Supreme City
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Supreme City" captures a vanished Gotham in all its bustle, gristle, and glory" ("Vanity Fair"). In...
Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music
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In 1915, Thomas Edison proclaimed that he could record a live performance and reproduce it...
The Truth About Tesla: The Myth of the Lone Genius in the History of Innovation
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Everything you think you know about Nikola Tesla is wrong. Nikola Tesla was one of the greatest...
Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink
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'Fantastic' Nick Hornby 'Beautifully written' Sunday Times 'Truly remarkable' Rolling Stone...
Wayward Daughter: An Official Biography of Eliza Carthy
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Eliza Carthy is the daughter of Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson. The clan has often been rightly...
Young Orson: The Years of Luck and Genius on the Path to Citizen Kane
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On the centennial of his birth, the defining wunderkind of modern entertainment gets his due in a...
Sammy Davis Jr.: A Personal Journey with My Father
Tracey Davis and Nina Bunche Pierce
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Nicknamed Mr. Show Business, Sammy Davis Jr. was a consummate performer who sang, danced, and acted...
Conspiracy of Silence: Scot Young's Fatal Fall in London Exposed an International Network of Strange Deaths.
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On 8 December 2014, the shattered body of bankrupt property tycoon Scot Young was found impaled on...
Friendships in Constant Repair: Perspectives on the Life of Stephen Oliver
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Stephen Oliver was quite simply, one of the most talented composers of his generation. His premature...
Lonesome Melodies: The Lives and Music of the Stanley Brothers
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Carter and Ralph Stanley--the Stanley Brothers--are comparable to Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs as...