Dieser Autor erforscht die musikalische Landschaft durch tiefgreifende Analysen, die sich auf Schlüsselfiguren und deren Schaffen konzentrieren. Sein Schreibstil zeichnet sich durch aufschlussreiche Betrachtungen des kreativen Prozesses und dessen Einfluss auf die Entwicklung musikalischer Stile aus. Leser können packende Erzählungen erwarten, die die Komplexität der Musikgeschichte und die bedeutende Rolle der von ihm porträtierten Subjekte enthüllen. Der Ansatz des Autors verbindet wissenschaftliche Strenge mit zugänglicher Sprache und macht komplexe musikalische Themen einem breiten Publikum zugänglich.
The graphic novel presents the extraordinary life of comedian Tony Hancock through a blend of visual storytelling and narrative, featuring Hancock's own humorous interruptions that showcase his personality and perspective. This unique approach highlights both his comedic genius and the challenges he faced, offering an engaging and insightful look into the legacy of a beloved figure in entertainment.
Connects theory with real-life criminal cases in a clear and engaging way, providing a valuable companion to those studying forensic psychology.
"A wife yearns to escape the tight-fisted confines of a package holiday. A boy dreams of footballing greatness as his mother mourns a loss. A man tries to assemble an absent child's playhouse, with impossible instructions and too much beer. A woman seeks clarity from automated voices. A father is distracted from Christmas tree shopping with his son by the looming pressure of quarterly sales targets. Shine/Variance captures the tiny crises and wonders of daily life with warmth, wit and decisive clarity. Ordinary people - commuters, call centre workers, children and parents - struggle for stability while craving more, and the schism between expectation and reality is only rarely bridged. Yet, amidst the faltering, recognition and bright moments of hope still illuminate their days. Fresh, tender and darkly funny, these stories are a window into the longings, frustrations and painfully human connections of ordinary life from a remarkable new voice in fiction."--Back cover
The emergence of Russian classical music in the nineteenth century in the wake of Mikhail Glinka comprises one of the most remarkable and fascinating stories in all musical history. The five men who came together in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg in the 1860s, all composers of talent, some of genius, would be—in spite of a virtual lack of technical training—responsible for some of the greatest and best-loved music ever written. How this happened is the subject of Stephen Walsh's brilliant composite portrait of the group known in the West as the Five, and in Russia as moguchaya kuchka —the Mighty Little Heap. Friends, competitors, and creative intellectuals whose ambitions and ideas reflect the ferment of their times, Mily Balakirev, César Cui, Alexander Borodin, Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, and—most important of all—Modest Musorgsky, come wonderfully to life in this extended account. The detail is engrossing. We see Borodin composing music while conducting research in chemistry (“he would jump up and run back to the laboratory to make sure nothing had burnt out or boiled over there, meanwhile filling the corridor with improbable sequences of ninths or sevenths”); Balakirev tutoring Musorgsky (“Balakirev could not remedy the defects in his pupil’s character, but he could confront him with works of genius”); Cui doggedly producing operas during breaks from his career as a military fortifications instructor. Musorgsky asserts his independence, moving from writing songs and the showpiece Night on Bald Mountain to the magnificent Boris Godunov, meanwhile struggling against poverty and depression. In the background such important figures as Vissarion Belinsky and Nikolay Chernïshevsky shape the cultural milieu, while the godfather of the kuchka, critic and scholar Vladimir Stasov, is seen offering sometimes combative support. As an experienced and widely skilled musical scholar and biographer (his two-volume life of Stravinsky has been called “one of the best books ever written about a musician”), Stephen Walsh is exceptionally wellplaced to tell this story. He does so with deep understanding and panache, making Musorgksy and His Circle both important and a delight to read.
Eine ausführliche Schilderung der entscheidenden Schlacht des Zweiten Weltkriegs, die zur Vernichtung der deutschen sechsten Armee führte und einen Wendepunkt des Krieges im Osten markierte. Hervorragend dokumentiert durch zahlreiche Aufnahmen, darunter bisher unveröffentlichte Fotos aus erst jetzt zugänglichen sowjetischen Archiven. Die sechsundsiebzig Tage und Nächte, die zwischen dem 19. November 1942 und dem 02. Februar 1943 liegen, werden noch lange mit dem Schicksalswort “Stalingrad” belastet sein. 220.000 deutsche Soldaten haben damals geglaubt, nur für eine Zeitlang nach Stalingrad zu gehen, und sie sind für eine Ewigkeit dort geblieben. 123.000 traten den Weg in die Gefangenschaft an, und nicht ganz 5.000 sind heimgekehrt.
Osprey's examination of the situation on the United States home front during World War II (1939-1945). The outbreak of World War II in Europe in 1939 led to cautious attempts to raise volunteer organizations among American men and women, to back the armed forces in the event of the USA becoming directly involved in the conflict. The attack on Pearl Harbor caused a huge surge of patriotic response, and voluntary enlistment in a wide range of auxiliary and civilian support services, as well as the armed forces, swelled vastly. Looking first at the background and general character of wartime life in the States, Alejandro de Quesada covers the main services, providing an interesting comparison with the conditions on the British Home Front and the experiences of other countries caught up in the war, examining organizations from the Red Cross to the Coast Guard. Full-color artwork reconstructions of the uniforms of over a dozen services are a unique feature of this book.
Kniha líčí život vojáků vybavených zbraněmi s doutnákovým zámkem, počínaje dobou vlády královny Alžběty, kdy začaly být tyto zbraně v Anglii používány, až do konce 17. století, kdy je nahradily zbraně křesadlové. Poznejte všední život vojáka a jeho výstroj i výzbroj v době, kdy došlo k pokusu španělské Armady o invazi do Anglie, k anglické občanské válce, restauraci i slavné revoluci.
Brand New . PAPERBACK., FIRST PUBLISHED by VEGAN society, 2003.Binding is tight and intact. Boarders are clean, straight and edges sharp. Perfectly crisp corners.Pages are clean and unmarked, unused/unread , excellent condition overall. See photos for exact details.
Kniha zachycuje bitvu o Stalingrad, která znamenala zlom v průběhu 2. světové války, potupný konec Hitlerova tažení na východ a zničení německé 6. armády. Nově přináší na 400 převážně nezveřejněných fotografií z bojů o město na Volze, získaných z někdejších sovětských vojenských archivů.
