Few musical works loom as large in Western culture as Richard Wagners four-part Ring of the Nibelung. In Finding an Ending, two eminent philosophers, Philip Kitcher and Richard Schacht, offer an illuminating look at this greatest of Wagners achievements, focusing on its far-reaching and subtle explo[...]
Based on eighteen months of intensive participant-observation, "Ring of Liberation" offers both an in-depth description of capoeira--a complex Afro-Brazilian martial art that combines feats of great strength and athleticism with music and poetry--and a pioneering synthetic approach to the analysis o[...]
Richard Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung is one of the greatest works of art created in modern times, and has fascinated both critics and devotees for over a century and a half. No recent study has examined the meaning of Wagner's masterpiece with the attention to detail and intellectual power that Rog[...]
A superb new translation of one of the greatest nineteenth century poems: the libretto to Wagner's Ring cycleThe scale and grandeur of Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung has no precedent and no successor. It preoccupied Wagner for much of his adult life and revolutionized the nature of opera, the orc[...]
The third part of The History of The Lord of the Rings, an enthralling account of the writing of the Book of the Century which contains many additional scenes and includes the unpublished Epilogue in its entirety.[...]
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Impossible to describe in a few words, JRR Tolkienâs great work of imaginative fiction has been labelled both a heroic romance and a classic fantasy fiction. By turns comic and homely, epic and diabolic, the narrative moves through countless changes of scene and charact[...]
The first of two companion volumes which documents the later writing of The Silmarillion, Tolkien's epic tale of war.[...]
Continuing the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the first part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings, featuring a striking black cover based on Tolkien's own design, the definitive text, and a detailed map of Middle-earth.[...]
MILLIONAIRE'S CALCULATED BABY BID Self-made millionaire Ethan Curtis must produce an heir with a woman from exclusive social circles. Mary Kelley was shocked by his heartless proposition, until their nights together turn into so much more than just a convenient arrangement. PLAYBOY'S RUTHLESS PLAYBA[...]
The playboy prince's convenient bride Sabrina Summerville is content with her betrothal to the sensible Prince Luis - their match will reunify the kingdom of Vela. So why does she feel so drawn to Luis's darkly dangerous brother, Prince Sebastian? Prince Sebastian has always pursued a decadent lifes[...]
The playboy's temporary fiancee Millionaire racing driver Ramon Sauveterre is no stranger to fame, but he'll do just about anything to keep the spotlight off his family. Including a decidedly short-term engagement to his gorgeous head of PR, Isidora Garcia! Isidora cannot forgive R[...]
His vengeance won't be complete......until he has her as his bride! After ten years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, ruthless Greek Atlas Chariton is back to take revenge on Lexi Haring-the woman who put him there. He'll meet her at the altar and bind her to him-for life! But once th[...]
Abel Brodersen er sønn av en gjerrig fyrvokter og en drikkfeldig mor, og allerede som barn gjør han seg til kirketyv for å vekke Olgas interesse. Han reiser til sjøs, og etter hvert går han i land i Kentucky. Der etablerer han en påstått sorgløs, primitiv tilværelse. Så begår han en forfe[...]
CLOSING THE RING covers the decisive 12 months between June 1943 and June 1944. Command of the seas had returned to Allied hands, the U-boats were mastered and the Luftwaffe beaten. These achievements made possible the 'closing of the ring' which was to extinguish Axis resistance and eventually end [...]
Leo Drake, the ';Mad Monk of Monkcrest,' is notoriously eccentric and unquestionably reclusive.But he is also a noted antiquities expert, which is why Beatrice Poole has demanded his reluctant assistance.The freethinking authoress of ';horrid novels,' Beatrice is searching for the Forbidden Rings of[...]
Planning a wedding can be an exciting, overwhelming, and time consuming endeavor. COUNTDOWN TO YOUR PERFECT WEDDING will give brides the exact amount of information they need to plan the wedding they want. It breaks down pre-wedding tasks into manageable bits of information and serves as a point-by-[...]
After a tumultuous year in New York City, the Austins are spending the summer on the small island where their grandfather lives. He's very sick, and watching his condition deteriorate as the summer passes is almost more than Vicky can bear. To complicate matters, she finds herself as the center of a[...]
Hulk Hogan, born Terry Bollea, burst onto the professional wrestling scene in the late seventies and went on to become a world wrestling champion many times over. From humble beginnings, this giant of a man escaped a pre-ordained life of dock and construction work in Port Tampa, Florida, to become o[...]
George Plimpton makes his riskiest foray into participatory journalism--stepping into the ring against a champion boxer--in SHADOW BOX, now repackaged and including never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. Stepping into the ring against light-heavyweight champion Archie Moore, George Pl[...]
The stories Moody has written, appearing in The New Yorker, Esquire, Harper's, and The Paris Review, form a dazzling body of work that marks the emergence of one of the strongest voices in a generation. These stories don't follow familiar paths: They compellingly map the loneliness of private experi[...]
'If you know and love young children, find a way to read this book. Here you will discover the hidden talents of young children for complexity, design, and tenacity for learning...a wonderful addition to the too-small library of quality books on young children's learning through art' - Shirley Brice[...]
Mary Stokes was walking through Dead Man's Copse one evening when she saw, in the beam of a torch, the corpse of a young woman dressed in a black coat, black gloves, no hat and an eternity ring set with diamonds in her ear. But when she and Detective Sergeant Frank Abbott went back to the wood the b[...]