In this warm and affectionate book, William Zinsser describes his lifelong love affair with American popular song and the American musical theater.

Finalist • The Marfield Prize [National Award for Arts Writing] “Not since the late Leonard Bernstein has classical music had a combination salesman-teacher

In an age of ubiquitous music and countless new songs releasing every minute, the Great American Songbook endures. After all, the Songbook—that sprawling cano

Some of the most famous selections from the Great American Songbook are included in this collection. These classic favorites, masterfully arranged by Dan Coates

(Ukulele). Romance, heartbreak, optimism, melancholy, or just a lovely autumn day it's all been captured by American songwriters. A generation of the country's