James R. Gaines est un journaliste et auteur américain, réputé pour sa riche carrière dans l'édition de magazines. Il a occupé des postes de direction éditoriale majeurs dans des publications influentes telles que Time, Life et People. Gaines est reconnu pour son approche novatrice de l'expansion des marques de magazines, ayant lancé avec succès des projets tels que des émissions de télévision, des programmes de livres et des extensions en ligne. Son leadership transformateur dans le monde de l'édition lui a valu des éloges et l'a conduit à travailler comme consultant pour des éditeurs du monde entier.
In one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire's heralded philosopher-king', the It Boy of the Enlightenment. In the other, a devout if bad-tempered old composer of outdated' music, a scorned genius in his last years. The sparks from their brief conflict illuminate a turbulent age.
A bold and original argument that upends the myth of the Fifties as a decade of conformity to celebrate the solitary, brave individuals who pioneered the radical gay rights, feminist, civil rights, and environmental movements, from historian James R. Gaines. číst celé
Bach Meets Frederick The Great In The Age Of Enlightenment
Johann Sebastian Bach created what may be the most celestial and profound body of music in history; Frederick the Great built the colossus we now know as Germany, and along with it a template for modern warfare. Their fleeting encounter in 1747 signals a unique moment in history where belief collided with the cold certainty of reason. Set at the tipping point between the ancient and modern world, Evening in the Palace of Reason captures the tumult of the eighteenth century, the legacy of the Reformation, and the birth of the Enlightenment in this extraordinary tale of two men.