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Beethoven or Bust: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Listening to Great Music
by David HurwitzA book intended for those people who have a budding curiosity in music of all types, but who don't have the slightest idea of where to begin.
Beethoven
by Maynard SolomonBiography of the composer with selective bibliography and an index of his compositions
Benny Goodman And The Swing Era
by James Lincoln CollierBenny Goodman and other jazz musicians introduced Swing to America at a time, when people needed to dance to forget the depression, and all that brought to the world. This music, is what millions still remember and love today. Reading this book will help you know why.
The Dog Of My Nightmares
by David LieberStories and columns ranging from serious to hilarious written by a popular Texas columnist. Read about the woman of his dreams, the psycho dog of his nightmares, neighbors, thoughts of prejudice, and pride in the strength of our people.
Speaking of Pianists... (3rd edition)
by Abram ChasinsBiographies of many noted pianists, and essays on interpretation, concert management, recording, and the formidable demands of a career as a concert pianist.
Parents' and Teachers' Guide to Music Education
by Roberta MarkelPractical advice on choosing, selecting and buying an instrument, finding a good teacher, learning the language of music, singing, practicing, and careers in music
Liszt
by Sacheverell SitwellBiography of the famous composer, a man of extraordinary magnetism and a pianist of unsurpassed virtuosity. Bibliography and a catalog of Liszt's works included.
A History of Narrative Film (3rd ed.)
by David A. CookThe most comprehensive and complete history of international cinema in print.
Team Piano Repertoire: A Manual of Music for Multiple Players at One or More Pianos
by Frederic Ming Chang Albert FaurotListing of classical musical pieces written for 2 or more piano players
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
by Steve MartinAutobiography by the 'wild and crazy guy' himself, how he was the biggest name in stand-up comedy in 1978, and how he walked away from it forever in 1981.
Reflections from the Keyboard: The World of the Concert Pianist
by David DubalInterviews with 35 noted pianists, with selected discography
The CBS Radio Mystery Theater: An Episode Guide and Handbook to Nine Years of Broadcasting, 1974-1982
by Gordon Payton Martin GramsAlmost every evening for nine years during the late 1970s and early 1980s, the CBS Radio Mystery Theatre brought monsters, murderers and mayhem together for an hour. Created, produced and directed by Himan Brown, the series remains a landmark in radio drama. This book is a detailed history and episode guide to the show. Descriptive information includes exact titles, airdates and rebroadcast dates, episode numbers, cast lists, writer and adapter credits, and a storyline synopsis. This material comes directly from CBS press releases in order to insure complete accuracy. Also included wherever possible are information about the actors and actresses, quotes from performers and writers (many from personal interviews), anecdotes about various scripts and sound effects, and other notes of interest.
Laid Back in Washington
by Art Buchwald"Who is that man in the white hat on the palomino horse riding down Pennsylvania Avenue?" the lady asked. "That's Art Buchwald, who's come to town to help rid President Reagan of fraud, waste and corruption in the government." "What's that on his hip?" "That's a Smith-Remington typewriter. Buchwald has the reputation for being the fastest hunt-and-peck man in the East. I've seen him hit three congressmen with one paragraph, at 100 yards." "He sure looks laid back in the saddle." "Don't let that trick you. He's picked up the California style ever since the Reagans moved into the White House. Nobody messes with him when he's looking for a column. He's taken on six Presidents, eight Vice Presidents, the FBI, the CIA, and the entire Department of Energy in his time." "He looks awfully fat for a gunslinger." "That's what fools most people. Under that soft underbelly is a thin hostile man screaming to get out." "Where's he going now?" "Heaven only knows, but I would hate to be anywhere near him when he pulls out his Smith-Remington and starts shooting up the town." "How can he tell the bad guys from the good guys?" "He works under the assumption that there( are no bad guys in Washington-only good guys doing bad things." "I guess we can all sleep better knowing he's here." "You can say that again. He's the only one who can save us from ourselves." "Oh my God, he just fell off his horse." "That's just a trick of his so no one in Washington will take him seriously." Following in the profoundly unserious spirit of Down the Seine and Up the Potomac and The Buchzvald Stops Here, Laid Back in Washington leaves no turn unstoned, but no feelings hurt for long. In this dazzling yet dizzy portrait of the new Washington, Art Buchwald not only reveals himself as the master chronicler of our leaders' foibles, but as a sophisticated wit in the elegant tradition of Oscar Wilde and Snoopy.
Queering Teen Culture: All-American Boys and Same-Sex Desire in Film and Television
by Jeffrey P. DennisExamines text and subtext in relationships between male characters in t.v. and film from the 1950s through the present.
In Quest of Music
by Irving KolodinThe music critic and writer maps out the road that music and musicians have traveled, particularly in the US, since 1900, both in classical music and jazz.
The New Grove: Handel
by Winton DeanBiography of George Frederick Handel, including a comprehensive worklist and bibliography, in addition to the definitive view of Handel's life and works.
Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings (Sixth Edition)
by Leo Braudy Marshall CohenIn the thirty years since the first edition of this collection appeared in 1974-let alone the more than one hundred years since the first films were shown-the academic study of film has changed enormously, and the journalistic and popular criticism of film has been deeply affected as well. Yet many of the same issues that preoccupied and stimulated writers from the very beginning of film theory and criticism are still puzzling later generations: Is the filmed world realistic or artificial? Is film a language? Is its world best expressed in silence? in sound? through stories that may be derived from other arts? through stories that can be told only on film? Many of these questions were first formulated in critical language indebted to the methods and terminology of such humanistic disciplines as literary criticism, art history, and aesthetics. But early on, theorists began to emphasize the obligation to appreciate what was different, even unique, about film in comparison with the other arts: its formal qualities, its common need for enormous capital investment, and its relation to a mass audience.
The Perfect Man
by Jenny MarkasThe perfect plan for the perfect man . . . Teenager Holly Hamilton is tired of moving every time her single mom, Jean, has another personal meltdown, involving yet another second-rate guy. To distract her mother from her latest bad match, Holly conceives the perfect plan for the perfect man-an imaginary secret admirer who will romance her mom and boost her shaky self-esteem. But when the virtual relationship takes off, Holly finds herself having to produce the suitor, borrowing her friend's charming and handsome uncle Ben as the face behind the e-mails, notes, and gifts. As time passes, Holly must resort to increasingly desperate measures to keep the ruse alive and protect her mom's newfound happiness. But will her dedication to the hoax cause her to miss the real perfect man when he does come along?
Composers on Music: An Anthology of Composers' Writings from Palestrina to Copland
by Sam Morgenstern88 composers talk about music, ranging from the 1500s to the 1900s.
Lionel Richie (Centerstage)
by Howard Schroeder Teresa KoenigExamines the life of the Alabama musician and songwriter who gained prominence with the Commodores and went on to a highly successful solo career.
Amazing Grace
by Mary HoffmanAlthough classmates say that she can't play Peter Pan in the school play, because she's black and a girl, Grace discovers that she can do anything she sets her mind to do.
Jacqueline du Pré: A Life
by Carol EastonBiography of the English cellist, one of the world's greatest cellists, a legend in her own lifetime.
North Dallas Forty
by Peter GentFiction about a pro football player who is addicted to pain killers. Losely based on author's own experience playing the sport.
The Underachiever's Manifesto: The Guide to Accomplishing Little and Feeling Great
by Ray BennettThe funny but true wisdom in this helpful little book demonstrates how striving for mediocrity is the key to happiness at work, at home, in love, in your diet, and during exercise - even while stuck in traffic. Embrace the fabulous pleasures of underachievement with these easy strategies and tips for living life to the least and loving it. There, don't you feel better already?
Liszt: The Artist as Romantic Hero
by Eleanor PerenyiBiography of the famous composer, his romantic origins, his grand and literary passions, his years of pilgrimage, his stays at Vienna and Weimar. Includes a chronology and bibliography.