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...mostly the reverence and enthusiasm of white musicians -- notably the Allman Brothers -- that broke James through to the big audience that had escaped him most of his life. Now, with a little of the luck that is long past due him, this superb set should place him in the pantheon where he belongs. If it does, that fits in neatly with the scenario too. It was the unexpected commercial success of Columbia's wondrous boxed collection of Robert Johnson that sent other companies back to their vaults, breathing a little life into history. So Johnson and James ramble together again...
PUBLISHER: PANTHEON; 716 PAGES...
Mitchell's reputation rests on four books: McSorley's Wonderful Saloon (1942), Old Mr. Flood (1948), The Bottom of the Harbor (1960) and Joe Gould's Secret (1965). They have been out of print for decades. But Pantheon Books has altered all that. Several years ago, the publishing house went through a convulsive change of management. Since then it has been the subject of intense debate and gossip. Could the new Pantheon survive under current business conditions? What kind of writers would it attract? If this anthology of Mitchell's best work is any indication, the publishers...
...performer than as another element in his lush decor -- and an androgynous one at that. It suited him to dress her in white tie and tails (and to have her kiss a woman before she embraced Gary Cooper in Morocco). At first Dietrich fit into Hollywood's pantheon of sexual ambiguity somewhere between Greta Garbo and Mae West. Von Sternberg did nothing to soften her exotic sexual challenge or penetrate her masklike countenance, both of which were largely his creations. The studio finally separated them...
...triumphs and travails of an uncertain game with "no friggin' book" to serve as final arbiter. Shlain is fascinated by the "games within the games," the complex web of decisions and strategies, both on the field and off, that help give baseball its lofty place in the American sports pantheon...