The Dancing Years
The Dancing Years
"--Allen Robertson, Dance Editor, Time Out, London "In this brilliant book Deborah Jowitt has given us a fresh approach to dance history and criticism.
1919. As the euphoria of the Armistice fades, the nation counts the cost: millions dead or disabled, unemployment, strikes and shortages.
Rochelle Zide-Booth joined the fabled Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo on her 16th birthday and quickly rose to the rank of Soloist.
Fifty-four years after war criminals are hanged in ruined Nazi Germany, a retired police officer is found slaughtered on his farm in Sweden, leading a former colleague to investigate and to uncover the links between the death and global Neo ...
On the occasion of her acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters on the sixth of November, 1996, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison speaks with brevity and passion to the pleasures, the ...
The book also chronicles her family's history, including their experiences owning and operating the giant Ferris Wheel at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, and the family-run wrecking company which dismantled the failed French Panama Canal ...
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“George adopted Hilary.” “Why?” the teacher asked. “Well, for one reason she was the same age as Rachel, and he thought it would be nice for Rachel to have someone to play with. The other reason was that she was an orphan; ...