Weegee's First book, 'Naked City' (1953), was a runaway success and made him a celebrity who sudd...

This volume focuses on George Patton, the man as a general.

As interest in yoga continues to grow ever more broadly in the U. S. , more and more Americans ar...

Francis Davis'sThe History of the Bluesis a ground-breaking rethinking of the blues that fearless...

'Engrossing and articulate...Unger's telling of Patrick Henry's story is a beacon of vivid, acces...

M-G-M's Greatest Musicals (originally published as The World of Entertainment! Hollywood's Greate...

'Preferring Paul to John was like preferring Cliff Richard to Elvis Presley, or Donovan to Dylan....

Fifty years after hearing Sidney Bechet (1897-1959) in 1923, Duke Ellington recalled, 'I have nev...

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

'Tonight at Noon' is the story of the tumultuous, passionate marriage of Sue and Charlie Mingus, ...

Enriched with excerpts and insights from personal correspondence and interviews--plus lively anec...

Arthur Lyons entertainingly looks at the history of the B movie and how it led to the genre that ...

First time in paperback: The acclaimed biography of Chopin focusing on his 18 years in Paris at t...

'In his tragically short life (1928-1964), Eric Dolphy was a titanic force in the development of ...

Everything you need to know to protect yourself and your family--from dead-bolting your door to a...

Top scholars contribute to this book of essays on the complex series of battles and political man...

'Among the many introductions to opera, this is perhaps the best. J. Merrill Knapp, Professor Eme...

'From a covert 1945 OSS mission to enlist the aid of Ho Chi Minh against the Japanese to the fren...

There have been many Mexicos. Fehrenbach brilliantly delineates the contrasts and conflicts betwe...

The Evolution of Weapons and Warfare is not only a historical study of mankind's most time-honore...

Advances in medical care allow us to live longer, but to enjoy life we need to stay healthy. Comp...

This book provides in depth examination of 10 trials of the 1920s, featuring nearly every facet o...

Jazz historian John Chilton has told the story of her short, tragic, influential career with rest...

From a mosiac of materials-newspaper dispatches, letters, notebooks, published and unpublished wo...

This book analyzes the process of composition, learning and performance of the Southern folk blue...

First time in paperback: A unique portrait of American military action through the stories of the...

Investigates the sexual behavior and relationships of prison inmates and examines the attitudes o...

'Often hailed as a stroke of military genius, General William T. Sherman's decision to divide his...

Great Captains Unveiled incisively examines the brilliant military careers and intriguing persona...

With a new introduction by Thomas L. Connelly

'Praised as the ''best modern survey of the silent period'' ( New Republic ), this indispensable ...

Johnny Cash is a living icon, one of the defining country musicians of the century and patriarch ...

In June 1861, practically unschooled, without military training or experience, Nathan Bedford For...

For sufferers of carpal tunnel and other repetitive-strain injuries, an authoritative and practic...

Now fully updated: The only critical study available of Woody Allen's entire body of work

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

'With more than 500 pictures, and extensive entries on more than 350 orchestras, this complete co...

Washington Irving (1783-1859) was the first American literary artist to earn his living solely th...

Revised and updated with a new introduction by the author, the classic book that warns consumers ...

By the bestselling author of 'Talking Back to Prozac' comes a revised and updated edition of the ...

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

With more teenagers applying to college today than ever before, the competition has never been st...

This lavishly illustrated book traces the idea that the Earth has a hollow interior, which may co...

'Mark Twain is best known as one of this country's finest humorists and novelists. As this collec...

'Always elusive, constantly moving, incessantly changing, John Coltrane stood astride the jazz wo...

Announcing the third annual collection of the year's best essays and articles on music. It's 'mus...

An inspiring and absorbing account of the struggle for human dignity and racial equality (Coretta...

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) kept a journal his entire life, beginning at the age of eleven. In the...