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A biography of film-maker and cinematic visionary, George Lucas. It contains revelations about the origins and making of films such as "American Grafitti" and "Star Wars", and has been updated with a chapter discussing the revamped "Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition".

This "deeply personal look at Marsalis and his music" USA Today takes readers across America and into the heart of jazz

"In this book Carlos Clarens, author of Crime Movies (also available from Da Capo/Perseus), George Cukor, and many articles in film magazines, brings his encyclopedic knowledge of films and filmmakers"

John Holt's tender and acute observation of how small children gobble up the world have never been surpassed. A class of child development

The return of a classic: This biography of the young James Joyce is "a remarkable exposition of the relationship between a famous man and [his] brother."-T. S. Eliot.

At age 34, Gerald Shea discovered that he had been deaf since childhood despite somehow maintaining a prestigious legal career

From a physician and Emmy-winning chef, an eight-week Mediterranean cooking plan for permanent weight control and protection from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer.

From the author of New York Times bestseller One Year to an Organized Life, the book for anyone too busy to get organized

From one of the nation's top educators, a wise book that shows parents how to create homes where children learn with enthusiasm.

Derived from advice and information from two clinical trials, this back pain handbook includes a fitness and health program, mind-body methods to relax the back, strategies for combating chronic pain, recommendations for pain-relievers and tips for daily activities.

A unique look at the calm before the storm--how the Germans were able to take the Americans by surprise at the Battle of the Bulge

An in-depth, investigative, balanced, and definitive biography of Paul McCartney by the acclaimed author of Down the Highway

Now in paperback: The first-ever biography of one of the legends of modern jazz, written with his full cooperation

Here are Groucho's improbable tales of true romance, narrated with his characteristic panache and illustrated with splendid New Yorker -esque cartoons.

"One of the twentieth century's greatest composers, Duke Ellington (1899--1974) led a fascinating life. Beyond Category, the first biography to draw on the vast Duke Ellington archives at the Smithsonia"

"Described by Leonard Feather as "one of the most influential saxophonists of the bop era," Dexter Gordon has been a recognized master for over four decades. This new biography traces his career from h"

From award-winning vegan chef, restauranteur, and coauthor of the 30-MinuteVegan series: recipes showcasing classic European cuisine-made without anyanimal products

The long-awaited reissue of the definitive biography of Jack Kerouac, unwitting avatar of the Beat Generation and author of On the Road.

For the first time in paperback: The story of the legendary drummer whose beat created modern rock and roll.

Introduces us to the rich history and flourishing culture of the "golden age of Islam" in the eighth and ninth centuries.

In these searing profiles the author dissects the lives of fifteen infamous Nazis -- including Hermann Goring, Joseph Goebbels, Heinrich Himmler, Martin Bormann, Ernst Rohm, Hans Frank, Albert Speer, and Hitler himself. He also analyzes the archetypal roles of the officer corps, intellectuals, and women. This fascinating work provides fresh perspectives into how dysfunctional psyches, personal ambitions, and ruthless rivalries impacted the creation and evolution of Hitler's Third Reich.

"Huey Long (1893--1935) was one of the most extraordinary American politicians, simultaneously cursed as a dictator and applauded as a benefactor of the masses. A product of the poor north Louisiana hil"

A journey through modern Iran and Afghanistan that sheds light on present conflicts by tapping the most surprising of sources--a thousand-year-old epic poem

Everything we want from a show business biography: fertile cultural history, high-minded artistic evaluation--and a lot of terrific gossip along the way.--Washington Post

A masterly work of American film and cultural history by a critic who, "like Pauline Kael, has the gift of describing actors with terrific acuity."-New York Times

Now in paperback: 300 letters between Eleanor Roosevelt and her "first friend" shed new light on their legendary, passionate bond.

First time in paperback: An all-encompassing chronicle of African Americans' in the armed forces of the United States

Now in paperback: the Lambda Literary Award Finalist about "a sophisticated, overheated lesbian world in Paris in the first decades of the twentieth century. A great story, beautifully told." -Edmund White.