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Meredith Willson

Composer Meredith Willson once described The Music Man as “an Iowan’s attempt to pay tribute to his home state.” Never once forgetting his roots, Willson reflects on the ups and downs, surprises and disappointments, and finally successes of the making of one of America’s most popular musicals. His whimsical, personable writing style will bring readers back in time with him to the 1950s to experience firsthand the exciting trials and tribulations of creating a Broadway masterpiece. A newfound admiration for The Music Mana??and the man behind the musica??is sure to follow.

James Riker

This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Its Many Stirring Events: With Recollections of Capt. John Van Arsdale, of the Veteran Corps of Artillery, by Whose Efforts on That Day the Enemy Were Circumvented, and the American Flag Successfully Raised on the Battery; Subjects: Evacuation Day, New York, N.Y., 1783; Evacuation Day, Nov. 25, 1783; Antiques

Joe Starita

In 1877, Chief Standing Bear’s Ponca Indian tribe was forcibly removed from their Nebraska homeland and marched to what was then known as Indian Territory (now Oklahoma), in what became the tribe’s own Trail of Tears. “I Am a Man” chronicles what happened when Standing Bear set off on a six-hundred-mile walk to return the body of his only son to their traditional burial ground. Along the way, it examines the complex relationship between the United States government and the small, peaceful tribe and the legal consequences of land swaps and broken treaties, while never losing sight of the heartbreaking journey the Ponca endured. It is a story of survival---of a people left for dead who arose from the ashes of injustice, disease, neglect, starvation, humiliation, and termination. On another level, it is a story of life and death, despair and fortitude, freedom and patriotism. A story of Christian kindness and bureaucratic evil. And it is a story of hope---of a people still among us...

Ronald L. Hatzenbuehler

"A fine book and a worthy addition to the literature."--Virginia Magazine of History and Biography "Casts fresh light on this Herculean American figure."--North Carolina Historical Review "A welcome step away from the routine of Jefferson bashing. Hatzenbuehler does not hold back from exposing Jefferson's failure to live up to noble pronouncements found scattered throughout his life, but . . . seeks to place Jefferson's theory and actions in the more significant context of the political culture of the tobacco-growing, debt-ridden, slave-owning aristocracy of Virginia's gentry class."--Journal of American History "Especially after his retirement from the presidency, Jefferson's identification with the Virginia elite grew deeper. He retreated from some of the nationalistic and idealistic positions he had earlier embraced and lost a burning desire to reform Virginia society. . . . This balanced and subtle study is a welcome addition to Jefferson scholarship."--American Historical...

Jenny Coumbe

The story of the prefabs at Stewards Green, Epping, has been compiled from local newspapers, Council minutes, and most importantly, the memories of the residents themselves, in their own words. They have also contributed over 30 wonderfully evocative sketches and photographs. The book begins in the war years, with eye-witness accounts of air-raids and the damage they caused in Epping. Then we eavesdrop on Committee meetings, as local councillors struggled to provide post-war houses for all those couples who were married but had no home of their own. We learn about the Government's Temporary Housing Programme, and discover how and why the "Tarran"-type prefabs came to be at Stewards Green. Next we hear the reaction of the residents themselves, as they explain how thrilled they were with their new prefabs and all the "mod cons," which even included gas refrigerators. They recall how they made ends meet during times of shortages - potato-picking, rabbiting, back-garden hens,...

Brittany Lynn Dye

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David Ramsay

Admiral Sir Reginald “Blinker” Hall, the Director of Naval Intelligence for most of World War I was one of the outstanding, if largely unrecognized, naval leaders of the war. Naval Intelligence’s ability to read and analyze German naval and diplomatic signals on a daily basis was a significant factor in the Allied victory, as the Germans never realized that their codes had been broken. The revelation of the Zimmermann Telegram, depicted as one of the most exciting events in the history of intelligence, was astutely handled by Hall and served as the catalyst that brought America into the war in April 1917. The effective interface between intelligence and operations, instituted by Hall and the anti-submarine chief, Admiral Duff, together with the introduction of convoys resulted in the defeat of the U-boats. Hall’s dynamic leadership, talent for lateral thinking, and force of personality were essential to these successes. Above all Hall was endowed with the guile and ruthlessness that...

David Henderson

David Henderson's biography of Jimi Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child of the Aquarian Age -- first published in hardcover in 1978 -- was described by Greil Marcus of Rolling Stone as "[t]he strongest and most ambitious biography yet written about any rock and roll performer." The paperback edition was retitled 'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: The Life of Jimi Hendrix, and in this smaller format, extensive interviews from the original edition were omitted. Nonetheless, all previous editions sold more than 300,000 copies and created a new standard for writing about popular artists, especially musicians.Henderson's biography helped to rescue Hendrix from an unfair, erroneous association with drug decadence and recognized him as a true musical genius. The Hendrix legacy still thrives, and Henderson has more to reveal and further insight to offer about the man who remains regarded as the greatest rock and roll guitarist of all time. 'Scuse Me While I Kiss the Sky: Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo...

Danette Hayes

Since 2001 the families of our military have been burdened with deployment after deployment. The activation of the National Guard is unprecedented today. Not since WWII has the National Guard been routinely deployed as they have been since 2001 to help fight the war on terror. This is our familiy's story from a civilian life to an active military life. Keeping the marriage and family together is the best defense in maintaining a strong military. Every family is unique as they begin this "new normal," learning to survive the deployment and aftermath of a life that is hardly recognizable anymore. As much as this is our story, it's also our rehabilitation back into civilian life, returning to a community that has little understanding of what faces the civilian soldier and their family.

Mike Resnick

Mike Resnick's second collection of essays, anecdotes, speeches, and convention reports (not to mention lists and obituaries), written for science fiction fan magazines, includes topics as diverse as Edgar Rice Burroughs, Teddy Roosevelt, My Most Memorable Collecting Experience, Where Do You Get Those Crazy (Novel) Ideas?, Bathrooms I Have Known, and much more.

Richard Lapchick

Through an effective combination of historical research and personal interviews, 100 Trailblazers offers compelling portraits of the dedicated athletes who broke gender barriers on college campuses and in professional sports all around the country. These engaging accounts detail the adversities these pioneering women faced and the victories they achieved.

Beth J. Harpaz

“I wonder sometimes if there’s something to the old superstition about the number thirteen. Maybe that superstition was originally created by the mothers in some tribe who noticed that in their children’s thirteenth year, they suddenly became possessed by evil spirits. Because it did seem that whenever Taz was around, things spilled and shattered, calm turned into chaos, and tempers were lost.”So laments the mother of one thirteen-year-old boy, Taz, a teen who, overnight it seemed, went from a small, sweet, loving boy to a hulking, potty-mouthed, Facebook/MySpace–addicted C student who didn’t even bother to hide his scorn for being anywhere in the proximity of his parents. As this startling transformation floors journalist Beth Harpaz and her husband, Elon, Harpaz tries to make sense of a bizarre teenage wilderness of $100 sneakers, clouds of Axe body spray (to hide the scent of pot?!), and cell phone bills so big they require nine-by-twelve envelopes. In the process, she begins...

Rafail Kosovsky

The true and amazing story of a Jew surviving in German captivity during World War II.

Suzannah Lipscomb

One of the best-known figures of British history, collective memory of Henry VIII presents us with the image of a corpulent, covetous, and cunning king whose appetite for worldly goods met few parallels, whose wives met infamously premature ends, and whose religion was ever political in intent.Moving beyond this caricature, "1536" - focusing on a fulcrum year in the life of the King - reveals a fuller portrait of this complex monarch, detailing the finer shades of humanity that have so long been overlooked. We discover that in "1536" Henry met many failures - physical, personal, and political - and emerged from them a different man: a revolutionary new king who proceeded to transform a nation and reform a religion. A compelling story, the effects of which are still with us today, "1536" illustrates with chilling clarity what a profound difference can be made merely by changing the heart of a king.

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, the Botanic Garden, Life of Samuel Johnson, Bartram's Travels, Rights of Man, de Fructibus et Seminibus Plantarum, 1791 in Literature. Excerpt: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of autobiography ever written. Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them. There are actual breaks in the narrative between the first three parts, but Part Three's narrative continues into...