Different from other works devoted to Judy Garland to date in that it is not a traditional birth-to-death biography, award-winning music producer, critic, and translator Lawrence Schulman's long-awaited 2-volume look at the legendary singer, Garland – That's Beyond Entertainment – Reflections on Judy Garland, aims to remove her from the simplistic realm of such epithets as "world's greatest entertainer" and "Miss Show Business" and reconsider her as one of the greatest singers of the 20th ...

With new interviews with Bernadette Peters, Melissa Manchester, Christine Andreas, Michael Jay, Dean Pitchford and Lenora Nemetz, complete discographies and songographies, a detailed listing of his best songs, and chockful of rare photos, award-winning author Lawrence Schulman explores the life and career of the late singer-songwriter Peter Allen, whose music is the centerpiece of this groundbreaking work, which aims to put him in the Pantheon of American composers of the Great New America...

Different from other works devoted to Judy Garland to date in that it is not a traditional birth-to-death biography, award-winning music producer, critic, and translator Lawrence Schulman's long-awaited 2-volume look at the legendary singer, Garland – That's Beyond Entertainment – Reflections on Judy Garland, aims to remove her from the simplistic realm of such epithets as "world's greatest entertainer" and "Miss Show Business" and reconsider her as one of the greatest singers of the 20th ...

"Remarkable…Staggering…Extraordinary and unique."—Aimsel Ponti, Portland Press Herald"You can learn a lot from a guy like Lawrence Schulman. And in admirably massive detail."—Rob Lester, Broadway World"An experienced producer, a passionate critic, a tireless historian…"—Gilles Taillefer, Regard En Coulisse"Enlightening"—Beth Barhydt, Greenwich Sentinel"Byronic"—Priscilla Meyer, Professor Emerita of Russian at Wesleyan Universit...

The critically acclaimed biography of Judy Garland that reads like a novel.200 photos, many published for the first time, from private collections around the world."Extremely well documented, the biography by Bertrand Tessier hides nothing of the highs and lows of the American star." - Le Figaro"The journalist Bertrand Tessier recounts with talent the extraordinary destiny of a woman killed by the star system and the abuses it engenders, as well as the demons it neve...

The contributors to this volume examine the role of mutual aid groups and social workers in helping members of oppressed, vulnerable, and resilient populations regain control over their lives. The chapters reveal the ways in which mutual aid processes help individuals overcome social and emotional trauma in contemporary society by reducing isolation, universalizing individual problems, and mitigating stigma. Using the life cycle as a framework the editors establish a theoretical model for ...