A librarian for 45 years, UK-based Day has written numerous articles and essays for a wide variety of academic and professional journals, and is the author of seven previous books. He presents a resou
The "South Seas," as this region used to be called, evokes images of adventure, belles and savages, romance, and fabulous fortunes, but the long voyages of discovery and exploration of the vast Pacif
This revised and updated edition of A History of Horrors traces the life and "spirit" of Hammer, from its fledgling days in the late 1940s through its successes of the 1950s and '60s to its decline an
In 1611, Scala published 50 scenarios in Rappresentative (The Theater of Tales for Performance); an earlier translation of some is incorrect and garbled, says Andrews (emeritus Italian, Leeds U.), so
When the leap from nonbelief to Christian faith takes particularly long in a society, the Church has characteristically shortened that leap through a process approach to winning seekers known as "cate
In Inside the Recording Studio: Working with Callas, Rostropovich, Domingo, and the Classical Elite, Andry recounts his experiences with these exceptional talents. He presents intimate portraits of b
Money: The Ultimate Teen Guide is a concise, practical, readable overview of the money matters that most concern young adults, such as getting it (allowance, gifts, jobs); using it (saving, investing,
Former students and teachers at the Sonia Moore Studio of the Theatre, Trauth (theater, Monclair State U., New Jersey) and Stroppel (communications and theater studies, William Paterson U., New Jersey
Examines the forces that have deflected U.S. Government publication from becoming the public enterprise that Congress had conceived in the nineteenth century.
Leinberger begins his study with Morricone's musical background and experience in the Italian music business, his earliest Italian film scores, and his dealings with Hollywood. The second chapter expl
Elder retired from the Maryland State Teachers Association in 1998, after serving 32 years as a UniServ director in Maryland and Delaware, and has negotiated dozens of collective bargaining contracts
Tom Talbert is a composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist. In the late 1940s, he led his own big band in Los Angeles, featuring star artists like Art Pepper, Warne Marsh, and Claude Williamson. In
Malcolm and Me describes the seven criteria of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award program to improve student achievement: leadership, strategic planning, student and market focus, information
This is a paperbound reprint of a 1997 book which itself was a comprehensive update of a 1977 study. Miller (Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin College) deals with historical and current technique
Continuing her three decades documenting women writers from a wide variety of contexts, Fairbanks (U. of Wisconsin-Eau Claire) offers a bibliography that cites and annotates over 300 works of fiction
This contributed volume explores the significant role that music plays in the works of Joss Whedon, investigating the uses and meaning of music and sound in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, S
This collection of essays represents key contributions to 'transgression cinema:' overlooked, forgotten, or under-analyzed movies that walk the fine line between 'arthouse' and 'grindhouse' film.
To test the notion that a wave of medievalism is overtaking American culture, Cramer (communication, City U. of New York) examines the role-playing Society to discover how members adapt and employ ide
In this annotated bibliography, Crosetto (collections development and acquisitions librarian, U. of Toledo) et al. compile about 1,000 resources to help educators, professionals, parents, siblings, gu
Austin, Texas-based music consultant Bonner traces the history of Young People's Records (YPR) and Children's Record Guild (CRG), the first commercially significant record clubs in the world. The acco
Science in Uniform, Uniforms in Science: Historical Studies of American Military and Scientific Interactions is a collection of essays, which owes its existence to the fortuitous conjunction of two ev
Born in 1713 of French Huguenot stock, Philadelphia Quaker Anthony Benezet was probably the most significant force in advancing the cause against slavery and the African slave trade in the eighteenth
In this book, originally based on a study of an urban youth mentoring program, Hall (educational policy studies and research, DePaul U.) describes the importance of school-based mentoring of adolescen
Education consultant Smialek suggests ways that busy middle school teachers can communicate with parents about important issues. Sample topics include preteen development, self-esteem improvement, tes
Now in paperback! Defines the vowel color changes in chromatic progressions for all voices and tells how singing principles can be used by relying on the ear, the eye, and the sense of vibration in th
Reid teaches courses in literature for young adults and children, and English as a second language (ESL), at Emory & Henry College in Appalachian Virginia. In this text she provides practical inf
This 13th volume completes A checklist of American imprints, 1820-1829 ; an author index, title index, corrections, and sources came before. The volume begins with an index to printers, publishers, a
Includes over 50 original fingerplay activities that will immediately capture a child's attention, arranged alphabetically by topic beginning with 'A' for Alligator and ending with 'W' for worms. The
The Fall of Buster Keaton assesses Keaton's work during the talking picture era, especially those made at MGM, Educational, and Columbia studios. While giving some attention to the early part of Keato
One believed the individual was set on a direct and unswerving path to heaven or hell by God. The other believed the individual had the freedom to accept God's forgiveness or reject it. Remarkably, th
_Anthony Horneck (1641-1697) is a key figure for the migration of the continental Pietist sensibilities into Restoration Anglicanism and ultimately into Methodism. Horneck was educated at Heidelberg a
Celebrating 100 years of Peter Pan, this fourth volume in the Centennial Studies series explores the cultural contents of Barrie's creation and the continuing impact of Peter Pan on children's literat
For all of the debates over adopting school uniforms as a part of educational reform, there has been little empirical examination of the relationship of uniform policy to student academic achievement,
The Jazz Itineraries series, a new format based on Ken Vail's Jazz Diaries, charts the careers of famous jazz musicians, listing club and concert appearances with details of recording sessions and mov
Designed for a two-year undergraduate music theory course sequence in diatonic and chromatic harmony, this text approaches the subject through melody, which is the unifying thread running through tona
Cameron (music, U. of Aberdeen, Scotland) analyzes how the text of the Crucifixus from the Catholic Mass was set to music during the period of 1680 to 1800 and considers the related musical tradition.
In this accessibly written volume, Tawa traces the rise of the popular song in twentieth-century America. Songs of the Jazz Age and Swing Era are considered primarily in terms of their relationship to
Now in paperback. A practical and useful reference book for students and teachers. Unique in concept, it shows in musical notation the key and range of over 1,700 songs in 60 of the most popular and a
