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Frank Zappa's America
From his early albums with the Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa established a reputation as a musical genius who pushed the limits of culture throughout the 1960s and 1970s, …
Cityscapes of New Orleans
Exploring the Crescent City from the ground up, Richard Campanella takes us on a winding journey toward explaining the city's distinct urbanism and eccentricities. In Cityscapes of …
The Hills Beyond
The third and last book culled from the mountain of manuscript Thomas Wolfe left behind, The Hills Beyond ""contains some of his best, and certainly his most mature, work"" - New …
Faster Than Light
Conjuring numerous voices and characters across oceans and centuries, Faster Than Light explores widely disparate experiences through the lens of traditional poetic forms. This …
President without a Party
Historians have long viewed President John Tyler as one of the nation's least effective heads of state. In President without a Party- the first fullÂ-scale biography of Tyler in …
Ghost Stories of Old New Orleans
He struck a match to look at his watch. In the flare of the light they saw a young woman just at Pitot's elbow- a young woman dressed all in black, with pale gold hair, and a baby …
The Turkish Letters of Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
A native of western Flanders, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq served in several posts as diplomatic representative for the Habsburg ruler Ferdinand I (King of Bohemia and Hungary, …
The New Rules of Dining Out
The New Rules of Dining Out is the quintessential resource for anyone, from the casual diner to the ardent foodie, who wants to dine like a pro. Sharing colorful anecdotes from his …
The Limits of the Lost Cause
The Limits of the Lost Cause challenges prevailing ways of thinking about the impact of the Civil War on the American South. Above all, Gaines Foster's work encourages Americans to …
Fallen Angel
Over 170 years after his death, Edgar Allan Poe remains a figure of enduring fascination and speculation for readers, scholars, and devotees of the weird and macabre. In Fallen …
A Confederacy of Dunces (35th Anniversary Edition)
After more than three decades, the peerless wit and indulgent absurdity of A Confederacy of Dunces continues to attract new readers. Though the manuscript was rejected by many …
World Enough and Time
In the admixture of wilderness and elegant society that was 1826 Kentucky, Jeremiah Beaumont, a brilliant, imaginative lawyer, stood trial for murdering his benefactor and father …