history and criticism

Profiles short story writers or specific short stories often studied in high schools and colleges, presenting biographical and bibliographical information and significant criticism on each figure or work included. Also contains cumulative author, nationality, and title indexes.

Presents significant passages from criticism of the works of eight well-known short story writers, and features supplementary biographical and bibliographical information. Includes a portrait of each author, as well as cumulative author, nationality, and title indexes.

Describes the one hundred best Beatles songs, as chosen by the authors, discusses the reasons behind their choices, including songwriting, musicianship, and fun, and includes quotes from the Beatles, backstage gossip, and more.

Presents color-illustrated profiles of musical instruments from around the world, arranged by family, describing their origins, evolutions, and how they are played; and also provides a history of music-making itself, discussions of the most famous players, and a guide to famous orchestras and concert halls.

An alphabetically-arranged series that examines the theme, characters, plot, and style of twentieth-century nonfiction works and authors from Ezra Pound's "ABC of Reading" to Emile Durkheim's "Elementary Forms of the Religious Life.".

Contains stories, poems, novellas, and other works that explore empire and imperialism, including works by Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling.

A collection of interviews in which Will Eisner and Frank Miller discuss various aspects of the comic book industry.

A full-length biography of Wynton Marsalis who attempted to establish a place for jazz within the domain of classical music as seen through the eyes of colleagues, family, and friends.