Best Selling Books by John Bell

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Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924) began his career at the end of the Romantic period and his death signaled the end of the last major age of Italian opera. During his lifetime and in posterity, the composer''s popularity surpassed that of his peers, and three of his works — La bohéme, Tosca, and Madama Butterfly — rank among the twenty-first century''s ten most-performed operas. With their enchanting melodies, exotic subjects, and realistic plots, Puccini''s operas continue to speak to the minds and hearts of listeners. This comprehensive exploration of Puccini''s most beloved operas presents concise and entertaining overviews of the composer''s works. In addition to exploring the poignant stories that inspired the operas, the guide elaborates on their musical and dramatic content. Part musical analysis and part interpretation, this book is above all a personal appreciation. In addition to offering an ideal companion for opera devotees, the accessible treatment forms an excellent introduction for novices.

Engaging survey covers Brahms'' major orchestral, choral, and piano music, culminating in a discussion of the German Requiem. Commentary places the composer''s compelling music within the context of his era and environment.

Elaine Stritch: The End of Pretend is a book about an extraordinary life. It chronicles the twilight of actress Elaine Stritch''s career, offering a rare first-person and no-holds-barred glimpse into the private persona of a Broadway legend. Told primarily in Stritch''s own words, The End of Pretend provides an unvarnished portrait of this brutal and most honest truth teller. Her personality commands the page with full force. Both hysterical and mesmerizing, John Bell renders Stritch in a fashion that is true to life, punctuating his narrative with her infamous humor, her infamous foul mouth, and her infamous foulmouthed humor. Most fascinating is Bell''s ability to get Stritch to talk, with harrowing honesty, about her journey through increasing states of vulnerability: facing the end of her career, leaving New York, and navigating the gauntlet of physical ailments that led to the end of her life. Ultimately, The End of Pretend is a treatise on mortality. Readers will be surprised at Stritch''s life-affirming messages and her ability to "make friends with the end of pretend and leave the building with a little dignity."

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The first detailed account of Hawaii''s quest for statehood.

140 plays, issued separately, each with special title page, engraved general title-page, representing a scene from the play, and front, showing an actor in a leading part. Most of the plays are preceded by biographical sketches of the authors, criticism of the play, etc. and dramatis personae, giving the names of the players. Each set is put together in different combinations of the 140 plays, making each sets'' contents unique.

Since its first appearance in 1986, this magisterial work has won uniform praise from many of the world''s leading comparatists. It has been acclaimed by senior judges and has been cited by the courts of many countries. This new, substantially rewritten and systematically updated fifth edition of the work, contains over 95 leading judgments, most translated in their entirety, along with references to over 2,000 other decisions from Germany and the common law world. While the book remains an ideal tool for teaching comparative torts and comparative methodology, the fact that it has been extensively rewritten makes it an indispensable source of inspiration for those with a professional interest in tort litigation and tort law reform. This edition has paid particular attention to liability for internet activity, medical liability and the protection of personality rights and private life.

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