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On December 16, 1773, an estimated seven dozen men dumped roughly 10,000 worth of tea in Boston Harbor. This symbolic act unleashed a social, political, and economic firestorm throughout the colonies. Combining stellar scholarship with action-packed history, American Tempest reveals the truth behind the legendary event and examines its lasting consequence- the birth of an independent America.

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"Collected here for the first time are more than 2,000 wise and witty quotations on every type of music and musicians, from Plato to Igor Stravinsky, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, and a h"

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"This encyclopedia is the diverse lexicographic work available in the English language and provides a treasure trove of information on the violin--its technique, its history, and its place in music. Beg"

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From the Oscar-winning co-star of Little Miss Sunshine, a reflection on what theater--specifically the improvisational sort--has taught him about both craft and life.

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"In An Open Book, this veteran of five marriages, innumerable friendships, practical jokes, horses, love affairs, and intellectual obsessions tells his own story in his own way. It is direct, unadorned"

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The ancient Asian practice of cooking with healing herbs and other therapeutic foods meets Western palates and kitchens in these quick, easy, delicious recipes

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"Robert Cole's penetrating intellectual portrait gives us an entirely new view of Anna Freud. Far from the stereotype of the distant analyst, she was the warm guide, the ego ideal, the "good parent" fo"

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From journalist, teacher, and award-winning author: an intellectual cat book exploring the mysteries of love and marriage, intimacy and privacy, pleasure and obligation with a lightness and intellectual depth.

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The authors document the numerous attempts to ban or censor rock music, and dramatically show how it has been blamed for everything from anarchy and juvenile delinquency to drugs, deafness, teen pregnancy, suicide, abortion, pornography, and even murder. Here is the complete history of that "sick, repulsive, horrible, and dangerous" music as seen by its enemies.

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An easy-to-use handbook for developing a college entrance strategy

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The inspiring career of the New England lawyer who became an American hero by insisting that not even the president was above the law. A great read, it will be even more timely when published in paperback.

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"Ardent Spirit covers the full range of the temperance idea in America, beginning in the early seventeenth century and continuing through the prohibition years, 1919--1933. Using a wide variety of sour"

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience had one of the most dazzling and sensational careers of any band. Their roller-coaster ride through a schedule of sell-out tours and frantic recording sessions left them cr

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Divided into armament epochs - Ages of Valour, Chivalry, Gunpowder, Steam, Oil, and Atomic Energy - Armament and History examines the most influential military innovations of each period as well as the key leaders (including Alexander, Caesar, Gustavus Adolphus, and Napoleon) who skilfully employed these weapons.

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Numerous illustrations, many from sources now lost, back up a detailed discussion of world-wide developments in armor from the earliest times, and weapons from the Stone Age to early firearms and cannon.

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The creation, development, and operations of the Army of the Potomac as experienced through the eyes of its commanders are studied in detail for the first time

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Tracing Sondheim's career from his initial success as lyricist for "West Side Story" and "Gypsy" to his most recent work - "Into the Woods" and "Assassins" - Joanne Gordon emphasizes not only the disturbing content of Sondheim's work, but his innovative use of form.

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Art Talk is a stimulating collection of interviews conducted by noted art critics of the most influential and innovative artists of the early 1980s. These interviews explore central themes of contemp

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"This volume assembles interviews with over thirty major artists to form a unique document of American art of the '60s and '70s. Between 1966 and 1973, Jeanne Siegel conducted interviews and panel disc"

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"Irving Berlin (1888--1989) was unable to read or write music and could only play the piano in the key of F-sharp major; yet, for the first half of the twentieth century he was America's most successful"

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Employing such techniques as behavior-change psychology and acting, the authors outline an assertiveness program designed to help develop self-esteem and confidence.

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Totally revised and updated, the complete guide to living with and controlling adult and childhood asthma.

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More than 50 interactive, innovative play ideas for parents to use with children from 0 to 3 years old that foster early learning, from an education expert