The musical theater in England and America has changed radically since the days of Rodgers and Hart. Spectacles like Evita and A Little Night Music barely resemble earlier works like Anything Goes or Girl Crazy. “Few will disagree,”... Read More

“There’s only one way to get through this — to get through the second that just passed and the one we’re in right now and the one coming up.” So says Eve, the narrator of Aria, explaining how she survives the death at sea of... Read More

Mediterranean cooking is alluring and now, more than ever, novice gourmets can imitate foods once only available to international travelers. This book originated as a simple appendix to A Mediterranean Feast, winner of the James Beard... Read More

The “circumference” of the title remains ambiguous in its application to this rewarding anthology. Twenty-eight contemporary poets responded to the editor’s request that they investigate the “idea of mastery” in a short essay,... Read More

Stumbling from one odd job to the next, Andrew Mayhem is certain that the right career opportunity will present itself eventually. It will be the one, in his opinion, that offers the greatest reward for the least effort. Perhaps that is... Read More

What a concept: to gather some of the most gifted women writers to articulate in their creative forte tributes to some of the most influential women of our era. This book is a marvelous inspirational mix of subject matter, writing and... Read More