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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $9.91
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Ted Gioia
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 781.6509
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Publication Date: 1998-12-17
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Reading Level: 480
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Description: Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world and it was born in one of the most colorful and varied cities, New Orleans. From the seed first planted by slave dances held in Congo Square and nurtured by early ensembles led by Buddy Belden and Joe "King" Oliver, jazz began its long winding odyssey across America and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms--swing, bebop, cool jazz, jazz-rock fusion--and a thousand great musicians. Now, in The History of Jazz, Ted Gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which it evolved. Here are the giants of jazz and the great moments of jazz history--Jelly Roll Morton ("the world's greatest hot tune writer"), Louis Armstrong (whose O-keh recordings of the mid-1920s still stand as the most significant body of work that jazz has produced), Duke Ellington at the Cotton Club, cool jazz greats such as Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, and Lester Young, Charlie Parker's surgical precision of attack, Miles Davis's 1955 performance at the Newport Jazz Festival, Ornette Coleman's experiments with atonality, Pat Metheny's visionary extension of jazz-rock fusion, the contemporary sounds of Wynton Marsalis, and the post-modernists of the Knitting Factory. Gioia provides the reader with lively portraits of these and many other great musicians, intertwined with vibrant commentary on the music they created. Gioia also evokes the many worlds of jazz, taking the reader to the swamp lands of the Mississippi Delta, the bawdy houses of New Orleans, the rent parties of Harlem, the speakeasies of Chicago during the Jazz Age, the after hours spots of corrupt Kansas city, the Cotton Club, the Savoy, and the other locales where the history of jazz was made. And as he traces the spread of this protean form, Gioia provides much insight into the social context in which the music was born. He shows for instance how the development of technology helped promote the growth of jazz--how ragtime blossomed hand-in-hand with the spread of parlor and player pianos, and how jazz rode the growing popularity of the record industry in the 1920s. We also discover how bebop grew out of the racial unrest of the 1940s and '50s, when black players, no longer content with being "entertainers," wanted to be recognized as practitioners of a serious musical form. Jazz is a chameleon art, delighting us with the ease and rapidity with which it changes colors. Now, in Ted Gioia's The History of Jazz, we have at last a book that captures all these colors on one glorious palate. Knowledgeable, vibrant, and comprehensive, it is among the small group of books that can truly be called classics of jazz literature.
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Sale: $19.95
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Manufacturer: E-S Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Kevin M. Gilmartin
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Publisher: E-S Press
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Publication Date: 2002-01
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Reading Level: 142
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $0.01
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Manufacturer: Scribner
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Frank McCourt
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Publisher: Scribner
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Dewey Decimal Number: 974.7100491620092
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Publication Date: 2000-08-28
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Reading Level: 368
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Description: 'Tis a blessing that the author narrates his own work. McCourt follows up his Audie Award-winning performance in Angela's Ashes with another brilliant reading as he chronicles his return to post-World War II New York. Like all good storytellers, McCourt has good stories to tell; 'Tis pulses with grim adversity and quiet triumphs--character-shaping moments that gain the listener's empathy. What makes McCourt a great storyteller is his ability to give these moments just the right amount of humor and perspective. His lyrical tones are wise but not weary; he's survived life's challenges to tell his tale. And while it may be trite to credit McCourt's verbal skills to his Irish heritage, these war stories were undoubtedly polished amongst friends in the pubs. 'Tis is Grammy material, and a perfect example of how an author's voice can enhance the written word. (Running time: 6 hours, 4 cassettes) --Rob McDonald
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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $6.94
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Manufacturer: NAL Trade
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John Howard Griffin
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Publisher: NAL Trade
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Dewey Decimal Number: 305.896073
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Publication Date: 2003-05-06
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Reading Level: 208
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Description: In the Deep South of the 1950s, journalist John Howard Griffin decided to cross the color line. Using medication that darkened his skin to deep brown, he exchanged his privileged life as a Southern white man for the disenfranchised world of an unemployed black man. His audacious, still chillingly relevant eyewitness history is a work about race and humanity-that in this new millennium still has something important to say to every American.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $17.77
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Brand: Random House
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Manufacturer: Insight Editions
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Haden Blackman
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Publisher: Insight Editions
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Dewey Decimal Number: 794.8
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Publication Date: 2008-08-19
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: The Star Wars saga continues! The Force Unleashed: Art of the Game chronicles the four-year development of the anxiously awaited, action-packed video game (releasing April 2008) developed by LucasArts from conception to completion. The book reveals innovative game design concept and images, three-dimensional renders, and behind-the-scenes photos. The Force Unleashed game casts players as Darth Vader's "Secret Apprentice" and promises to unveil new revelations about the Star Wars galaxy. The expansive story, created under direction from George Lucas, is set during the unexplored era between Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The game re-imagines the scope and scale of the Force by taking full advantage of new technologies that will be seen and experienced for the first time, such as Digital Molecular Matter (DMM) by Pixelux Entertainment and euphoria by NaturalMotion Ltd., paired with the powerful Havok Physics (TM) system. These new technologies create gameplay only possible on the new generation of consiles. DMM incorporates the physical properties of objects in the environment so that every element reacts exactly as it should--wood breaks like wood, glass shatters like glass, Felucian plants bend in their unique way, and more. Meanwhile, as a revolutionary behavioral-simulation engine, euphoria enables interactive characters to move, act, and even think like actual human beings, adapting their behavior and resulting in a different response every single time. Well before its release, The Force Unleashed game is already buzzing on blogs and gamer websites, at gamer conferences, and among Star Wars fans. LucasArts is fully backing the promotion of the game to the tens of millions of Star Wars fans around the world.
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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $5.80
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Manufacturer: Fireside
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Davy Rothbart
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Publisher: Fireside
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Dewey Decimal Number: 081
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Publication Date: 2006-05-02
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: Found II, the follow-up to the acclaimed national bestseller, contains an engrossing, eye-opening assortment of the latest and greatest lost, tossed, and forgotten items -- love notes, shopping lists, doodles, and diary entries -- from around the world. Whether they are found on city sidewalks, stuck in chain-link fences, tucked into the pockets of secondhand clothing, or on the grass in a school yard, these items give readers an uncensored, poignant, and often hilarious peek into other peeple's people's lives.
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Price: $25.00
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Sale: $13.85
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Manufacturer: Scribner
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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Publisher: Scribner
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Dewey Decimal Number: 155.937
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Publication Date: 1997-07-02
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: One of the most famous psychological studies of the late twentieth century, On Death and Dying grew out of an interdisciplinary seminar on death, originated and conducted by Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. In On Death and Dying, Dr. Kübler-Ross first introduced and explored the now-famous idea of the five stages of dealing with death: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. With sample interviews and conversations, she gives the reader a better understanding of how imminent death affects the patient, the professionals who serve the patient, and the patient's family, bringing hope, solace, and peace of mind to all involved.
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Price: $50.00
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Sale: $31.50
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Manufacturer: Games Workshop
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Alan Merrett
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Publisher: Games Workshop
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Dewey Decimal Number: 704
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Publication Date: 2007-06-26
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Reading Level: 416
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Description: In this omnibus addition, all four volumes of the Horus Heresy art books are brought together for the first time. It tells the full story of this pivotal period in the history of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, in which the arch-traitor Horus betrayed Emperor of Mankind. The epic tale is described in one huge tome with exciting text and masses of fantastic art.
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Price: $16.99
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Sale: $10.48
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Manufacturer: Que
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Daryl Cagle::Brian Fairrington
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Publisher: Que
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
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Publication Date: 2008-10-05
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: The Big Book of Campaign Political Cartoons 2008 The Presidential Campaign in Cartoons! This collection of cartoons, by America's top editorial cartoonists, is a history of ht 2008 presidential campaign. Hundreds of cartoons drawn from the most popular cartoon site on the web (www.cagle.com) tell the story of the primaries, the debates, the candidates and all the missteps along the way. With Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, and a parade of colorful characters including Rudi Giuliani, John Edwards, Mitt Romney, Dennis Kucinich, Fred Thompson, Obama's crazy preacher and the obsessive media, leading up to the conventions and the general election, in 2008, American politics has turned into cartoons! | Excerpts from The Big Book of Campaign 2008 Cartoons |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $4.79
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Manufacturer: Fireside
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: The Roloff Family
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Publisher: Fireside
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Dewey Decimal Number: 306.8708750973
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Publication Date: 2008-03-18
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Reading Level: 192
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Description: From the stars of TLC's critically acclaimed reality show Little People, Big World comes heartfelt advice to help today's families overcome life's obstacles together and grow closer in the process. The Roloffs are no ordinary family. Parents Matt and Amy are little people raising four children: a pair of teenage twins, Jeremy and Zachary, one of whom is average size and one who is little; preteen daughter, Molly; and the youngest, Jacob. Being part of this unique family -- where something as simple as shopping for back-to-school clothing can be a real challenge -- has presented no shortage of struggles, and in Little Family, Big Values the Roloffs share the values that have helped them and become the cornerstone of their bond. Through family stories, each member of the family weighs in on the importance of these values in their life and the lessons -- sometimes hard -- they've learned in doing their best to live by them: - Amy tells of the decision she made, out of love for her family, to put her career as a teacher on hold and become a stay-at-home mom.
- Matt shares how keeping faith that God has a plan for him has helped him tackle any family setbacks with confidence.
- Jeremy describes the respect he feels for his brother Zach when he sees him on the soccer field giving players twice his size a run for their money.
- Zachary recognizes his siblings' love for him when they willingly sacrifice a Christmas at home to be with him at the hospital for surgery.
- Matt's mother, Peggy, reveals how his perseverance with a boyhood paper route helped him become the successful businessman he is today.
In these and other inspiring stories, the Roloffs show us why they've become such a beloved American family and offer advice on how all families can put these values into practice to achieve a greater level of love, respect, and understanding -- no matter what their size.
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