Marilyn's Last Words
Submitted by agraves on Wed, 09/22/2004 - 12:00am
A distinguished college professor's career is ruined after he makes a remark that is ridiculously misinterpreted. Full of Roth's rather dark, but magnificently stated view of the human condition, the book contains a twist that strikes like a bolt of lightning. ~ Reviewed by Alden Graves
This meticulous, painstakingly researched book details the creation of one of the most influential jazz recordings of all-time. The book presents a fascinating glimpse at the art of collaboration and a vivid picture of the recording industry in the late fifties. Kahn also chronicles the marketing and promotion of the record. A must for anyone with a serious interest in music. ~ Reviewed by Alden Graves
The horrifying chronicle of the conflagration aboard an excursion steamer on the East River in New York City. The General Slocum tragedy claimed over 1,000 lives, most of them women and young children. It remained, until the attack on the World Trade Center, New York's most deadly disaster. Fascinating, not only as a precise, minute by minute recounting of the tragedy, but as a detailed examination of the era that spawned it. ~ Reviewed by Alden Graves
