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Un espléndido y decadente palazzo arde en una pequeña isla veneciana donde se celebra un encuentro de la Liga de Libreros Anticuarios. Los cuerpos de los invitados, todos conocidos de Kraken, no aparecen entre los escombros, y se sospecha que su madre, Ítaca, estuvo implicada en el incendio que sucedió en idénticas circunstancias décadas atrás.

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Una Dama povera di beni di fortuna, ma ricca di merito e di onestà, è il soggetto più interessante di questa comica rappresentazione. Se il fatto di donna Eleonora non fosse una favola, ma veramente foss'ella al mondo a' dì nostri, e per fortuna in Milano si ritrovasse, non sarebbe ella tanto infelice nelle sue sventure, poiché presentandosi all'E. V., e le miserie sue confidandovi, troverebbe neIla Vostra bell'anima il suo asilo, la sua prote...

This book is to some extent a continuation of Dr. Kiss's 2015 textbook A Practical Approach to Harmony: From the Birth of Polyphony to the Baroque Era.The aim of this book is to support conservatory students (aged 14-22) and their teachers with a collection of carefully selected material from which to learn the necessary musical concepts and practical knowledge of music theory, form, and harmony.The target era is the Viennese Classical period,...

This language course book provides the tools to communicate effectively throughout the development of construction projects. It includes the most important vocabulary, grammar and expressions for the successful collaboration in English-speaking planning teams. The 16 chapters are organised according to the planning phases of a project, introducing essential vocabulary from the brief and feasibility study through to the completion and acceptanc...

Composed in 1834, Liszt's Grand duo is based on material from three pieces from the first book (op. 19b) of Mendelssohn's Songs without Words (no. 1 in E major, no. 6 in G minor, and no. 3 in A major). While Liszt made an almost literal transcription of the first piece, he gave the second and third pieces a much freer arrangement, in the style of concert paraphrases. The large-scale concert piece was premiered by Liszt and Chopin on Christmas ...

Bela Bartok composed Dance Suite in 1923 for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of Hungary's capital through the unification of Buda, Obuda, and Pest. It soon became one of his most popular orchestral works, and in 1925 he arranged it for piano solo. Adam Tabajdi completed the organ version of Dance Suite in 2019/20, and recorded it on the Kern organ of Sapporo's Kitara Concert Hall later that year. His transcription was inspired by the co...

The New York State Directory, published annually since 1983, is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to accessing public officials and private sector organizations and individuals who influence public policy in the state of New York. Profiles of New York goes beyond Census statistics, beyond metro area coverage, beyond the 100 best places to live. Drawn from official census information, other government statistics and original research, you w...

Each state-by-state volume in this series provides at-a-glance detailed demographic and statistical data on every populated place in the state, along with easy-to-use comparative rankings. Each Demographic Profile gives the user an easy-to-read snapshot of every single place and county in the state, from the biggest metropolis to the smallest unincorporated hamlet. Each profile offers data on History, Geography, Climate, Population, Vital Stat...

The New York State Directory, published annually since 1983, is a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to accessing public officials and private sector organizations and individuals who influence public policy in the state of New York.

Medical & Health Care Books & Serials in Print provides immediate access to the highly specialized publishing activity in the health sciences and allied health fields.

Profiles of New York goes beyond Census statistics, beyond metro area coverage, beyond the 100 best places to live. Drawn from official census information, other government statistics and original research, you will have at your fingertips data that's available nowhere else in one single source. A remarkable compilation that offers overviews and insights into each corner of the state.

Ever wonder where the kids of the rich and famous go to school? Eastbrooke Academy isn't a regular school. It's an elite boarding school, filled with the children of the outrageously rich, where drama is in excess and rules don't apply. Aubrey Lane Arrington, daughter of a famous actress and an international club owner, is set to attend. It's where her parents met, but more importantly, she's always dreamed of being there with her best fri...

splat·ter·punk noun informal noun: splatterpunk Definition: "A literary genre characterized by graphically described scenes of an extremely gory nature." HellBound Books are incredibly proud to present to you horror most raw and visceral, two-dozen suitably graphic, horrific tales of terror designed to churn the stomach and curdle the blood. This superlative tome is an absolute must for fans of Richard Laymon, Clive Barker, Monica J. O'Rou...

Resurrection, the last full-length novel written by Leo Tolstoy, was published in 1899 after ten years in the making. A humanitarian cause¿the pacifist Doukhobor sect, persecuted by the Russian government, needed funds to emigrate to Canadäprompted Tolstoy to finish the novel and dedicate its ensuing revenues to alleviate their plight. Ultimately, Tolstoy¿s actions were credited with helping hundreds of Doukhobors emigrate to Canada. The novel...

Barchester Towers, published in 1857, is the sequel to Trollope¿s The Warden and continues the story of the clerical doings in the fictional cathedral town of Barchester. As this novel opens, the old Bishop of Barchester lies dying, and there is considerable doubt as to who will replace him. The Bishop¿s son Dr. Grantly, the Archdeacon, has high hopes of succeeding him, but these hopes are dashed and a new Bishop, Dr. Proudie, is appointed. Al...

The Kid just wants to start summer vacation and sleep. But suddenly, a cat literally drops from the sky. Not just any cat, but a supercat with some very large claws, who turns out to be super intelligent, snarky, and...a spy! You name him "Clawed" and before you know it, you're off on the adventure of your lifetime: you get an invitation from The President himself to help solve the Cabinet Cats' mysterious disappearance. But not before the...

The Great Gatsby is a novel that needs no introduction for a certain generation of American readers. Long taught as required reading in American schools, critics have consistently held it up alongside Moby Dick, Huck Finn, and To Kill a Mockingbird as perhaps the quintessential Great American Novel. Nick Carraway is a young Midwestern man freshly arrived in New York to make his fortune. He rents a shabby apartment in Long Island next door to a...

I want to be Gregory, walking through the concrete and asphalt of a grey housing estate on a summer's evening. At least once, I want to be in every one of those places from the film: the corrugated underpass on the way to school, the red ash sports pitches, under the clock in the Plaza."In 1980, a 34 year-old Glaswegian got the chance to turn his first screenplay into a feature film. With a small budget and support from a youth theatre in an a...

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Il Ramadan, la quaresima dei mussulmani, che dura solamente trenta giorni invece di quaranta, stava per finire anche a Tafilelt, città perduta ai confini meridionali dell'impero marocchino, dinanzi all'immenso mare di sabbia, al Sahara. In attesa del colpo di cannone che segnalava la fine del digiuno, dopo di che cominciava l'orgia notturna, la popolazione si era riversata nelle vie e nelle piazze per ammirare i santoni e i fanatici. Si sono...