(In a fast-paced new Little John Rawlings novel, an ingeni...)
In a fast-paced new Little John Rawlings novel, an ingenious thief holds Harvard's priceless Gutenberg Bible for ransom. His demands: that the Harvard Corporation divest its holdings in South Africa. And for every day they delay, they will receive one page of the Bible--desecrated.
(The mystery begins with the theft of thirty-six vials of ...)
The mystery begins with the theft of thirty-six vials of a substance essential to the process of reanimation. Now, twenty years later, Little John Rawlings sets out to catch the thief who has resurfaced after being pronounced dead. Rawlings must find the mysterious stranger and learn what happened nearly two decades ago.
(Few of us will ever know the satisfaction of becoming num...)
Few of us will ever know the satisfaction of becoming number one in our professions; in music, the odds are astronomical. Musicologists tell us that in the ideal--or abstract--situation, an individual is genetically predisposed with a special gift, works at it from infancy, isolated from distractions, and denied any choice in the matter, until the discipline develops into an almost monomaniacal drive for perfection.Buddy Rich achieved that perfection. The cost was very high.This book was written in the form of a diary, researched by the author as he traveled with Buddy Rich to various cities in the US, Canada, England, and Scotland. It was not intended to be an authorative analysis of an eminent contemporary musician or a detailed biographical treatment. It is a selective account of representative events in the life of a musical genius, an attempt to reflect aspects of his complex personality and the role played by his family, friends, and enemies--real and imagined.
John English Minahan, American writer. Recipient Doubleday award, 1960. Member National Society Literature and Arts, Faculty of Harvard University Clubs, Alpha Delta Phi.
Background
Minahan, John English was born on April 30, 1933 in Albany, New York, United States. Son of John English and Constance Madeline (Langdon) Minahan.
Staff writer, Time magazine, 1960-1961;
chief television writer, J. Walter Thompson Company. New York City, 1961-1965;
free-lance writer, New York City, 1965-1973;
free-lance writer, Los Angeles, 1976-1979;
free-lance writer, Miami, 1981-1995;
editor, public, American Way magazine, New York City, 1973-1976;
contributing editor, Los Angeles magazine, 1978-1979;
director corporation communications, The Wackehut Corporation, Coral Gables, Florida, 1990-1995;
free-lance writer, Palm Springs, California, since 1995. Consultant Universal-Master of Computer Applications Inc., 1976-1979.
Instructor novel writing workshop Harvard University Center Lifelong Learning, 1987-1989.