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Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
xii, 323 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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The background music on a film can make or break the audience experience. Imagine the shower scene in Psycho without the shrieking violins or Jaws without the ominous notes that portend the shark's attack! Musical accompaniment helps create atmosphere for the viewer, from subtle undertones to compositions that heighten the drama. In 100 Greatest Film Scores, authors Matt Lawson and Laurence E. MacDonald consider the finest music produced for cinema...
Pub. Date
2015
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193 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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"Like his letters, proclamations, poems, and other transcendent texts he wrote, including the unfinished Constitution that he entitled Foundational Law, this work places Juan Pablo Duarte, the Father of the Dominican Nation, in his authentic dimensions, functioning as a kind of passionate biography: nurtured by the most advanced ideas of his time following his studies in the United States and Europe during his adolescence, this extraordinary man founded...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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xxxiv, 543 pages ; 24 cm.
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"Fantasy is a genre in motion, gradually expanding its reach and historical sources to embrace a global identity Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature, Second Edition is a snapshot of the genre in this moment, identifying new themes and sources that are emerging to inspire, enhance and invigorate the published works of writers all over the world"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes both nonfiction and fiction reading recommendations for armchair or "real" travelers. This librarian famous for reader's advisory covers places as diverse as Afghanistan, Appalachia, Arizona, Baltimore, Boston, Burma, Congo, Corfu, Detroit, England, Finland, the Galapagos, Guernica, Hawaii, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Jordan, Korea, Law Vegas, Los Angeles, Maine, Malaysia, Martha's Vineyard, Miami, Nebraska, New York City, New Orleans, Niagara...
Pub. Date
2002
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xiii, 1434 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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This online-only edition of The Oxford Companion to Music is a partial revision that focuses on living composers and their music, and adds some terms, works, and cross-references to the original text. Bibliographies have also been substantially revised and updated. This classic reference work includes articles that range from clear, concise definitions of musical ideas and terms to extended surveys of musical forms and styles, with specialist coverage...
Pub. Date
[2016]
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xxvii, 735 pages ; 24 cm
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"Now in its third edition, Latin American Classical Composers: A Biographical Dictionary provides a singular English-language resource for biographical information on hundreds of composers from Central and South America and the Hispanic Caribbean. Painstakingly gathered from a wide variety of sources, the information updates and expands previous editions and fills in the gaps left by the other major English-language music dictionaries and encyclopedias....
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Combining clear, practical advice with inspiration, wisdom, tips, and curated reading lists, How to Raise a Reader shows you how to instill the joy and time-stopping pleasure of reading. Divided into four sections, from baby through teen, and each illustrated by a different artist, this book offers something useful on every page, whether it’s how to develop rituals around reading or build a family library, or ways to engage a reluctant reader....
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"Providing readers with an accessible, in-depth look at how to synthesize research literature, Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to Paper is perfect for students, researchers, marketers, planners, and policymakers who design and manage public and private agencies, conduct research studies, and prepare strategic plans and grant proposals. Bestselling author Arlene Fink shows readers how to explain the need for and significance...
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Pub. Date
c2002
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318 p. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher description: Providing easy access to information on nearly 450 short stories, this unique guide surveys a wide spectrum of world literature, canonical works, and contemporary fiction. Librarians and teachers will find multiple purposes for this expertly-compiled resource, which can be employed in much the same way as a standard bibliography. Educators will appreciate the concise annotations, arranged alphabetically by author, that form...
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Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts volume no. 8
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
liii, 239 pages ; 23 cm.
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"While lesbian literature can trace its name back to the Greek poet Sappho, who was born on the Island of Lesbos in 630 B.C., it wasn't until the past century that the genre gained significant popularity. More lesbian poems, novels, plays, and reference sources have been produced during the last one hundred years than during all the previous centuries put together."
"This Historical Dictionary of Lesbian Literature serves two primary functions: to...



