David Weigel: 4 books

The wildly entertaining story of progressive rock, the music that ruled the 1970s charts—and has divided listeners ever since. The Show That Never Ends is the definitive story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive (“prog”) rock. Epitomized by such classic, chart-topping bands...

Ende der Sechzigerjahre schufen Instrumente wie Mellotron und Synthesizer neue Möglichkeiten für ambitionierte Soundtüftler. Bands wie Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Emerson, Lake & Palmer oder King Crimson machten sich daraufhin ans Werk, die bestehenden Grenzen der Rockmusik hinter sich zu lassen:...

As religiously grounded moral arguments have become ever more influential factors in the national debate-particularly reinforced by recent presidential elections and the creation of the faith-based initiative office in the White House-journalists' ignorance about theological convictions has often...

There are a number of anthologies on violence, but none exist as presented in this conversational interview format, which provides a meaningful and sophisticated introduction into the most cutting-edge thinking on the problem of violence in the contemporary world. The market for this book includes...