<p>from the back cover:In Laughter From the Hip Leonard Feather and Jack Tracy present us with an hilarious collection of anecdotes of some of the lighter moments in the lives of jazz greats Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Joe Venuti, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, Charlie Barnet, Eddie Condon, Wingy Manone, George Shearing, and a host of others.  We hear tell of the time Joe Venuti led Paul Whiteman's orchestra in "The Star-Spangled Banner" with a fishing rod - clad only in a pair of long underwear!  We chuckle out loud at Leonard Feather's mock-scenario à la Hollywood, The Duke Ellington Story.   We know and love the music of those master musicians who make up the unforgettable cast of real-life characters in this book.  Now we meet them in a delightfully different way - shooting straight from the hip and hitting us right in the funny bone.</p>

Laughter From The Hip: The Lighter Side Of Jazz

Humor & Entertainment

Feather, Leonard

Tracy, Jack

Humor

Da Capo Press

<p>In this essential and authoritative A-to-Z dictionary of the world's greatest detective can be found literally every person, place, and thing associated with Sherlock Holmes - the world encompassed by the four novels and fifty-six stories of Holmes and his famous biographer, Dr. Watson. With more that 3,500 main entries, 8,000 stories citations, an exhaustive system of crossreferences, and nearly 200 illustrations, this is an important volume for all who have consulted with the Master, as well as for anyone anticipating the excitement of that first visit to 221b Baketr Street. The ingenuity and resourcefulness of Sherlock Holmes continues to delight the modern reader, yet the years have obscured many of the phrases, customes, and daily circumstances once taken for granted by the Victorian and Edwardian readers to whom Dr. Watson originally addressed his famous stories. What is a dog-cart? An MIRCS? The Jowaki campaign? A four gin hot? Who were Charles Peace and Norman Neruda? And what do you need to know about Scotland Yard, the Indian Empire, and the British peerage to best understand the Holmes tales? This book will answer all of these questions and many more! Each entry in this fascinating book conjures up the thrill of discovering the stories for the first time, or casts light upon some obscure Victorian phrase or custom for a current reading or rereading. This is a book to deepen our wonder at and increase our understanding of the world's best-loved detective, the immortal Sherlock Holmes.</p>

The Ultimate Sherlock Holmes Encyclopedia

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Gramercy

A detailed study of the use of cocaine in Arthur Conan Doyle's immortal Detective stories. It provides an insight into the attitudes prevalent in the late nineteenth century toward the use of and addiction to cocaine. The authors trace the effects of Holmes's drug habit on his career as a detective and on his relationship with Doctor Watson. The concise and interesting style is enhanced by many illustrations giving graphic historical perspective to the narrative. The book is a must for the Holmes buff and for those interested in early Anglo-American beliefs about cocaine and its effects. The text and format were planned by James A. Rock and Jack Tracy, typography by Lynne A. Rock.

Subcutaneously, My Dear Watson: Sherlock Holmes and the Cocaine Habit

Berkey, Jim

Tracey, Jack

Literature & Fiction

James A. Rock & Co.

Subcutaneously My Dear Watson: Sherlock Holmes and the Cocaine Habit

Gaslight Pubns

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