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Harrod, Tanya. "Review: Art Deco 1910-1939. London." The Burlington Magazine Vol. 145 No. 1203 (Jun., 2003): 462-4. JSTOR. Web. 16 Nov. 2010

This article focuses on an Art Deco exhibit in a London museum. Many examples of Art Deco are described through explaining what the exhibit consisted of. Through describing Art Deco, the article makes the differences clear between both the Art Noueau and Modernism movements. Several designers, fans and examples of Art Deco are listed. This article was helpful because through describing the exhibit, different examples and mediums of Art Deco are explained.

Matlock, Glen and Silverton Peter. "I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol" London: Reynolds and Hearn Ltd, 2006. Print. This book addresses the intentions of The Sex Pistols through their dress,culture, and names. Johnny Rotten, that is a very "clear-cut" meaning as to the bands intentions. Whether the radio, parents, or establishment wanted to play them or not The Sex Pistols were becoming a household name world wide.

Montagu, Jemima. The Surrealists: Revolutionaries in Art & Writing 1919-35. London: Tate Publishing, 2002. Print. The developments of surrealism can be seen in Montagu's book. She goes through the age of surrealism and identifies all of the changes in the movement. She also lists the artists that helped influence the changes in the movement. the book goes through the year chronologically so it is easy to put in perspective. This is a good source because the author puts specific dates on the changes in Surrealist art.

Weintein, Deena. Postmodernized Simmel. London; New York: Routledge, 1993. Print Working on multiple levels of analysis the authors present a reading of Simmel which shows how his writing can have a role in postmodernist discourses. The Book shows how readers might postmodernize themselves. It is the first sustained attempt to show the signifigance of Simmel"s writings for postmodernism and it challenges prevailing view that simmel sociological impressionist. It provides fresh ideas on postmodernity and a remarkable new interpretation of one of the major figures in the developement of sociology.

Ingham, Chris. Metallica: The Stories Behind the Biggest Songs. London: Carlton, 2009. Print Having survived three decades as the forefront of heavy metal overcomeing tragedy and line-up changes Metallica has thrived on their music. They've earned a clutch of Grammys, seen five albums go to number one, and sold over 100 million records worldwide. Their 2008 album Death Magnetic hit number one in the US and UK simultaneously as well as topping the charts in over 30 other countries. This book looks back over the bands remarkable history focussing on their biggest songs from their nine studio albums with first hand accounts from the band members themselves.

Silverton, Peter. "I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol". London: Reynolds & Hearn LTD, 2006. Print. This book is about the image of The Sex Pistols and how their intentions were "clear cut" when it came to style. The likes of Johnny Rotten, not John Lydon, was a household name. Whether it was because they were allowed to play or not allowed to play The Sex Pistols were becoming very popular.