From the Publisher: It has been reviled, dismissed, attacked, and occasionally been the subject of Congressional hearings, but still, the genre of music known as heavy metal maintains not only its market share in the recording and downloading industry, but also as a cultural force that has united millions of young and old fans across the globe. Characterized by blaring distorted guitars, drum solos, and dramatic vibrato, the heavy metal movement headbanged...

A collection of writings of the period 1930 to 1939 which attempt to capture the characteristic spirit of the time, that blend of fear, hope, excitement, anger and joy. Includes writings by Sherwood Anderson, John Dewey, William Saroyan, Clifford Odets, e. e. cummings, Stephen Vincent Benet, Archibald MacLeish, Erskine Caldwell and others.