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Barnes and Noble Basics Retiring: An Easy, Smart Guide to an Enjoyable Retirement (Barnes & Noble Basics)
Hope Egan , and Barbara Wagner Manufacturer: Silver Lining ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0760740194 |
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Dalton's New York Metropolitan Directory: Business/Industry Includes North Jersey 1998-99 (Dalton's New York Metropolitan Directory)
Manufacturer: Daltons Directory of Business ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1882893174 |
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Metropolitan New York Business Directory. Eight data fields plus all corporate officers for 12,000 businesses in New York City, New York Suburbs and Northern NJ.
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General Stephen D. Lee
Herman Hattaway Manufacturer: University Press of Mississippi ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 087805376X |
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This biographical portrait by a well known Civil War historian brings much deserved attention to an exceptional Confederate military figure who became one of the New South's most progressive leaders.Herman Hattaway's clear, swift narrative depicts Lee in brilliant performance at Second Manassas, Chickasaw Bayou, Nashville, and after the war as a leader who used his military skills and discipline to work in bringing prosperity and education into the defeated South.
After the war Lee established a home in Mississippi and found fulfillment in his calling to be the first president of Mississippi A & M College (today Mississippi State University), where he preached the message of applying brain power to farming. His admirers bestowed upon him the title "Father of Industrial Education in the South."
Though the significance of Stephen D. Lee was long overlooked in historical perspectives of the Civil War and the development of the New South, Hattaway's appreciative study has remedied a case of unintended neglect by previous historians.
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The Intellectual Addict
Stephen Lee Neal , and Thomas M. Howard M.D. Manufacturer: PublishAmerica ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1424101239 |
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Stephen Lee Neal, addiction, education and employment specialist: Stephen Neal was born in 1962 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In order to conquer his personal battle with addiction, he attended the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Maryland and Georgetown University. He also gained experience serving in the military. As an addiction, education and employment specialist in his private counseling practice, Neal Medical Systems Inc., Stephen helps others conquer addiction. As an "intellectual addict," he has personally defeated the madness of addiction. Thomas M. Howard M.D.: Dr. Howard graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1975 and the Uniform Services of the Health Science School of Medicine in 1984. In 1987, he completed his family practice residency at DeWitt Army Community Hospital, with subsequent assignments at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Erlangen, Germany. He joined the faculty at DeWitt ACH in 1993. He completed a fellowship in primary care sports medicine at USUHS. He was the residency program director at DeWitt from 1997-2000 and has been the chief of family practice, associate program director for the sports fellowship, and medical director of the Family Health Center of Fort Belvoir from 2000 to the present. Dr. Howard has been published numerous times in referred journals dealing with family and sports medicine. He is co-author of Blackwell's Primary Care Essentials: Sports Medicine. Dr. Howard has participated in several research protocols on self-help tobacco cessation programs and has organized support groups for tobacco cessation. He has extensive clinical experience with in- and outpatient alcohol detoxification and withdrawal.
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Mastery of Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgery (Books)
W. Stephen, M.D. Eubanks Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0316268658 |
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Following the Excellence of Nyhus' Mastery of Surgery.......2001-12-06
Excellent reference........2001-05-04
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Nokia's U.S. Market Vision
IDC , Randy Giusto , Mary Wardley , Rena Bhattacharyya , Stephen D. Drake , Lee Doyle , Thomas S. Valovic , and Allan Carey Manufacturer: IDC Research ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000BT7F62 Release Date: 2005-11-22 |
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General Stephen D. Lee;: His life, character and services
Dabney Lipscomb ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0008A6ODE |
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Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism: Critism Of The Works Of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived ... First (Twentieth Century Literary Criticism)
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787689238 |
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TCLC 112 Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787652288 |
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TCLC 117 Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787658618 |
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TCLC Vol 84 Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived .
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787627429 |
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It's awful.......2001-04-30
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TCLC Volume 111 Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived ...
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 078765227X |
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TCLC Volume 119 Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived ... fir
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787658634 |
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TCLC Volume 120 Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787658642 |
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TCLC Volume 128 Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787659428 |
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TCLC Volume 135 Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived ...
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787670340 |
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TCLC Volume 136 Twentieth Century Literary Criticism: Criticism of the Works of Novelists, Poets, Playwrights, Short Story Writers, and Other Creative Writers Who Lived ..
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0787670359 |
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The Politics of Exemption: tax revenue vs. community benefit ¿ not-for-profit hospitals under pressure
VHA Manufacturer: V. H. A., Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0966782836 |
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More and more, state and municipal governments are levying taxes on not-for-profit hospitals. This book tells you why tax exemptions are being challenged, how the law is being applied, and what you can do about it.
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How to Avoid the 10 Biggest Homebuying Traps
Arthur Martin Watkins , and Patrick Hogan Manufacturer: Real Estate Education Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0793113385 |
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Dance to the Piper and Promenade Home (A Da Capo paperback)
Agnes De Mille Manufacturer: Da Capo Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0306801612 |
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Wonderful survey of her life in dance from 1920-1959.......1997-08-02
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No Intermissions: The Life of Agnes De Mille
Carol Easton Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (T) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0316199702 |
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Now in paperback: The first comprehensive biography of the American cultural giant who changed popular theater and dance forever with her choreography for Oklahoma!, Carousel, and BrigadoonPioneering a distinctly American style that combined modern dance and ballet with a traditional folk idiom, Agnes de Mille popularized what had been an elitist art and irrevocably changed the American musical theater. During a life that spanned most of the twentieth century, de Mille worked and played with a fabulous cast of characters, from her uncle (the legendary Cecil B. de Mille) to Charlie Chaplin, Martha Graham, Cole Porter, Nol Coward, Rebecca West, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Mikhail Baryshnikov. Drawing on unpublished papers and extensive interviews with friends, colleagues, relatives, and de Mille herself, Carol Easton takes us behind the scenes of de Mille's extraordinary life: struggling to establish a reputation, surviving a series of disastrous love affairs, meeting the conflicting demands of ambition and motherhood, dealing with a devastating illness. She unforgettably brings to life the combination of intelligence, artistry, and humor that was Agnes de Mille.
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Not the Real Thing.......2006-02-16
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Martha: The Life and Work of Martha Graham
Agnes De Mille Manufacturer: Random House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0394556437 Release Date: 1991-08-20 |
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A recommended book, for Curious people, about Martha Graham.......2002-03-19
Brilliant overview of a dance genius.......2002-03-18
The knowledge one can gain from the reading of this book makes it well worth the time, for by reading it one can understand how Graham developed her technique, interestingly without any government aid; there was no National Endowment of the Arts to assist in her endeavors. Graham viewed dance as a celebration, and eschewed the attitude of those who danced for monetary gain. One reads of Graham's relationship with Louis Horst, and of the popularity of the writings of the philosopher Frederich Nietzsche among Horst, Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Isadora Duncan.
Graham's father told her that "bodies never lie", and this statment apparently had a major influence on her resulting "philosophy of dance", as well as the influence of Ruth St. Denis and Erick Hawkins. The author discusses the differences between the dance technique of Graham and Humphrey, the latter being characterized as mathematical by the author, the former emotional. But I find the Graham technique straightforward to view from a mathematical standpoint, if one is so inclined.
The technical aspects of the Graham technique are brought out nicely in the book, one example being the marvelous description of the "spiral fall" and its recovery. One also learns of the use of "plastiques", i.e, the posing and moving in scarves and costumes by the dancers. Also, it is interesting to learn of the omission of mirrors in the early Graham studios; lest the student, in the author's words, "drown in his own image". The class routine for the Graham dancers, particularly the floor exerices, along with the spasm of the the diaphragm, are the most well-known manifestation of the Graham technique, and are discussed nicely in this book.
It is fortunate that Graham was able to find such dedicated students for her classes. Forcing to live a frugal existence, these students found her dances a "religion that they served", according to the author. Indeed, if one has ever viewed modern dance performances of the Graham technique, one can see this attitude in the dancers, as though they were priveleged, and moving to a unique traceform in space never before executed.
The Graham technique is brilliant, and it forces one to rethink preconceived notions of what movement must be, and instead speculate on what it could be. Graham in her works made it readily apparent that gravity is real, but that it need not be a total master. Even on the floor the Graham dancers are in control, at least momentarily, interpolating brilliantly between order and bodily dissonance. Martha Graham, as protrayed by the author, was an innovator and a determined individualist, and has given us a unique collection of traceforms, both in our memories and in books and videos, that will embolden us and refresh us always.....
The History of Modern.......2001-03-29
De Mille's book is both extremely informative and thoroughly enjoyable. She gives you the history you need in order to put Graham's revolutionary dance technique in context, and then she offers personal insights and observations on the life, love affairs, personality, triumphs, and tragedies of the inimitable Martha.
A portrait of a truly incredible, inspiring, tiny giant of a woman by another who is at least her equal in intellect and probably in artistry as well.
For anyone interested in dance, this book is an absolute must.
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Where the Wings Grow
Agnes De Mille Manufacturer: Doubleday ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0385121067 |
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Life into Art: Isadora Duncan and Her World
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0393035077 |
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bring this back into print!.......2001-05-27
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Lizzie Borden: a dance of death
Agnes De Mille Manufacturer: Little, Brown ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006BU2VA |
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Dancing Around the Tragedy.......2006-09-12
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Speak to me, dance with me
Agnes De Mille Manufacturer: Little, Brown ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0316180386 |
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a great woman of dance.......2003-01-12
M's de Mille does an excellent job of portraying the people she worked with (George Ballachine, Irving Berlin, Gertrude Lawrence, and Cole Porter among others) as well as describing herself, warts and all. She doesn't feel the need to make herself look good at someone else's expense.
It's amazing that a woman that was told she was ugly, who was definitely not encouraged to go into dance, managed to become one of the great, most memorable choreographers ("Oklahoma!", "Brigadoon" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" among many others) of all time. It's especially astouding to realize she did this without any help or encouragement from her famous uncle, Cecil de Mille or her father William de Mille (who was a successful playwright).
Read this book and find out how M's de Mille makes the long journey from a being a fired choreographer in New York to winning two Tony awards. You'll be glad to be along for this trip.
a great woman of dance.......2003-01-12
M's de Mille does an excellent job of portraying the people she worked with (George Ballachine, Irving Berlin, Gertrude Lawrence, and Cole Porter among others) as well as describing herself, warts and all. She doesn't feel the need to make herself look good at someone else's expense.
It's amazing that a woman that was told she was ugly, who was definitely not encouraged to go into dance, managed to become one of the great, most memorable choreographers ("Oklahoma!", "Brigadoon" and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" among many others) of all time. It's especially astounding to realize she did this without any help or encouragement from her famous uncle, Cecil de Mille or her father William de Mille (who was a successful playwright).
Read this book and find out how M's de Mille makes the long journey from a being a fired choreographer in New York to winning two Tony awards. You'll be glad to be along for this trip.
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Dance to the Piper
Agnes De Mille Manufacturer: Little, Brown & Co. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KQB51W |
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Dance to the Piper
Agnes De Mille Manufacturer: Atlantic Monthly Press / Little, Brown & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000O05WUO |
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Portrait Gallery
Agnes De Mille Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin (T) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0395528097 |
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The Song and the Silence: Sitting Wind: The Life of Stoney Indian Chief Frank Kaquitts
Peter Jonker Manufacturer: Lone Pine Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0919433545 |
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This is the story of the fascinating and challenging life of Stoney Chief Frank Kaquitts-Sitting Wind. It includes his time as an actor, when he played Sitting Bull opposite Paul Newman in Buffalo Bill and the Indians. This award-winning biography explores cultural differences with eloquence and sensitivity.
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The Song and the Silence: Sitting Wind the Life of Stoney Indian Chief Frank Kaquitts
Peter Marinus Jonker Manufacturer: Lone Pine ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000QHCZF0 |
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