Aimed at those who have some knowledge of music but not formal training in composition, this concise introduction to composing starts right in with a brief composition exercise, then proceeds step by step through a series of increasingly complex and challenging problems, gradually expanding the student\'s musical grammar....

For years after the death of cult movie star James Dean, an army of actors came through Hollywood\'s turnstile. All wanted to be the successor to the original Rebel Without a Cause. Only a few carved out their own careers, and most fell by the wayside....

Audie Murphy went to Vietnam in 1957 to film a movie, based on Graham Greene\'s classic story entitled THE QUIET AMERICAN. It turned out to be his greatest movie challenge....