A book about Duncan Robinson ’17, Will Hardy ’10 and Rafael Stone ’94. From the publisher: Jeff Van Gundy. Brad Stevens. Frank Vogel. Mike Budenholzer. Tom Thibodeau. Sam Presti. Leon Rose. Before you knew his name, before he drafted your favorite player, before he guided your team to a championship,… Continue reading »
From the publisher: Brimming with insights from a veritable Who’s Who of Broadway Babies and complemented by more than 200 color and black-and-white images, Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy offers a witty, multidimensional look at the musical genius behind Company, Follies, A Little… Continue reading »
From the publisher: In this magisterial biography, C.W. Goodyear charts the life and times of one of the most remarkable Americans ever to win the presidency. Progressive firebrand and conservative compromiser; Union war hero and founder of the first Department of Education; Supreme Court attorney and abolitionist preacher; mathematician and… Continue reading »
From the publisher: An intimate portrait of a genius: the late Stephen Sondheim [Class of 1950] in a series of illuminating and deeply personal interviews from the last years of his life—conversations that show the composer-lyricist as he has likely never been seen before. In 2017, New Yorker staff writer D.T. Max… Continue reading »
From the author: The book profiles 186 very accomplished Williams alumni arranged in the 13 areas of Academia: Art and Photography; Business; Government; Judiciary and Legal; Medicine, Psychology and Public Health; Military; Movies, Television and Theater; Music; Religion, Science; Sports; and Writing and Journalism. Included are a U.S. president, U.S. senators, major… Continue reading »
From the publisher: Sondheim in Our Time and His offers a wide-ranging historical investigation of the landmark works and extraordinary career of Stephen Sondheim [’50], a career that has spanned much of the history of American musical theater. Each author uncovers those aspects of biography, collaborative process and contemporary context… Continue reading »
Throughout this 652-page volume, the author pays tribute to the life and work of Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim ’50. From the publisher: The Stephen Sondheim Encyclopedia is a wonderfully detailed and comprehensive reference devoted to musical theater’s most prolific and admired composer and lyricist. Entries cover Sondheim’s numerous collaborators, from composers… Continue reading »
From the publisher: Sterling A. Brown [Class of 1922] was renowned for his trenchant poetry and scholarship on African American folklife. A contemporary of Langston Hughes, Claude McKay and Jean Toomer, Brown became the first poet laureate of the District of Columbia. His celebrated works, including Southern Road, address… Continue reading »
By Peh Shing Huei. World Scientific Publishing Company, October 2018. Available on Amazon. Goh Chok Tong MA ’67 was an improbable Prime Minister for an unlikely country. Except for an imposing height most unusual in this part of the world, he was an ordinary man. Tall Order tells the… Continue reading »
By Gus Russo and Eric Dezenhall. Twelve Publishing, Oct. 2018. Available on Amazon. In 1978, CIA maverick Jack Platt ’58 and KGB agent Gennady Vasilenko were new arrivals on the Washington, DC intelligence scene, with Jack working out of the CIA’s counterintelligence office and Gennady out of… Continue reading »
Megamenu Social