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For more than 20 years, music critic Bernard Holland reviewed the most celebrated artists of the 20th century. He reported both sides of the culture war between an honored past and radical change. Throughout his writings, Holland discusses what classical music really is, destroys the myth of high and low art, and defines the job of the music critic. Along the way, the listener will chat with Herbert von Karajan, take a plane trip with Yo-Yo Ma, and walk the slow walk with Robert Wilson.

Amelia Noble realizes life is unfair, but she believes justice prevails in death. When Lu (Lucifer) taps the unemployed reporter to write the truth about him, God, Heaven, and Hell, she discovers the afterlife can be unfair too. Her sister and many others reside in Hell because of a rule God created but refuses to revoke. Amelia's first visit to Heaven reveals a self-centered God who created humans for his entertainment. On her second visit to Heaven, Amelia scolds God for carelessly playing a board game that affects people on Earth. She challenges him to live as a human.