{"product_id":"porter-pedia-stephen-okoniewski-9781257000760","title":"Porter-Pedia: Unlocking the Hidden World Within Cole Porter's Lyrics","description":"\"WUNDERBAR! is all I can say about Porter-Pedia. Cole Porter gave us the words, this book gives us their world. What a treasure trove that I will continue to savor. A COLE PORTER ESSENTIAL! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!\" - Jeff Harnar, concert and cabaret vocalist For nearly a century, Cole Porter's songs have shimmered with wit, sophistication, and worldly charm. Yet the world he wrote about - the duchesses and debutantes, cocktails and cabarets, yachts and Yale men - has largely vanished from memory. Porter-Pedia opens that world once more. Spanning Porter's entire career, from his earliest Yale songs to his final Broadway triumphs, this one-of-a-kind companion explains more than 2,600 cultural references - every name, place, product, and phrase that filled his lyrics with sparkle and subtext. Whether you're a singer, student, lyricist, or devoted fan of the Great American Songbook, Porter-Pedia invites you to rediscover the jokes, fashions, and fascinations that made Porter's work timeless - and to see just how precisely he captured the life and language of his age. If The Complete Lyrics of Cole Porter gives us the words, Porter-Pedia gives us the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Okoniewski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1257000764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781257000760\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lulu.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Stephen Okoniewski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48440776294655,"sku":"9781257000760","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58d677ab-a40a-4bed-8d27-b6981dda416a.jpg?v=1777184734","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/porter-pedia-stephen-okoniewski-9781257000760","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}