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  • General Relativity

    by Robert M. Wald ...
    "Truly excellent . . . sophisticated . . . will probably be read by every student of relativity, astrophysics, and field theory for years to come." —James W. York, Physics Today"Wald's book is clearly the first textbook on general relativity with a totally modern point of view; and it succeeds very well where others are only partially successful. The book includes full discussions of many ... Read more

    $21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dylan Goes Electric!

    Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night that Split the Sixties

    by Elijah Wald ...
    THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE A COMPLETE UNKNOWN. One of the music world’s pre-eminent critics takes a fresh and much-needed look at the day Dylan “went electric” at the Newport Folk Festival.On the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage at Newport Folk Festival, backed by an electric band, and roared into his new rock hit, Like a Rolling Stone. The audience of committed ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Escaping the Delta

    Robert Johnson and the Invention of the Blues

    by Elijah Wald ...
    The life of blues legend Robert Johnson becomes the centerpiece for this innovative look at what many consider to be America's deepest and most influential music genre. Pivotal are the questions surrounding why Johnson was ignored by the core black audience of his time yet now celebrated as the greatest figure in blues history.Trying to separate myth from reality, biographer Elijah Wald studies ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Secret Lives of Married Women

    by Elissa Wald ...
    Two identical twin sisters - one a sexually repressed defense attorney, the other a former libertine now living a respectable life in suburbia - are about to have their darkest secrets revealed, to the men in their lives and to themselves. As one sister prepares for the thorniest trial of her career and the other fends off ominous advances from a construction worker laboring on the house next door ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll

    An Alternative History of American Popular Music

    by Elijah Wald ...
    "There are no definitive histories," writes Elijah Wald, in this provocative reassessment of American popular music, "because the past keeps looking different as the present changes." Earlier musical styles sound different to us today because we hear them through the musical filter of other styles that came after them, all the way through funk and hip hop. As its blasphemous title suggests, How ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The History of Texas

    by Robert A. Calvert, Arnoldo De Leon, Gregg Cantrell ...
    The most comprehensive, best-illustrated survey of the Lone Star State—the new, updated edition of the classic textThe History of Texas offers a sweeping exploration of the Lone Star State, covering its history from the pre-Columbian period, to the era of Spanish control, to nineteenth century watershed events, through the 1900s and into the new millennium. This engaging, student-friendly textbook ... Read more

    $52.00 USD

  • Spanish For Dummies

    by Pedro Vázquez Bermejo, Susana Wald ...
    Whether you want to take up Spanish from scratch or brush up on your existing skills, this practical, easy-to-follow guide is for you! Inside you'll find helpful lessons, cultural facts, handy references and much more, including a Spanish-English mini-dictionary and common verb lists. Learn how to use your skills in a variety of everyday contexts, and discover common expressions, important ... Read more

    Was $28.50 USD Now $24.99 USD

  • Therefore Choose Life

    The Found Massey Lectures

    by George Wald ...
    Series series The CBC Massey Lectures
    This recently discovered and very timely 1970 Massey Lectures by Nobel Prize-winning scientist George Wald, now in print for the first time ever.Where did we come from, who are we, and what is to become of us — these questions have never been more urgent. Then, as now, the world is facing major political and social upheaval, from overpopulation to nuclear warfare to environmental degradation and ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shout, Sister, Shout!

    The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe

    by Gayle Wald ...
    The essential biography of America’s godmother of rock ‘n’ roll whose exuberant singing and guitar playing captivated audiences and inspired generations of musicians from the 40s to todayWhen Shout, Sister, Shout! was first published in 2007, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was resting in an unmarked grave in a Philadelphia cemetery. That lack of a headstone symbolized so much of what was egregiously wrong ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Jelly Roll Blues

    Censored Songs and Hidden Histories

    by Elijah Wald ...
    The New York Times bestselling author of Dylan Goes Electric! follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz.In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and jazz, guided by the legendary New Orleans pianist Jelly Roll Morton. Morton ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Overexamined Life of Jacob Hart

    a novel

    by Jerry Wald ...
    "This searching, humane novel debut contemplates God, the cosmos, and humanity's place in it all ... thoughtfulness powers the novel, which unfolds in clear, engaging, at times playful prose... Wald proves an engaging, empathetic storyteller." -Booklife Review by Publishers WeeklyFour friends' worlds collide at Lake Paradise in a search for answers to life's biggest questions.Jacob Hart has always ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Brother Robert

    Growing Up with Robert Johnson

    by Annye C. Anderson ...
    A Rolling Stone-Kirkus Best Music Book of 2020“[Brother Robert} book does much to pull the blues master out of the fog of myth.”—Rolling StoneAn intimate memoir by blues legend Robert Johnson's stepsister, including new details about his family, music, influences, tragic death, and musical afterlifeThough Robert Johnson was only twenty-seven years young and relatively unknown at the time of... ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook