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Playing Guitar
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As part of the Keep It Simple Series , this title shows how to master the basics of guitar playing, discover different musical styles, and learn how to make your own recordings. Written by an expert in the field, the book includes full-color photos and illustrations throughout. |
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Under the Greenwood Tree
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This edition presents a critically established text based on comparisons of every revised version. Hardy placed this tale among his Novels of Character and Environment, a group which is held to include his most characteristic work. |
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The Mystery of Edwin Drood
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Edwin Drood is contracted to marry Orphan Rosa, but they break the engagement off -- and soon afterwards Edwin disappears. Is it murder? And is his jealous uncle -- a sinister choirmaster with a double life and designs on Rosa -- the killer? Dickens died before completing the story, leaving the mystery unsolved and encouraging successive generations of readers to turn detective. In addition to its... more...
Edwin Drood is contracted to marry Orphan Rosa, but they break the engagement off -- and soon afterwards Edwin disappears. Is it murder? And is his jealous uncle -- a sinister choirmaster with a double life and designs on Rosa -- the killer? Dickens died before completing the story, leaving the mystery unsolved and encouraging successive generations of readers to turn detective. In addition to its tantalizing crime, the novel also offers a characteristically Dickensian mix of the fantastical wor less...
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The Magic Lantern: Having a Ball and Christmas Eve
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Jose Tomas de Cuellar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. Having a Ball and Christmas Eve are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches ofcontemporary manners were first published. The stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of moderniz... more...
Jose Tomas de Cuellar (1830-1894) was a Mexican writer noted for his sharp sense of humor and gift for caricature. Having a Ball and Christmas Eve are two novellas written in the costumbrista style, made popular in the mid-nineteenth century by the periodical press in which these sketches ofcontemporary manners were first published. The stories are a sensitive reflection of the effects of modernization brought by an authoritarian regime dedicated to order and progress. Christmas Eve describes a less...
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Paddington Bear in the Garden
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Paddington writes a list of all the nice things he can think of about being a bear and living with the Browns. When he gets to the part about the lovely backyard garden, Paddington wonders: Has he done all he can to keep the garden growing? Full-color illustrations. |
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Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul
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Aretha Franklin's soulful voice has earned her fifteen Grammies and the honor of being the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. An uncompromising survivor, Aretha has stirred millions with her classic hits, including I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) and Respect . But she has also faced daunting personal challenges: her mother's desertion; teenage pregnancy; several unhap... more...
Aretha Franklin's soulful voice has earned her fifteen Grammies and the honor of being the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. An uncompromising survivor, Aretha has stirred millions with her classic hits, including I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) and Respect . But she has also faced daunting personal challenges: her mother's desertion; teenage pregnancy; several unhappy marriages; and a tragic shooting that led to the death of her father. With unique access to key f less...
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The Scarlet Pimpernel
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An enthralling novel of historical adventure unfolds as the enigmatic Scarlet Pimpernel swears to protect the innocent from the sinister reign of terror imposed by the leaders of the French Revolution. |
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North and South
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Mary Gaskell's North and South examines the nature of social authority and obedience and provides an insightful description of the role of middle class women in nineteenth century society. Through the story of Margaret Hale, a southerner who moves to the northern industrial town of Milton, Gaskell skillfully explores issues of class and gender, as Margaret's sympathy for the town mill workers conf... more...
Mary Gaskell's North and South examines the nature of social authority and obedience and provides an insightful description of the role of middle class women in nineteenth century society. Through the story of Margaret Hale, a southerner who moves to the northern industrial town of Milton, Gaskell skillfully explores issues of class and gender, as Margaret's sympathy for the town mill workers conflicts with her growing attraction to the mill owner, John Thornton. This new and revised expanded ed less...
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Clara Schumann: The Artist and the Woman
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Winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, Clara Schumann has become a classic since its publication in 1985. For this new edition Nancy B. Reich has added several photographs and updated the text to include recent discoveries. She has also prepared a Catalogue of Works that includes all of Clara Schumann's known published and unpublished compositions and works she edited, as well as descriptions of ... more...
Winner of the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award, Clara Schumann has become a classic since its publication in 1985. For this new edition Nancy B. Reich has added several photographs and updated the text to include recent discoveries. She has also prepared a Catalogue of Works that includes all of Clara Schumann's known published and unpublished compositions and works she edited, as well as descriptions of the autographs, the first editions, the modern editions, and recent literature on each piece. The Ca less...
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