Play It Again, Sam

Play It Again, SamBy: Samuel Jay Keyser Why we enjoy works of art, and how repetition plays a central part in the pleasure we receive. Leonard Bernstein, in his famous Norton Lectures, extolled repetition, saying that it gave poetry its musical qualities and that music theorists' refusal to take it seriously did so at their peril. Play It Again, Sam takes Bernstein seriously. In this book, Samuel Jay Keyser explores in detail the way repetition works in poetry, music,

In every brothel I raid and every human trafficking truck I stop

and the universal pathos that only a masterpiece can express

leaving him vulnerable to the chaotic flood of thought that threatens to sweep away his sanity

This year Nozomi realizes that her mother always releases one lantern with no name

Berg shows today’s gardeners how Pückler’s visionary principles can be applied to any situation—from urban plots to country cottages

these matriarchal mamas look a lot like us

Now they must discover what it means to stay in love and build a relationship in a world that seems to challenge their very existence

Wilbur Whateley is a strange child – of uncertain parentage

Yukon Territory

and decorating the pages as they go

- Along the river

By: Daryl Wood Gerber   | Series: A Literary Dining Mystery This delectably intriguing new series debut from one of the queens of cozy mysteries features a caterer who crafts literary-themed dinner parties—and must ensure that a killer gets their just desserts