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This book is an overview of jazz and jazz-influenced pop singers. Among the major figures discussed are Armstrong, Crosby, Holiday, Fitzgerald, Sinatra, Eckstine, Vaughan, Torme and Bennett, along with descriptions of the contributions of secondary and forgotten talents.

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First time in paperback: Interviews with jazz greats by an inimitable British writer and raconteur.

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"Jazz: America's Classical Music is a delightful introduction and guide to this complex and compelling music and to its rich history. In an engaging and conversational style, renowned jazz teacher Gro"

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"The names of Nat Hentoff and Albert J. McCarthy have become almost synonymous with jazz writing. Hentoff, editor of Jazz Review, writer for Downbeat, High Fidelity, New Yorker, and the Village Voice,"

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"This classic in the literature of cinema represents the convergence of the three leading figures of French film: Jean Renoir, universally considered the greatest French director; Andre Bazin, the outs"

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This fascinating collection of intimate letters from and to Jefferson Davis (1808--1889) illuminates the character and personality of the President of the Confederacy. These letters (the majority appea

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The acclaimed, definitive biography of the first jazz composer, based on newly discovered archival material

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"When Joe Louis (1914--1981) knocked out the German boxer Max Schmeling in 1938 in two minutes and four seconds, the entire nation--black and white--celebrated the "fight of the century" as a victory of t"

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Reissued to commemorate the 75th anniversary of John Coltrane's birth.

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An exploration of many often overlooked aspects of the legend's life and career

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By the iVillage Weight Loss Coach and author of Jonny Bowden's Shape Up!, a diet and workout log packed with recipes, training tips, and inspiration

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The definitive and complete biography of General Joshua Chamberlain-hero of Gettysburg-by one of America's top Civil War historians

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Journal of the Waterloo Campaign remains one of the most famous personal accounts of the climactic three days which ended the military career and empire of Napoleon Bonaparte. Captain Cavalie Mercer

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"Since the Renaissance, Julius Caesar has been idolized as a superman. Classical sources, however, present a far less exalted being. As General Fuller writes, Caesar was "an unscrupulous demagogue whos"

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Bringing the magic of empathy to daily life with a child

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Keith Jarrett is probably the most influential jazz pianist living today: his concerts have made him world famous. He was a child prodigy who had his first solo performance at the age of seven. In the

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This text tells the story of the battle between a group of "over-the-mountain" men from Tennessee and the British troops who roamed the Southern countryside striking fear into the hearts of rebels. The American victory there forced the British to retreat.

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Firsthand accounts of the German commanders who planned and executed the largest tank battle in history

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A lavishly illustrated biographical essay on the peerless Billie Holiday, drawing on never-before-published material.

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An award-winning, groundbreaking, and controversial reappraisal of the most written-about battle in American history.

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"Last Rights is a compassionate, comprehensive, up-to-the-minute examination of the right-to-die movement in America and the medical, legal, ethical, and social issues surrounding euthanasia. The stori"

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"T. E. Shaw, better known as Lawrence of Arabia, was one of the most romantic, heroic, and enigmatic figures of his day. The subject of myth and hagiography, he was equally accomplished in several fiel"

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Important. Urgent. Practical. Very, very useful.-Jonathan Kozol.

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A complete handbook for building leadership skills within any type of volunteer organization.