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From the field cries and work chants of Southern Negroes emerged a rich and vital music called the country blues, an intensely personal expression of the pains and pleasures of black life. This...

In this classic Catholic novel, Bernanos movingly recounts the life of a young French country priest who grows to understand his provincial parish while learning spiritual humility himself. Awarded...

Author: Harold ClurmanPublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: Mar 22, 1983Number of Pages: 329 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0306801868ISBN-13: 9780306801860

Only a few books stand as landmarks in social and scientific upheaval. Norbert Wiener's classic is one in that small company. Founder of the science of cybernetics?the study of the relationship...

The forty-year reign of New Orleans "madam" Norma Wallace is chronicled here, with plentiful accounts from the prostitutes, "johns," local celebrities, and cops who were part of this colorful drama...

The Last Viking: The Life Of Roald Amundsen (A Merloyd Lawrence Book)Author: Stephen R. BownPublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: Oct 22, 2013Number of Pages: 400 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

The Longest Winter: The Battle Of The Bulge And The Epic Story Of Wwii'S Most Decorated PlatoonAuthor: Alex KershawPublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: Oct 25, 2005Number of Pages: 344...

Author: Edward LongacrePublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: Dec 18, 2002Number of Pages: 296 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0306811545ISBN-13: 9780306811548

Author: David G. MartinPublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: Dec 26, 2003Number of Pages: 299 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0306813327ISBN-13: 9780306813320

Author: John RuskinPublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: Jul 10, 2003Number of Pages: 264 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 030681286XISBN-13: 9780306812866

Like the Robin Hood of legend, Francis Marion--the "Swamp Fox"--and his men attacked from secret hideaways before melting back into the forest or swamp, confounding the British. Although Marion bore...

The Tunnel And The Light: Essential Insights On Living And DyingAuthor: Elisabeth Kubler-RossPublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: Feb 26, 1999Number of Pages: 192 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding:...

This Is a Call, the first in-depth, definitive biography of Dave Grohl, tells the epic story of a singular career that includes Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Them Crooked...

An epic narrative of World War II naval action that brings to life the sailors and exploits of the war's most decorated destroyer squadron When Admiral William Halsey selected Destroyer Squadron 21...

At last, the authorized biography of Townes Van Zandt (1944-1997), who wrote such unforgettable songs as ?Pancho & Lefty? and ?If I Needed You.? Born to a wealthy oil family in Ft. Worth, Texas,...

Treat It Gentle: An AutobiographyAuthor: Sidney BechetPublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: March 05, 2002Number of Pages: 280 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10: 0306811081ISBN-13:...

A passionate, critically incisive biography of one of the most influential rappers of all time, Tupac Shakur, and how he came to dominate hip-hop in the 1990sAuthor: Tayannah Lee McQuillarPublisher:...

U.S. Special Forces: A Guide To America'S Special Operations Units-The World'S Most Elite Fighting ForceAuthor: Samuel A. Southworth, Stephen TannerPublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: Sep 19,...

Under the Big Black Sun explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as it's never been told before. John Doe of the legendary band X and co-author Tom...

Nobody expected the vice president, a New York political hack, to be president. And after President James A. Garfield was shot in 1881, nobody expected Chester A. Arthur to become a strong and...

We Were One: Shoulder To Shoulder With The Marines Who Took FallujahAuthor: Patrick K. O'DonnellPublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: Oct 30, 2007Number of Pages: 280 pagesLanguage:...

Magic, sexual tension, high comedy, and intense drama move through an enchanted yet harsh autobiography, in the story of a young girl who leaves rural Puerto Rico for New York's tenements and a...

Writing About Your Life: A Journey Into The PastAuthor: William ZinsserPublisher: Da Capo PressPublication Date: Mar 28, 2005Number of Pages: 240 pagesLanguage: EnglishBinding: PaperbackISBN-10:...