The cellist in exile is, of course, Pablo Casals, one of the noble figures of the century, who is aptly described here by Bernard Taper as that rarity—an artist with a sense of commitment to humanity."The book is informal, deeply personal, and permeated with Mr. Taper's own wonder and affection for his subject. Sensitive, perceptive, and lucid, Cellist in Exile captures the flavor of a unique personality. The book reveals Casals as he is today—still playing the cello inimitably at t...

Originally published in 1962, this book is the true account of Gomillion v. Lightfoot, a case concerned with the denial of Negro voting rights in Tuskegee, Alabama in order to politically manipulate that township's boundaries, and the first case of its kind to be argued before the Supreme Court.Brilliantly and accurately documented, this is a probing report by Bernard Taper, one of the leading reporters for The New Yorker magazine, who traveled first to Tuskegee and later to Washing...

Mark Twain's San Francisco: Uninhibited Dispatches on "The livest heartiest community on our continent" presents a rich anthology of Mark Twain's writings from his years in San Francisco (c. 1863–1866). Edited by Bernard Taper, the collection gathers newspaper columns, correspondence, poetry, short stories, and other observations that showcase Twain's scathing wit, social critique, and evolving literary voice. In these pages, Twain skewers everything from earthquake catalogues and...