonioni's 'Blow Up." This collection of black &amp; white and colour images is presented as a nostalgic diary from the carefree sexual seventies, a glimpse of a time and life many wish they could have lived.

Naked Pictures Of My Ex-girlfriends

Arts & Photography

Helfrich, Mark

Photography & Video

Jon Caramanica, Rolling Stone "Might well be the most comprehensive biography ever written about a pop act while it was still in its prime." Harry Allen, Village Voice A definitive, insightful text.David Mills, WASHINGTON TIMES "Enlightening" Source Magazine Adler's reissued classic details Run-DMC's rise to stardom and the cultivation of a whole genre.Brian Coleman, Urb An essential time capsule, Adler is the ultimate tour guide.Jeff Chang, cantstopwontstop "It remains one of the unsung classics of early hip-hop books...Bill gives you incredible you-were-there descriptions." hhn.com, issue #84 "A must-have for any serious hip-hop fan." Simon McKenzie, University of Melbourne (Australia) website "Vividly recreates the atmosphere of the years during Run-DMC's prime...when their music was at its most vibrant." Miles Marshall Lewis, Blender Magazine "...Short on 'Behind the Music' squabbles, but it's a trove of great moments." Toph One, XLR8R "Fascinating look at the beginnings of NYC hip-hop and the early career of that Hollis crew....Thoroughly enjoyable." Book Description 'Tougher Than Leather' tells the inside story of Run-DMC's astonishing rise to fame from the obscurity of Hollis. Queens to the kleig-lit heights of pop music fame. It is a story that has inspired important music makers for the last 15 years, including the Beastie Boys, Will Smith, Public Enemy, NWA, Master P, Jay-z, Kid Rock, Limp Bizkit and Eminem-all of whom know who opened the door for them. And now it can inspire you. 'Tougher Than Leather' was originally published in 1987 and is reissued here in a new edition, a must have for any serious music fan and authored by Run DMC publicist Bill Adler.Although the individual members of Run-DMC and their manager Russell Simmons have all published books about their lives in recent years, there is only book devoted solely to the career of Run-DMC. Tougher Than Leather tells the inside story of Run-DMC's astonishing rise from the obscurity of Hollis, Queens to the heights of pop music fame.When the trio first teamed up in the spring of 1983, rap music was scarcely more than a weird little blip on the pop culture radar screen. Three-and-a-half years later -- thanks largely to the blazing nonstop success of Run-DMC -- rap music and hiphop culture were everywhere: on arena tours from coast to coast in America. In England, Europe, and Japan. On radio and MTV. On the cover of Rolling Stone. And in the movies. Nothing slowed them down, not the refusal of radio to play their records, the outbursts of violence at their concerts, or the condemnation of their music by the Parents Music Resource Center.Hailed as "the Beatles of rap," Run-DMC paved the way for the Def Jam label and toured with such future stars as the Beastie Boys, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, and Jazzy Jeff &amp; the Fresh Prince.

Tougher Than Leather: The Rise of Run-DMC

Biographies & Memoirs

bill-adler

Arts & Literature

Perry Farrell, 2002 Jamie Brisick has revived my yearning for travel and adventure..He makes me want to return back to the water.Sandow Birk, Los Angeles 2002 Brisick brings a remarkable power to his descriptions and images of this world that he moves in.Surfing Magazine, April 2002 Jamie Brisick is a 21st century philosopher and genius-raving surf journalist and offers all that and more in Martinis.

We Approach Our Martinis With Such High Expectations

Brisick, Jamie

This Glen E. Friedman book came about due to the   insistence of many of the his friends and fans who wanted to see the   out takes and extras of all of the different people he had shot over   the years, particularly those who were not included in FUCK YOU   HEROES, from the early skateboarding days at the West Lost   Angeles (DogTown) school yards and the infamous Dog Bowl, to the Punk   shows and riots in Hollywood and CBGB's, from the gangster   ridden streets of the Compton Hip-Hop scene to the Hollis   neighborhood of Queens New York that brought the world Run-DMC and   Jam Master Jay, all the way through more recent band photo sessions,   to his Liberty Street protest at Ground Zero in New York City.    This new hard back edition covers up to 2004, and includes an   additional 13 pages not in the original!  To paraphrase an earlier Amazon.com review  This book is unbelievable, if for nothing else, just for the sheer   volume of Hardcore Punk, Hardcore Hip Hop legends, Hardcore   Skateboarding (much Dogtown), and MORE, all in here. Friedman's   previous book was much more selective, he says this is his   "scrapbook" of leftovers but he's really downplaying it, it's much   much more in several ways. This one contains a way larger cast of   characters and is much more relaxed in it's presentation. I think   it's cool for that. (This new HARDCOVER edition is phenominal.   There's almost 400 pictures in this 180 page book, and it just looks   amazing, so much energy comes off the pages. It's a perfect companion   to FUCK YOU HEROES with the black cover.  Lots of amazing obscure PUNK shots, including the Bad Brains,   Black Flag, Dead Kennedy's, Misfits, TSOL, Wierdos, Minutemen, Minor   Threat, Husker Du, D.O.A., Social Distortion, Reagan Youth, Circle   Jerks, the Make-Up, Suicidal Tendencies, Cramps, Big Boys, Ramones,   GERMS, the Faith, Necros, Descendents, Adolescents, Stimulators,   Discharge, the Damned, Murphy's Law, UK Subs, Angelic Upstarts, S.S.   Decontrol, 999, BuzzCocks, tons of Fugazi.  Classic incredible Hip-Hop shots of Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, LL Cool   Jay, Ice-T, South Central Cartel, Busy Bee, Slick Rick, Doug E.    Fresh, Ultra Magnetic MC's, KRS-1, Kurtis Blow, King Tee, PUBLIC   ENEMY, A Tribe Called Quest, Fat Boys, Eric B.& Rakim, (new edition   extras: Ja Rule, Sean Combs), even U.T.F.O.!  The skate shots are of all the originators in DogTown (Tony Alva,   Jay Adams, Shogo Kubo, Jim Muir, Paul Constantineau, and even   Stacy Peralta - DogTown skate photos not in any of his other   books - most notably of Jay Adams at the DogBowl.) Some great East   Coast shots too, and classic early stuff of Duane Peters, Steve   Caballero, Lance Mountain, "Gator", Neil Blender, Ray "Bones",   "Wally", "Playboy" Bobby Piercy, Steve Alba, Alan "Ollie" Gelfand,   Tom Groholski, Mike McGill, Eddie Elgura, Christian Hosoi, and   more (Including in this new edition 2 pages of never before seen   classic Tony Hawk from the early 80's, as well as a shot of a   pre-teen Cara-Beth Burnside.)  Some of the other obscure interesting shots include 80's portraits of   Rick Rubin, Russell Simmons and C.R.Stecyk . Music   stuff of the  DeadBoys'-Stiv Bators, the Go-Go's, Sting   of the Police, Billy Idol when still in Generation-  X, AC/DC, Iggy Pop, Johnny Thunders, (new edition extras:   Beck, Pearl Jam, System Of A Down, (International) Noise   Conspiracy, Femi Kuti, the Evens), and killer shots of Slayer.  Believe it or not there's more I didn't even mention. You will be   pleasantly surprised by this book. It packs a great punch of classic   shots that you won't find by any other photographer anywhere.  A MUST HAVE BOOK!

Fuck You Too: The Extras and More Photographs by Glen E. Friedman

Friedman, Glen E.