history and criticism

Chronicles and captures poetically the history, mood, and movement of African-American music.

A brief, illustrated biography of the Beatles, one of world's most famous rock bands, providing information on each individual member, and tracing how the band started to when they broke up.

Starting at ?The Beginning? and concluding with ?The End?, chapters range from the familiar, such as ?Character?, ?Narrative? and ?The Author?, to the more unusual, such as ?Secrets?, ?Pleasure? and ?Ghosts?. Illuminates complex ideas by engaging directly with literary works, so that a reading of Jane Eyre opens up ways of thinking about racial difference, for example, while Chaucer, Raymond Chandler and Monty Python are all invoked in a discussion of literature and laughter.

"The secret story of Superman's creation, told from the perspective of illustrator Joe Shuster [in graphic novel format], reveals how after creating the famed character, he and his partner Jerry Siegel made a deal they ultimately regretted"--OCLC.

Presents the full text of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in both its original version and in a translated version using everyday language, and describes the events that led to the creation of America's national anthem and its significance throughout history.

A collection of sixteen Greek drama plays by ancient Greek dramatists Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides.

Portrays the lives and music of the Bee Gees, one of the world's most famous musical families, Maurice, Robin, Barry, and Andy Gibb.

A narrative portrait of the author of the Little House series details her real life as a young pioneer traveling west with her family and homesteading on new territories, revealing how her actual life differed from the adventures in her books.

Presents the author's argument concerning sexism in the Harry Potter series, covering themes of rule following, intelligence, validating, enabling, mothering, and resistance and exploring the construction of gender roles in the books, and discusses possibilities for school curriculums that incorporate a critical analysis of the texts.