Definitive history of ragtime music and its composers by the two top experts in the field, profiling 48 major composers and 800 rags. Over 100 photographs. Index.

Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades... if you dare. Hear shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate! Horror author and vintage paperback book collector Grady Hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby. Complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles, this unforgettable...

Explore the connections between famous music and historic events.

"An exploration of the fascinating poetry, life, and world of Sappho, including a complete translation of all her poems, "--Amazon.com.

When hip-hop first emerged in the 1970s, it wasn’t expected to become the cultural force it is today. But for a young Black kid growing up in a musical family in Philadelphia, it was everything. He stayed up late to hear the newest songs on the radio. He saved his money to buy vinyl as soon as it landed. He even started to try to make his own songs. That kid was Questlove, and decades later, he is a six-time Grammy Award–winning musician, an Academy...