Brody: 176 books
Expatriate
A Biography of Ezra Pound
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Ezra Pound was one of the most important figures of Modernism in English literature. Ironically, it was his work on behalf of other more so than his own contributions that created this reputation.
James Joyce, T.S. Eliot and Ernest Hemingway all owed an enormous debt to the redheaded, loudmouthed...
Modernist Mentor
A Biography of Gertrude Stein
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
Gertrude Stein came from unassuming beginnings in Pennsylvania to become a central figure in the birth and development of Modern Art. She was friends with many of the leading painters and writers of multiple generations, as well as being on the sidelines of several of the 20th century’s most profound...
by David Brody
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 1983
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 1983
From the author’s preface: “This book was conceived four years ago, almost to the day, at a time when I was teaching fiddle and mandolin in New York City. It was my idea then, with my students in mind, to compile a book of the most often played, most important and most interesting fiddle tunes...
by Paul Brody
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2013
Starting in the summer of 1976, one man terrorized a city and fascinated a nation: Son of Sam. Over 30 years after his capture, David Berkowitz (AKA Son of Sam), is still one of the most known serial killers of all time.
The life, murders, trial, and prison life of David Berkowitz...
The Fifth Trimester
The Working Mom's Guide to Style, Sanity, and Success After Baby
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2017
The first three trimesters (and the fourth—those blurry newborn days) are for the baby, but the Fifth Trimester is when the working mom is born. A funny, tells-it-like-it-is guide for new mothers coping with the demands of returning to the real world after giving birth, The Fifth Trimester is packed...
The Sanity of Insanity
The Fascinating and Troubled Lives of Writers
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2014
Writers are complicated beast with troubled minds. Genius doesn’t come without consequences, and the authors profiled in this book, show that the minds behind some literatures greatest works were no exception to this rule.
The following authors are profiled in this book: P.L. Travers, Emily...
Sí Se Puede
A Biography of Cesar Chavez
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
Cesario Estrada Chavez, more commonly known as Cesar Chavez, was a highly influential activist worker who created a union for farm workers all across the United States. Many organizations and activists before him had attempted to unionize the farm workers in California, but Cesar Chavez was...
The Lonely House
A Short Biography of Emily Dickinson
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2019
During her lifetime, Emily Dickinson did not seek out recognition or attempt to change the world around her, even in the smallest way. A private but not antisocial person, she kept her life’s work, and her innermost feelings, almost entirely to herself. Her life was rich in intellectual pursuits,...
The Real Life Inspiration Behind Oscar Wilde’s Work
A Play-by-Play Look At Wilde’s Inspirations
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013
Fiction often imitates real-life. That was certainly the case for Oscar Wilde.
This book is part biography, part critical study. It examines all of Wilde’s published and unpublished work to see what was happening in her life that she might have used as inspiration for her fiction.
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Walking the Winding River
A Biography of Mr. Toad Creator, Kenneth Grahame
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2015
Kenneth Grahame never abandoned the idea that childhood should remain untainted and unspoiled. After his son was born, Grahame was determined to lavish the boy with all of the affection and magic that a Victorian child should have. Grahame spun tales of fantastic wonder to pass the idle time, and...
Shakespeare & Company
The Story of Lord Chamberlain’s Men
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2014
James Burbage founded the Lord Chamberlain’s Men in 1594, during the reign of Elizabeth I of England. Its most famous member was, of course, William Shakespeare, he’s only a small part of the companies fascinating story.
This varied company of actors and writers lived and worked around...
by Brody McVittie
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2018
(Another) collection of free-verse, poetry and prose dealing with the universal concepts of loss and longing.
A fictional and heartbroken Romeo transcribes the stages of a relationship, from the tension and excitement of the chase all the way through to the bitter end.
Wrapped in self-loathing...
by Philip B. Bedient, James B. Blackburn Jr., Shannon S. Van Zandt
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2012
If Hurricane Ike had made landfall just fifty miles down the Texas coast, the devastation and death caused by what was already one of the most destructive hurricanes in US history would have quadrupled. Ike made everyone realize just how exposed and vulnerable the Houston-Galveston area is in the...
by Prophet Brody
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2007
WHEN A PROPHET CRIES BOOK SUMMARY:
When a prophet cries is a practical book about the prophetic calling that will inspire the spiritually mature as well as the milk drinker. One day as I was listening to the Holy Spirit, He asked me what is 7 x 7. I was so stunned by the question that I could...