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Turning Rockabilly Red
Sonny Burgess was known as much for his monochromatic look as he was his wild music. Ed Ward says the word to describe him is "weird" -- Burgess favored unconventional instrumentation and bizarre lyrics.
A Life in Pictures
Art photographer Tony Mendoza describes his newest book, Stories, as a photographic autobiography.
Predestination Without Grace
Book critic John Leonard recommends Wilfrid Sheed's new novel The Boys of Winter. Set in the Hamptons, in questions the nature of authorship, narrative, and creativity.
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