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Sophie: The Incomparable Mayor Masloff
Barbara S. Burstin - Word Assn Pub
Format: Paperback
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Its fairly certain that Sophie Masloff never studied the writings of our founding fathers. She was a poor girl, not able to go to college, not steeped in the niceties of the American tradition, but despite this, Sophie in a very real sense, lived up to our founding fathers standards. She might... |
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A Forever Family: Fostering Change One Child at a Time
Rob Scheer - Gallery/Jeter Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of The Promise of a Pencil and Kisses from Katie comes an inspirational memoir by the founder of Comfort Cases about his turbulent childhood in the foster care system and the countless obstacles and discrimination he endured in adopting his four children.Rob... |
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Leonard Cohen, Yesterday's Tomorrow: A highly original look back and forward
Marc Hendrickx
Format: Paperback
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Revered at first, written off and virtually forgotten three times, revered once again following an unprecedented renaissance, Leonard Cohen truly is - and remains - a lasting phenomenon.For half a century, Leonard Cohen was one of the most influential songwriters of our time, reconciling... |
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The Ghosts That Haunt Me: Memories of a Homicide Detective
Steve Ryan - Dundurn Press
Format: Paperback
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After years working in homicide, retired Toronto detective Steve Ryan reflects on six cases he will never forget.Retired detective Steve Ryan worked in Toronto's homicide squad for over a decade. For Ryan, the stories of Toronto's most infamous crimes were more than just a headline... |
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Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place
Neema Avashia - ?West Virginia University Press; First edition
Format: Paperback
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"Commands your attention from the first page to the last word." - Morgan Jerkins When Neema Avashia tells people where she's from, their response is nearly always a disbelieving "There are Indian people in West Virginia?" A queer Asian American teacher and writer,... |
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Chopin and His World
Jonathan D Bellman - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A new look at the life, times, and music of Polish composer and piano virtuoso Fryderyk ChopinFryderyk Chopin (1810-49) , although the most beloved of piano composers, remains a contradictory figure, an artist of virtually universal appeal who preferred the company of only a few sympathetic... |
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Jeff Buckley: His Own Voice
Mary Guibert - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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The journals, notebooks, musings, and early song drafts of Jeff Buckley, the late singer best-known for the definitive version of "Hallelujah" and his classic album Grace, including dozens of evocative photos of his personal effects and ephemera.After the release of his acclaimed... |
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Samuelson Friedman: The Battle Over the Free Market
Nicholas Wapshott - W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the author of Keynes Hayek, the next great duel in the history of economics.In 1966 two columnists joined Newsweek magazine. Their assignment: debate the world of business and economics. Paul Samuelson was a towering figure in Keynesian economics, which supported the management of the economy... |
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All Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music
Michael Corcoran - University of North Texas Press
Format: Hardcover
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A lavishly illustrated collection of forty-two profiles of Texas music pioneers, most underrated or overlooked, All Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music covers the musical landscape of a most musical state. The first edition was published in 2005 to wide acclaim. This second edition... |
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