To think of the film The Sting is to hear Scott Joplin’s ragtime music. In the final Ragtime Mystery, a story that flashes back and forth in time, the focus is on a battered black duffel stuffed with
The author tells the story of Brun Campbell, one of ragtime's forgotten pioneers. From his childhood in Kansas to his early ramblings in Missouri and his association with Scott Joplin, Campbell's life
Martin Firestone's acceptance to medical school triggers dark memories for his father, eccentric painter Leo Firestone, about the past and his own father, a gifted but ruthless doctor involved in such
Brun Campbell, a 15-year-old piano fool, gets to play Scott Joplin's ""Maple Leaf Rag"" one 1898 afternoon in Oklahoma City. It's destiny calling. Though he tries for ragtime lessons, he's told no--""
This introduction to natural resource economics treats resources as a type of capital; their management is an investment problem requiring forward-looking behavior within a dynamic setting. Market fai
It’s 1916, and time’s running out for Scott Joplin. Before he dies, he wants to provide for his wife and to secure his place in musical history. He’s written a musical drama. His young piano student,
It's 1951, and ragtime is making a comeback. In Sedalia, Missouri, plans are well along for a ceremony to honor Scott Joplin. Brun Campbell, the old Ragtime Kid, is working to establish Joplin's legac
It's 1951, and ragtime is making a comeback. In Sedalia, Missouri, plans are well along for a ceremony to honor Scott Joplin. Brun Campbell, the old Ragtime Kid, is working to establish Joplin's legac
???? It's 1976.?Despite fierce international controversy over whether in vitro fertilization should ever be performed in humans, doctors around the world race to be first to produce a baby by this
???? It's 1976.?Despite fierce international controversy over whether in vitro fertilization should ever be performed in humans, doctors around the world race to be first to produce a baby by this
It's 1916 and time is running out for Scott Joplin. He's written a new musical drama and his young piano student, Martin Niederhoffer convinces him to try to get it published and producd by Irving Ber
In 1976, obstetrician Dr. Colin Sandford resolves to become the first to produce a baby by in vitro fertilization and recruits Dr. Giselle Hearn, an experienced laboratory geneticist-embryologist, and
In 1976, obstetrician Dr. Colin Sandford resolves to become the first to produce a baby by in vitro fertilization and recruits Dr. Giselle Hearn, an experienced laboratory geneticist-embryologist, and