165 results for '"Leslie Orrey'

Surveys the history of opera from its beginnings in the late 16th century to the present, and focuses on the changes in the styles, conditions, and architecture of the theater.

In the first full-length biography of this masterful trumpeter, composer, and co-founder of Jazz at Lincoln Center, author Leslie Gourse reveals the private side of one of the most talented and...

*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*"We think we know everything, but author Ian Leslie proves otherwise. His new book, 'John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,' is, astonishingly, one of the few to offer...

This book provides a new look at the social and cultural roles of the American college after the Civil War. Historians have dubbed the period from the Civil War to World War I "the age of the...

Leslie Day's life changed forever when, in 1975, she moved to a tiny houseboat on the Hudson River at the 79th Street Boat Basin--a new home umbilically tied to Manhattan's Upper West Side. In her...

This book presents, with commentary, the Stridhamapaddhati, the only extant Sanskrit treatise to address women's place and role in society. Written in the 18th century by an orthodox Hindu pandit at...

From personal loss to phantom diseases, The Empathy Exams is a bold and brilliant collection, winner of the Graywolf Press Nonfiction PrizeA Publishers Weekly Top Ten Essay Collection of Spring...

Princeton is only the fourth American college to celebrate a 275th anniversary. Founded in 1746 as the College of New Jersey, it has long Presbyterian roots. The scene of notable events in the...

From the "astounding" (Entertainment Weekly), "spectacularly evocative" (The Atlantic), and "brilliant" (Los Angeles Times) author of the New York Times bestsellers The Recovering and The Empathy...

"This little gem fills you in on everything finned, furred, feathered, or leafed, and how to find it, in all five boroughs."—House and GardenSecond place for scholarly/reference books (design),...

A timely history of immigration, integration and national identity that reveals the true heritage behind some of the nation's defining artworks. To truly understand British art is to recognize the...

A richly illustrated history of self-taught artists and how they changed American artArtists without formal training, who learned from family, community, and personal journeys, have long been a...

A provocative work of American literary criticism covering Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Faulkner, and others. Fielder's groundbreaking work changed the...

If you have ever bought a cookery book not only for the recipes but also for the mouth-watering images and attractive design, then A Book for Cooks is for you. Food writer and self-confessed...

Why you should worry less about AI and more about what makes us humanWe are at a crossroads in history. If we hope to share our planet successfully with one another and the AI systems we are...

Asian American women have long dealt with charges of betrayal within and beyond their communities. Images of their "disloyalty" pervade American culture, from the daughter who is branded a traitor to...

The definitive history of abortion in the United States, with a new preface that equips readers for what’s to come.When Abortion Was a Crime is the must-read book on abortion history. Originally...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of the Most Anticipated Books of the Year: TIME, Oprah Daily, Publishers Weekly, Vogue, Vulture, The Millions, Kirkus Reviews, Lit Hub, The Story Exchange, The...

Shortlisted for the Architectural Book of the YearHow gentrification is killing our cities, and what we can do about itWhat does gentrification look like? Can we even agree that it is a process that...

A visual feast of garden design inspiration that embraces diversity and teaches you how to create a lush, colorful, edible, and meaningful garden wonderland of your own.“Through story and imagery,...