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Coltrane Biography
by Francis Davis
Hardcover, Published 2004 by Chatto And Windus
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ISBN-13: 978-0-7011-5383-0, ISBN: 0-7011-5383-0






Afterglow(Reprint)
A Last Conversation With Pauline Kael
by Francis Davis
Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2003 by Da Capo Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-306-81230-9, ISBN: 0-306-81230-4

"Afterglow On September 3, 2001, the movies and those who love them lost one of their greatest friends - a friend who never tired of championing the best that the movies could offer and didn't shrink from speaking her mind. This is a biography of the ascerbic and witty film critic Pauline Kael. Full description"






Bebop and Nothingness
Jazz and Pop at the End of the Century (Hardcover)
by Francis Davis, Gloria S. Mcdarrah
Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2000 by Schirmer Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8256-7161-6, ISBN: 0-8256-7161-2

"The author of two previous essay collections, Francis Davis claims to be going through a period of disenchantment with jazz. He decries the "commodification of youth," which has allowed a pack of young neo-bop players to shoulder aside many a deserving, middle-aged master. Despite this case of the blahs, Davis's prose is as shapely as ever, and his book is full of gems. There are standout essays on Mel Lewis, Don Byron, Charles Ga ..."






Jazz And Its Discontents
A Francis Davis Reader
by Francis Davis
Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2004 by Da Capo Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-306-81055-8, ISBN: 0-306-81055-7

"A spirited collection of profiles, reporting, and commentary spanning the cultural scene by one of the finest essayists writing today. From Frank Sinatra to Sun Ra, from the jazz age to middle age, with thoughts on everything in-between, Francis Davis has been writing about American music and American culture for more than twenty years. His essays have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, The New Yorker, and the Village Voice among count ..."






Creep and Relaxation of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Materials
With an Introduction to Linear Viscoelasticity
by W. N. Findley
Paperback, 382 Pages, Published 1976 by North Holland
ISBN-13: 978-0-444-57002-4, ISBN: 0-444-57002-0

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