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This study of Japanese music explore Nagauta or literally «long song»—the delicate and complex music that accompanies kabuki theater—in great detail.The Kabuki theater of Japan has achieved a growing reputation as one of the world's most brilliant achievements in the field of theater. And the number of studies made on the subject in the West has been considerable. Yet, in spite of the fact that so much of the unique brilliance of the kabuki stage depends on the character...
| Автор | William P. Malm |
This book presents new evidence revealing how Stonewall Jackson was able to elude the Union army twice: first to carry out his raid to Manassas Junction and later to avoid General John Pope's converging Union forces. It is an account full of surprises including a mistaken mountain, a warning that never was, and Union General John Pope's real plan for entrapping Jackson. It is all part of the untold story of the important Second Manassas Campaign (a.k.a. Second Bull Run). Second...
| Автор | Steven E. Condon |
This book, which takes a bold new look at the Second Manassas Campaign, is full of surprises, including a mistaken mountain, a warning that never was, and Pope's real plan for entrapping Stonewall Jackson. It contains an amazing Union supporting cast that includes a train-stealing renegade general, another general who was sent to reinforce Pope but who nevertheless sought to abandon him on the eve of battle, and another Union general who gloated over what he foresaw as Pope's...
| Автор | Steven Ph.D. Condon |
Researched biography of the Holy Prophet. Corrects misconceptions about his life; answers western criticism.<br><br>"(1) Muhammad The Prophet (2) The Early Caliphate, by Muhammad Ali, together constitute the most complete and satisfactory history of the early Muslims hitherto compiled in English" — Islamic Culture, Hyderabad, India<br><br>" … He has now produced a biography of the Prophet of Islam in English … It is not only Muslims...
| Автор | Maulana Muhammad Ali |
Kracek is a fighter pilot as capable of destroying his rivals with words as he is with bullets, a man as courageous on the ground as he is in the air, who sees his enemies not as faceless inhuman beings, but as good men and women on the other side of a war none of us want. <br><br>His encounters with a guerilla leader of equal resolve and intellect raise more questions about the war than answers. Despite its horrors, the two men never lose their humanity and realize an unsettling...
| Автор | Vito Tomasino |
Zepaniah Bierman, a mustanger turned hunter, lies on the top of the rocky sandy arroyo. Sweat trickles down his face and stains the shirt across his back as the sun beats daggers of heat on the Chihuahuan desert. Out there is a scout for three riders that torched his ranch in Mesilla. The only way out of this eternal furnace is back to New Mexico; Zep will track them there encountering Mexican cavalry, Apaches, outlaws, and a strong-willed young woman that wait for him. His trail carries him...
| Автор | William A. Burgdorf |
Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (1820 -1849) is a classic novel based on the life of working as a governess. It is set in the Victorian era and follows the story of Agnes, the daughter of a minister who finds employment by working as a governess due her family's financial difficulties. She is faced with challenging issues which young women at the time were faced with whilst working as a governess. The novel was first published in 1847 and republished in 1850. It was considered to be a...
| Автор | Anne Bronte |
Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books about pirates:<br><br>Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy <br>The Madman and the Pirate- R.M. Ballantyne <br>Blackbeard Or, The Pirate of Roanoke.– B. Barker <br>The Pirates of Malabar- John Biddulph <br>Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea- James O. Brayman <br>Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver- Brantz Mayer <br>The Pirate Island- Harry Collingwood...
| Автор | Роберт Стивенсон |
In the absorbing, epic tradition of The Winds of War, author Jack Seward presents a new novel of war, passion, and divided family loyalties.The MacNeil family is torn apart by the horrors of war, which is consuming Asia as strife, intrigue, and romance inevitably follow. Like its predecessor, The MacNeils of Nagasaki, this lively novel is a storytelling gem from a prolific author, a perfect beach read for all lovers of family sagas, historical fiction, and gripping adventure novels.
| Автор | Jack Seward |
Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor (1869) by Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1825- 1900) is a romance novel set in 17th century England in the region of Exmoor. The story follows a farmer named John Ridd who falls in love with Lorna Doone (the granddaughter of the Lord of the Doones). The Doones are considered to be the most notorious and outlawed clan in the region and who also had murdered his father when he was just a boy. As John tries to prevent his feelings developing any further towards Lorna,...
| Автор | Richard Doddridge Blackmore |