A narrative of the history of popular music through the lens of twenty pivotal hits at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, which began in 1958, reveals a remarkably fluid and connected story of music.

Focusing on twelve American writers--including Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, and Hart Crane--a renowned American literary critic discusses the greatest authors of American literature whose works make up what he calls the American sublime.

"In the 1970s, Lee Gutkind, a leather-clad hippie motorcyclist and former public relations writer, fought his way into the academy. Then he took on his colleagues. His goal: to make creative nonfiction an accepted academic discipline, one as vital as poetry, drama, and fiction. In this book Gutkind tells the true story of how creative nonfiction became a leading genre for both readers and writers" --Front jacket flap.

A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing between the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author and the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
In Absolutely on Music, internationally Haruki Murakami sits down with his friend Seiji Ozawa, the revered former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, for a series of conversations on their shared passion: music. Over the course of two years,...

"In a publishing partnership with True West Magazine, Henry C. Parke brings together previously published content as well as some new material in a single package for True West readers and lovers of the "Greatest Westerns" alike"-- "The Greatest Westerns Ever Made and the People Who Made Them provides an eclectic review of the Western film and television genre, from John Ford's classic, black and white films, to Deadwood and indie darlings. Screenwriter...

Members of the International Thriller Writers organization--including David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, John Lescroart, and James Rollins--contribute essays on their favorite thrillers.