Today's teens are dealing with adult issues and problems that previous generations did not encounter. With little power to control or to affect outcomes, many teens feel overwhelmed, making stress and
Twenty-eight young adult novels addressing the Vietnam War, published between 1967 and 1997, are discussed in the context of the current culture war between conservatives and progressives to define Am
The future of communication and cultural literacy, reading, and the book in the 21st century is investigated along a wide spectrum, from multimedia packages to reading on the World Wide Web.
The definitive resource on the composer who matched his melodious music to W.S. Gilbert's clever words provides a biography, brief sketches of his associates and contemporaries, and venues where his p
Sonya Levien left behind a glittering record of credits and awards that will never be equaled. She possessed a remarkable ability to adapt stories, plays, and novels into entertaining, filmable movie
An index to the weekly charts over a 25-year period. The information has been integrated and accessed via artist and album title entries. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
The Index of American Periodical Verse is an important work for contemporary poetry research and is an objective measure of poetry that includes poets from the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean
This volume contains three new screenplays (Bedrock,Old World and New, and Falling Angels) by the writer-director of the prize-winning filmsNothing But a Man, The Plot against Harry,Vengeance Is Mine,
A biography of the Swiss/American musician. Appraises Ganz's tenure as conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra between 1921 and 1927, and traces his role as one of America's influential music ed
Many musicians have enjoyed the solo and chamber music of Robert Valentine, especially that for flute or recorder, but few know anything of this composer's life and other music. This volume lists all
One began as a poet in Odessa and became an activist. Others began in obscure Algerian groups stung by French anti-Semitism while others started as Christians and stayed Christian for the duration. Wi
Besides a foreword and essay by Moltmann, this volume includes a bibliographic biography of his life. Most of his works are listed by title and first place of publication. Also listed are later versio
This volume contains several hundred alphabetically arranged entries on the people, animals, and cultural artifacts mentioned in Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon . Topics include, for exampl
African names are complex and nuanced in meaning, often carrying associations with family, location, occupation, cultural traditions, or major events. This volume compiles, in alphabetical order, som
Jensen examines the lives and music of eleven composers little known today: Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Norbert Burgmüller, Franz Berwald, Henry Hugo Pierson, Sigismond Thalberg, Charles-Valentin Alkan,
Indexes 191 separate collections of wedding music, containing several thousand different titles and renditions. In addition to traditional wedding compositions, hundreds of modern love songs are also
For more than a decade, Gianakos' comprehensive chronicles of American television dramatic programming have been considered classic references. Following a descriptive and critical review for each per
Despite the multitude of volumes already written about the renowned second Secretary General of the United Nations, Heller (government and politics, Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York) believes th
An index to the numerous bibliographies and checklists which provide access to criticism of specific works of literature. Works indexed include multiple author bibliographies in which criticism of ind
The Lesbian Liberation Movement (LLM) is both a movement that encompasses liberating a sexual practice from stigmatization, and a political movement challenging the dual oppression of women by the pat
Indexes all musical references in James Rivington's Gazette, a weekly newspaper published in New York City, 1773-1783. Includes all references to music and instruments for sale, concerts, assemblies a
The A to Z of the Hittites covers Hittite civilization from its origins through hundreds of entries on important persons, places, essential institutions, and the significant aspects of the society, Ki
In nearly 1,000 entries, Swayd (world religion, religious diversity and comparative mysticism, San Diego State U.) describes the practices of people who, since the founding of their faith in the eleve
Contributors from the book Women's Culture: The Women's Renaissance of the Seventies from 1981, also edited by Kimball, consider changes and progress made since the women's movement in art, music, lit
The devastating and unnecessary Crimean War is the topic of the latest volume in this series of historical dictionaries. Arnold (international relations, Surrey U., UK) provides a summary of the even
This is a reprint of the text originally published in 1985 by Walter de Gruyer & Co. In his introduction, Siebert (religion and society, Johannes Gutenburg University, Mainz, Germany) states: "I shall
Containing 8,800 entries representing over 2,000 composers, this catalogue provides an alphabetical list of works by composer and by title of the work. Each entry includes opus or piece number, voice
The first section of the book creates the setting for accurately understanding the context and deals with the implications of designing teaching materials for a course in information design. Other sec
Contains entries on the war's personalities, battles, armaments, support systems, political factions of both nations, and other related topics. Includes 16 b&w maps, a narrative overview of the war an
Germans to America provides both genealogists and researchers of family history with the first extensive, indexed source of German-surname immigrants who came to all ports in the United States between
Germans to America provides both genealogists and researchers of family history with the first extensive, indexed source of German-surname immigrants who came to all ports in the United States between
A comprehensive listing of criticism and scholarship on the work of Thomas Wolfe, a major figure in modern American literary history often considered to be either a genius or simply incomprehensible.
Germans to America provides both genealogists and researchers of family history with the first extensive, indexed source of German-surname immigrants who came to all ports in the United States between
Germans to America provides both genealogists and researchers of family history with the first extensive, indexed source of German-surname immigrants who came to all ports in the United States between
Germans to America provides both genealogists and researchers of family history with the first extensive, indexed source of German-surname immigrants who came to all ports in the United States between
