Riding On A Blue Note the age of madness

Riding On A Blue Note the age of madnessGary Giddins, winner of the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award, has a following that includes not only jazz enthusiasts but also pop music fans of every stripe. Writing here in a lyrical and celebratory style all his own, Giddins dazzlingly shows us among many other things how performers originally perceived as radical (Bing Crosby, Count Basie, Elvis Presley) became conservative institutions . . . how Charlie Parker created a masterpiece from

including (but not limited to) finding ways to improve one's working relationship with others

practical advice

by tackling the etiquette questions specific to our age-such as Why shouldn't you ask a cab driver where's he's from

James Holden and his crew know the strengths and weaknesses of this new force better than anyone

James Patterson's high-octane sci-fi adventure series comes to a white-knuckle conclusion in the final battle that Daniel X has been waiting for his entire life

When a dark

Only when his estranged son

capricious queen of popular imagination -- she is also often shy

Murder on the Run (with Scott Slaven): The middle-aged housekeeper found dead with a knife in her throat was bad

Puller's masterful skills as an investigator and strengths as a fighter may not be enough to save his brother--or himself

the perfect blend of complex characters

Beginning as a small city-state in central Italy