He was a virtuoso of the piano who inspired an almost religious fervor in his fans, yet he hated performing and left the concert stage forever at the age of 31. He was a tireless advocate of the technology of recording, an artist who looked forward to a time when mere musicians would be rendered obsolete. He was a notorious -- and, some thought, a deliberate -- eccentric, who muffled himself in scarves and gloves, liberally dosed himself with pills, and once sued Steinway & Sons because one of its employees had shaken his hand too roughly. He lived in hermetic solitude and liked to call himself "the last Puritan," but those who watched Glenn Gould play piano saw an eroticism so intense it was almost embarrassing.Drawing on extensive interviews and on archival materials that were previously inaccessible. Otto Friedrich has written a biography of exemplary depth and stylishness. Ranging over Gould's brief but spectacular public career and his prodigious exploits as teacher, author, and lecturer, his public opinions and his intensely private life. Glenn Gould; A Life and Variations does justice to a multifaceted and perverse genius.

Glenn Gould

Otto, Friedrich

Biographies & Memoirs

Lime Tree

Amelia, a pediatrician, spends her days and nights caring for other women's children. She is also a devoted wife and mother, dividing her time between hospital and home. As she struggles to balance the demands of patients and parenting, she finds herself increasingly preoccupied with the contrast between the sick children she treats and her own son's robust health. Somehow, in healing other women's children, might she strike a bargain with fate to protect her own?

Other Women's Children

Literature & Fiction

Klass, Perri

Contemporary

First-person accounts of the residents of Kreiswald--among them a police clerk force to measure the heads of local townspeople destined for the guillotine and a stroke victim who witnesses the secret nocturnal deportation of Jews--reveal how the Nazis' plan was carried out

Tales of the Master Race

Hershman, Marcie

The 100th birthdays of George and Ira Gershwin (in 1898 and 1896, respectively) are being celebrated around the world. The centennials are the perfect occasion to reflect on the brothers' rich legacy to American theater music. "The Man I Love," "Fascinating Rhythm," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "A Foggy Day"--together they wrote 700 songs and dozens of shows that defined an age and revolutionized the musical theater. Essential to any consideration of their achievement is Deena Rosenberg's Fascinating Rhythm, the only book to closely examine the brothers'extraordinary collaboration.First published in 1991, this pioneering work--which grew out of extensive interviews with Ira Gershwin and draws on much unpublished material from his archives--provides an interpretation and critical history of the Gershwin opus. Focusing on the major songs and shows and on the creative process that produced them, Rosenberg traces the development of the Gershwins' vocabulary, voice, subject, and viewpoint as they evolved from song to song. She illuminates how words and music work together in each song to create a small one-act play that encompasses a satisfying emotional and dramatic action.Rosenberg also expertly places the Gershwins in their creative and social context, highlighting their innovations, their own growth as mature artists, and their relationship to their times. And she outlines Ira's productive career following the untimely death of his brother in 1937.Filled with musical examples, Iyrics, and photographs, this rich portrait will fascinate any musical theater lover."Packed with terrific insights that will delight those who care about this music." --New York Times Book ReviewDeena Rosenberg is the founding chair of the Musical Theatre Program, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University. A cultural and music historian, she is coauthor of The Music Makers and has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, High Fidelity, and other publications.

Fascinating Rhythm: Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin

Rosenberg, Deena

Arts & Literature

Yesterday They Took My Baby: True Stories of Adoption

WICKS, Ben

Fascinating Rhythm : The Collaboration of George and Ira Gershwin

OUR COUNTRY THE PLANET

Business & Money

Shridath Ramphal

Economics

Family Memories: An Autobiographical Journey

Written during the last two decades of West's life, this memoir traces the lives of the novelist's ancestors, recounting the family history that became the root and inspiration for her accomplishments

REBECCA WEST

<p>Wiseguys, adulterers, schoolboys, and a New York fur salesman are among the curious characters who populate this debut collection of short stories--tales wryly observant of men and their fluctuating fortunes--set in London and Israel during the '40s and '50s, and during the Gulf War.</p>

Schoom

Jonathan Wilson

Tchaikovsky

A biography of the Russian composer, focusing on his private life, in an exploration of the inner man

TCHAIKOVSKY

Alexander Poznansky

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