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Swinging the Machine: Modernity, Technology and African American Culture Between the World Wars
University of Massachusetts Press (
March, 2003 )
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The fleeting centre of the world  |
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Swinging 60s London may only now exist in Austin Powers films, but once it was the place for those few in-the-know, to the town where everyone wanted to be and finally, and just as quickly, a parody of itself.
Few books that touch the subject give the reader the full picture and intriguing cast of characters whose impact on all aspects of popular culture we still feel today. This book sets out to change that, and if it wasnt for Barry Miles excellent "In the Sixties" book, then this would be the one to read. In fact, the author relies on Miles for a lot of his anecdotes, quotes and key-players. Both the aforementioned Miles book and his book on Paul McCartney, "Many Years from Now", have obviously been read studiously by Levy.
However, what makes this book worth reading is the truly full scope of the London scene, from start to finish, that a memoir and biography couldnt fully achieve.
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Quick read for IB wannabies  |
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Nice book, quite enjoyable. I do believe that something in the book is exagerated. In IB you can be lucky and work reasonable hours (for IB of course) and maybe one weekend a month or be completely smashed and doing all-nighters and weekends with no rest at all, just like the authors. This is the difference between 70-80 hours and 100+. You can just randomly be the 100+ one or not!
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A real eye opener for "soon to become investment bankers"  |
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A great book for the ones entering investment banking and thinking they are going to change the world. Good writing style, great sense of humour. Provides a good inside how the IB works.
A real must if you are just about to start your carrier in the IB world.
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