Octavia Butler (1947-2006) spent the majority of her prolific career as the only major black female author of science fiction. Winner of both the Nebula and Hugo Awards as well as a MacArthur "geni...więcej »
Perhaps the most gifted and invigorating of the American independent film directors of the past two decades, Jim Jarmusch (b. 1953) has presented moviegoers with his uniquely personal vision, from ...więcej »
A penetrating account of Confederates who fled to Mexico, Central america and South america, after the war to establish new communities and why almost all failed
Charles Swett (1828-1910) was a pr...więcej »
Conversations with Ian McEwan collects sixteen interviews, conducted over three decades, with the British author of such highly praised novels as Enduring Love, Atonement, Saturday, and On Chesil B...więcej »
A close-up look at America's perceived historical ideal
Exceptionalism, the notion that Americans have a distinct and special destiny different from that of other nations, permeates every period o...więcej »
"Why are people looking for escape in movies? . . . Because it's . . . a form of recapturing not a 'childish' impulse, but a way of looking at the world as if it were fresh and interesting."
Star...więcej »
In the early twentieth century, two wealthy white sisters, cousins to a North Carolina governor, wrote identical wills that left their substantial homeplace to a black man and his daughter.<...więcej »
Tallulah: My Autobiography
by Tallulah Bankhead
In her own words, the life of the inimitable actress known for her daring ways and distinctive foghorn voice
Her grandfather was a U. S. senator. ...więcej »
Billy Wilder: Interviews
edited by Robert Horton
Always daring Hollywood censors' limits on content, Billy Wilder directed such greats as Marilyn Monroe, Jack Lemmon, Ginger Rogers, Marlene Dietri...więcej »
Here is a collection of interviews that cover the period from 1967 through 1993. Many are translations of interviews that originally appeared in French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish, or Swedish...więcej »
Arthur Miller clearly enjoys militantly civil conversation. Perhaps the most remarkable feature of Miller in interview is his willingness to answer question after question with grace and substance,...więcej »