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Martin Goldsmith. The Beatles Come to America. Hoboken, NJ., John Wiley & Sons. 2004. Questia. Web. 15 Nov. 2010. This book is about the music and style of The Beatles upon their arrival in America in 1964. Goldsmith gives a narrative view into his personal experiences living as a young adult during "Beatlemania." He also explores the evolution of a fresh musical sound when The Beatles first performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show." The book also gives accounts of other major events in American history including: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the feminist movement, and the civil rights movement. Goldsmith gives a perfect blend of biographical sources and his own personal experiences to explore the impact The Beatles had on music, culture, and style in America. Note: To view this entire source, you must have an account with Questia.

Rowley, David. Beatles for Sale. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 2002. Questia. Web. 16 Nov. 2010.

Taylor, Joshua C. Futurism. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1961. Questia:Trusted Online Research. Cengage Learning, 2010. Web. 11 Nov. 2010. This book is about the art movement of Futurism and the background information of how it came to be. The book tells us about the goals Futurism wished to accomplish. It wanted to create new risky advancement in the art world and did just that. The major part of the book is its accomplishments through various artists. It takes a look at some of those major contributing artists of Futurism such as Umberto Boccioni. It analyses the Manifestos with and how it was the catalyst to the whole movement. This contains a good amount of valuable information that can be very helpful.