Pearl Jam and Philosophy (New Book Coming Out November)

GlowGirl

Pap said:

joseph33 said:

Why is this book so expensive???

It's an academic book.

Hmmm. As a college professor I can sometimes request free desk copies of academic books - depends on the publisher.

demetrios

GlowGirl said:

Pap said:

joseph33 said:

Why is this book so expensive???

It's an academic book.

Hmmm. As a college professor I can sometimes request free desk copies of academic books - depends on the publisher.

Why I'm waiting on a used beat up highlighted copy like how my academic books were bought. 

Pap

GlowGirl said:

Pap said:

joseph33 said:

Why is this book so expensive???

It's an academic book.

Hmmm. As a college professor I can sometimes request free desk copies of academic books - depends on the publisher.

That's a great idea! I can order a couple of copies for the University Library.

demetrios

Out of stock! https://www.amazon.ca/Pearl-Jam-Philosophy-Stefano-Marino/dp/150136278X

igotid88

demetrios said:

Out of stock! https://www.amazon.ca/Pearl-Jam-Philosophy-Stefano-Marino/dp/150136278X

I wonder how many they had? 

PJammin

igotid88 said:

demetrios said:

Out of stock! https://www.amazon.ca/Pearl-Jam-Philosophy-Stefano-Marino/dp/150136278X

I wonder how many they had? 

Doesn't look like Amazon (US) is taking any more orders either. I poked around a few of the other links in here and most say it's still a couple of weeks to ship. Little odd that Amazon US isn't even offering up an estimated ship date. They did give me the option to cxl my order but I kept it open. I have yet to see any available to ship-on-order so perhaps they are just a little behind on production and we'll get some back in stock to ship soon. Hope so. 

Pap

Per Waterstones website:

Pearl Jam and Philosophy (Hardback) £90

Hardback 280 Pages / Published: 04/11/2021

• We can order this from the publisher

Usually dispatched within 15 working days

demetrios

igotid88 said:

demetrios said:

Out of stock! https://www.amazon.ca/Pearl-Jam-Philosophy-Stefano-Marino/dp/150136278X

I wonder how many they had? 

Not sure. They updated the page so you can still place add to cart but no word when when those will be shipped out.

demetrios

Out now at https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/pearl-jam-and-philosophy/9781501362781-item.html . Hopefully my local Chapters has copies in store.

demetrios

$134 CDN over @ https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Pearl-Jam-and-Philosophy-by-Stefano-Marino-editor-A-Schembari-editor/9781501362781 .

demetrios

£90.00 https://www.waterstones.com/book/pearl-jam-and-philosophy/professor-or-dr-stefano-marino/dr-andrea-schembari/9781501362781

Pap

demetrios said:

£90.00 https://www.waterstones.com/book/pearl-jam-and-philosophy/professor-or-dr-stefano-marino/dr-andrea-schembari/9781501362781

demetrios

https://instagram.com/p/CYHeMMVKeWP/embed/

PJ1973

Any impressions of the book? $81 to put on the Kindle is a lot, site unseen.

demetrios

Sold out on Amazon Canada. Kindle here is 142 CDN.   

bgirl59

oh good - can't wait to find out if anyone shared their thoughts about Bushleaguer?  " ...With onion-skin plausibility of life and a keyboard reaffirmation" ......  

stemarino

Hello everybody,

as one of the editors of "Pearl Jam and Philosophy" (Bloomsbury Academic, 2021) and the author of the first chapter of the book, I am so happy that there has been a long conversation on our book here on the Pearl Jam / Ten Club website!

Thanks so much for your interest, we hope that both readers interested in philosophy and Pearl Jam fans may appreciate our work!

As to the price of the book, yes, unfortunately it is very high... but this does not depend in any way from the decisions of the authors or the editors of the book, but is rather a decision of the publisher as commonly happens with academic books.

Anyway, the publisher might decide to also publish a cheaper paperback edition of "Pearl Jam and Philosophy" after some time, and we really hope that this can be of help to make the book more achievable and accessible to the wide community of Pearl Jam fans in the world.

As to the nature of the book, yes, this is not a history of the career of Pearl Jam or a biography of the band members, but it is rather a philosophical book focused on the artistic work of one of the greatest bands in recent rock history, starting from the general assumption and the basic presupposition that also popular music (like classical music, jazz music, etc.) may deserve serious attention also from a philosophical point of view.

Our attempt and aim, as authors of the various chapters of this book, is to let emerge the rich and complex philosophical contents and implications at different levels (aesthetic, ethical, political, metaphysical, existential) that, in our view, have been present in many songs of Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder from 1991 until today.

Should it be of your interest, on the webpage of the publisher dedicate to our book you can find 4 or 5 short reviews that can help to clarify our particular approach to the work of our favourite band.

Link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/pearl-jam-and-philosophy-9781501362798/

All the best and keep on rocking! (and keep on philosophizing too!)

Stefano

stemarino

Should it be of your interest (at least for Pearl Jam fans who can read Italian), a few months ago we, as editors of "Pearl Jam and Philosophy", have been interviewed by "Rolling Stone" to explain the main contents and the particular approach of our book.

Link: https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/i-pearl-jam-presi-con-filosofia/592245/

stemarino

Should it be of your interest,

in the last issue of "The Journal of Asia-Pacific Pop Culture" (an academic journal dedicated to popular culture and published by The Penn State University Press),

in which I co-edited with two colleagues a monographic section on the topic "Popular culture and social criticism",

also a contribution of mine on the cultural significance of Pearl Jam was included:

"Thirty Years of Pearl Jam (and Grunge Subculture), 1991–2021"

Link: https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/psup/jappc/article/6/2/365/288170/Thirty-Years-of-Pearl-Jam-and-Grunge-Subculture

PJammin

I bought the book. I'm about half way through and I'm thoroughly enjoying it. It's a read that requires concentration and attention to details. I find myself reading, pondering, reading, pondering. Well done!