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A guide to 100 of the most popular traditional and modern reels as well as common ceilidh and party dances, with explanations of the basic steps and formations and illustrations showing progressions. ... Read more

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William Wycherley's four comedies are admired for their satirical wit, farcical humor, vivid characterization, and social criticism. This edition includes Love in a Wood, The Gentleman Dancing-Master, The Country Wife, and The Plain Dealer. The texts of the plays have been newly edited and are presented with modernized spelling and punctuation. In addition, there is a scholarly introduction, a note on staging, and detailed annotation. ... Read more

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Details the major aspect of Brazilian popular music and its relation to the formation of national identity in Brazil includes a wealth of musical history. ... Read more

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Why in This Country Dancing
An excellent, accurate and entertaining account of the interaction between Brazilian music, politics and social structure.

It's a Travel Tale not a music book for that get.....
Krich's literate yet frequently caustic style may irritate many yet few writers are as capable of communicating the cacophony of third world musical forms now competing for our attention. I very much enjoyed thiswitty book and found its strong rhythm asirresistible as Brazilian music.If you love CARNAVAL few have ever captured the gringo experience in wordsas wellKrich.

looking through samba-colored glasses
Well, I have to disagree somewhat with the comments of my amateur book-reviewing collegues. This is not a book about Brazilian music, it's a book about Brazil seen through it's music. I'll agree that as a book aboutBrazilian music, it fails miserably. As a book about Brazil... well itdoesn't succeed, but only because no country or populace in the world cantruly be understood through just one viewpoint. Brazil=music is a handy wayof ttrying to look at the subject, but ultimately as false as any othersingle assumption. Laudibly, Krich is observent enough to write about theharsh realities that lie behind Brazil's image of sun, samba, and mulattas(Therefore 2 stars instead of just 1). Nevertheless, the end result is thesame as if a foreigner wrote about the U.S. as interpreted through jazzafter visiting L.A., Chicago, and New York and then taking a bus tourthrough the Deep South. A good itinerary to write about jazz, but not ifyou are writing about the country as a whole. The base premise defeats thepurpose of the book.

The Worst Book Ever About Brazilian Music
Superficial, lame, irritating and full of mistakes. Why was this even published?

Krich Could Have Done Better
This is supposed to be a book about Brazilian music, but it's obvious theauthor knows nothing about the subject. He meets some of the mostillustrious names in MPB, yet asks inane questions or tries to be funny attheir expense. Many times it seems as if he had never heard the music ofthe person he was interviewing. In addition, each page is full of factualerrors and misspelled Portuguese words. If you like Krich's flippantwriting style you may like the book. But if you want to learn aboutBrazilian music, go elsewhere. ... Read more

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Accompanied by a complementary CD, a series of fifty graded line dances which uses proven methods to teach the basic dance patterns. Although many of the dances are for modern country music, there are also waltzes, cha-chas, circle dances and contra-style dancing. ... Read more

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This book includes 72 waltzes arranged for folk instruments such as fiddle, mandolin, flute, recorder, and others. Suggested chords for accompaniment are included for most selections. These waltzes were compiled and edited by Ryan Thomson from various dance traditions including: Celtic, American, Scandinavian, and European. The book is 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" in size, and spiral bound for easy use on a music stand. ... Read more

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Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Short stories for readers of all ages from a modern-day folk writer. Borrowing from the tradition of magical realism, these allegories are filled with spirituality, music, the power of nature, love and loss and internal conflict. These stories have been inspired by the author's many adventures traveling throughout the world. His timeless messages transcend the written word and come to life read aloud around campfires and passed down through the generations. ... Read more

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I didn't enjoy anything about reading this book.I suppose some might say that it was magical and full of whimsy, but I would call it intellectually impoverished, saccharine and clumsy.An ill-begotten disaster prompted by the wedding of an overzealous zest-for-life and literary vapidness.

Insightfully spun tales- Must read!
The author has insightfully spun his very real stories. Everyone can see pieces of themselves and their lives within the tales. Even after reading the stories multiple times, I still found different layers of interpretation within each story.The descriptons the author uses are beautiful!He makes the most mundane, simple things seem so exciting, interesting and beautiful. For anyone who enjoys adventurous, INSIGHTFUL tales that make you wonder about life in a deep way, this collection of short stories is highly recommended. 5 Stars for a creative, insightful new author! ... Read more