![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He adeptly integrates his observations on the music with reflections on the art, literature, drama, and philosophy of the time, and thus shows us the major figures of Romantic music within their intellectual and cultural context. In readings uniquely informed by his performing experience, Rosen offers consistently acute and thoroughly engaging analyses of works by Schubert, Schumann, Mendelssohn, Bellini, Liszt, and Berlioz, and he presents a new view of Chopin as a master of polyphony and large-scale form. An exhilarating exploration of the musical language, forms, and styles of the Romantic period, it captures the spirit that enlivened a generation of composers and musicians, and in doing so it conveys the very sense of Romantic music. What Charles Rosen’s celebrated book The Classical Style did for music of the Classical period, The Romantic Generation brilliantly does for the Romantic era. ![]()
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![]() “The chemistry between all the actors, as they shuffle through a range of characters, brings out the emotive qualities of an already strong script… The climax of the play is not the culmination of a journey but rather a snapshot from its heart.” – Exeunt ![]() ★★★★ “This is mainly a cheerful and warm-hearted show, ingeniously directed by Dawn Walton and led by Sasha Frost, whose engaging vivacity gives us an irrepressible Jackie.” – Theatre Reviews North She was named Scots Makar – the National Poet for Scotland – in March 2016.ĭeveloped with the support of Macrobert Arts Centre, Stirling. ![]() She was awarded an MBE in 2006, and made a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2002. Jackie Kay is a celebrated poet, writer and HOME patron who has picked up numerous awards for her novels and story collections, as well as writing extensively for television and the stage. Discover how we are shaped by the folk songs we hear as much as by the cells in our bodies.īased on the soul-searching memoir by Scots Makar Jackie Kay, adapted by Tanika Gupta (winner of the 2018 James Tait Black Prize for Drama), and directed by Dawn Walton (Founder and Artistic Director of Eclipse Theatre). Then she decided to find her birth parents…įrom Nairn to Lagos, Red Dust Road takes you on a journey full of heart, humour and deep emotions. ![]() Growing up in ’70s Scotland as the adopted mixed-race child of a Communist couple, young Jackie blossomed into an outspoken, talented poet. “You are made up from a mixture of myth and gene. ![]() ![]() ![]() Sean gets satisfactorily punished as well. ![]() She's not at all TSTL or a doormat, she's a hellcat with Stockholm syndrome. She makes multiple escape attempts, she tries to con his brother Liam into taking her away, she learns to fight with knives and acquits herself admirably. It also helps that Catherine fights Sean tooth and nail until he stops brutalizing her. No English virgins were harmed in the making of this book. The way to enjoy it, I think, is to remember it's fiction. He holds her responsible for her father's actions, and he blames him for his mother's death in a bloody massacre. By page 31, he's brutally raped her and sent her blood and semen encrusted underthings to her father. He backhands her hard enough to give her a bloody nose on page 28. It is a bodice ripper, no doubt about that. I'll have to admit, I ended up liking it. So, like most recent readers of this book, I picked this puppy up based on its notorious reputation. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Vietnamese and Swedish stunner can’t afford to turn down Stella’s offer, and agrees to help her check off all the boxes on her lesson plan–from foreplay to more-than-missionary position… Which is why she hires escort Michael Phan. Her conclusion: she needs lots of practice–with a professional. It doesn’t help that Stella has Asperger’s and French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases–a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with, and way less experience in the dating department than the average thirty-year-old. ![]() Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. Also: Why did I choose one of the warmest days of the season to read this book that had me blushing and sweating 90% of the time? And how is it that I wasn’t even planning on reviewing The Kiss Quotient, but still felt the need to talk about it… We’ll start at the beginning by including the synopsis: ![]() ![]() ![]() Finally, in a spread on threats, they compare frogs to a “canary in a coal mine” (explaining the reference). These behaviors include adaptations for attracting a mate, caring (or not caring) for eggs, habitat, diet, and defenses. Then come examples of remarkable behaviors, drawn from varied environments around the world. They show development from egg through tadpole to adult. In two subsequent spreads, they highlight distinguishing characteristics of frogs as well as of the subset that are called toads, and they define the three major groups of amphibians: frogs and toads, salamanders and newts, and caecilians. The next spread displays half-sized images of 10 of the more than 5,500 frog species currently identified, showing an adult human hand in comparison. ![]() ![]() ![]() They introduce frogs as “creatures of two worlds,” water and land. Once again, Jenkins and Page prove their ability to choose interesting examples, write short, child-friendly explanations, and portray salient features of animals with deftly cut and torn paper images set on white paper. A prolific author/illustrator couple explores the world of frogs. ![]() ![]() ![]() Have a crazy idea for a business to start? Let’s turn to Phil Knight to see how you can make it a reality and have fun along the way! Shoe Dog Summary Get a mentor and partner on board, who will believe in you and complement your skills.If you’re young and don’t have much to lose, it’s best to go for broke.Here are 3 lessons from Phil Knight’s life about how he built Nike, the most valuable sports brand in the world: But as time progressed towards him stepping down as the company’s chairman (which he did in June 2016), he knew a memoir was in order. However, until now, much of the company’s history, many early decisions and a lot of Phil’s personal life hadn’t been well-covered publicly at all. ![]() ![]() At the time he founded Nike, back then called Blue Ribbon, in 1964, Phil had no idea what this crazy plan of his would turn into, how much it would change the world and that it’d make him the 15th-richest person on the planet. ![]() In fact, I don’t recall knowing who founded Nike until earlier this year, when debating the topic with my family and googling it. It’s very rare for a person like Phil Knight to elude the public spotlight for so long. ![]() ![]() Maddison seems only to exist on social media she has no family, no friends, and other than in her posts, most people have never seen her. When they hit a wall in the investigation, the FBI reluctantly asks for Rachel’s help in finding the missing influencer. Is Maddison’s disappearance connected to her visit to Bailey? Why was she visiting him in the first place? Hours later, Maddison disappears, and police suspect she’s been kidnapped-or worse. ![]() ![]() ![]() As his freedom approaches, Bailey gets a surprise visit from Maddison Logan, a hot, young influencer with a huge social media following. Terence Bailey is about to be released from prison for breaking and entering, though investigators have long suspected him in the murders of six women. ![]() ![]() There is Willie Nelson the songwriter of rare and poignant gifts, and more Willie Nelsons yet to be named.Īs a Texas music historian, I find that Nelson’s legacy also challenges appraisal because the concept assumes closure, a pastness, while the man at 90 still seems to be active everywhere. There is activist Willie Nelson, Farm Aid’s co-founder and biofuel pioneer. There is outlaw Willie Nelson, revolutionizing the country music industry. There is iconic Willie Nelson, near embodiment of Texas myth. There is historical Willie Nelson, child of the Depression. ![]() The country music legend is on tour, with dates scheduled into October 2023.Īssessing Nelson’s legacy is challenging because there are so many Willies to assess. ( The Conversation) – Willie Nelson’s unofficial theme song, “ On the Road Again,” remains accurate as he turns 90 on April 29, 2023. ![]() ![]() ![]() After realizing that she enjoyed writing much more than teaching, Jeffries left the academic world to work as a technical writer, while writing novels at night. She found herself bored with this attempt, and began writing a romance novel instead. While serving as a visiting assistant professor of English at Tulane University, Jeffries attempted to develop an academic work on her dissertation. in English, writing her dissertation on James Joyce. She began making up her own stories when she was twelve, only to discover that every one of them was a romance of some sort. Because she only had her siblings to play with, Jeffries escaped into the world of books, reading everything from comic books to classics, with romance novels being her favorites. Over the next eleven years, Jeffries saw many adventures, including being chased by a baby elephant, playing in a rain forest, and having to experience the entire series of rabies shots. ![]() ![]() Jeffries lived a normal childhood until she was seven, when her parents decided to become missionaries and moved the family to Thailand. She also writes under the pen names Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas. Deborah Gonzales (born 1958) is a best-selling American author of romance novels, primarily under the pen name Sabrina Jeffries. ![]() ![]() Jason Cockroft illustrated the UK edition while Mary GrandPre illustrated the US version – their signatures enhance a book’s value but such copies can be found for as little as $200. ![]() "Look out for first edition copies signed by JK Rowling at the midnight launch event in Edinburgh on 2003 that are going to be priced in four figures. ![]() Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Follow us on Instagram burnthisbookpodcast to see the next book we’re reading. Many buyers are also looking for books accompanied by items such as entrance wristbands or golden tickets from events where JK Rowling has conducted a signing." Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first of her Harry Potter series (all of which have been challenged or banned). If either illustrator has signed a copy, then prices are again in four-figures. Look out for the limited editions with original watercolour illustrations by Giles Greenfield (Bloomsbury’s UK edition) and Mary GrandPre (Scholastic’s super rare US edition of only 25 copies). ![]() "JK’s signature (by book 4, she was signing fewer copies) turns any first edition of Goblet of Fire into a book with a four-figure price-tag but there are a handful of copies over $10,000. ![]() |