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  Whistler The: Custom Built Blonde

  Gladys Thornton, Audrey Totter,...

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  It was past midnight when Jerry Coonan left the cocktail bar with a tall blond in a mink coat. On the way out he gave the high sign to Red Stafford and Shorty Burton sitting idly at the bar waiting for the tip off and as he guided her out the front door he could see them get off their stools and prepare to leave. Jerry chuckled softly to himself; the blond was dumb and rich. The diamond pendant around her neck ought to bring $10,000 at least and he’d mentally appraised the square cut emerald on her hand $5000 more…

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  Adventures of Sherlock Holmes...

  Dennis Green, Anthony Boucher

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  Unrest among the community of Hindus in London is being caused by none other than evil Dr. Moriarty.

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  American Orchestras in the...

  John Spitzer

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  Studies of concert life in nineteenth-century America have generally been limited to large orchestras and the programs we are familiar with today. But as this book reveals, audiences of that era enjoyed far more diverse musical experiences than this focus would suggest. To hear an orchestra, people were more likely to head to a beer garden, restaurant, or summer resort than to a concert hall. And what they heard weren’t just symphonic works—programs also included opera excerpts and arrangements, instrumental showpieces, comic numbers, and medleys of patriotic tunes.This book brings together musicologists and historians to investigate the many orchestras and programs that developed in nineteenth-century America. In addition to reflecting on the music that orchestras played and the socioeconomic aspects of building and maintaining orchestras, the book considers a wide range of topics, including audiences, entrepreneurs, concert arrangements, tours, and musicians’ unions. The authors also show that the period saw a massive influx of immigrant performers, the increasing ability of orchestras to travel across the nation, and the rising influence of women as listeners, patrons, and players. Painting a rich and detailed picture of nineteenth-century concert life, this collection will greatly broaden our understanding of America’s musical history.

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  Classic Rock Stories - The...

  Tim Morse

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  An “engaging” compendium of the stories behind the songs—in the words of the musicians who made them, from Stevie Nicks to Alice Cooper (School Library Journal). 
   
  The first time on the open road with Dad’s beat-up clunker and a brand-new driver’s license. That first kiss. Practicing Steve Tyler moves in the garage. Lazy summer days with nothing to do but hang out with a group of friends and the radio. Classic Rock. 
   
  In this book, classic rockers reveal the sometimes painful, sometimes unpredictable, and often hilarious process of creating the songs that you can still sing along with. In their own words, rockers from Pete Townshend to John Lennon, to Keith Richards tell about the drugs, the pain, the love gone bad, and the lucky accidents that resulted in the hits. 
   
  “Describes the rock scene of the ‘60s and ‘70s [and] reveals insights about favorite songs and the artists who recorded them . . . Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Stevie Nicks, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Jackson Browne, and Alice Cooper tell how they felt about their songs and what they were trying to say . . . A chapter titled ‘Jurassic Park’ gives updates on the rockers. A great choice for reluctant or musically inclined readers.” —School Library Journal

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  The Rainbow Age of Television -...

  Shayna Maci Warner

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  With the last decade's television boom across a multitude of platforms, American audiences are being treated to a cascade of shows that some have trumpeted as a second Golden Age. But something completely new is stirring, too—the Rainbow Age. For the first time in the history of American television, we have shows in which LGBTQIA+ characters have evolved from being an anomaly to being an almost given and celebrated presence on the small screen. But what more can queer TV do? Is each new queer character really breaking ground? And has the curse of the fictional dead lesbian finally been defeated?The Rainbow Age of Television tackles these questions and more as author Shayna Maci Warner tracks the history and evolution of LGBTQIA+ icons across the televised ages and into the future—from the first televised queer kiss (we think) to the shows that are making household names and heroes of queer characters. Warner uses original interviews with queer TV icons along with detailed history to investigate the constraints under which queer people have been allowed to exist on American television. The Rainbow Age of Television explores why queer people are so invested in—and conflicted by—the kinds of storytelling that TV has to offer. Above all, it's a celebration of the LGBTQIA+ shows, their characters, and their creators that define this new age in television.

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  Homer's Epic Odyssey I for Small...

  Klaus Bruengel

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  Original Musicscores (Flute, Oboe, Klarinet, Strings, Harp, Piano, Bass) of the Soundtrack "Homer's Epic Odyssey I", Music by Klaus Bruengel. The label "Scores &Parts" produces eBooks containing musical scores and parts. The eBooks can be effectively used on stage, with an iPad or Kindle, to read music whilst playing an Instrument. Klaus Bruengel is a professional composer and arranger, working for the label "Scores And Parts".

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