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The Jerome Kern Encyclopedia

by Thomas S. Hischak

Jerome Kern (1885-1945) is considered one of the most versatile and influential of all American theatre and film composers. The Jerome Kern Encyclopedia consists of entries on people, theatre and film musicals,...

Thich Nhat Hanh: Buddhism in Action

by Maura D. Shaw & Stephen Marchesi

This colorful book introduces you to the world of Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the most amazing people of the twentieth century. Through enjoyable biography, activities inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh's values and beliefs,...

The Compassionate Warrior: Abd el-Kader of Algeria

by Elsa Marston & Barbara Petzen

This is the fascinating biography of Emir Abd el-Kader (1807-1883), the heroic Arab who led the resistance to the French conquest of Algeria. He was a brilliant military strategist, superb horseman, and renowned...

Little Green: Growing Up During the Chinese Cultural Revolution

by Chun Yu

I was born in a small city near the East Sea,

when the Great Cultural Revolution began.

My name is Little Green,

my country Zhong Guo, the Middle Kingdom.

When I was ten years old,

our leader had died and the revolution...

Alex Ko

by Alex Ko

Alex Ko’s moving autobiography will inspire tweens to dare to dream big.

Alex Ko: From Iowa to Broadway, My Billy Elliot Story follows Alex’s journey from small town Iowa to becoming a famous Broadway performer...

African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics: The Lawrence Gellert Story

by Bruce M. Conforth

In African American Folksong and American Cultural Politics: The Lawrence Gellert Story, scholar and musician Bruce Conforth tells the story of one of the most unusual collections of African American folk music...

Ronald Reagan: Young Leader

by Montrew Dunham & Meryl Henderson

This lively, fictionalized biography of Ronald Reagan explores the early years of a boy who would grow up to become known to millions a movie star—and later as America’s fortieth president.

The Bjorling Sound: A Recorded Legacy

by Stephen Hastings

A half century after his death in 1960, Swedish tenor Jussi Björling remains one of the most beloved singers in the world. He spent forty-five of his forty-nine years performing in public, rapidly conquering...

Reading Mahler: German Culture and Jewish Identity in Fin-de-Siecle Vienna

by Carl Niekerk

Gustav Mahler's music is more popular than ever, yet few are aware of its roots in German literary and cultural history in general, and in fin-de-siècle Viennese culture in particular. Taking as its point of...

CageTalk: Dialogues with and about John Cage

by Peter Dickinson

John Cage was one of America's most renowned composers from the 1940s until his death in 1992. But he was also a much-admired writer and artist, and a uniquely attractive personality able to present his ideas...

Mountains Beyond Mountains (Adapted for Young People): The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World

by Tracy Kidder & Michael French

   Meet Dr. Paul Farmer, a Harvard-educated doctor with a self-proclaimed mission to transform healthcare on a global scale. Tracy Kidder follows Farmer's quest as he focuses his attention on some of the...

Rapture Practice

by Aaron Hartzler

Sometimes salvation is found in the strangest places: a true story.

Aaron Hartzler grew up in a home where he was taught that at any moment the Rapture could happen. That Jesus might come down in the twinkling...

Verdi for Kids: His Life and Music with 21 Activities

by Helen Bauer & Deborah Voigt

Giuseppe Verdi dominated Italian opera for 50 years, and his operas are performed throughout the world today. Verdi for Kids offers young readers an accessible, behind-the-scenes peek into the exciting world...

Wild Boy: The Real Life of the Savage of Aveyron

by Mary Losure & Timothy Basil Ering

What happens when society finds a wild boy alone in the woods and tries to civilize him? A true story from the author of The Fairy Ring. One day in 1798, woodsmen in southern France returned from the forest...

Charlie Parker and Thematic Improvisation

by Henry Martin

Now in paperback! This volume sums up features of Parker's style and discusses his contribution in the context of Western music history. Paperback edition available 2001.

Who Is Bill Gates?

by Patricia Brennan & Ted Hammond

Bill Gates, born in Seattle, Washington, in 1955, is an American business magnate, investor, philanthropist, and author. In this Who Was...? biography, children will learn of Gates' childhood passion for computer...

Umar Ibn Al-Khattab: Exemplary of Truth and Justice

by Tarik Unal

Umar was the second of the four ‘rightly guided’ caliphs. At first, he railed against the new Islam religion until he read parts of the Qu’ran. He was instantly impressed and became a believer. Umar is...

Love Wins: For Teens

by Rob Bell

If God were throwing a party, would everyone be invited?

Or does God invite some and not others?

And if so, how does God decide?

Is it what you say?

Is it what you do?

Is it what you're going to do?

Is it who your...

Shell Shocked: My Life with the Turtles, Flo and Eddie, and Frank Zappa, etc.

by Howard Kaylan & Jeff Tamarkin

(Book). If Howard Kaylan had sung only one song, the Turtles' 1967 No. 1 smash hit "Happy Together," his place in rock-and-roll history would still be secure. But that recording, named in 1999 by BMI as one...

Read & Burn: A Book about Wire

by Wilson Neate

(Book). Read & Burn is the first serious, in-depth appraisal of Wire, one of the most influential British bands to emerge during the punk era. If Wire were briefly a punk band, however, it was largely by historical...