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.

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.

There is a well-developed vocabulary for discussing classical music,but when it comes to popular music,how do we analyze its effects and its meaning?David Brackett draws from the disciplines of cultural studies and music theory to demonstrate how listeners form opinions about popular songs and how they come to attribute a rich variety of meanings to them.Exploring several genres of popular music through recordings made by Billie Holiday,Bing Crosby,Hand Williams,James Brown,and Elvis Costello,Brackett develops a set of tools for looking at both the formal and the cultural dimensions of popular music of all kinds.

Making hand shadows on the wall is an age-old pastime that has provided count-less hours of entertainment for children and adults alike. In this entertaining how-to book, a master of the art goes far beyond the basics to reveal his secrets for creating realistic, lifelike hand shadows. With practice and patience, you too can soon learn how to arrange your hands and fingers to form shadow images of a lumbering dinosaur, a pair of playful monkeys,an eagle slowly taking flight, a cat scratching itself, a howling wolf, and a neighing horse. You'll also discover how to create profiles of Abraham Lincoln, John F.Kennedy, Fidel Castro, and other notables; and how to make recognizable silhou-ettes of churches, a pagoda, the Eiffel Tower, and more. Clear explanations and over 70 illustrations show precisely how to hold your hands in order to make the shadows seem lifelike. You'll also find expert advice on finger exercises to make it easier to produce hand shadows, and even how to organize a performance of you

Long one of the most beloved concertos in the violin repertoire,Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor features important formal innovations that place it on a par with the most significant works in the genre, including the violin concertos of Beethoven and Brahms.An utterly carefree mood permeates the work, one of the most lyrical of the composer's instrumental pieces. Reproduced here from an authoritative early edition, the score appears with bar-numbered movements. Ideal for study in the class-room, at home, or in the concert hall, this affordable, high-quality,conveniently sized volume will be the edition of choice for music stu-dents and music lovers alike.

Use this book to start playi ng straight away：no previous m Js I knc ledge req redPrevious usicaI knowIedge required。 Teaches you the basics of acoustic and electric guitar technique。 Includes valuable advice on buying an instrument and amplifieri。 Diagrams and photographs make it easy for you to fi nd notes and chords。 Explai ns the worki ngs of song and shows you how to play simple solos and accompaniments。 Find out how to liven up practice sessions by usi ng tape recorders and other electronics。

When the letter first arrived at the offices of Rome's Art Theft Squad, General Bottando thought it was just another deranged demand from a demented art fan. But the- mysterious correspondent is a woman who claims to know something about a painting that was stolen over thirty years ago--and Bottando believes the theft was just one in a series of clever heists masterminded by an elusive thief h~'s dubbed "Giotto." Anxious to outwit the conniving colleague who's plotting his professional destruction, Bottando sends the beautiful Flavia di Stefano to investigate. Flavia quickly uncovers a possible culprit--but when her art-dealer boyfriend Jonathan Argyll, travels to England to question him, the suspect is very suspiciously dead...

The wonderful array of exotic dishes that can be found throughout Asia，from northern Chica and Korea to the Philippines，rely on fresh，regionalingredients，simple preparation and traditional cooking methods。 This in valuable book opens with a guide to the key ingredients used in the Asian kitchen，describing their appearance，flavor and aroma，and offers advice on buying，storing and cooking。 作者简介 Sallie Morris and Deh-Ta Hsiung have combined their knowledge of Chinese and Asian food with their talents as cooks to create more than200 authentic and inspirational recipes。 Each recipe is written with step-by -step instructions to help you achieve perfect results every time。Find out how easy it is to make Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls，Crispy Wonton Sonton Soup。Red Chicken Chicken Curry with Bamboo Shoots，and Malaysian Coconut Ice Cream。

Chinese cooking is renowned for its variety,fresh ingredients and simplicity.With full-color photographs,including step-by-step photography,for each recipe,The Book of Chinese Cooking shows you how to prepare authentic dishes from the different regions of China.

Treasury of inspirational music includes pedagogically sound, fun-to-play arrangements of "Amazing Grace," "Rock of Ages," "Deep River," "Go Down, Moses," "Go Tell It on the Mountain," and 21 more beloved favorites. Includes 15 black-and-white illustrations by Thea Kliros.

Each title in this beguiling collection contains 20 full-color postcards of paintings inspired by Tolkien s magical world designed so that the cards can either be removed and used or enjoyed as a picture book. 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.

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