Civilization: A New History of the Western World

History

OSBORNE, Roger

Americas

Pegasus Books

This volume uniquely combines a lively biography of one of the best-loved composers of the nineteenth century with a detailed chronological guide to much of his oeuvre, from the popular ballets and concertos to lesser known pieces. Brown enthusiastically and sensitively guides the reader through Tchaikovsky's music in the context of his life. His writing on the music is accessible and informative, both for the professional musician and the keen amateur listener. The biographical writing includes fascinating quotations from the composer's letters, and those of his friends; the Tchaikovsky that emerges, despite his periodic struggle with depression, is a man with a very positive attitude to life, and a kind and supportive friend to many around him. This is essential reading for anyone with an interest in Tchaikovsky, his music and the culture of the time.

Tchaikovsky

Biographies & Memoirs

BROWN, DAVID

Arts & Literature

AS TITLE SUGGESTS, LESKOV'S SATIRICAL STORIES.

Satirical Stories of Nikolai Leskov

Literature & Fiction

Leskov, Nikolaĭ Semenovich

Humor & Satire

Villains' Paradise: Britain's Underworld from the Spivs to the Krays

DONALD THOMAS

Europe

It's the story of a lurid murder in San Francisco. The case of Jordan Alexander, the accused socialite, would have never gone to trial if district attorney Peter Granucci hadn't been preparing to run for mayor. Granucci choses Destiny Mitchell, a young black woman, to prosecute Jordan, the mayor's best friend, in this difficult and highly publicized case. Jordan is accused of brutally murdering his wife in her Pacific Heights home. He denies any involvement and suggests that his wife was murdered by black gang members. It is a case that no one, including Granucci, believes Destiny can win. The shocking conclusion comes 14 years later in a dramatic courtroom showdown. Disturbingly violent at times, sexy, racially-charged and full of intrigue, "Legal Thriller" is perfectly set to be the next legal genre blockbuster.

Legal Thriller

McGee, Marcus

In the moment American President Joseph Whitmore announces that Nostradamus, an 8-mile-wide metallic asteroid is on a collision course with Earth, the world is forever changed. Scientists predict that up to 95% of all life will perish in fire, flood and the resulting cosmic winter. Humans will cease to exist. As the world reacts to Whitmore’s ominous revelation, chaos ensues—moral depravity, starvation, terrorism, governmental collapse—and yet hope endures. Robert E. Lee, the leader of America’s consolidated militias, rejects the notion of a pending asteroidal impact. He accuses the federal government of duplicity, suggesting some covert, diabolical motive for the announcement. He and followers in Wyoming proclaim secession from the United States. Initially dismissed as paranoia, Lee’s seeds of distrust sprout in America as many begin to suspect that President Whitmore, Jett Turner, his Machiavellian National Security Advisor, and the Trilateral Commission, a powerful secret society, have a hidden agenda. In an underground fortress in Colorado’s Sangre di Cristo Mountains, scientist Don Smock heads the government’s secret Lazarus Project. Smock hopes to launch an ark containing 44 humans in cold stasis into outer space. At the end of cosmic winter, the ark will return humans to Earth. Geneticist Isabel Benoit will ensure the future human population will be superior to the one that perished. Animals, plants and other life forms are to be cryogenically preserved in the underground refuge, awaiting reintroduction by humans into Earth’s biosphere. Spiritual persons sense a higher design. Religious interpretation is varied. Adventists see the asteroid’s approach as the second coming of Christ. Some see it as Judgment Day, wherein the good will be raptured instantly to heaven and the wicked will be burned on Earth. Minister Jonah Williams believes that if we exercise faith, God may yet save us at the last possible moment. Others accept the event as the completion of an ageless cosmic cycle. Finally, there are a few who pursue truth. Davis Franklin is the computer expert charged with developing the software for the government’s Lazarus Project computers. In a world growing more chaotic as the days count down, Davis and friends desperately seek the truth that will either save the world or forever damn it.

The Last Year

L'insuffisance de développment en Haïti: Blocages et solutions (French Edition)

Reference

Delince, Kern

Language Study & Reference

The Tenor

The Tenor is a sweeping epic tale of historical fiction in the style of Ann Patchett's "Bel Canto" and De Burniere's "Captain Corelli's Mandolin." It swiftly moves from Pino Vaggi's youth in pre-war Italy, to his coming of age as a soldier in war-torn Greece, before ending in a shattering surprise finale at Maria Callas' historic final performance ever on the stage of New York's Metropolitan Opera House in 1965. It is based loosely on the stories and anecdotes that I learned from several of Maria Callas' personal friends and from nearly a dozen trips to Italy and Greece to research the subject.

Danish, Peter

Humor & Entertainment

The Tenor is a sweeping tale of historical fiction in the style of Ann Patchett's Bel Canto and De Burniere's Captain Corelli's Mandolin. It swiftly moves from Pino Vaggi's youth in pre-war Italy, to his coming of age as a soldier in war-torn Greece, before ending in a shattering surprise finale at Maria Callas' historic final performance ever on the stage of New York's Metropolitan Opera House in 1965. It is based loosely on the stories and anecdotes that the author learned from several of Maria Callas' personal friends and from nearly a dozen trips to Italy and Greece to research the subject.

The Family Business is the story of Michael Ponzi's return to a Hoboken neighborhood to continue in his father’s profession. Michael's first solo assignment comes after his dad gets pinched by the FBI, and The Dwarf, the "big" Carzano crime boss, orders a hit involving Zenobia, the biggest pop star on the planet. After Zenobia foils Michael from finishing the task, he finds that she is in big trouble with The Management and that The Dwarf has double-crossed him. He and Zenobia barely escape with their lives, and while on the lam, Michael is accused of kidnapping the mega star. On a Mennonite farm in upstate New York, Michael and Zenobia devise a way to return to their lives and solve two problems: Zenobia wants freedom from The Management, while Michael wants to settle family business with the Carzanos. Amid all their problems, the two discover an odd attraction. In a Snowden-esque twist, Zenobia is hiding a stolen microchip containing sensitive information about The Management and the identity of “The Man.” As it turns out, the FBI and the mob are after the same information. Ultimately, Michael leverages the chip with bidders through an elaborate Ponzi scheme, with surprising results! Michael Ponzi is an unemployed teacher from Hoboken, New Jersey, who presently lives in upstate New York. He is the only son of hardworking Italian/Irish parents, who have always been very proud of him. The Family Business is his first novel.

The Family Business

Ponzi, Michael

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