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"Unsinkable": The Full Story of the RMS Titanic
$10.74
This passionate yet balanced narrative explores every facet of the Titanic's history, including her spectacular conception in an Irish shipyard and the ambitious modern-day attempts to salvage her. The familiar story of the RMS Titanic-from her encounter with an iceberg to her demise some three hour..
A Book Lover's Journal
$9.13
An exquisite journal with over 100 entries for books. Interspersed with illustrations, photos, woodcuts, and fascinating facts on the history of books and publishing personalities. Author: Da Capo Press Publisher: Da Capo Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0201103540 ISBN-13: 978020..
A Complete Treatise on the Art of Singing: Part Tw...
$79.78
Whether the story of Gottfried Plattner is to be credited or not, is a pretty question in the value of evidence. On the one hand, we have seven witnesses-to be perfectly exact, we have six and a half pairs of eyes, and one undeniable fact; and on the other we have-what is it -prejudice, common sense..
A Cross of Centuries: Twenty-five Imaginative Tale...
$11.69
A collection of stories about the Biblical Jesus and others by the writers, Dostoyevsky, Bradbury, and Hemingway. Author: Perseus Publisher: Da Capo Press Binding: paperback Language: english ISBN-10: 1560259264 ISBN-13: 9781560259268..
A Disease in the Public Mind: A New Understanding ...
$12.11
By the time John Brown hung from the gallows for his crimes at Harper's Ferry, Northern abolitionists had made him a “holy martyr” in their campaign against Southern slave owners. This Northern hatred for Southerners long predated their objections to slavery. They were convinced that New England, wh..
A Joseph Cornell Album
$12.96
With affection and critical respect, a celebrated art historian has gathered an unprecedented wealth of material about the shy but immensely influential artist who lived on incongruously named Utopia Parkway in Queens, New York. Author: Ashton, Dore Publisher: Da Capo Press Binding: Paperback Langua..
A Rainbow in the Night: The Tumultuous Birth of So...
$12.23
In 1652 a small group of Dutch farmers landed on the southernmost tip of Africa. Sent by the powerful Dutch India Company, their mission was simply to grow vegetables and supply ships rounding the cape. The colonists, however, were convinced by their strict Calvinist faith that they were among Godâ ..
A Rainbow in the Night: The Tumultuous Birth of So...
$8.77
In 1652 a small group of Dutch farmers landed on the southernmost tip of Africa. Sent by the powerful Dutch India Company, their mission was simply to grow vegetables and supply ships rounding the cape. The colonists, however, were convinced by their strict Calvinist faith that they were among God's..
A Talent For Trouble: The Life Of Hollywood's Most...
$18.22
The films of William Wyler (1902-1981) include some of the most memorable and honored motion pictures of all time; Jezebel, The Letter, The Little Foxes, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Heiress, Detective Story, Roman Holiday, Ben-Hur, Funny Girl, and more than two dozen others. His great ability t..
A Very Irregular Head: The Life of Syd Barrett
$21.55
“I don't think I'm easy to talk about. I've got a very irregular head. And I'm not anything that you think I am anyway.”-Syd Barrett’s last interview, Rolling Stone, 1971 Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett (1946-2006) was, by all accounts, the very definition of a golden boy. Blessed with good looks and a na..
A Woman of Uncertain Character: The Amorous and Ra...
$14.64
This memoir is about Clancy Sigal's intense attachment to his fast-talking, redhaired, sexy, unwed mother Jennie, a firebrand union organizer, and his roaring Oedipal rivalry with his mostly absent father Leo who carries a gun to social occasions. In the wide-open, violent Chicago of the Depression ..
Afghanistan: A Military History From Alexander The...
$8.45
Following the events of September 11, 2001, the world was riveted as American military power contested the legendary warrior culture of Afghanistan. By spring 2002, America began to draw down its forces, its mission accomplished: The Afghan Taliban regime has been overthrown and the terrorists it ha..
Africa O-ye! (Da Capo Paperback)
$14.48
Exploring styles such as soukous, rai, makossa, mbaqanga, mbalaz and jit, this 225-page book surveys the contemporary styles of African music in the context of traditional culture and traces the growth of African music from 1920s highlife to doday's dance fusion. Hundreds of color and black and whit..
Alexander
$8.22
Coinciding with the release of two films about Alexander by directors Oliver Stone and Baz Luhrmann, here is the classic study of Alexander, his predecessors, and his influence on the art of war--still fascinating and relevant over one hundred years after its initial publication. Dodge here vividly ..
All His Jazz: The Life And Death Of Bob Fosse
$9.91
Bob Fosse (19271987), the director and choreographer of Chicago and Sweet Charity, has never been more popular than he is right now. Here is the less-publicized side of his story-his surprising ascent from the world of sleazy Chicago strip joints to the glitter of Broadway. A legend's memory is pres..
Aretha Franklin: The Queen Of Soul
$13.78
Aretha Franklin's soulful voice has earned her fifteen Grammies and the honor of being the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. An uncompromising survivor, Aretha has stirred millions with her classic hits, including, "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" and "Respect." But s..
Art And Politics In The Weimar Period: The New Sob...
$14.44
The period between the end of World War I and Hitler's ascension to power witnessed an unprecedented cultural explosion that embraced the whole of Europe but was, above all, centered in Germany. Germany housed architect Walter Gropius and the Bauhaus movement; playwrights Bertolt Brecht and Erwin Pi..
Athena: A Biography
$9.11
Author Lee Hall takes the unusual tack of melding the hypothetical “life” of one mythological being-the goddess Athena-into a single, chronological narrative. By drawing upon the richness of ancient history, archaeology, and classical art and literature, she follows the metamorphosis of Athena's ide..
Babies And Their Mothers
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0-8133-1027-X the Soviet Nationality Reader : the Disintegration in Context Author: Winnicott, D. W. Publisher: Da Capo Press Binding: hardcover Language: english ISBN-10: 0201165163 ISBN-13: 9780201165166..
Baseball Field Guide: An In-Depth Illustrated Guid...
$8.69
Even if you’re a diehard fan of the national pastime-admit it: sometimes the umpire’s call can be a little baffling. And if you’re relatively new to the game, there’s certainly more than enough to keep you asking questions about the fine points of Major League Baseball. This revised and updated edit..
Becoming Eichmann: Rethinking the Life, Crimes, an...
$12.28
Product DescriptionBecoming Eichmann, the first account of Eichmann's life to appear in over forty years, reveals a surprising portrait of the man once seen as epitomizing the “banality of evil.” Drawing on recently unearthed documents, David Cesarani explores Eichmann's early career, when he learne..
Becoming Jimi Hendrix: From Southern Crossroads to...
$10.17
Becoming Jimi Hendrix traces “Jimmy’s” early musical roots, from a harrowing, hand-to-mouth upbringing in a poverty-stricken, broken Seattle home to his early discovery of the blues to his stint as a reluctant recruit of the 101st Airborne who was magnetically drawn to the rhythm and blues scene in ..
Becoming Mae West
$12.26
Emily Worth Leider combines newly uncovered archival material, fine writing, and a rich appreciation of West's unique blend of comedy and "come-hither" appeal to shape this enormously engrossing biography and portrait of an era. She gives us not just Mae West the bawdy icon, but also the driven perf..
Bergman On Bergman
$15.83
Ingmar Bergman, an undisputed giant of modern cinematic art, here talks frankly and extensively about himself and his films. This discussion with the great Swedish director ranges from Bergman's childhood memories to his admiration for Strindberg to his relationship with the stars whom he made famou..
Big Bill Blues
$48.48
Big Bill Broonzy (1893-1958) was one of the masters of the country blues. His vocal style was legendary long before his death, and his songs, including "Big Bill Blues", "Keys to the Highway", and "Looking Up at Down", are some of the best known in the blues repertoire. His 1955 autobiography, "Big ..