More than any other neighborhood in America, New York City's Greenwich Village has played a leading role in the development of over 130 years of art and culture. In The Greenwich Village Reader, editor June Skinner Sawyers gathers for the first time writings chronicling the changes the Village has seen over the years, from the late 1800s to the present day. Over sixty unique voices tell of their varied experiences of the Village in letters, articles, poems, excerpts from novels, and memoirs. Contents of the book include: Henry James recalling his return to the Village years after writing Washington Square; Djuna Barnes explaining the Village's mystique to the rest of the world; fiction set in Washington Square by Willa Cather and Edith Wharton; Max Eastman remembering his days as the editor of The Masses; Jack Kerouac and Joyce Johnson on the Beats that called the Village home in the 50s; Edmund White writing of the days preceding the Stonewall Riots; Madison Smartt Bell describing a Washington Square heroin dealer from the 80s; and many other writings on Greenwich Village's gentry, bohemians, flappers, poets, immigrants, musicians, radicals, and wide-eyed visitors. Even for all of its transformations, Greenwich Village has always been able to embrace a unique mix of residents. The Greenwich Village Reader shows how this section of New York, one that has left an enduring mark on its inhabitants and the rest of the nation, is unlike any other place in the country.

The Greenwich Village Reader: Fiction, Poetry, and Reminiscences

Literature & Fiction

Sawyers, June

United States

Cooper Square Press

The book features chapters on Jean Ross and Christopher Isherwood – the real people behind the singular characters of Sally Bowles and Clifford Bradshaw/Brian Roberts – and includes background information on the original source material, Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin stories and the first time Sally Bowles, as portrayed by Julie Harris, appeared onstage and on the big screen in John Van Druten's I Am a Camera. It also explores the stories behind the figure of the outlandish Emcee as well as the actors who played him, from Joel Grey to Alan Cumming. And it studies the famous musical score by John Kander and Fred Ebb and looks into the burlesque roots of director Bob Fosse in his native Chicago. Throughout the book, the author makes connections and associations to Cabaret by looking at such diverse topics as the first cabarets in Paris, Cabaret Voltaire and Dada, early Berlin cabarets during the Weimar Republic, German expressionism, the Bauhaus, Marlene Dietrich and The Blue Angel, David Bowie's many German influences, and the present and future of modern cabaret. Cabaret FAQ is the definitive guide for all fans of the Broadway musical and movie as well as for fans of the art form known as cabaret.

Cabaret FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Broadway and Cinema Classic

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Applause

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Bob Dylan's New York

Arts & Photography

Music

History PR

Informative and accessible, Maverick Guide to Scotland offers a trove of descriptions, knowledge, and insider's information that would otherwise take years of travel and experience to obtain. Every village, city, and site is depicted as seen through the eyes of an experienced traveler, as are many of the wild and beautiful stretches that lie between. 
Alongside practical knowledge and advice are the intangible histories with which every stone of Scotland seems filled. This Maverick guide enhances a journey through modern Scotland by revealing bits of its past, which is ripe with figures of poets and kings. It details the timeless features of the country that have driven people to its shores-the ruined castles and highland cliffs-but is tuned to the timely attractions as well. Today, the thriving art and theaters of Glasgow and Edinburgh and the recent renewal of interest in Celtic language, music, and culture are just as noteworthy.
Organized by geographic region, each chapter includes a section on the transportation, culture, nightlife, tours, accommodations, and attractions of the vicinity, along with a list of addresses and numbers. In addition to the major sites, the Maverick guides have always had an eye for the unusual and overlooked, the hidden and unassuming corners that only a seasoned traveler would find.
Whether visitors are interested in golfing the famous courses of St. Andrews, walking the battlefields of Sir William Wallace at Stirling, or visiting Glamis Castle, the haunting setting for Shakespeare's Macbeth, Maverick Guide to Scotland is a useful tool for enhancing their travels.

Maverick Guide to Scotland (Maverick Guide Series)

Travel

Europe

Pelican Publishing

This comprehensive guidebook includes detailed information on food, transportation, tourist boards, and attractions. Evoking the warmth and hospitality of each Scottish host, it offers vivid descriptions of over seventy-five establishments, from opulent houses and cathedral hotels to romantic cottages and historic inns.

Scottish Bed & Breakfast Book, The

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