Ocean State Libraries

"Most of us give little thought to the back of the book-it's just where you go to look things up. But as Dennis Duncan reveals in this delightful and witty history, hiding in plain sight is an unlikely realm of ambition and obsession, sparring and politicking, pleasure and play. In the pages of the index, we might find Butchers, to be avoided, or Cows that sh-te Fire, or even catch Calvin in his chamber with a Nonne. Here, for the first time, is the...

"This edition: chronicles the popular song from 1558 to the present; Furnishes 100 to 150 new songs listings for each year from 1980-1987; Allows recall, through a new key lyric line index, of 3,025 song titles; Compiles vast popular song information for those in radio, television, and advertising; Covers a vast range of songs--from liturgical hymns to disco, folk songs, and lieder; from sea chanteys to commercial jingles, theme songs, and award winners;...