In The Stores: Books

Ward Morehouse Chronicles The History Of The Hudson Theater
Timessquare.com's contributing writer Ward Morehouse III has penned "Discovering the Hudson," a  fascinating history of the Hudson Theatre, the oldest theater north of 42nd Street, and one of the most colorful in New York's history...

Bob Dylan and The Beatles: The Best of the Blacklisted Journalist
Al Aronowitz had a very fluid, graphic, yet stylistically concise way of making you feel like you were there with him when he was with George Harrison, Bob Dylan, John and Yoko Ono, Bobby Neuwirth, The Band, or Dr. John. Unfortunately, his bout with drugs and alcohol led him to gain the nickname "The Blacklisted Journalist"...

Mere Anarchy
The Woodman is back with his fourth collection of short stories, Mere Anarchy, consisting of ten pieces that have appeared in the New Yorker and eight that have never before been published...

Turquoise Days: The Weird World of Echo & The Bunnymen
Chris Adams has undertaken the ultimate labor of love in compiling this volume on the wiry trajectory of the band Echo & the Bunnymen...

Producing Hit Records: Secrets From The Studio
David John Farinella has tackled a huge and daunting task with his book, "Producing Hit Records: Secrets From The Studio." Here, in plain language, are the nuts and bolts of just what the hell a producer is and does spiced up with anecdotes and advice from some of the most influencial knob-twiddlers in the industry...

Noise of the World: Non-Western Musicians In Their Own Words
"Noise of the World: Non-Western Musicians In Their Own Words" spans over 20 years of interviews with some of world music's biggest stars and is organized in a concise format with only a brief introduction of each artist from author Hank Bordowitz...

Ward Morehouse Chronicles The History Of The Hudson Theater
Timessquare.com's contributing writer Ward Morehouse III has penned "Discovering the Hudson," a  fascinating history of the Hudson Theatre, the oldest theater north of 42nd Street, and one of the most colorful in New York's history...

Of Grunge And Government: Let's Fix This Broken Democracy!
Some of you may be aware of the fact that Krist Novoselic, best known as the bassist for Nirvana, has been quite active in politics in recent years. He’s certainly not the first rock star to do so, but he may be one of the few who actually wrote an entire book about his or her political stance...

Conversations with Tom Petty
"Conversations with Tom Petty" is a rare commodity in the world of music tomes. If you enjoy biographies, musicians and music, or just damn good interviewers, you will enjoy this book. And obviously, it’s a must-have for any Tom Petty fan...

The Sardine Diet
In her new book, "The Sardine Diet: Lose Weight, Fight Disease and Stay Healthy for Life" nutritionist Keri Glassman lauds the huge health benefits of the diminutive Nordic brisling sardine, providing recipes such as Nordic Pizza and Pimiento Cheese Sardine Wraps for those seeking to decrease their girth and improve their overall health...

How The Left Lost Teen Spirit
"How The Left Lost Teen Spirit" by Danny Goldberg, manager to illustrious bands such as Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, and the Beastie Boys, has a potential to annoy the shit out of you...

Ego & Hubris
Underground comic book writer Harvey Pekar has always made a living off of his own misery. His early self-published American Splendor comics chronicled his daily tribulations as a file clerk living in Cleveland. Therefore it's refreshing, and a little strange, to find him leaping out of himself for his graphic novel "Ego & Hubris," writing about someone who is not only not Harvey Pekar, but who is not a loser...

The Vow
What would you do to marry that special someone in your life? You'd be surprised how far some people will go. In "The Vow" Authors Denene Millner, Angela Burt-Murray and Mitzi Miller create full, realistic characters who are strong, likable and familiar. You'll want to high-five their triumphs, hate their enemies and cry at their disappointments...

Life At The Top: Inside New York's Grand Hotels
Veteran Broadway columnist WARD MOREHOUSE III has written a fascinating and entertaining new book quot;Life At The Top: Inside New York's Grand Hotels," a book that has no heroes, great history or noble purpose. It's simply a masterpiece of storytelling....

Great Golf
Though I'm not much of a golf aficionado, several recent films intrigued me enough to do the next best thing to playing it: reading about it. Danny Peary and Allen Richardson's "Great Golf: 150 Years of Essential Instruction From the Best Players, Teachers and Writers of All Time." It collects the best essays about the ...

The Stanley Kubrick Archives
Film books come in all shapes and sizes. There are ones small enough to get into a wallet. However, with the new Taschen book on the legendary film director Stanley Kubrick, one is asking for trouble, since it's a coffee table book, one that has to fit on a large coffee table. But it's not the size that's attractive, it was editor...

Times Square Lit
This section features a compendium of books written about Times Square - from the neighborhood's fascinating history and its famous theater district to photography books - if you want to read up on the crossroads of the world, start here! ...