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Madness is for the popular, those who have people around to notice
it. Others will suffer alone, their crimes true crimes with no
excuses, their behaviour; unacceptable, their rooms are cells and
their minds echo the trot, trot, trot of deformed wild horses. They
are monsters in the making. They headlines waiting to happen and
they are everywhere.
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Revere (Hardcover)
William Craig; As told to Revere Society for Cultural and Historic
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R652
Discovery Miles 6 520
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The last of the Spanish Romantics, composer, conductor, and
impresario Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) left his mark on
virtually every aspect of Spanish musical culture during a career
which spanned six decades, and saw tremendous political and
cultural upheavals. After Falla, he was the most important and
influential musician: in addition to his creative activities, he
was President of the General Society of Authors and Editors and
director of the Academy of Fine Arts and Teatro Zarzuela. His
enduring contributions as a composer include copious amounts of
guitar music composed for Andres Segovia and several highly
successful zarzuelas which remain in the repertoire today. Written
by two leading experts in the field, Federico Moreno Torroba: A
Musical Life in Three Acts explores not only his life and work, but
also the relationship of his music to the cultural milieu in which
he moved. It sheds particular light on the relationship of
Torroba's music and the cultural politics of Francisco Franco's
dictatorship (1939-75). Torroba came of age in a cultural
renaissance that sought to reassert Spain's position as a unique
cultural entity, and authors Walter A. Clark and William Krause
demonstrate how his work can be understood as a personal, musical
response to these aspirations. Clark and Krause argue that
Torroba's decision to remain in Spain even during the years of
Franco's dictatorship was based primarily not on political ideology
but rather on an unwillingness to leave his native soil. Rather
than abandon Spain to participate in the dynamic musical life
abroad, he continued to compose music that reflected his
conservative view of his national and personal heritage. The
authors contend that this pursuit did not necessitate allegiance to
a particular regime, but rather to the non-political exaltation of
Spain's so-called 'eternal tradition', or the culture and spirit
that had endured throughout Spain's turbulent history. Following
Franco's death in 1975, there was ambivalence towards figures like
Torroba who had made their peace with the dictatorship and paid a
heavy price in terms of their reputation among expatriates.
Moreover, his very conservative musical style made him a target for
the post-war avant-garde, which disdained his highly tonal and
melodic espanolismo. With the demise of high modernism, however,
the time has come for this new, more distanced assessment of
Torroba's contributions. Richly illustrated with figures and music
examples, and with a helpful discography for reference, this
biography brings a fresh perspective on this influential composer
to Latin American and Iberian music scholars, performers, and
lovers of Spanish music alike.
Some books about foreign travel provide the reader with a basic
list of what to do and where to go when visiting an unfamiliar
country. In Memoirs of China, however, readers get to see what
daily life in China, and Beijing in particular, is really like.
From his thoughts about leaving home alone and arriving in Beijing
for the first time, to his daily experiences in teaching and
interacting with students and faculty at China Youth University for
Political Sciences, the author provides personal reminiscences that
give readers an almost-palpable sense of life in modern China. In
this book you will read about the author's experiences at some
well-known sites, such as the Great Wall and the Summer Palace. But
you will mostly discover the real China. You will learn about the
"English corner," a spot at People's University where every Friday
night hundreds of people gather to speak and listen to English. You
will learn what it would be like to attend the Beijing Auto Show,
visit a kindergarten class at a Montessori school, get lost in a
women's dormitory, and take a four-hour pedicab trip operated by an
unlicensed guide. And, most important, you will learn about the
friendships that can develop when one person travels alone to a
foreign country. As the author points out, even though he went to
China to teach, he probably learned as much, if not more, than his
students. Readers of this book will likely feel the same way.
After pulling a magical thunderbolt from a stone, ten-year-old Zeus
goes on the adventure of a lifetime in this thrilling start to a
brand-new series
"The terrible Titans--merciless giants who enjoy snacking on
humans--have dominated the earth and put the world into chaos. But
their rule is about to be put to the test as a group of young
Olympians discover their powers and prepare to righteously rule the
universe...."
Ten-year-old Zeus is mystified (and super-annoyed) by the fact
that he keeps getting hit by lightening. Every. Single. Year. He
also longs for adventure, as he has never been far from the cave
where he grew up.
Zeus gets his wish--and a lot more than he bargained for--when he
is kidnapped by dangerous, giant Titans In self-defense, Zeus grabs
the first thing he sees--an actual thunderbolt he pulls from a
stone that is covered in mysterious markings. Zeus is the only one
who can decipher the markings, and sets off on a quest to rescue
his fellow Olympians from the evil Cronus. Armed with his trusty
thunderbolt (named Bolt, of course), Zeus is on an adventure of a
lifetime--and a journey to fulfill his destiny as King of the Gods.
Wind Turbine Foundations (ICE Themes) presents fourteen chapters
covering the latest international research and case studies on
offshore wind farm foundations. Chapters encompass field
observations on sites in several countries as well as computational
and laboratory studies. Ground conditions vary from soft clay to
dense sand. Key features of this book include (1) broad coverage of
the subject including monopile foundations, axial loaded piles and
suction caissons; (2) international scope with authors from
Australia, Ireland, Tanzania, Norway, Greece, China and the United
Kingdom; and (3) an overview of key issues. This book, which has
been edited by two leading experts in the field is an ideal
resource for engineers and researchers seeking an overview of the
latest research in this exciting area.
Geothermal Energy, Heat Exchange Systems and Energy Piles focuses
on topics from high temperature geothermal energy extraction, to
lower temperature situations at ground surface and shallow depths.
Providing broad international coverage, the chapters encompass
field observations on sites in several countries as well as
computational and laboratory studies. Ground conditions vary from
hard rock to chalk, loess to London Clay. Key features of this book
include (1) international case histories on geothermal energy
extraction; (2) coverage of geothermal resource exploration,
characterisation and evaluation; and (3) design and assessment of
energy piles. This book, which has been edited by two leading
experts in the field, is an ideal resource for engineers and
researchers seeking an overview of the latest research in this
exciting area.
Zeus and his friends discover another Olympian who might be able to help in their quest to defeat King Cronus in this Heroes in Training adventure.
With a clue from their trusty oracle, Pythia, Zeus and his Olympian friends are off to the “Land of Grapes,” where they discover a festival. The headline act is Dion and the Goat Guys, and Zeus has a funny feeling this Dion guy might be one of them. Athena points out that this Dion guy is the right age, and he’s definitely not acting like a regular kid. Finally, Dion and the Goat Guys take a break, and Zeus and the other Olympians approach him.
Zeus informs him that he and the others are Olympians, and they think Dion might be one too. Dion (short for Dionysus, he tells them) starts to brag that he wouldn’t be surprised, because he has awesome talents and magic powers. Before the Olympians can ask him about his powers, some of the crowd members start to throng the Olympians. Are they really Olympians? Are they really going to defeat King Cronus? Dion looks kind of peeved about this, and the next thing the Olympians know, they are in a field somewhere, puzzled and not sure what happened.
What kind of magical powers does this Dion kid actually have? And will he be more of a help—or a pain—in their ultimate quest to defeat King Cronus once and for all?
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