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The Ultimate Fake Book (for C Instruments)
Hal Leonard Corp. · Hal Leonard Pages: 816 Format: Plastic Comb
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This fake book is a cornerstone for many musicians' libraries. With over 1200 songs in all styles of music, this fourth edition has been updated to include even more great songs and recent hits. From jazz standards to Broadway blockbusters and country classics to pop chart-toppers,... |
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Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music
Jan Swafford · Basic Books Pages: 336 Format: Print book
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For many of us, classical music is something serious-something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for everyone and is accessible... |
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Masked: The Life of Anna Leonowens, Schoolmistress at the Court of Siam
Alfred Habegger · University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition Format: Hardcover
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A brave British widow goes to Siam andby dint of her principled and indomitable characterinspires that despotic nation to abolish slavery and absolute rule this appealing legend first took shape after the Civil War when Anna Leonowens came to America from Bangkok and succeeded in becoming... |
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Tango : An Anxious Quest for Freedom
Rodolfo Dinzel · Ed. ABRAZOS Pages: 115 Format: Paperback
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For the first time a literary work on tango dynamics attempts to dialogue about the technical and theoretical aspects of this dance, that is ¨porteña¨, and shows us to the world. Gloria and Rodolfo Dinzel have investigated for years in an endeavour to contain the driving ideas... |
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Unnatural Selection
Katrina Van Grouw · Princeton University Press Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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A lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breedingUnnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breeding--the ongoing transformation of animals at the hand of man. More important, it's a book about selective breeding on a far, far grander... |
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Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir
Toni Braxton · It Books Format: Hardcover
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In this heartfelt memoir, six-time Grammy Award-winning artist and star of WE TVs reality hitBraxton Family Values, Toni Braxton writes about her personal life decisions and their impact on her health, family and career.While Braxton appears to be living a gilded life—selling 60 million... |
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Everyday Chic: My Secrets for Entertaining, Organizing, and Decorating at Home
Molly Sims · Dey Street Books Pages: 304 Format: Paperback
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New York Times bestselling author Molly Sims shares her secrets for effortless entertaining, feeding friends and family, and making your house a home - with just the right amount of her signature supermodel style. Once upon a time, Molly Sims was a single girl who stored cashmere sweaters... |
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1967: A Complete Rock Music History of the Summer of Love
Harvey Kubernik · Sterling Pages: 264 Format: Hardcover
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Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the "Summer of Love" and the revolutionary music of 1967. During late spring 1967, tens of thousands of young people began streaming into San Francisco, kicking off a counterculture revolution and cultural explosion that was the Summer of Love.... |
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Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema
Anne Helen Petersen · Tantor Audio; Unabridged CD edition Format: Audio CD
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Gossip meets historya compulsively readable collection of Hollywoods most notorious clashes and controversies in the spirit of Hollywood BabylonBelieve it or not Americas fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ Perez Hilton Charlie Sheens breakdown and allegations... |
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World War II From Above: An Aerial View of the Global Conflict
Jeremy Harwood · Zenith Press
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In World War II From Above, historian Jeremy Harwood profiles the fascinating story, unknown to many, of the battle waged by Allies and Axis spies in the skies to obtain accurate aerial intelligence during World War II. This book features dozens of eye-catching aerial reconnaissance photographs... |
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Brick Flicks: 60 Iconic Movie Scenes and Posters to Make From LEGO
Warren Elsmore · Barron's Educational Series
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It's official...there is absolutely no limit to what master modeler Warren Elsmore can create with LEGO bricks! He's wowed us with architectural icons from around the globe in Brick City. He amazed us with the wonders of the ancient, natural, and modern world in Brick Wonders. And now,... |
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May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem
Imani Perry · The University of North Carolina Press Pages: 296 Format: Hardcover
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The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story. With lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother Rosamond, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was embraced... |
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