Music
“On My Way”: The Untold Story of Rouben Mamoulian, George Gershwin, and Porgy and Bess
Hardback
A revelatory history of the operatic masterpiece that both made and destroyed Rouben Mamoulian, its director and unsung hero.
All Hopped Up and Ready to Go: Music from the Streets of New York 1927–77
Paperback
A penetrating and entertaining exploration of New York’s music scene from Cubop through folk, punk, and hip-hop.
America's Musical Life: A History
Paperback
"A superb, all-encompassing survey of music in America." —Kirkus Reviews
Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet: His Life and Times
Paperback
"The two sides of Shaw…are at the center of…[this] compulsively readable biography." —Daniel Akst, Wall Street Journal
An Autobiography
Paperback
While many hundred thousands of pages have been written about Stravinsky, in this book—the composer's first—we hear from the man himself.