Bill: 4844 books
by Bill Cassara
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2015
Ted Healy had a successful, if mysterious life. Starting from the lowest rung of show business, he soon conquered the stages of vaudeville, Broadway and the silver screen. Healy's biography also serves as the backstory to the rise of what became The Three Stooges act. He had an eagle eye in spotting...
Pat Patrick
American Musician and Cultural Visionary
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
Saxophonist, multi-wind player, arranger, composer, music director, theater works producer, educator, and visionary, Pat Patrick performed with Duke Ellington’s and Quincy Jones’ orchestras, Thelonious Monk, Mongo Santamaria, Nat King Cole, James Moody, Eric Dolphy, Marvin Gaye, Patti Labelle,...
Jazz in the 1970s
Diverging Streams
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2017
Breaking through pervasive misconceptions, Jazz in the 1970s explores a pivotal decade in jazz history. Many consider the 1970s to be the fusion decade, but Bill Shoemaker pushes back against this stereotype with a bold perspective that examines both the diverse musical innovations and cultural developments...
The Day the World Went Nuclear
Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2017
Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest...
Listening to the Future
The Time of Progressive Rock, 1968-1978
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
In Listening to the Future, Bill Martin sets the scene for the emergence of progressive rock and examines the most important groups, from the famous to the obscure. He also surveys the pathbreaking albums and provides resources for readers to explore the music further.
"Written with the...
It's More Than the Music
Life Lessons on Friends, Faith, and What Matters Most
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2008
Bill Gaither shares the amazing story of his life revealing triumph and tragedies that everyone can learn from.
Please Pass the Biscuits, Pappy
Pictures of Governor W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
Long before movie stars Ronald Reagan and Arnold Schwarzenegger became governors of California, a popular radio personality with no previous political experience—who wasn't even registered to vote—swept into the governor's office of Texas. W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel was a 1930s businessman who discovered...
Uncensored Grace
Stories of Hope from the Streets of Vegas
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2008
Behind the glitz and glam of Sin City, an amazing story is unfolding. It’s a story of people who have run out of dreams, given up on hope. It’s a story of what can happen when Christians open their arms wide–really wide–in the name of Christ.
In Uncensored Grace, Jud Wilhite and Bill...
by Bill Graham, Caroline Oosten de Boer
Language: German
Release Date: June 3, 2010
Language: German
Release Date: June 3, 2010
Von Bill Graham. Das unentbehrliche Handbuch, vollgepackt mit Informationen zur Musik einer der bedeutendsten Rockbands aller Zeiten.
Zu allen Alben und Songs gibt das Buch Auskunft über die Orte, Daten und Produzenten der Aufnahmen sowie über die Entstehungsgeschichte der Platten, von den...
Lou Harrison
American Musical Maverick
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
American composer Lou Harrison (1917–2003) is perhaps best known for challenging the traditional musical establishment along with his contemporaries and close colleagues: composers John Cage, Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson, and Leonard Bernstein; Living Theater founder, Judith Malina; and choreographer,...
The Cowboy MEGAPACK ®
25 Western Tales by Masters
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
The Cowboy Megapack collection 25 tales of western adventure, including two complete novels and 23 short stories! Authors represented include Johnston McCulley (creator of Zorro), Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan the Barbarian), Clarence E. Mulford (creator of Hopalong Cassidy), and many more.
The...
by Bill McKibben
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2014
“Highly personal and original . . . McKibben goes beyond Marshall McLuhan’s theory that the medium is the message.”
——The New York Times
Imagine watching an entire day’s worth of television on every single channel. Acclaimed environmental writer and culture critic Bill McKibben...
Music of Yes
Structure and Vision in Progressive Rock
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
Unlike most books on rock music, Music of Yes does not focus on personalities, but instead on musical structures, lyrical vision, and cultural and historical context. Bill Martin situates one of the most creative groups from the progressive rock period, Yes, within the utopian ideals of the sixties...
Avant Rock
Experimental Music from the Beatles to Bjork
Language: English
Release Date: December 14, 2015
In Avant Rock,, music writer Bill Martin explores how avant-garde rock emerged from the social and political upheaval of the sixties. He covers the music from its early stages, revealing its influences outside of rock, from musicians such as John Cage and Cecil Taylor, to those more closely related...