Essayist Stephen Miller pursues a lifelong interest in conversation by taking an historical and philosophical view of the subject. He chronicles the art of conversation in Western civilization from its beginnings in ancient Greece to its apex in eighteenth-century Britain to its current endangered state in America. As Harry G. Frankfurt brought wide attention to the art of bullshit in his recent bestselling On Bullshit, so Miller now brings the art of conversation into the light, revealing why good conversation matters and why it is in decline. Miller explores the conversation about...
Essayist Stephen Miller pursues a lifelong interest in conversation by taking an historical and philosophical view of the subject. He chronicles the a...
Johnny Cash is the only artist to have been elected to the Country Music and Rock and Roll Songwriters Hall of Fame. By 1969 he had sold more records than The Beatles. Author Stephen Miller has interviewed Cash's brother Tommy who has provided interesting material from his childhood as well as insights into life on the road with the Johnny Cash Show. Includes interviews with Johnny's long time manager Lou Robin, his producer since the early days, the legendary Jack Clement as well as artists Sandy Kelly, Narvel Felts, George Hamilton IV and V.
Johnny Cash is the only artist to have been elected to the Country Music and Rock and Roll Songwriters Hall of Fame. By 1969 he had sold more records ...