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Erich Auerbach and the Crisis of German Philology
The Humanist Tradition in Peril
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2016
This book analyzes and contextualizes Auerbach’s life and mind in the wide ideological, philological, and historical context of his time, especially the rise of Aryan philology and its eventual triumph with the Nazi Revolution or the Hitler Revolution in Germany of 1933. It deals specifically with...
by Ghyslaine Guertin
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2012
The work of Glenn Gould employs a range of expressive techniques that combine sounds, words and images without ever compromising the unity and logic of the aesthetic vision they reflect. Nevertheless, it is his interpretive brilliance as a pianist that continues to inspire emotion and awe. The genius of Glenn Gould lies in the sounds he created.
by Sérgio Cabral
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Neste livro, Sérgio Cabral traz um cuidadoso levantamento da história das escolas de samba do Rio de Janeiro desde as suas origens, com detalhes sobre o papel dos sambistas pioneiros e o desenvolvimento das escolas: do preconceito e das perseguições policiais até se tornarem protagonistas do...
Start and Run Your Own Record Label, Third Edition
Winning Marketing Strategies for Today's Music Industry
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010
For everyone interested in starting a record label–to market new talent or to release and promote their own music–there has never been a better time to do it!
Music can be released, distributed, and promoted for a fraction of traditional costs. Veteran author and music-business consultant...
God Is Not One
The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World--and Why Their Differences Matter
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
In God is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World, New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and religion scholar Stephen Prothero argues that persistent attempts to portray all religions as different paths to the same God overlook the distinct problem that each tradition...
A Chosen Faith
An Introduction to Unitarian Universalism
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1998
For those contemplating religious choices, Unitarian Universalism offers an appealing alternative to religious denominations that stress theological creeds over individual conviction and belief. In this new edition of the classic introductory text on Unitarian Universalism, which includes a revealing,...
The Case for Christ
A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
***NEW YORK TIMES ***BESTSELLER! OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD!
Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Former atheist and Chicago Tribune journalist Lee Strobel says yes! In this revised and updated bestseller, The Case for Christ, Strobel cross-examines...
Jerusalem
One City, Three Faiths
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Venerated for millennia by three faiths, torn by irreconcilable conflict, conquered, rebuilt, and mourned for again and again, Jerusalem is a sacred city whose very sacredness has engendered terrible tragedy. In this fascinating volume, Karen Armstrong, author of the highly praised A History of God,...
Religious Literacy
What Every American Needs to Know--And Doesn't
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
The United States is one of the most religious places on earth, but it is also a nation of shocking religious illiteracy.
Only 10 percent of American teenagers can name all five major world religions and 15 percent cannot name any.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe that the Bible holds the...
The Gospels of Mary
The Secret Tradition of Mary Magdalene, the Companion of Jesus
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Mary Magdalene, Jesus's Closest Disciple
Marvin Meyer, one of the foremost scholars of the Gnostic Gospels:
translates and introduces the Gnostic and New Testament texts that together reveal the story and importance of Mary Magdalene
includes new translations of the Gospels of Mary, Thomas,...
The Story of Music
From Babylon to the Beatles: How Music Has Shaped Civilization
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Why did prehistoric people start making music? What does every postwar pop song have in common? A “masterful” tour of music through the ages (Booklist, starred review).
From Mozart to Motown and beyond, this “racily written, learned, and often shrewdly insightful” social history reveals...
by David Dubal
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2003
The ultimate guide to classical composers and their music-for both the novice and the experienced listener
Music, according to Aaron Copland, can thrive only if there are "gifted listeners." But today's listeners must choose between classical and rock, opera and rap, and the choices...
by Richard Fawkes
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
The Classical Music Map of Britain is a charming and thoroughly interesting journey around our country from a classical music perspective. From Frith Street in Soho, where Mozart stayed and performed free street concerts during his only trip to England, to Merthyr Tydfil in Glamorgan, where Joseph...
I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Except When I Hate It)
Extremely Important Stuff About the Songs and Bands You Love, Hate, Love to Hate , and Hate to Love
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2011
Music breeds duality. We enjoy the music we love-listening to it, talking about it, reading about it. But it's just as fun to passionately revel in mocking the music we hate. Fortunately, musicians make this two-lane path very easy to follow. Half the time they're creating timeless works of art that...