1983 results for '"Myers, Ramon H.'

NEW AND EXPANDED EDITION, NOW WITH 58 SONGS Following his 2016 smash hit Anatomy of a Song, acclaimed music journalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histories of iconic songs from his...

Why Jazz Happened is the first comprehensive social history of jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influences...

A lively, entertaining, wide-ranging oral history of the golden age of the rock concert based on over ninety interviews with musicians, promoters, stagehands, and others who contributed to the huge...

Following his 2016 smash hit Anatomy of a Song, acclaimed music journalist Marc Myers collects fifty-five new oral histories of iconic songs from his popular Wall Street Journal column Songs that...

A marvelously illustrated A-to-Z compendium of bird names from around the globeThe Bird Name Book is an alphabetical reference book on the origins and meanings of common group bird names, from...

As the Civil War rages, another battle breaks out behind the lines. During a long hot July in 1863, the worst race riots the United States has ever seen erupt in New York City. Earlier that year,...

Choice Outstanding Academic Title of 2016From the presidential race to the battle for the office of New York City mayor, American political candidates’ approach to new media strategy is increasingly...

How have the Jews survived? For millennia, they have defied odds by overcoming the travails of exile, persecution, and recurring plans for their annihilation. Many have attempted to explain this...

A visually striking, authoritative survey of the crossover between art and biotechnology by an expert in the fieldIn an era of fast-paced technological progress and with the impact of humans on the...

The best contemporary American poets are represented in this essential anthology.

This handy photographic guide offers a stunning look at the wildlife of Southeast Asia, which includes Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, West Malaysia, and Singapore. Accessible text and more...

Between visits to his ninety-year-old mother at the nursing home, Leon looks back on his Bronx childhood and memories of his mother as she used to be

There's a crazy syncopation /and it's tearing through the nation / and it's bringing sweet elation / to every single tune./ It's JazzOne of TIME's 100 Best Children's Books of All TimeFifteen poems,...

This anthology of Russian verse includes biographical notes by Nobel prize-winner Joseph Brodsky and aims to bring the wealth of Russian poetry to the public view. Representative selections from...

FADE IN: INTERIOR: Early morning in CELL BLOCK D, MANHATTAN DETENTION CENTER. Steve (Voice-Over) Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The...