Paris in the eighties. Four friends. Three men and one woman. Two affairs that destroy a life. In a controversial first novel that took the French literary world by storm and won the Prix de Flore, T
In small-town America, a young adult novel about teen pregnancy is banned by the local school board, igniting a fierce and violent debate over abortion, religious beliefs, and modern feminism. Its di
Two brothers meet on the grounds of a private psychiatric facility. Drew, has been court-confined for observation and has called his older brother, Terry, to corroborate his claim of childhood sexual
Charlotte Brontë found in her illnesses, real and imagined, an escape from familial and social duties, and the perfect conditions for writing. The German jurist Daniel Paul Schreber believed his
In Right of the Dial, Alec Foege explores how the mammoth media conglomerate Clear Channel Communications evolved from a local radio broadcasting operation, founded in 1972, into one of the bigges
Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W. H. Auden. During this imagined meeting, their fi
The Simpsons is one of the most successful shows to ever run on television. From its first moment on air, the series's rich characters, subversive themes, and layered humor resounded deeply with audi
“Trenchant in its critical analysis, absorbing and sympathetic in its account of his private life, Kezich’s Fellini is a revelation. It effaces virtually everything written to date about
In this first play from the award-winning memoirist and poet Nick Flynn, four strangers meet on a New York City sidewalk during a blackout. Gideon finds himself locked out of his apartment, stranded
From the author of Bach at Leipzig comes a new play about loyalty, integrity, and the price of success. When Benjamin's first novel vaults him into literary stardom, his friend, David, a struggling pl
God’s Ear marks the debut of Jenny Schwartz, an indelibly clever playwright, possessed of linguistic playfulness and a lively sense of rhythm” (Alexis Soloski, The Village Voice). T
With the style and irreverence of Vice magazine and the critique of the corporatocracy that made Naomi Klein’s No Logo a global hit, the cult magazine Stay Free!—long considered the Adbus
"Politics is about the reconciliation of the irreconcilable," says Nadia Blye, a young American war reporter turned academic who teaches political studies at Yale. With her faith in academia beginning
In the wickedly bittersweet and hilarious You Must Go and Win, the Ukrainian-born musician Alina Simone traces her bizarre journey through the indie rock world, from disastrous Craigslist auditions w
In the days after the 2008 presidential election, we heard that Sarah Palin thought Africa was one big country. We heard that the leak came from Martin Eisenstadt, a McCain policy adviser. And then,
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Released in January 2010, The Betrayed is the fourth studio album by Welsh alternative rock band Lostprophets. Since the album was first talked about in 2006, Lostprophets have stated numerous times t
These fabulous gospel arrangements, by Gwyn Arch, are directed at the young or developing choir. Pieces have been specially chosen to enable successful program planning and a manageable piano accompan
The story of the birth of Jesus is a remarkable one on many levels---whether we see it as an account of the divine made human or simply as a tale of human endeavor. These carols celebrate a child's bi
Getting Started with Improvisation is a practical and imaginative introduction to improvising for instrumentalists and pianists of any age, from pre-reading to early intermediate stage. A journey arou
