Tells the story of the famous pianist, Glenn Gould, an enigmatic figure who made some of the most acclaimed classical recordings of the last century. He has become a national icon in Canada. This title delivers a portrait of this imposing figure in music history. ...

Examines the important role psychological factors play in fostering changes toward more democratic structures. This book presents an alternative to the theories of social & political changes that fail to test the causal assumption they make about human psychology. ...

Identifying music as a vital site of cultural debate, this book captures the dynamic, contested nature of musical life in the United States. It examines an array of genres
- including art music, jazz, popular song, ragtime, & Hawaiian music
- & well-known musicians, such as Charles Ives, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, & Irving Berlin.

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Set in Dublin during the Lockout of 1913, this is a panoramic novel of city life. It embraces a range of social milieux, from the miseries of the tenements to the cultivated, bourgeois Bradshaws. It introduces a memorable cast of characters such as: the main protagonist, Fitz, a model of the hard-working, loyal & abused trade unionist. ...

Peter O' Toole, Peter Ustinov & Cyril Cusack star in this saga of 1900s Dublin life, adapted from the novels of James Plunkett. Jim Larkin (O' Toole) arrives in Dublin during one of its most turbulent eras to organise the unions & get a fair deal for the working man in a time of widespread poverty & destitution. Larkin, nicknamed ' Big Jim', founded the Worker's Union of Ireland & became best-known for his role in the Dublin Lockout of 1913 after employees were threatened with losing their jobs if they refused to sign a pledge not to join a union or engage in any sympathetic strikes. ...

Music is in Sammy's blood. His grandfather was a jazz musician, & Sammy just wants to be in a b&, but the band he's got is on the road toward self-destructing. When everything in his life seems to be headed for catastrophe, will music be enough to keep his life together? ...

Music is in Sammy's blood. His grandfather was a jazz musician & Sammy's band could be huge one day
- if they don't self-destruct
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