If you’re looking for a Christmas gift for a music lover who enjoys English history, this well-written, thoroughly researched history of Handel's 'Messiah' might be the choice.
"I suspect Vance is on to something in assuming that many Americans will welcome a politician who is willing to unabashedly defend and even privilege families and child-rearing."
"Like many others, I remember exactly where I was when the verdict came down in 1995. I was in Commonweal’s offices on Dutch Street in lower Manhattan."