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Glenn Gould: The Ecstasy and Tragedy of Genius
Peter Ostwald
Paperback
"[Glenn Gould] marks a major advance in our understanding of one of the 20th century's most significant performing artists.... Ostwald is as engrossing a writer as any who has tried his hand at biography."—Ted Libbey, Washington Post Book World
Nadia Boulanger: A Life in Music
Leonie Rosenstiel
Paperback
A detailed, authoritative portrait of a commanding figure in twentieth-century music.
Charles Ives: A Life with Music
Jan Swafford
Paperback
An illuminating portrait of a man whose innovative works profoundly influenced the course of twentieth-century American classical music.
Recovering: A Journal
May Sarton
Paperback
"Sarton's 'art of making exquisite distinctions' and her vulnerability as a human being are her timeless gifts to her readers." —Library Journal
Robert E. Lee: A Biography
Emory M. Thomas
Paperback
"The best and most balanced of the Lee biographies."—New York Review of Books