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Author : Sir Norman Lockyer
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Nature written by Sir Norman Lockyer and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kevin J. Anderson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1849835179
Total Pages : 715 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)
Download or read book Scattered Suns written by Kevin J. Anderson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 715 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The destructive hydrogues continue their war against humans and the fiery entities, the faeros - a struggle that kills planets and extinguishes whole stars. Newly crowned Mage-Imperator Jora'h, the leader of the ancient and vast Ildiran Empire, struggles with new knowledge he has learned: an ancient bargain and long-standing treachery that may finally bring peace with the hydrogues . . . though it could mean the extermination of the human race. In the Terran Hanseatic League, Chairman Basil Wenceslas continues his red-herring war against the Roamer clans, eager to achieve a decisive victory, even against a supposed enemy that poses no threat. Their homes destroyed, the wandering Roamers scatter into hiding, trying to keep their culture and government intact, even when faced with enemies from all sides. Cesca Peroni, leader of the Roamers, finds herself stranded on a small icy outpost where miners have uncovered a hibernating army of alien Klikiss robots. Once released, these robots trigger another dark and ancient plot, one that could lead to a massacre across all human-inhabited planets . . .
Author : David Malvinni
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113587915X
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (358 download)
Download or read book The Gypsy Caravan written by David Malvinni and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A formidable challenge to the study of Roma (Gypsy) music is the muddle of fact and fiction in determining identity. This book investigates "Gypsy music" as a marked and marketable exotic substance, and as a site of active cultural negotiation and appropriation between the real Roma and the idealized Gypsies of the Western imagination. David Malvinni studies specific composers-including Liszt, Brahms, Rachmaninov, Janacek, and Bartók-whose work takes up contested and varied configurations of Gypsy music. The music of these composers is considered alongside contemporary debates over popular music and film, as Malvinni argues that Gypsiness remains impervious to empirical revelations about the "real" Roma.
Author : Mark Fogarty
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1105458660
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (54 download)
Download or read book Went to See the Gypsy written by Mark Fogarty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now there's a second edition of Went to See the Gypsy! Are you a Baby Boomer that still rocks? Or a fan of rock's golden era of any age? Do you remember the first vinyl record you bought? Do you still play your favorite songs two or three times in a row? Then you will enjoy Went To See the Gypsy! The title is from a Dylan song about Elvis, and it evokes the journey I've been on since the Beatles took America by storm in 1964. My friends and I were so taken by the Beatles that we made up a fake-Beatles band with tennis racket guitars and lipsynced the songs to the neighbors at a nickel a pop! And I've been following the rock gypsy caravans ever since, from the British Invasion bands on AM transistor radios, to the psychedelic revolution on FM radio, to punk rock on the left of the dial, to alternative music on CDs, and all of it over again on digital!
Author : Matthew A. Russell
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Comet written by Matthew A. Russell and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Hitt
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803219016
Total Pages : 549 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Homesteading Space written by David Hitt and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 549 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the United States and the Soviet Union went from exploring space to living in it, a space station was conceived as the logical successor to the Apollo moon program. But between conception and execution there was the vastness of space itself, to say nothing of monumental technological challenges. Homesteading Space, by two of Skylab s own astronauts and a NASA journalist, tells the dramatic story of America s first space station from beginning to fiery end. Homesteading Space is much more than a story of technological and scientific success; it is also an absorbing, sometimes humorous, often inspiring account of the determined, hardworking individuals who shepherded the program through a near-disastrous launch, a heroic rescue, and an exhausting study of Comet Kohoutek, as well as the lab's ultimate descent into the Indian Ocean. Featuring the unpublished in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean, the book is replete with the personal recollections and experiences of the Skylab crew and those who worked with them in training, during the mission, and in bringing them safely home.
Author : Joseph Frazier Federal Writers Project
Publisher : University of Iowa Press
ISBN 13 : 1587296632
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (872 download)
Download or read book The WPA Guide to 1930s Iowa written by Joseph Frazier Federal Writers Project and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2010-01-25 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published during the Great Depression, The WPA Guide nevertheless finds much to celebrate in the heartland of America. Nearly three dozen essays highlight Iowa's demography, economy, and culture but the heart of the book is a detailed traveler's guide, organized as seventeen different tours, that directs the reader to communities of particual social and historical interest.
Author : John Sampson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Dialect of the Gypsies of Wales written by John Sampson and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Claude Lecouteux
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620556685
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Gypsy Mythology written by Claude Lecouteux and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-07-10 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive A-to-Z reconstruction of the oral tradition of the Rom--gypsies--based on sources never before available in English • Presents the origin myths and magical traditions of the gypsies, including their legendary ties to Egypt, animal ancestors, and tree spirits • Examines the three major settings of gypsy folktales--the forest, the waters, and the mountain--and shows how their world is full of spirits • Shows how the religious concepts of the Rom testify to a profound syncretism of the pagan traditions and Christianity Although their own myths and their common name point to Egyptian origins for the gypsies, the Rom, as they call themselves, originated in India, as evidenced by studies of their language. They arrived in Europe in the ninth century and spread across the continent from East to West, reaching England in the 15th century and Scandinavia by the end of the 16th century. A nomadic people, these wanderers were reviled by local populaces wherever they went and regarded as misfits, intruders, foreigners, and thieves. Drawing on a number of sources never before available outside of Eastern Europe, Claude Lecouteux reconstructs the gypsy oral tradition to provide a comprehensive A-to-Z look at gypsy mythology, including their folktales, rites, songs, nursery rhymes, jokes, and magical traditions. His main source is material collected by Heinrich Adalbert von Wlislocki (1856-1907), an ethnologist who lived with gypsies in Romania, Transylvania, and Hungary in the latter half of the 19th century. He presents the origin myths of the gypsies, legends which form the ancestral memory of the gypsy tribes and often closely touch on their daily life. Lecouteux explores the full range of supernatural beings that inhabit the gypsy world, including fairies, undines, ogres, giants, dog-people, and demons, and he examines the three major settings of gypsy folktales--the forest, the waters, and the mountain, which they worshiped as a sacred being in its own right. He also reveals how coexisting with peoples of different religions led the gypsies to adapt or borrow stories and figures from these groups, and he shows how the religious concepts and sacred stories of the Rom testify to a profound syncretism of pagan traditions and Christianity. Complete with rare illustrations and information from obscure sources appearing for the first time in English, this detailed reference work represents an excellent resource for scholars and those seeking to reconnect to their forgotten gypsy heritage.
Author : William Ireland Knapp
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Life, Writings and Correspondence of George Borrow (1803-1881) ... written by William Ireland Knapp and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jane Ellen Swan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780533137169
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (371 download)
Download or read book The Saxon Chronicle written by Jane Ellen Swan and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1008 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book Science written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1008 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bertrice Small
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101464453
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (14 download)
Download or read book The Border Vixen written by Bertrice Small and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aware of the covetous interest in his land, the laird of Brae Aisir announces that any man who can outfight his spitfire of a granddaughter will have her as a wife, along with her inheritance. It's a heated contest that inspires the passion of one man and the jealous wrath of another.
Author : United States. Bureau of Mines
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 804 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Mineral Resources of the United States written by United States. Bureau of Mines and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Ireland Knapp
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 454 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 ( download)
Download or read book Life, Writings, and Correspondence of George Borrow written by William Ireland Knapp and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Komara
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313370958
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book The Dial Recordings of Charlie Parker written by Edward Komara and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-06-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dial Records catered to jazz musicians and record collectors. Charlie Parker was one of the major jazz artists to record with Dial. His Dial sessions occurred at the personal depths and artistic peaks of his career during which he introduced a number of such jazz staples as Ornithology and Scrapple from the Apple. His ten sessions associated with Dial are presented in detail and include the repertory, original issues and reissues, titles and notated transcriptions, and analyses of performances. Commentary explains many of the titles to Parker's pieces and collates the various recordings in which he performed his Dial repertory outside the confines of the Dial studios; these celebrated performances helped to shape modern jazz. In addition to the catalogue of Parker's Dial recordings, jazz historians and scholars alike will appreciate the historical narrative detailing the evolution of Dial Records, its owner Ross Russell, and its business relations with Charlie Parker. This examination of the 1940's jazz record business sheds light on the dissemination of jazz via records. Five appendices complete this well organized and thorough study of Charlie Parker and his legendary Dial recordings.
Author : Mary-Ann Constantine
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780197262887
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (628 download)
Download or read book Fragments and Meaning in Traditional Song written by Mary-Ann Constantine and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-07 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a radical approach to the study of traditional songs. Folk song scholarship was originally obsessed with notions of completeness and narrative coherence; even now long narratives hold a privileged place in most folk song canons. Yet field notebooks and recordings (and, increasingly, publications) overwhelmingly suggest that apparently 'broken' and drastically shortened versions are not perceived as incomplete by those who sing them. Dealing with a wide range of traditions and languages, this study turns the focus on these 'dog-ends' of oral tradition, and looks closely at how very short texts convey meaning in performance by working the audience's knowledge of a highly allusive idiom. What emerges is the tenacity of meaning in the connotative and metaphorical language of traditional song, and the extraordinary adaptability of songs in different cultural contexts. Such pieces have a strong metonymic force: they should not be seen as residual 'last leaves' of a once-complete tradition, but as dynamic elements in the process of oral transmission. Not all song fragments remain in their natural environment, and this book also explores relocations and dislocations as songs are adapted to new contexts: a ballad of love and death is used to count pins in lace-making, song-snippets trail subversive meanings in the novels of Charles Dickens. Because they are variable and elusive to dating, songs have had little attention from the literary establishment: the authors show both how certain critical approaches can be fruitfully applied to song texts, and how concepts from studies in oral traditions prefigure aspects of contemporary critical theory. Like the songs themselves, this book crosses and recrosses the perceived divide between the literary and the oral. Coverage includes English, Welsh, Breton, American, and Finnish songs.
