Cooper Square Press: 92 books

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Joseph Conrad

A Biography

by Jeffrey Meyers
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2001

In Joseph Conrad: A Biography, acclaimed writer Jeffrey Meyers presents the definitive account of the life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, and many other landmarks in modern literature. Meyers' biography, published for the first time in paperback by Cooper...
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Gary Cooper

American Hero

by Jeffrey Meyers
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2001

Published to coincide with his centennial in May 2001, this definitive biography of a Hollywood icon portrays actor Gary Cooper as a man of complex and sophisticated tastes, as well as large appetites. Meyers offers a riveting, inside look at Cooper's career; his tempestuous relationships with Grace...
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Julius Streicher

Nazi Editor of the Notorious Anti-semitic Newspaper Der Sturmer

by Randall Bytwerk
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2001

The Nazis put a remarkable amount of effort into anti-Semitic propaganda, intending to bring ordinary Germans around to the destructive ideology of the Nazi party. Julius Streicher (1885-1946) spearheaded many of these efforts, publishing anti-Semitic articles and cartoons in his weekly newspaper,...
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The Silent and the Damned

The Murder of Mary Phagan and the Lynching of Leo Frank

by Frey Seitz Frey, Nancy Thompson-Frey
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2002

The 1913 murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan would have far-reaching consequences for Georgia and the nation; in the years that followed a Jewish man named Leo Frank was convicted on dubious evidence, a governor's career toppled while an anti-Semite became Georgia's senator, and the Anti-Defamation...
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Jackson Pollock

A Biography

by Deborah Solomon
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2001

Deborah Solomon's biography sets Jackson Pollock in his time and portrays him as a shy, often withdrawn person, full of insecurities and self-doubts, and frequently unable to express himself about his art or its meaning. Solomon interviewed two hundred people who knew Pollock and his work and she...
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Temptations

Revised and Update

by Otis Williams
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2002

The Temptations were the most commercially successful and critically lauded male vocal group of the Sixties and early Seventies. Through the years, the group's trademark razor-sharp choreography, finely tuned harmonies, and compelling vocals made them the exemplars of the Motown style. This is the frank, revealing story of the legendary supergroup, told by its founder.
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Faithfull

An Autobiography

by Marianne Faithfull
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2000

From pop stardom through the depths of addiction to her punk-rock comeback, Marianne Faithfull's life captures rock 'n' roll at its most decadent and its most destructive. Faithfull's first hit, 1964's "As Tears Go By," opened doors to the hippest circles in London. There she frolicked with...
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He's a Rebel

Phil Spector--Rock and Roll's Legendary Producer

by Mark Ribowsky
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2000

Phil Spector created the "wall of sound," produced the Beatles' last record, persuaded the Ramones to go "pop," made the Righteous Brothers sound respectable, and was a millionaire by age 21. His credits include some of the most important and memorable songs of the 1960s: The Ronettes'...
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Maria Callas

The Woman behind the Legend

by Arianna Huffington
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2002

For millions of people, the great soprano Maria Callas (1923-1977) remains the focus of such unparalleled fascination that there is still no higher praise for singers than "…the best since Callas." In this biography, Callas' career is brought brilliantly to life, from her transformation...
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Willie

An Autobiography

by Willie Nelson, Bud Shrake
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2000

Willie Nelson is more than just a singer whose albums have captures this country's imagination for more than thirty years: he is the nearest thing we have to the poet laureate of America's heart and the heartland. Told with frankness, warmth and earthy humor, here is Willie's story: his depression...
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Josephine Baker

The Hungry Heart

by Jean-Claude Baker, Chris Chase
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2001

Based on twenty years of research and thousands of interviews, this authoritative biography of performer Josephine Baker (1906-1975) provides a candid look at her tempestuous life. Born into poverty in St. Louis, the uninhibited chorus girl became the sensation of Europe and the last century's first...
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Constantine the Great

And the Christian Revolution

by G. P. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2001

Roman Emperor Constantine is one of the most momentous figures in the history of Christianity, a ruler whose conversion turned the cult of Jesus into a world religion. Classical scholar Baker tells of the changing Roman world in which Constantine rose to power—an empire where feudalism was replacing...
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Tolstoy

Tales of Courage and Conflict

by Count Leo Tolstoy
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 1999

Russian novelist and philospher Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for his monumental novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, but his reputation as a master of short fiction is richly evident in this unparalleled anthology. Here, in the largest one-volume collection available, are 36 stories of...
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Edgar Allan Poe

His Life and Legacy

by Jeffrey Meyers
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2000

This biography of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849), a giant of American literature who invented both the horror and detective genres, is a portrait of extremes: a disinherited heir, a brilliant but exploited author and editor, a man who veered radically from temperance to rampant debauchery, and an agnostic...
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