Hey you. The one with the book. I'm so glad you picked it up. I wrote it so you'd read it. Now, here's where I'm supposed to say all kinds of hip, Whoopi-esque stuff to get you to buy it. Picking it up is just the first step. Buying it-that's a whole other contract. So I'll give it to you straight. This book doesn't suck. It'll make you laugh-maybe not out loud, but in that place deep down where you know a good joke when you hear one. It'll make you think-also not out loud, because, you know, that'd be a little strange. Hell, it might even get you to reconsider a few things, and consider a few others for the first time. Buy a few-one to read and a couple more to set aside for your retirement, 'cause these suckers are gonna go up in value like nobody's business. Trust me on this one. You won't be sorry,

A book of 20 postcards featuring paintings inspired by the work of J.R.R.Tolkien.Artists include Ted Nasmith,John Howe,Alan Lee,Roger Garland,Cor Blok and Stephen Hickman. 作者简介：J.R.R.Tolkien was born on 3 January 1892 in Bloemfontein.After serving in the First World War,Tolkien embarked upon a distinguished academic career,though he is best known or his extraordinary works of fiction the Hobbit,The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.He was awarded a CBE,and an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University in 1972.He died in 1973 at the age of 81.

This Scooby-Doo Art Kit gives children a fun way to explore the artist in each of them!A perfect activity companion for your Scooby-Doo ! Read &Solve mystery series!Dray paint color and enjoy!

They call it the Grief Shop. It's the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for Massachusetts, and Tally Whyte is the director of its Grief Assistance Program. She lives with death every day, counseling families of homicide victims. But now death is striking close to home. In fact, the next death Tally deals with may be her own. The Grief Shop is getting a lot of business lately. Boston is in the grip of a serial killer known as the Harvester, due to his fondness for keeping bloody souvenirs of his victims. But many of those victims are people Tally knew, through her work or as friends. Tally realizes there's a connection, a link that only she can find. But she'd better find it fast. The Harvester is getting closer. 作者简介： VICKI STIEFEL grew up in professional theater-her family owned the Ivoryton Playhouse, an Equity stock theater. She has worked as an assistant producer, a professional photographer, a high school drama and English teacher, a hamburger slinger, a scuba dive shop manag

Scrooge is the meanest old man you're likely to meet - and his story opens on a winter's day as cold as his heart. But Scrooge is in for a shock. In this retelling of the classic tale by Charles Dickens, three Christmas spirits take Scrooge on a ghostly journey through life. Coming face to face with his past and present is bad enough, but what of his terrifying future?

This new gathering of the world's greatest classical themes follows Bergerac's highly successful My First Book of Classical Music. Here are ever-popular themes from the symphonies, concertos, and operas of such masters as Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Mozart, Haydn, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, and many others. For children and beginners of any age. Dover Original.

Fun-to-play, easy piano arrangements of 21 perennial favorites include "Danny Boy," "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," "My Wild Irish Rose," "The Wearing of the Green," "Sweet Rosie O'Grady," and much more (many include lyrics). Beginning pianists of all ages will enjoy this spirited and modestly priced collection of classic Irish airs.

Beginning pianists and their teachers will love this attractive compilation of immortal music by Chopin. Fun-to-play, pedagogically sound arrangements include the theme from the "Raindrop" Prelude, "Minute" Waltz, the charming Lullaby, and melodic highlights from the most familiar preludes, mazurkas, waltzes, impromptus, and etudes. From the lyrical Fantaisie-impromptu and delightful "Butterfly" Etude to the brilliant strains of the world-famous "Military" Polonaise and "Heroic" Polonaise, these arrangements of twenty-three of Chopin's best-loved pieces are guaranteed to be favorite additions to any beginning pianist's repertoire. Bergerac has written exclusively for pianists at the elementary level since 1967--over 30 years of creating original music and wonderfully satisfying arrangements of the world's best-loved music. His expert settings explore a full-sounding piano within the natural capabilities of the beginning performer. An added bonus in this new collection are the informal notes that preface e

One of 12 symphonies Haydn composed in London from 1791 to 1795, this work delights listeners with its simplicity and immediate appeal, skillful use of folk-song melodies, and luminous orchestration. Reproduced from an authoritative source, the full score appears with original instrumentation and ample margins for notes and analysis. Instrumentation.

Students of all ages will delight in these 26 simple piano arrangements of familiar melodies such as "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring," "Wachet Auf," and highlights from the Brandenburg Concertos, Goldberg Variations, and Inventions, plus menuets, gavottes, bourrées, and other fun-to-play pieces.

Ranging over hundreds of years—and countless styles—with breathtaking virtuosity, George Deem has repainted the history of Western art. Deem's special gift is to paint, with witty sympathy, his own "revisions" of famous works, revisions that look like the originals but transform them in some way. Now, in the most comprehensive collection of his work ever assembled, the amazing scope of Deem's devotion to his subject, art itself, can be seen. The greatest American and European artists are represented; their work, at first glance, seems uncannily perfect. Here is an exquisite Vermeer, looking so much like the original that it takes a moment to realize there is no woman holding a water pitcher in the corner of the room. And here is Cubist Cache, Deem's tour de force imagining of what Parisians do with their cubist art when they go away on vacation. As a special feature the book includes a die-cut, ready-to-assemble version of Deem's quotation of Manet's Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, a cube in which we view the f

During her brief career Marilyn appeared in several classic movies，winning acclaim from the public and critics alike，but despite all her outward success she did not find settled happiness in Hollywood，She frequently played the role of the attractive“dumb blonde”，but as an intenlligent，talented，and complex woman，it was a stereotype from which she would spend much of her life attempting to escape。she was also haunted by the specter of her unsettled childhood，which appeared to translate into restlessness throughout her life，and a series of failed marriages and pregnancies did nothing to shake off her insecurities。images of Marilyn Monroe is a superb collection of photographs that tells the story of Marilyn’s private and professional life，from her first steps in Hollywood，through her relationships with some of America’s most celebrated men，to her success as one of the movie industry’s most bankable stars，covering the highs and lows along the way。