Frederick Nolan tells the story of Rodgers and Hammerstein both as a team and as separate people. Indeed there is a good deal of space allotted to their careers BEFORE they ever worked together. But after they team up the narrative becomes more lively and a real page turner, at least partly because Nolan's style is graceful and charming in itself. He seems to have read everything written about them, even going so far as to watch TV kinescopes of them from the 1950s, and he talked to many people who knew them, worked with them.

It's the backstage stories that make the book sing. Practically every page has a at least one fascinating anecdote. And he doesn't sugar-coat their personalities--Rodgers's curtness, even cruelty, and Hammerstein's insecurity, tendency to swallow his pride.

It's hard to read the book without singing to yourself. My God, what songs these two wrote! But more than that, what dramatists they were; they broke convention again and again and mostly successfully.

Pull out your recordings of Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and start reading!

This audio drama contains four short stories by great authors such as Henry James and Oscar Wilde. In my opinion, Wilde's Canterville Ghost is the best of the four. The special sound effect are both scary and humourous. Wilde's weird sense of humor about a British old ghost meets his match of an American family is perfectly interpreted in audio form by the producer of this audiobook.

When a poor woodcutter finds a baby abandoned in the woods, he takes the boy home and raises him as his own. The boy grows up to be beautiful in the extreme, but also arrogant and cruel. When his mother shows up a dirty beggar, he rejects her, and is cursed by having his beauty turned to ugliness. Setting out to find his mother, and gain her forgiveness, the star-child learns a painful lesson in humility and generosity.

This is a touching story written by a master storyteller. Fit for children or adults, it is a touching story with a great lesson in humanity.

Stoneheart is a wonderful story for all ages and age-groups. The delightful story of the power of love that changes "stonehearts" into "stronghearts" outlasts the celebration of Valentine's Day. Young children will delight in the story and older children of all ages will enjoy it's insightful message for a long time. Take it home and share it with everyone. It's a keeper!

Oscar Ratti's drawings are both striking and intriguing.
The themes of the stories bring softly to the metaphysical aspect of martial arts, and let you contemplate the stunning paradoxes of life.
While it allows the reader to remain in the physical realm, it is an invitation to consider the depths of the human soul.
These inspired tales are a master's craft from two great martial artists.

I can't believe I'm writing the first review for a book that is so important to the field of sexuality and queer theory. Ed Cohen has created one of the most comprehensive discussions that focuses on the origins of sexuality in Victorian England. By focusing on the development of masculinity and manliness in Victorian England as predicated by Victorian terms, Cohen developes an acute sense of what it meant to be a "man" in England during the late 19th century. Later in the book he developes, in the Foucaultnian tradition, the response by the judicial system, the press, and society to "unmanliness". The Wilde trials become the focus for his discussion on the dissemination of discursive language from literature and the media. If there is anything to obtain from this review it is that you cannot possibly understand Victorian sexuality without purchasing this book. It is worth so much more than it costs.

This firm knows how to have fun! Not my style, but definitely interesting.

The photography is very nice and the drawings and text are very well laid out. I would highly recommend this book, and two others from this series: Rebecca Binder & Lake Flato.

Would a truly extreem intelligent person bother to interact with people?

Tetrasomy two is the name for the extra chromosome pair that the protagonist (a young psychiatrist) discovers in his vegetable patient. A patient that seems to have much more influence on his environment than one would expect from someone who hasn't spoken or moved for nearly 50 years. Rositter describes the search for answers of the doctor, and how he tries to walk the very fine line between sanity and madness in discovering the disturbing thruth.

The book has well rounded characters. It's a good read, has tension and speed, and really gets to you. Though this book is classified as science fiction, I'm sure people who like books on psychology, ESP, hospitals or horror would also really appriciate this book.

This is fascinating reading. The essay at the beginning explaining the psyche of Don Juan is Pulitzer prize winning material. This collection includes all the plays from the very first "Playboy of Seville" written circa 1620 to contemporary versions. The literary criticism is excellent, and it makes for tittilating reading!

When I saught out this book, I was on my way to writing a paper on what I found was the most important contribution the ancient Greeks have made to the modern times. I chose the development to live acting as the topic for my paper. A teacher of mine had recommended this book, and it had all of the right answers. It is extremely clear, and a background in the subject is not needed in order to understand it's content. I would definately recommend this as a book to use for any number of information-seeking opportunities which might come your way dealing with live theatre and its evolution.