H.L. Mencken
The anthology that spans an entire lifetime of writing by America's greatest curmudgeon, with a "flick of mischief on nearly every page." Fiercely intelligent, scathingly honest, and hysterically funny, H.L. Mencken's coverage of the Scopes ... [... more]
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The Skeptic: A Life of H. L. Mencken
 From Amazon.com: Journalist, muckraker, political gadfly, atheist, and conservative dissident, H.L. Mencken "was to the first part of the twentieth century what Mark Twain was to the last part of the nineteenth--the quintessential voice of American [... more]
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Kathleen Parker
Kathleen Parker is a nationally syndicated columnist whose twice-weekly column runs in more than four hundred newspapers around the country. An H. L. Mencken Writing Award winner, she frequently appears on radio talk shows and is a regular guest ... [... more]
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William Murray
Backstage at the Opera with Sacred Monsters and Young Singers H. L. Mencken declared that "the opera is to music what a bawdy house is to a cathedral." It was not meant as a compliment, but to William Murray, former New Yorker staff writer and . [... more]
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George Schuyler
George S. Schuyler was born in 1895 in Providence, Rhode Island, and raised in Syracuse, New York. As a result of his writings in magazines, including Crisis and Opportunity, he came to the attention of H. L. Mencken, who became his mentor. He ... [... more]
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Caryl Phillips
Caryl Phillips was born in St. Kitts, West Indies. Brought up in England, he has written for television, radio, theater, and film. He is the author of four books of nonfiction and seven novels. His most recent book, Commentary by H.L. Mencken, ... [... more]
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The Very Best Of Gil Scott Heron
From Amazon.com: No artist articulated the pride, pain, and passion of African Americans in the post-civil rights era better than singer, poet, author, pianist, and composer Gil Scott-Heron. These 15 selections from his historic Flying Dutchman [... more]
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Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg
Amazon.com essential recording: Despite his disdain for some of the sillier aspects of grand opera, H.L. Mencken once said that Die Meistersinger was the greatest single work of art in Western civilization--and, to many, his hyperbole is forgivable when [... more]
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Moe. L
You Can Lead A Horse To Water...: Holy Balls! If you don't buy this, well, there's just no hope. These guys are an EXCELLENT band!: I saw Moe when they opened for Robert Plant in Santa Barbara a couple of weeks ago. I had no idea what to expect. They [... more]
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Man Made God: The Meaning of Life
Negelcted in the USA: The subject of Ferry's book is ultimately how to go about living a fulfilling life in the absence of a god. God's "existence" is not the issue: there is no god. Rather, Ferry explores alternatives to the divine centric [... more]
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Prejudices: Second Series
Author: H. L. Mencken Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 808 EAN: 9781425496944 ISBN: 1425496946 Number Of Pages: 252 Publication Date: 2006-05 [... more]
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Letters from the Editor: The New Yorker's Harold Ross
From Amazon.com: "Don't waste your time and words on letters," Harold Ross cautioned more than one writer. "You don't get paid for them." Happily, The New Yorker's founding editor and dreamer didn't follow his own advice, and now-- [... more]
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