Hedy Lamarr's exotic beauty was heralded across Europe in the early 1930s. Yet she became infamous for her nude scenes in the scandalous movie "Ecstasy." Trapped in a marriage to one of Austria's munitions barons, a friend of Mussolini's who hid his Jewish heritage to become an "honorary Aryan" at t[...]

(Essential Musicianship Strings). Supplement your beginning string curriculum with this new ensemble series from the authors of Essential Elements 2000 for Strings . Essential Musicianship - Ensemble Concepts is a two-level series correlated with Essential Elements 2000 that will reinforce your stud[...]

Alaska, The Last Frontier, is a land of breathtaking natural scenery and a rich cultural heritage. From Denali and Glacier Bay National Parks to the outpost of Ketchikan to arctic Barrow to the spectacular Dalton Highway, expert travel writer and Alaska authority Bob Devine is a deft guide to all th[...]

Take your Cubase 6 project from idea to finished product using tips and guidance in "Cubase 6 Power"! Packed with useful tips and detailed explanations, this book is your guide to taking advantage of all that Cubase 6 has to offer to make a powerful difference in your music output. Whether you're a [...]

Delivers practical material that helps you improve your listening and ear training skills. This title provides an easy-to-use interface for listening with varied general MIDI instrumental sounds. It includes basic rudiments (intervals, chords, and scales), melodies, four-part harmonic settings, and [...]

From the First Golden Age of SF master Robert A. Heinlein, this is the so-called juvenile (written, Heinlein always claims, just as much for adults) that started them all and made Heinlein a legend for multiple generations of readers--with "a new introduction and afterword" by popular military scien[...]

"Twenty-Five Astronomical Observations That Changed the World" takes twenty-five journeys through space, back in time and into human history. We begin with the simplest sight of the Tycho Crater on the Moon, through a repeat of Galileo's observations of Jupiter's moons, and then move out towards the[...]

Parasitic Disease, second edition remains unique in its emphasis on depictions of complete life cycles and its skillful knitting of basic and clinical information. Superbly illustrated with black and white and color photomicrographs and halftone drawings, it is an ideal text for medical, graduate, a[...]