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"John Taliaferro has done a brilliant job of making the carving of Mount Rushmore vivid for us today. The story is absorbing and the book is a wonderful read." Larry McMurtry, author of Lonesome Dove

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This book presents portraits of twelve great women of African descent, honoring and recognizing their contributions, achievements, and positive impact on our society. The book is divided into seven chapters, highlighting the purpose of this book, its organization, associated literature, and the lessons the authors and our larger society have learned from these women.

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Here is an up-to-date, thoroughly researched biography of the world's most popular pop-punk band.

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How many traditions of oral chant existed before the tenth century What precursors might there have been to the notational system used in all the surviving manuscripts In answering such questions, this work seeks to change long-held perceptions about certain crucial stages of the evolution and dissemination of the old corpus of plainchant.

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Born in 1916 in La Jolla, California, Gregory Peck took up acting in college on a lark that would lead to a career. From the 1940s to the present, he has played some of film's most memorable and admired characters.

This volume provides complete information about Gregory Peck's work in film, television, radio, and the stage.

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Examines, with historically informed nuance, the myriad routes of cultural influence that converged in the American 'grindhouse' phenomenon and its aftermath.

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Examines, with historically informed nuance, the myriad routes of cultural influence that converged in the American 'grindhouse' phenomenon and its aftermath.

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A phototographer's visual journal of life in NYC during the Coronavirus. A tribute and thank you to all the front-line workers.

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Co-published by MENC: The National Association for Music Education. Growing Your Musician: A Practical Guide for Band and Orchestra Parents, Second edition aims to help students develop musical skills faster and facilitate better communication among teachers and parents about their progress.

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In this book, Jeremy Borum provides valuable guidance on how to make a good film score both quickly and inexpensively. Featuring insights from 20 professional composers, this handbook encompasses the entire film scoring process including education, preparation, writing and rec...

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An A-Z listing of directors, films, actors, and actresses in African cinema, including French and English films.

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This is a critical collection of key films, directors, and performers in American film, 1965-1995, a period that spans the demise of the studio system to the rise of the independents.

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Scholarly and popular interest in British cinema has never been stronger, with films ranging from the Merchant/Ivory pictures through Notting Hill finding both critical and commercial success in America.

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Presents the first guide to Native American ledger drawings and identifies the libraries, archives, historical societies, and museums that hold such ledger drawings.

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This guide to Spanish film documents the film industry's interpretation of the isolating effects of the cultural traditionalism of the early-20th century to the expanding international popularity of such films as Trueba's "Belle Epoque" and Bigas Luna's "Jamon, Jamon".

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A reference guide to the Swedish and Finnish directors, screenwriters, actors, actresses and films from the silent film era through the nineties.

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This new volume in the Greenwood Press series Reference Guides to the World's Cinema discusses the films and personalities of the Canadian cinema.

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A guide to silent films, focusing on American actors, directors, and screenwriters, with an emphasis on the 1910's through the 1920s.

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A critical study of the work of the Mexican director and producer Guillermo del Toro.