Biography & Autobiography
Ahead of the Curve
Shane Crotty's biography of David Baltimore details the life and work of one of the most brilliant, powerful, and controversial scientists of our time.
The First Lady of Hollywood
Hollywood celebrities feared her. William Randolph Hearst adored her. Between 1915 and 1960, Louella Parsons was America's premier movie gossip columnist and in her heyday commanded a following of more than forty million readers.
Miles and Me
Quincy Troupe's candid account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great musician and an intimate study of a unique relationship. It is also an engrossing chronicle of the author's own development, both artistic and personal.
On Human Nature
This work brings together the late essays, autobiographical reflections, an interview and a poem by the eminent literary theorist and cultural critic Kenneth Burke (1897-1993). The pieces address many important themes he tackled such as logology, technology and ecology.
Pearl's Secret
The autobiography and family story of Neil Henry - a black professor of journalism and former award-winning correspondent for the Washington Post - who sets out to piece together the murky details of his family's past.
Selected Letters
For Charles Olson, letters were not only a daily means of communication with friends but were at the same time a vehicle for exploratory thought. In fact, many of Oslo's finest works, including "Projective Verse" and the "Maxims Poems", were formulated as letters.
Son of the Cypresses
'Now that I am seventy years of age, it is my prerogative to offer a summing up, ' says Meron Benvenisti, internationally known author and columnist, Jerusalem native, and scion of Israel's founders.
The Sound of Two Hands Clapping
A unique insider's account of day-to-day life inside a Tibetan monastery, The Sound of Two Hands Clapping reveals to Western audiences the fascinating details of monastic education. Georges B. J.
Animated Man
Based on decades of research, "The Animated Man" offers a portrait of Walt Disney as a flawed but fascinating artist, one whose imaginative leaps allowed him to vault ahead of the competition and produce work that even today commands the attention of audiences worldwide.
Culture Broker
Franklin Murphy? It's not a name that is widely known; even during his lifetime the public knew little of him. But for nearly thirty years, Murphy was the dominant figure in the cultural development of Los Angeles.