“Buried as a g while tha whole world remembers me” –Tupac Shakur, from “Until the End ofTime” Tupac Shakur was larger than life. A giftedrapper, actor, and poet, he was fearless, prolific, andcontroversial–and often said that he never expected to live pastthe age of thirty. He was right. On September 13, 1996, he died ofgunshot wounds at age twenty-five. But even ten years after Tupac’stragic passing, the impact of his life and talent continues toflourish. Lauded as one of the greatest hip-hop artists of alltime, Tupac has sold more than sixty-seven million recordsworldwide, making him the top-selling rapper ever. How Long Will They Mourn Me? celebrates Tupac’sunforgettable life–his rise to fame; his tumultuous dark sidemarked by sex, drugs, and violence; and the indelible legacy heleft behind. Although Tupac’s murder remains unsolved, the spiritof this legendary artist is far from forgotten. How long will wemourn him? Fans worldwide will grieve his untimely death for a longti

“I think German Boy has all the qualities of greatness. I lovethe book.” -- from the Foreword by Stephen Ambrose As the Third Reich crumbled in 1945, scores ofGermans scrambled to flee the advancing Russian troops. Among themwas a little boy named Wolfgang Samuel, who left his home with hismother and sister and ended up in war-torn Strasbourg before beingforced farther west into a disease-ridden refugee camp. German Boyis the vivid, true story of their fight for survival as the tablesof power turned and, for reasons Wolfgang was too young tounderstand, his broken family suffered arbitrary arrest, rape,hunger, and constant fear. Because his father was off fighting the war as aLuftwaffe officer, young Wolfgang was forced to become the head ofhis household, scavenging for provisions and scraps with which tofeed his family. Despite his best efforts, his mother still foundherself forced to do the unthinkable to survive, and her sacrificesbecame Wolfgang’s worst nightmares. Somehow, with the resilien

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Carole Jones, freelance writer and researcher. George Eliot's final novel, Daniel Deronda (1876), follows the intertwining lives of the beautiful but spoiled and selfish Gwendolene Harleth and the selfless yet alienated Daniel Deronda, as they search for personal and vocational fulfilment and sympathetic relationship. Set largely in the degenerate English aristocratic society of the 1860s, Daniel Deronda charts their search for meaningful lives against a background of imperialism, the oppression of women, and racial and religious prejudice. Gwendolen's attempts to escape a sadistic relationship and atone for past actions catalyse her friendship with Deronda, while his search for origins leads him, via Judaism, to a quest for moral growth. Eliot's radical dual narrative constantly challenges all solutions and ensures that the novel is as controversial now, as when it first appeared. 作者简介： Edmund White is the author of many novels, including A Boy s Own St

Decoded is a book like no other: a collection of lyricsand their meanings that together tell the story of a culture, anart form, a moment in history, and one of the most provocative andsuccessful artists of our time. “Hip-hop’s renaissance man drops a classic. . . . Heartfelt,passionate and slick.”— Kirkus, starred review

The first account—prodigiously researched, richly detailed—ofthe last remarkable twenty-five years of the life and art of one ofAmerica’s greatest and most beloved musical icons. Much has been written about Louis Armstrong, but most of itfocuses on the early and middle stages of his long career. Now,Ricky Riccardi—jazz scholar and musician—takes an in-depth look atthe years in which Armstrong was often dismissed as a buffoon?ish,if popular, entertainer, and shows us instead the inventiveness anddepth of expression that his music evinced during this time. These are the years (from after World War II until his death in1971) when Armstrong entertained crowds around the world andrecorded his highest-charting hits, including “Mack the Knife” and“Hello, Dolly”; years when he collaborated with, among others, EllaFitzgerald, Duke Ellington, and Dave Brubeck; when he recorded withstrings and big bands, and, of course, with the All-Stars, hisprimary performing ensemble for more than

While many people dream of abandoning civilization and headinginto the wilderness, few manage to actually do it. One exceptionwas twenty-four-year-old Elliott Merrick, who in 1929 left hisadvertising job in New Jersey and moved to Labrador, one ofCanada’s most remote regions. First published by Scribner’s in1933, True North tells the captivating story of one of the highpoints of Merrick’s years there: a hunting trip he and his wife,Kay, made with trapper John Michelin in 1930. Covering 300 milesover a harsh winter, they experienced an unexplored realm of natureat its most intense and faced numerous challenges. Merrickaccidentally shot himself in the thigh and almost cut off his toe.Freezing cold and hunger were constant. Nonetheless, the groupfound beauty and even magic in the stark landscape. The couple andthe trappers bonded with each other and their environment throughsuch surprisingly daunting tasks as fabricating sunglasses to avoidsnow blindness and learning to wash underwear without it fre