Rick Rubin
Rick Rubin is an American record executive and record producer. He is the co-founder of Def Jam Recordings, founder of American Recordings, and former co-president of Columbia Records. Rubin helped popularise hip hop by producing records for acts such as the Beastie Boys, Geto Boys, Run-DMC, Public Enemy, and LL Cool J. He has also produced hit records for acts from a variety of other genres, predominantly heavy metal, alternative rock, hard rock, nu-metal, and country. In 2007, Rubin was called "the most important producer of the last 20 years" by MTV and was named on Time's list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World". His debut book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, was published in January 2023.
4 Books Written
From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their creativity, comes a beautifully crafted book many years in the making that offers that same deep wisdom to all of us. "A gorgeous and inspiring work of art on creation, creativity, the work of the artist. It will gladden the hearts of writers and artists everywhere, and get them working again with a new sense of meaning and direction. A stunning accomplishment." --Anne Lamott"I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be." --Rick RubinMany famed music producers are known for a particular sound that has its day. Rick Rubin is known for something else: creating a space where artists of all different genres and traditions can home in on who they really are and what they really offer. He has made a practice of helping people transcend their self-imposed expectations in order to reconnect with a state of innocence from which the surprising becomes inevitable. Over the years, as he has thought deeply about where creativity comes from and where it doesn't, he has learned that being an artist isn't about your specific output, it's about your relationship to the world. Creativity has a place in everyone's life, and everyone can make that place larger. In fact, there are few more important responsibilities.The Creative Act is a beautiful and generous course of study that illuminates the path of the artist as a road we all can follow. It distills the wisdom gleaned from a lifetime's work into a luminous reading experience that puts the power to create moments--and lifetimes--of exhilaration and transcendence within closer reach for all of us.
Everyday American history of the 20th century: From reconstruction to the present day
by Rick Rubin
Rating: 4.2 ⭐
xi, 228 p. : ill., photos., ports. ; 22 cm. Includes index. A concise, story-approach to American history that traces the United States from 1880 and its status as a relatively small, isolated nation through its transformation as a global power in the modern age. The book includes many special features such as lists of who's who, biographical and little-known facts, and a host of photos, cartoons, and vintage illustrations.
The purpose of this book is to provide a sharply focused, accessible annotated bibliography for a broad range of researchers including social workers, psychologists, sociologists, health care professionals, students, and interested laymen who are seeking information about detection, prevention, and treatment of incest in the United States. It should enable researchers to quickly and efficiently survey the broad range of items published on this topic and to avoid the repetition of duplicated entries in various indexes.
