"This book presents a visually compelling collection of vintage instructional records from the golden age of album cover design and discusses how these records helped people learn everything from skiing to French to a healthy sex life"--
"This book presents a visually compelling collection of vintage instructional records from the golden age of album cover design and discusses how these records helped people learn everything from skiing to French to a healthy sex life"--
Introduction: Achieving the Good Life with Midcentury Records 1 Part I: At Work 31 1 Becoming a Better Worker: Efficiency, Productivity, and Career Training 35 2 Paths to Persuasion: Selling and Salesmanship 59 3 Making Money, Management, and Motivation 69 Part II: At Home 83 4 Fitness and Beauty 89 5 Sustenance: Eating and Drinking 111 6 Family Fidelity: The Harmonious Marriage and Well-Adjusted Children 125 7 Mind Altering: Expanding Your Mind for Greater Success 151 Part III: At Leisure 169 8 Leisure and Sport 173 9 Joining In: Play an Instrument! Learn to Dance! 199 10 Let's Learn a Language 221 11 Learning to Listen: Music Appreciation 233 Part IV: On Vinyl and Cultural History 12 A History of Instructional Recordings 251 13 Conclusion: Midcentury Records and the Creation of Modern America 261 Acknowledgments 267 Notes 269 Bibliography 289 Illustration Credits 303 Index of Records 305 Index 309
Introduction: Achieving the Good Life with Midcentury Records 1 Part I: At Work 31 1 Becoming a Better Worker: Efficiency, Productivity, and Career Training 35 2 Paths to Persuasion: Selling and Salesmanship 59 3 Making Money, Management, and Motivation 69 Part II: At Home 83 4 Fitness and Beauty 89 5 Sustenance: Eating and Drinking 111 6 Family Fidelity: The Harmonious Marriage and Well-Adjusted Children 125 7 Mind Altering: Expanding Your Mind for Greater Success 151 Part III: At Leisure 169 8 Leisure and Sport 173 9 Joining In: Play an Instrument! Learn to Dance! 199 10 Let's Learn a Language 221 11 Learning to Listen: Music Appreciation 233 Part IV: On Vinyl and Cultural History 12 A History of Instructional Recordings 251 13 Conclusion: Midcentury Records and the Creation of Modern America 261 Acknowledgments 267 Notes 269 Bibliography 289 Illustration Credits 303 Index of Records 305 Index 309
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