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Jazz The American Theme Song
Praised by the Washington Post as a 'tough, unblinked critic', James Lincoln Collier is probably the most controversial writer on jazz today. With the publication of 'Jazz: The American Theme Song', Collier does nothing to soften his reputation for hard-hitting, incisive commentary. Questioning everything we think we know about jazz-- its origins, its innovative geniuses, the importance of improvisation and spontaneous inspiration in a performance-- and the jazz world, these ten provocative essays on the music and its place in American culture overturn tired assumptions and will alternately enrage, enlighten, and entertain. 'Jazz: The Americna Theme Song' offers music lovers razor-sharp analysis of musical trends and styles, and fearless explorations of the most potentially explosive issues in jazz today. Collier argues, for example, that although jazz was originally devised by African Americans from black folk music, jazz has long been a part of the cultural heritage of musicians and audiences of all races and classes, and is not black music per se. Impeccably researched and informed by Collier's wide-ranging intellect. 'Jazz: The American Theme Song' is an important look at jazz's past, its present, and its uncertain future. It is a book everyone who cares about the music will want to read. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461124320
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Martin Rivas
Widely acknowledged as the first Chilean novel, Martin Rivas (1862) by Alberto Blest Gana (1830-1920) is at once a passionate love story and an optimistic representation of Chilean nationhood. Written shortly after a decade of civil conflict, it is an indispensable source for understanding politics and society in nineteenth-century Chile. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461124371
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Making Mortal Choices Three Exercises in Moral Casuistry
Aimed at both general readers and philosophers interested in the revival of casuistic method, 'Making Mortal Choices' illuminates not only how we reason in life and death situations, but also how we ought to reason if we wish both to be consistent and to properly respect human life. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461124379
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Five Fires Race Catastrophe and the Shaping of California
Using his background in cultural history and literature, David Wyatt focuses this history of California on five events that swept through the state, altering its physical and political landscape. 'Five Fires' provides a unique framework for understanding the recent developments in California and will prove an important contribution to the history of American culture. Photos. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461409935
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Dreaming Souls Sleep Dreams and the Evolution of the Conscious Mind
Shows readers what the content of dreams can tell us about ourselves. Discusses the relationship between sleep and dreams, from a neurological, psychological, and philosophical perspective. Provides the latest research on sleep and dreams, offering up a compelling new theory about the nature and function of dreaming. Softcover. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 461409992
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Fireboat The Heroic Adventures Of The John J. Harvey
Offers the true story of this historic fireboat that was pulled from its retirement on the day of the attacks on the World Trade Center in order to assist firefighters tending to the massive blaze and, with a few adjustments, succeeded in completing its mission. An ALA Notable Book. Reprint. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 460686945
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Killer Solo
Jim McNamara, a former record company insider turned insurance investigator, is called in when a roadie takes a fatal dive off a catwalk during rocker Shirley Slaughterhouse's controversial tour and finds himself investigating a fanatatical minister stalking the band, illegal drugs and guns, Shirley's strange young girlfriend, and murder. Original. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 460840614
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Hunter's Best Friend At School
Friends Hunter and Stripe have always been very close and even wear similar outfits, yet when Stripe decides to make a bit of mischief in class, Hunter is suddenly caught in a dilemma as he feels the pressure to follow his lead even though he knows what Stripe is doing isn't right. Reprint. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 460840775
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Search the Shadows
Who was her father? When twenty-two-year-old Haskell Malone accidentally discovers damning proof that the dead was hero whose name she bears is not her father, she is shattered. The revelation only confirms the dark fear that has haunted her since childhood. In fact, what little she knows about her birth and her mother's subsequent death, is a fragile web of evasions and lies. Determined to expose the truth at any cost, Haskell takes a job at Chicago's famed Oriental Institute in the city where her mother once lived and loved. But as she searched the shadows of the past, she finds that the truth can sometimes be deadly. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 460841053
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Dance at Grandpa's
A young pioneer girl and her family attend a wintertime party at her grandparents' house in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. - Category: Books Reading - New Item: 460841180
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PACKAGE MULTIMED VER MEASUREMENT
THE CONTENTS OF THIS PACKAGE INCLUDES: 013098356X > MULTIMED VER MEASUREMENT 0130942197 > BUILD YOUR OWN CRSCMPASS - Books Reading - New - 461719780
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Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2003
SAVES 20%! Includes CURRENT DxTx Ready Reference for PDA & Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2003 - Books Reading - New - 461407067
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Introductory Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (5th)
For the first course in statistics, this mid-level text introduces and explains statistical concepts and principles clearly, assuming minimal mathematical sophistication but avoiding a 'cookbook' approach. The text also presents a broader outlook on hypothesis testing by including such often neglected concepts as statistical power, indices of the strength of the relationship between variables, and other techniques. - Books Reading - New - 461513281
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TCP/IP Illustrated Volume 1 The Protocols
Finally, programmers that need to truly understand the TCP/IP protocol suite have a resource to turn to, 'TCP/IP Illustrated'. Instead of merely describing the RFC's, author Stevens takes an innovative 'visual' approach which, combined with his writing style, results in an accessible guide to TCP/IP. - Books Reading - New - 461631511
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International Travel Fares and Ticketing
Did you know that the travel industry is one of the leading employers in the world? One out of every three people is employed in the travel industry. Also, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics, there will be more than 65 percent increase in travel employment within the next several years. - Books Reading - New - 461719969
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