Mozart in the Jungle

2007-12-01
Mozart in the Jungle

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  • Author: Blair Tindall
  • Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
  • ISBN: 1555847463
  • Category : Music
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 344

The memoir that inspired the two-time Golden Globe Award–winning comedy series: “Funny . . . heartbreaking . . . [and] utterly absorbing” (Lee Smith, New York Times–bestselling author of Guests on Earth). Oboist Blair Tindall recounts her decades-long professional career as a classical musician—from the recitals and Broadway orchestra performances to the secret life of musicians who survive hand to mouth in the backbiting New York classical music scene, where musicians trade sexual favors for plum jobs and assignments in orchestras across the city. Tindall and her fellow journeymen musicians often play drunk, high, or hopelessly hungover, live in decrepit apartments, and perform in hazardous conditions—working-class musicians who schlep across the city between low-paying gigs, without health-care benefits or retirement plans, a stark contrast to the rarefied experiences of overpaid classical musician superstars. An incisive, no-holds-barred account, Mozart in the Jungle is the first true, behind-the-scenes look at what goes on backstage and in the orchestra pit. The book that inspired the Amazon Original series starring Gael García Bernal and Lola Kirke, this is “a fresh, highly readable and caustic perspective on an overglamorized world” (Publishers Weekly).

Bee and the Orange Tree

2019-10-29
Bee and the Orange Tree

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  • Author: Melissa Ashley
  • Publisher: Affirm Press
  • ISBN: 192597250X
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 434

It's 1699, and the salons of Paris are bursting with the creative energy of fierce, independent-minded women. But outside those doors, the patriarchal forces of Louis XIV and the Catholic Church are moving to curb their freedoms. In this battle for equality, Baroness Marie Catherine D'Aulnoy invents a powerful weapon: 'fairy tales'. When Marie Catherine's daughter, Angelina, arrives in Paris for the first time, she is swept up in the glamour and sensuality of the city, where a woman may live outside the confines of the church or marriage. But this is a fragile freedom, as she discovers when Marie Catherine's close friend Nicola Tiquet is arrested, accused of conspiring to murder her abusive husband. In the race to rescue Nicola, illusions will be shattered and dark secrets revealed as all three women learn how far they will go to preserve their liberty in a society determined to control them. This keenly-awaited second book from Melissa Ashley, author of The Birdman's Wife, restores another remarkable, little-known woman to her rightful place in history, revealing the dissent hidden beneath the whimsical surfaces of Marie Catherine's fairy tales. The Bee and the Orange Tree is a beautifully lyrical and deeply absorbing portrait of a time, a place, and the subversive power of the imagination.

Night and Day

1980
Night and Day

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  • Author: Tom Stoppard
  • Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
  • ISBN: 9780573613241
  • Category : Drama
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 100

Marcel the Shell: The Most Surprised I've Ever Been

2014-10-21
Marcel the Shell: The Most Surprised I've Ever Been

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  • Author: Jenny Slate
  • Publisher: Penguin
  • ISBN: 0698198999
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 48

One thing about a new day--you really never know where it will go, even if you know where it starts. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is walking on the blanket when he is unexpectedly launched high into the air. Tumbling through space, the bird's-eye view offers our small friend not only a glimpse of the important things in life--his beloved Nana who sleeps in a fancy French bread, a stinky shoe, and a monstrous baby--but also a much bigger picture. Sometimes the most wonderful discoveries are the ones we least expect.

Jungle Jamboree

2019-01-10
Jungle Jamboree

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  • Author: Jo Empson
  • Publisher: Penguin UK
  • ISBN: 0241380693
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 19

Who will be crowned the most beautiful of all at the Jungle Jamboree? Lion, Leopard, Hippo, Zebra? The jungle creatures all try to change themselves in this beautiful book, bursting with wild splashes of colour and hilarious animal antics. But Fly has a surprise in store - soon the animals learn that they are lovely just the way they are, and that kindness is the most beautiful thing of all.

From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement

2021-04-20
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement

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  • Author: Paula Yoo
  • Publisher: WW Norton
  • ISBN: 1324002883
  • Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 384

Winner of the 2021 Boston Globe Horn Book Award for Nonfiction Longlisted for the 2021 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Finalist for the 2022 YALSA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction An NPR Best Book of 2021 A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2021 A Time Young Adult Best Book of 2021 A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2021 A Publishers Weekly Best Young Adult Book of 2021 A School Library Journal Best Book of 2021 A Horn Book Best Book of 2021 A compelling account of the killing of Vincent Chin, the verdicts that took the Asian American community to the streets in protest, and the groundbreaking civil rights trial that followed. America in 1982: Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting U.S. autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti–Asian American sentiment simmers, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving a Chinese American man, Vincent Chin, beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nitz. Paula Yoo has crafted a searing examination of the killing and the trial and verdicts that followed. When Ebens and Nitz pled guilty to manslaughter and received only a $3,000 fine and three years’ probation, the lenient sentence sparked outrage. The protests that followed led to a federal civil rights trial—the first involving a crime against an Asian American—and galvanized what came to be known as the Asian American movement. Extensively researched from court transcripts, contemporary news accounts, and in-person interviews with key participants, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry is a suspenseful, nuanced, and authoritative portrait of a pivotal moment in civil rights history, and a man who became a symbol against hatred and racism.

The Rest is Jungle and Other Stories

2010
The Rest is Jungle and Other Stories

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  • Author: Mario Benedetti
  • Publisher:
  • ISBN: 9780924047718
  • Category : Short stories, Spanish
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. Translated from the Spanish by Harry Morales. In this exquisite new short story collection, celebrated Latin American writer Mario Benedetti affords us a beguiling glimpse of a world in flux. Addressing subjects ranging from love and middle-class frustration in the city to the pain of exile, the stories in THE REST IS JUNGLE transport the reader from the cafes of Montevideo to the fault lines that divide nations and people. Whether poking fun at the pretentions of the contemporary literary scene, or offering a moving portrait of multigenerational family life, Benedetti discerns the irony, humor and heartbreak in every situation. From the hilarious depiction of an office worker battling with bureaucracy, to a domestic tragedy recounted from the perspective of an eavesdropping family pet, the stories in this playful and provocative collection throw light on that curious realm where our public and private lives intersect. THE REST IS JUNGLE is a remarkable showcase for the work of a writer who sought to speak of love, power and commitment as directly and passionately as possible.

The Maestro Myth

2001
The Maestro Myth

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  • Author: Norman Lebrecht
  • Publisher: Citadel Press
  • ISBN: 9780806520889
  • Category : Biography & Autobiography
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 420

Nearly ten years after its original publication, The Maestro Myth continues to enthrall readers with its insightful look into the lives and careers of the world's most celebrated conductors. Now updated and including two new chapters, this volume portrays the politics and inflated economics surrounding the podiums of today's international classical music scene, and the obstacles faced by blacks, women, and gays. From Richard Strauss to Herbert von Karajan to Leonard Bernstein to Simon Rattle, The Maesto Myth examines the world of classical music and the mounting crisis in a profession where genuine talent grows ever scarcer. It is a must-have resource for music aficiionados as well as anyone interested in the behind-the-scenes lives of these music masters. Book jacket.

Real Men Don't Rehearse

2012
Real Men Don't Rehearse

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  • Author: Justin Locke
  • Publisher: Justin Locke
  • ISBN: 9780615130293
  • Category : Biography & Autobiography
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

"Real Men Don't Rehearse" is a laugh-out-loud inside look at the usually hidden and secret world of professional orchestras. It is filled with dozens of humorous tales of musician antics and concert meltdowns. This is not just for musicians! With over a thousand copies sold, it has proven to be an enormous hit with general readers ages teen and up. Now in its fifth printing (a self-publishing miracle), the title and cover design make it top seller in bookstores, as everyone has a hard-to-shop-for relative with an interest in music. "Real Men Don't Rehearse" was written by Justin Locke, who spent 18 seasons as a professional freelance double bassist in Boston. He played with the Boston Symphony and the Boston Pops, as well as for ballets, operas, and Broadway shows. He is also well known in the symphonic world as the author of "Peter VS. the Wolf" and "The Phantom of the Orchestra," which are internationally acclaimed programs for orchestra family concerts. This book has been reviewed and excerpted in many international magazines, and is a book no musical library should be without.

Dazzled by Darkness

2012-08-30
Dazzled by Darkness

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  • Author: Erica Miles
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
  • ISBN: 9781463659820
  • Category : Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 430

A young Jewish intellectual who hears voices and her Latino artist admirer who hallucinates conversations with the likes of Leonardo da Vinci and Picasso begin a relationship that draws both of them into the world and takes the reader on a fun ride through 1960's New York and beyond.