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deborah-grabien's picture
May.11.2011
When JP Kinkaid is asked by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominating committee to suggest an inductee under the"Early Influences" category, he has no hesitation in naming his childhood idol, delta bluesman Farris"Bulldog" Moody. Bulldog, alive and living in the southern Ohio...
michelle-l-scott's picture
Mar.26.2011
Desperate to maintain their superiority, Magicians are fighting to keep machinery and inventions out of the hands of their serving class, the commons.  To this end, the Magicians have waged a war – a terribly destructive, magical war – against any and all who dare allow the unmagical commons to...
michael-young's picture
Mar.01.2011
When a young blacksmith s apprentice named Johann discovers that his homeland is contained entirely within a small music box, it s up to him to protect the only home he s ever known. With the help of an impossibly ancient knight, his best friend, Brigitta, and his trusty homemade sword, Johann...
SusanVH's picture
Dec.30.2010
Take a behind-the-scenes-tour of some of America's best-known musical instrument manufacturers, from Zildjian cymbals and Fender guitars to Steinway pianos, Ludwig drums, Moog synthesizers, and more. Packed with exciting photos and fascinating info, Raggin' Jazzin' Rockin' offers a backstage look...
hank-edson's picture
Nov.07.2010
A two-CD set, this audio book contains readings of all 57 poems in A Brave New Worldview.  Traversing a wide range of form and subject, sometimes formal, sometimes experimental, sometimes funny, sometimes heartbreaking, these poems explore love, politics and our connection to nature and to each...
matt-stewart's picture
Oct.17.2010
Loosely structured on the greatest identity crisis ever, The French Revolution is the hilarious, tragic, and deeply imaginative story of a San Francisco family forging its place in history. Esmerelda Van Twinkle, a failed pastry chef turned outsized copy shop manager, stumbles into motherhood after...
kiki-howell's picture
Aug.10.2010
If I knew then, what I know nowI’d like to think I’d choose a different way to goBut, my mistakes have paved the wayDown this dark and lonely, dead-end roadPoised on a stool in a corner of yet another bar, in front of a crowd of maybe fifty, the harmonies he played reached out to those around him....
deborah-grabien's picture
Aug.07.2010
Newlywed superstar guitarist JP Kinkaid and his wife, Bree, head off to London for their honeymoon. The trip should be idyllic: take care of personal business in London, record a few songs, relax. Their honeymoon gets sidetracked when legendary director Sir Cedric Parmeley enters his 25-year-old...
sean-beaudoin's picture
Jul.02.2010
This is the Polish language translation of my first novel, Going Nowhere Faster.
robert-g-dunn's picture
Apr.21.2010
A runaway girl. A down-at-its-heels roadhouse. A hotheaded sax player. A tormented record man. A drop-in by Elvis Presley. A magical car. . . .             Pink Cadillac is a secret history of the great lost 45 Pink Cadillac -- a record cut by a bluesy white girl in 1956.             A love...