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The Book of Exodus: The Making and Meaning of Bob Marley and the Wailers' Album of the Century by Vivien Goldman Publisher Comments Follow the Sacred Journey to Create One of the Lasting Musical Masterpieces of Our Time Bob Marley is one of our most important and influential artists. Recorded in London after an assassination attempt on his life sent Marley into exile from Jamaica... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Jimmy Cliff: An Unauthorized Biography by David Katz PW Review "James Chambers, later to become the renowned Jimmy Cliff, grew up in a poor Jamaican village without running water or electricity, but had the good fortune of being born to supportive parents. When it was time for him to move to Kingston, he was given a... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $11.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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Bob Marley (One on One) by David Burnett Publisher Comments On assignment for Time Magazine, journalist David Burnett first photographed Bob Marley in 1976 at his home in Kingston, Jamaica. Burnett continued to document the music legend on his seminal Exodus tour, this time for the pages of Rolling Stone. "Our... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Stir It Up: Reggae Album Cover Art by Chris Morrow Publisher Comments Before the advent of music videos and CDs, album covers provided international audiences with a colorful invitation to the exotic, exciting world of Jamaican reggae. Stir It Up surveys this highly popular cover art, featuring rare and classic covers from... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Encyclopedia of Reggae: The Golden Age of Roots Reggae by Mike Alleyne Publisher Comments This heavily illustrated guide to reggae is a colorful, herbally endowed, and sunsplashed history of one of the world's most popular musical styles. Reggae was born in 1960s Jamaica, a potent mix of such indigenous genres as ska and rocksteady plus R&... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Every Little Thing Gonna Be Alright: The Bob Marley Reader by Hank Bordowitz Publisher Comments A collection of the best writings on Bob Marley, the late, legendary musician and world cultural icon who brought reggae music and Jamaican culture to a mass audience.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Reggae & Caribbean Music: Third Ear: The Essential Listening Companion (Third Ear) by Dave Thompson Publisher Comments More than a listener's guide, this book reveals the rich historical development of a regional music that is now embraced worldwide. Packed with incisive essays, ratings and reviews of 2,700 recordings, plus fantastic photos and engaging biographies, this... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Reggae, Rasta, revolution :Jamaican music from ska to dub by Chris Potash Publisher Comments The first ever anthology on the Jamaican popular music forms that have changed the shape of Western popular music. Beginning with Bob Marley, the book explores the roots of Jamaican pop from mento, ska, calypso, and rock steady. Profiles of roots... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Natural Mystics: Marley, Tosh, and Wailer by Colin Grant Publisher Comments Over one dramatic decade, a trio of Trenchtown R&B crooners swapped their 1960s Brylcreem hairdos and two-tone suits for 1970s battle fatigues and dreadlocks to become the Wailers--one of the most influential groups in popular music. Colin Grant... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Reggae Island: Jamaican Music in the Digital Age by Brian Jahn Publisher Comments Within this book over fifty contemporary reggae artists and producersranging from Cultural Roots to Dancehall, and including Buju Banton, Shabba Ranks, Tony Rebel, Burning Spear, Bunny Wailer, Judy Mowatt, Oku Onuora, Junior Reid, Ken Boothe... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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You're Wondering Now: The Specials from Conception to Reunion by Paul Williams Publisher Comments Against the backdrop of the demise of punk, social unrest, and the coming to power of Margaret Thatcher, the Specials burst onto the scene with their unique brand of music in 1979sweeping up the nation's youth with their edgy, politically charged... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Reggaeton (09 Edition) by Raquel Z. Rivera Publisher Comments A hybrid of reggae and rap, reggaeton is a music with Spanish-language lyrics and Caribbean aesthetics that has taken Latin America, the United States, and the world by storm. Superstars—including Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, and Ivy Queen—garner... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $21.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Jamaican Warriors: Reggae, Roots and Culture by Stephen Foehr Synopsis Travel writer and historian Stephen Foehr examines the historical, cultural and political influences that helped an island of two million people create the international music phenomenon of reggae and its associated forms.... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Reggae, Rastafari, and the Rhetoric of Social Control (06 Edition) by Stephen A. King Publisher Comments Who changed Bob Marley's famous peace-and-love anthem into "Come to Jamaica and feel all right"? When did the Rastafarian fighting white colonial power become the smiling Rastaman spreading beach towels for American tourists? Drawing on research in... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $19.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Reggae Wisdom: Proverbs in Jamaican Music by Swami Anand Prahlad Publisher Comments What song lyrics say about Jamaican life, Rastafari religion, and reggae music... (read more) Your price: $32.50 New - Trade Paper
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The Future Is the Beginning: The Words and Wisdom of Bob Marley by Bob Marley Publisher Comments In this one-of-a-kind collection, edited by Gerald Hausman and with an introduction by Cedella Marley, the words of reggae legend Bob Marley are brought together as a testament to the deeply felt and powerfully motivated sense of spirit of the revered... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Hardcover
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Reggae Explosion: The Story of Jamaican Music by Chris Salewicz Synopsis Reggae -- a potent blend of Caribbean folk, American rock 'n' soul, Rastafarianism, and politics -- is more than just a style of music: it's a cultural movement. With more than 400 illustrations, Reggae Explosion charts the course of the rhythmic... (read more) Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Sublime by Sublime Publisher Comments Matching folio with 14 songs including the hit single "Santeria" and: Burritos * Doin' Time * Get Ready * Pawn Shop * Same in the End * Seed * Under My Voodoo and more. Includes photos.... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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This Is Reggae Music (01 Edition) by Lloyd Bradley Publisher Comments Based on six years of research and a lifelong enthusiasm for one of the most remarkable of the world's musics, "This Is Reggae Music" is the definitive history of reggae. A "Sunday Times" (London) Book of the Year. of illustrations.... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Bob Marley by Kwame Dawes Synopsis This in-depth analysis of the reggae superstar's poetry in lyric form delves into the songwriter's intellect and spirituality with scholarly precision usually more associated with Bob Dylan or John Lennon. Thought of as the folk poet of the developing... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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