Catherine Vance Yeh, "The Chinese Political Novel: Migration of a World Genre "
English | ISBN: 0674504356 | 2015 | 442 pages | PDF | 12 MB
The political novel, which enjoyed a steep yet short rise to international renown between the 1830s and the 1910s, is primarily concerned with the nation's political future. It offers a characterization of the present, a blueprint of the future, and the image of the heroes needed to get there. With the standing it gained during its meteoric rise, the political novel helped elevate the novel altogether to become the leading literary genre of the twentieth century worldwide.
The Book of Klezmer: The History, the Music, the Folklore By Yale Strom
2002 | 400 Pages | ISBN: 1556524455 | PDF | 8 MB
Klezmer is Yiddish music, the music of the Jews of Europe and America, a music of laughter and tears, of weddings and festivals, of dancing and prayer. Born in the Middle Ages, it came of age in the shtetl (the Eastern European Jewish country town), where "a wedding without klezmer is worse than a funeral without tears." Most of the European klezmorim (klezmer players) were murdered in the Holocaust; in the last 25 years, however, klezmer has been reborn, with dozens of groups, often mixing klezmer with jazz or rock, gaining large followings throughout the world.The Book of Klezmer traces the music's entire history, making use of extensive documentary material; interviews with forgotten klezmorim as well as luminaries such as Theodore Bikel, Leonard Nimoy, Joel Grey, Andy Statman, and John Zorn; and dozens of illuminating, stirring, and previously unpublished photographs.
Anthony King, Ivor Crewe, "The Blunders of Our Governments"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1786076950 | EPUB | pages: 528 | 2.4 mb
With unrivalled political savvy and a keen sense of irony, distinguished political scientists Anthony King and Ivor Crewe open our eyes to the worst government horror stories and explain why the British political system is quite so prone to appalling mistakes.
The Birth of Bebop: A Social and Musical History By Scott DeVeaux
1997 | 587 Pages | ISBN: 0520205790 | PDF | 7 MB
The richest place in America's musical landscape is that fertile ground occupied by jazz. Scott DeVeaux takes a central chapter in the history of jazz-the birth of bebop-and shows how our contemporary ideas of this uniquely American art form flow from that pivotal moment. At the same time, he provides an extraordinary view of the United States in the decades just prior to the civil rights movement. DeVeaux begins with an examination of the Swing Era, focusing particularly on the position of African American musicians. He highlights the role played by tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, a "progressive" committed to a vision in which black jazz musicians would find a place in the world commensurate with their skills. He then looks at the young musicians of the early 1940s, including Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Thelonious Monk, and links issues within the jazz world to other developments on the American scene, including the turmoil during World War II and the pervasive racism of the period. Throughout, DeVeaux places musicians within the context of their professional world, paying close attention to the challenges of making a living as well as of making good music. He shows that bebop was simultaneously an artistic movement, an ideological statement, and a commercial phenomenon. In drawing from the rich oral histories that a living tradition provides, DeVeaux's book resonates with the narratives of individual lives. While The Birth of Bebop is a study in American cultural history and a critical musical inquiry, it is also a fitting homage to bebop and to those who made it possible.
Bart King, Jennifer Kalis, "The Big Book of Girl Stuff"
English | 2006 | ISBN: 158685819X | EPUB | pages: 320 | 7.7 mb
The Big Book of Girl Stuff shares everything a girl needs to know-from sleepovers to diaries to makeup to boys to shopping, and everything in between! It's the ultimate guide to unlocking the delightful mysteries of being a girl.
The Bible in Film, the Bible and Film By J. Cheryl Exum
2006 | 198 Pages | ISBN: 9004151907 | PDF | 1 MB
Exploring the interface between the Bible and film offers exciting opportunities for both biblical scholars and moviegoers alike. The eleven contributors to this provocative and wide-ranging collection deal critically and creatively both with films about the Bible and biblical characters, including the recent controversial The Passion of the Christ, and with a wide range of contemporary films in which biblical themes play a significant, and sometimes surprising, role. Originally published as issue 1-2 of Volume 14 (2006) of Brill's journal Biblical Interpretation.
The Astrology Fix: A Modern Guide to Cosmic Self Care by Theresa Cheung
English | November 24, 2020 | ISBN: 0711255253 | 176 pages | PDF | 22 Mb
Heal and flourish withThe Astrology Fix.Bestselling astrology and dreams author Theresa Cheung answers daily dilemmas with expertly-crafted cosmic cures.
The Art of Cloth in Mughal India by Sylvia Houghteling
English | Mar 29, 2022 | ISBN: 0691215782 | 280 pages | PDF | 90 MB
A richly illustrated history of textiles in the Mughal Empire
Nik Nanos, "The Age Of Voter Rage: Trump, Trudeau, Farage, Corbyn & Macron - The Tyranny Of Small Numbers"
English | 2018 | ISBN:1912477955 | 185 pages | True EPUB | 8.7 MB
Special Canadian Edition! In this highly-informative, engaging and readable book, Canada's leading pollster and data expert Nik Nanos gives an insider's look into the surprise outcomes that favoured Trump, Trudeau, and Macron - along with the Brexit and UK election votes. Nanos asserts that this is more the tyranny of small numbers fueled by economic anxiety than a massive populist wave. We are in a new era, where the margins wield the power for change and no outcome can be certain. Welcome to the age of voter rage.
The 60's Communes: Hippies and Beyond By Timothy Miller
1999 | 356 Pages | ISBN: 0815628110 | PDF | 7 MB
The greatest wave of communal living in American history crested in the tumultuous 1960s era including the early 1970s. To the fascination and amusement of more decorous citizens, hundreds of thousands of mostly young dreamers set out to build a new culture apart from the established society that they believed was on a slippery slope to oblivion. Widely believed by the larger public to be sinks of drug-ridden sexual immorality, the communes variously fascinated and repelled the American people. The intentional communities of the 1960s era were far more diverse than the stereotype of the hippie commune would suggest. A great many of them were religious in basis, stressing spiritual seeking and disciplined lifestyles. Others were founded on secular visions of a better society. Hundreds of them became so stable that they still survive today. This is a survey of the broad sweep of this great social yearning from the first portents of a new type of communitarianism in the early 1960s through the waning of the movement in the mid-1970s. Based on over 500 interviews conducted for the 60s Commune Project, among other sources, it preserves a colourful and vigorous episode in American history.