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Cajun and Zydeco Dance Music in Northern California: Modern Pleasures in a Postmodern World

Cajun and Zydeco Dance Music... by Mark F. DeWitt

Queen Ida. Danny Poullard. Documentary filmmaker Les Blank. Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records.
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Accordion Dreams: A Journey into... by Blair Kilpatrick

An outsider's account of her transformative obsession with Louisiana's joyous music.  
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Cry Uncle by Alan Michael Parker

"In the darkness of a May night in the middle of rural Ohio, Ray Stanton is thrown, naked and injured,...
Hotel Room Trilogy: Tricks/Blackout/Mrs. Kashfi

Hotel Room Trilogy: Tricks/Blackout/Mrs. Kashfi by Barry Gifford

Plays in three episodes, which take place in the same New York City at three different times.
Out of the past: Adventures in Film Noir

Out of the past: Adventures... by Barry Gifford

For a tour of noir cinema this handbook is the perfect companion and Barry Gifford is an ideal guide.
Conversations with Salman Rushdie

Conversations with Salman Rushdie by Salman Rushdie

Acclaim, success, and controversy follow every one of Salman Rushdie’s writings.