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Intended for anyone interested in music, folklore, history, and the vanishing cowboy way of life, this book features 29 of the most iconic cowboy songs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, each with musical transcriptions plus comprehensive...

From the emerald shores of Ireland to the dazzling lights of international stages, Swan Montgomery's journey is a rock 'n' roll odyssey that defies the ordinary. As the powerhouse vocalist of Led Zepagain, he transformed a tribute band into a global...

Pseudoromantik, Friedrich Kind und der Dresdener Liederkreis examines the cultural and musical landscape of Dresden during the early 19th century, focusing on the figure of Friedrich Kind and the artistic circle around him. This study sheds light on the...

Questo libro, intitolato "Leonardo, Volumes 2-3...", offre uno sguardo approfondito sulla vita e le opere di Leonardo da Vinci. Sebbene l'autore rimanga anonimo, la narrazione promette di svelare aspetti meno noti del genio rinascimentale, proseguendo...

Discover the inspiring stories of young prodigies who blossomed into musical giants in "Little Musicians Who Became Great Masters." This collection explores the early lives and formative experiences of some of history's most celebrated composers and...

Explore the life and work of Théodore Verhaegen, a distinguished sculptor from Malines (Mechelen), Belgium, in this detailed study. Camille Poupeye delves into Verhaegen's artistic contributions during the 18th century, highlighting his...

Frederic Chopin, his Life, Letters, and Works is a comprehensive biography exploring the life and musical legacy of the renowned Polish composer and pianist, Frédéric Chopin. This first volume delves into his early years, influences, and...

Albert Baertsoen is a biographical study of the Belgian Impressionist painter Albert Baertsoen (1866-1922), written by H. Fierens-Gevaert. This book offers insights into the life and artistic development of Baertsoen, known for his atmospheric landscapes...

A rusty derailed train blocking any potential light at the end of the tunnel. A self-help guide - providing you do everything the author doesn't. A memoir of misadventures in life, love, music and worse...

"Ryan's journalistic ability to unearth historical details and mix them into a compelling story is first-class! While balancing accuracy and fairness, he reveals a man whose life demonstrated enormous talent and creativity, celebrity and human frailty."...

Luigi Boccherini Nell' Arte, Nella Vita, Nelle Opere. 1805-1905 celebrates the life, art, and works of the renowned Italian composer Luigi Boccherini. This biography, written in Italian, explores Boccherini's significant contributions to classical music,...

Redécouvrez les réflexions d'André Ernest Modeste Grétry sur la musique avec cette nouvelle édition de ses "Mémoires; ou, Essais sur la musique". Cette édition, enrichie de notes et publiée par Paul...

Artistas y críticos españoles, written by Rafael Balsa de la Vega and published in 1891, offers insights into the vibrant art scene of 19th-century Spain. The book presents biographical sketches and critical analyses of prominent Spanish artists and...

Eine biographische Studie über Arnold Schönberg, verfasst von Egon Wellesz. Dieses Buch bietet Einblicke in das Leben und Werk des einflussreichen Komponisten, der für seine Beiträge zur Entwicklung der Zwölftontechnik und der atonalen Musik bekannt...

Lebensbeschreibungen Der Ausgezeichnetsten Maler, Bildhauer Und Architekten Der Renaissance is a German translation of Giorgio Vasari's seminal work, "Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects." This edition, edited by Ernst...

Notices sur Luigi et Federico Ricci offers a biographical and critical examination of the lives and works of the Ricci brothers, two prominent Italian opera composers of the 19th century. Franz de Villars delves into their personal histories and provides...

Eine tiefgehende musikpsychologische Studie über Johannes Brahms von Wolfgang A. Thomas. Diese Analyse, präsentiert in fünf Variationen, untersucht Brahms' Leben und Werk und bietet Einblicke in die psychologischen Aspekte seiner Musik. Leser mit...

De la Fondation-Goethe à Weimar explores the relationship between Franz Liszt and the cultural landscape of Weimar. Published in 1851, this historical account delves into the significance of the Goethe Foundation and its impact on the artistic and...

Explore the life and art of Jean-Honoré Fragonard in Camille Mauclair's "Fragonard, biographie critique; illustrée de vingt-quatre reproduction hors texte". This critical biography, richly illustrated, delves into the world of one of...

Leonardo da Vinci e la scultura esplora un aspetto meno noto ma ugualmente affascinante dell'opera di Leonardo: la scultura. Francesco Malaguzzi Valeri offre una prospettiva dettagliata e colta sul lavoro scultoreo di Leonardo, analizzando le sue...

Explorez l'œuvre littéraire de Michel-Ange Buonarroti (1475-1564) dans cette collection traduite par Boyer d'Agen. Basé sur les archives Buonarroti, ce recueil offre un aperçu unique des pensées et de l'âme de l'un des plus grands...

Il volume 15 delle "Vite De' Piu' Eccellenti Pittori, Scultori E Architetti" di Giorgio Vasari offre uno sguardo approfondito sulla vita e le opere degli artisti rinascimentali italiani. Originariamente pubblicata nel XVI secolo e qui presentata in...

A multilayered portrait of this brash, gifted artist, whose restless voice and spirit seem as alive today as ever.A performer who rivaled Sinatra, Bobby Darin rose from dire poverty to become one of the biggest stars of his generation. Dogged by chronic...

Steven Jordan Brooks brings you "HOLLYWOOD The Band: A Tale of Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll," An electrifying journey through the 1970s music scene!Steven Jordan Brooks, with a background rooted in music and a passion for storytelling, crafted...

In the early 2000s, two men from Queens, New York turned a personal vendetta into the most infamous war in hip-hop history.Clash of the Titans: 50 Cent vs. Ja Rule - Power, Pride, and the War That Changed Hip-Hop dives into the story of how a...

Welcome to Booker 2025... We hope you enjoy our first edition, which takes a look at 60 years of award-winning fashion in Kingston.In recent years The Community Brain, a Kingston based not-for-profit, has used milestone anniversaries to focus attention...

'Not a Lot of Work' is a prequel to 'Nothing Like Work' and 'A Bit More Like Work'. It tells of the author's early life in Greenock, his education there, his student days at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and a short period of teacher training at...

"From Sangli to New York: A Journey Across Cultures,Generations, and Continents"This deeply personal memoir chronicles the extraordinary journey of Suhas Ketkar, tracing his path from the tranquil town of Sangli on India's Krishna River to the bright...

The Morse Code: Decoding the Career of Iconic Lighting Designer Peter Morse explores key developments and evolving techniques, processes, and technology within contemporary theatrical lighting design through the career and impact of US lighting designer...

Sofia Coppola (b. 1971) was baptized on film. After appearing in The Godfather as an infant, it took twenty-five years for Coppola to take her place behind the camera, helming her own adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides's celebrated novel The Virgin Suicides...

Jack Kent (1920-1985) had two distinct and successful careers: newspaper cartoonist and author of children's books. For each of these he drew upon different aspects of his personality and life experiences. From 1950 to 1965 he wrote and drew King Aroo, a...

Arriving in New York at the tail end of what has been termed the "Golden Age" of Broadway and the start of the Off Broadway theater movement, Terrence McNally (1938-2020) first established himself as a dramatist of the absurd and a biting social critic...

Arriving in New York at the tail end of what has been termed the "Golden Age" of Broadway and the start of the Off Broadway theater movement, Terrence McNally (1938-2020) first established himself as a dramatist of the absurd and a biting social critic...

Spanning five decades and twenty-four films, director Michael Haneke's career is one of the most significant in the history of European art cinema. However, critical reception has long lagged behind his output. By the time Haneke (b. 1942) emerged...

Observing What Is Not Happening is a continuation of the author's first memoir, Where Your Knowledge Ends Is Where Mine Begins. Six chapters of this second memoir are ageless; they stem from the Word of God. They are predicated on the Word of God...

Finding H2OM3 is a story that follows a young boy into adulthood, not knowing what God has in store for him. As he grows in his faith and his wisdom, he EVENTUALLY realizes exactly what God had planned for him. His journey takes him all over the world,...

What happens when you can't fit all the outstanding interviews into one book? You make a Volume 2! Excitement in the Air - The Voices of NW Wrestling, Volume 2, brings you additional interviews with the stars that shaped professional wrestling in the NW...

If anyone ever succeeded in Hollywood without really trying, Robert Darwin is one person who did, and he describes the best and the worst of his experiences in this book.Darwin expresses his love for making movies and his despair over what was required...

In this definitive biography of Ernest Tubb, Ronnie Pugh brings one of country music's greatest performers back to center stage. Tracing a career that began in the 1930s and continued until just a few years before Tubb's death in 1984, Pugh presents not...

The poems in The Gentle Art, a compelling new collection from William Wenthe, move between the life of the painter James McNeill Whistler and a poetic version of the author, who is at once inspired and disturbed by Whistler. The present-day author sheds...