Δ Reality Reading Δ
The non-descript 'non-fiction' classification
used in the book trade to describe factual
titles seems too disinterested to describe the
books on this page since most of them involve
the arts in one form or another, so we'll refer
to them as reality reading. In the theme
anthology section on this page, books may
contain factual works as well as works of
the imagination.
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"Artistic growth is, more than it is anything else, a refining
of the sense of truthfulness..."--Willa Sibert Cather
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Contents: 1/Reality Readings. 2/Theme Anthologies: Fact & Fiction
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1/≈Reality Readings≈
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BEHIND THE GOLD CURTAIN: FIFTY YEARS IN THE METROPOLITAN
OPERA ORCHESTRA, by David Berkowitz in collaboration with
Dolores Soyer. A reminiscence by Berkowitz -- the violist in the
Met's legendary orchestra for half a century -- in which the author
relives the trials and triumphs of the orchestra, from labor troubles
to world-wide acclaim. "A fascinating view of what makes Grand
Opera tick..."--Morton Gould. 184 pages. Trade hardbound:
$26.00. ISBN: 0-913559-29-6. (Paperback SOLD OUT.)
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LETTERS TO MY BROTHER, by Joseph Katz. At times uplifting, at times
sad, always remarkable correspondence during a half century with
the author's brother, the late, internationally admired Yiddish poet,
Menke Katz. Overflows with ideas on politics, art, literature, music,
love, family, alienation and loss. 176 pages. Trade soft: $19.00.
ISBN: 0-913559-46-6. Trade cloth: $29.00. ISBN: 0-913559-47-4.
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I RODE 'A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE,' by Rudy Bond. Written by the
actor who played alongside Marlon Brando in the original 1947
Broadway stage production of Tennessee Williams' timeless drama.
"Behind the scenes peek at the momentous occasion that was
'Streetcar,' featuring Brando, Jessica Tandy, Karl Malden, Kim Hunter--
from the gritty point of view of a working actor..."--LIBRARY JOURNAL.
"Reading his book, I could hear Rudy's voice and laugh, bringing back
very pleasant memories..."--Elia Kazan, director. "Rudy's book took
me back to those wonderful days of hope and respect for the career
we all chose . . . he has written a good book"--Karl Malden. 192 pages.
Trade soft: $19.00. ISBN: 0-913559-57-1. Trade cloth: $29.00.
ISBN: 0-913559-58-x.
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THE SEXY SIXTIES, by Harry Smith. Outrageous pronouncements on
lies, love and power in that most immodest of all decades. Prophetic
musings by the founder of The Anti-Civilization League. "Smith makes
one nostalgic for a time when people read and thought more; were
able to form and articulate their own opinions; when media existed
more as an ear to the populace than as a low-level playing field for
the ideological and celebrity fixated..."--THE ICONOCLAST. 96 pages.
Four wood engravings by Greg Lago. Letterpress softcover: $22.00.
Limited hardcover: $40.00. ISBN: 0-913559-74-1.
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2/≈Theme Anthologies: Fact & Fiction
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FATEFUL CHOICES: TALES ALONG THE ROAD TAKEN, edited by
Marshall Brooks & Stephanie Greene. Classic and modern tales
and poems on the choices people make on the road of life. Abbey,
Bradbury, Chopin, Dante, Farrell, Frost, O'Henry, Sophocles,
Twain, Whitman and many more share their experiences with
you. Pithy illustrations by Marshall Brooks. 184 pages.
Letterpress soft: $25. limited hard: $50. ISBN: 0-913559-61-x.
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KAFKA KALEIDOSCOPE, introduction and edited by
Martin Wasserman. A colorful and informative kaleidoscope
of essays, criticism, fiction, drama and poetry inspired by,
and in homage to, writer/mystic Franz Kafka. Cover and
interior wood engravings (for examples, see The Gallery
page in this website) by Frank C. Eckmair. "A "Best Book"
selection by SMALL PRESS REVIEW. 104 pages. Letterpress
softcover edition: $20.00. ISBN: 0-913559-52-0.
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THE SUSPENSE OF LONELINESS, selected by Birch Brook Press.
An anthology of stories in which that most powerful of all human
conditions--loneliness--steers characters down strange, dangerous
byways. Features the gripping work of Gorman, Page, Beres,
Satterfield, Carrier, McCauley, Shubin, Miller, Campbell, Smith,
Gustafson, Darkangelo. Wood engravings by Rose Orcutt.
136 pages. Letterpress soft: $22.00. ISBN: 0--913559-83-0.
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SYNESTHETICS, by Harry Smith and Stanley Nelson.
An essayist/poet and a poet/fiction writer team up to
achieve a literary synergy which explores synesthesia,
a condition in which one kind of stimulation of the senses
evokes sensations in another of the senses. Composer
Scriabin, for example, insisted that certain sounds evoked
for him the visualization of particular colors. Cover drawing
by Greg Lago. 128 pages. Letterpress soft: $20. ISBN:
0-913559-88-1. Hand-colored softcover edition signed by
both authors: $35. ISBN: 0-913559-89-x.
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