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Between Norteño and Tejano Conjunto

Music, Tradition, and Culture at the U.S.-Mexico Border

by Luis Díaz-Santana Garza ...

Series series Music, Culture, and Identity in Latin America
Between Norteño and Tejano Conjunto analyzes the origin, evolution, and dissemination of the norteño and tejano conjunto. This group represents a marginalized local identity that was transformed primarily into an identity of the northeast. It then gave way to the whole of northern México and the American Southwest, and was later assimilated internationally as a mainstream genre. This book provides ... Read more

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Between Norteño and Tejano Conjunto analyzes the origin, evolution, and dissemination of the norteño and tejano conjunto. This group represents a marginalized local identity that was transformed primarily into an identity of the northeast. It then gave way to the whole of northern México and the American Southwest, and was later assimilated internationally as a mainstream genre. This book provides
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Rob Roy (Unabridged)

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by WALTER SCOTT ...

Narrated by Miriam Lewis, Aaron Walker, Veronica Wizar, Gary Ross ...

Unabridged

20 hours 47 min

Rob Roy is a historical novel by Walter Scott. It is narrated by Frank Osbaldistone, the son of an English merchant who travels first to the North of England, and subsequently to the Scottish Highlands to collect a debt stolen from his father. On the way he encounters the larger-than-life title character of Rob Roy MacGregor. Though Rob Roy is not the lead character (in fact the narrative does not ... Read more

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Rob Roy is a historical novel by Walter Scott. It is narrated by Frank Osbaldistone, the son of an English merchant who travels first to the North of England, and subsequently to the Scottish Highlands to collect a debt stolen from his father. On the way he encounters the larger-than-life title character of Rob Roy MacGregor. Though Rob Roy is not the lead character (in fact the narrative does not
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Dawn of the Stars: The Story of the Seven Sisters

A Primer on Stellar and Gravitational Astrophysics and the Interplay Between Them

by Nathan W. C. Leigh, Aaron M. Geller, Taeho Ryu ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

Dawn of the Stars offers a unique approach to learning astrophysics by combining rigorous scientific content with an engaging narrative. It introduces listeners to the fundamental principles of stellar evolution, star formation, binary interactions, and gravitational astrophysics through the story of seven stars, the Seven Sisters, who were born in the Pleiades cluster and travel through the Milky ... Read more

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Dawn of the Stars offers a unique approach to learning astrophysics by combining rigorous scientific content with an engaging narrative. It introduces listeners to the fundamental principles of stellar evolution, star formation, binary interactions, and gravitational astrophysics through the story of seven stars, the Seven Sisters, who were born in the Pleiades cluster and travel through the Milky
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The Art of Memory Forensics

Detecting Malware and Threats in Windows, Linux, and Mac Memory

by Michael Hale Ligh, Andrew Case, Jamie Levy, AAron Walters ...

Memory forensics provides cutting edge technology to help investigate digital attacksMemory forensics is the art of analyzing computer memory (RAM) to solve digital crimes. As a follow-up to the best seller Malware Analyst's Cookbook, experts in the fields of malware, security, and digital forensics bring you a step-by-step guide to memory forensics—now the most sought after skill in the digital ... Read more

$58.00 USD

Memory forensics provides cutting edge technology to help investigate digital attacksMemory forensics is the art of analyzing computer memory (RAM) to solve digital crimes. As a follow-up to the best seller Malware Analyst's Cookbook, experts in the fields of malware, security, and digital forensics bring you a step-by-step guide to memory forensics—now the most sought after skill in the digital
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Waverly (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. An English dreamer swept into the 1745 Jacobite uprising with Bonnie Prince Charlie amid the Highlands rebellion and the tides of Scottish history

by Walter Scott, Aaron Payne, Aaron Payne ...

Set during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the novel traces Edward Waverley, a young Hanoverian officer, as he drifts from English complacency into Highland loyalties, torn between prudence and charisma. In the unabridged text, Scott's ironic narrator blends romance with documentary verisimilitude—dialect, antiquarian notes, legal minutiae—so that Tully-Veolan's faded feudalism and Prestonpans' ... Read more

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Set during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the novel traces Edward Waverley, a young Hanoverian officer, as he drifts from English complacency into Highland loyalties, torn between prudence and charisma. In the unabridged text, Scott's ironic narrator blends romance with documentary verisimilitude—dialect, antiquarian notes, legal minutiae—so that Tully-Veolan's faded feudalism and Prestonpans'
... Read more
The Fair Maid of Perth (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. A medieval Scottish romance of an armourer's daughter, the glove trade, Highland feuds, royal intrigue, and a fateful Valentine's Day

by Walter Scott, Aaron Payne, Aaron Payne ...

Set in late fourteenth-century Perth under the waning reign of Robert III, The Fair Maid of Perth braids civic ritual, clan rivalry, and intimate romance. Scott evokes burgh guild life around Simon Glover and his steadfast daughter Catherine, while the fiery armourer Henry Gow and the conflicted Highland youth Conachar are drawn toward the combat on the North Inch. With archival scruple and ... Read more

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Set in late fourteenth-century Perth under the waning reign of Robert III, The Fair Maid of Perth braids civic ritual, clan rivalry, and intimate romance. Scott evokes burgh guild life around Simon Glover and his steadfast daughter Catherine, while the fiery armourer Henry Gow and the conflicted Highland youth Conachar are drawn toward the combat on the North Inch. With archival scruple and
... Read more
Waverly (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. Scottish historical fiction of the Jacobite Rebellion: shifting loyalties, romantic adventure, and poetic landscapes in eighteenth-century Highlands

by Walter Scott, Aaron Payne, Aaron Payne ...

Waverly (1814) virtually inaugurates the historical novel, entwining Edward's education with the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Stationed in Scotland, the ingenuous officer drifts from Hanoverian loyalty toward Fergus and Flora Mac-Ivor, counterpoised by Rose Bradwardine and her whimsical Baron. Scott's digressive, ironic narrator layers dialect, humor, and antiquarian detail across settings from Tully ... Read more

$1.99 USD

Waverly (1814) virtually inaugurates the historical novel, entwining Edward's education with the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Stationed in Scotland, the ingenuous officer drifts from Hanoverian loyalty toward Fergus and Flora Mac-Ivor, counterpoised by Rose Bradwardine and her whimsical Baron. Scott's digressive, ironic narrator layers dialect, humor, and antiquarian detail across settings from Tully
... Read more
Enrique Granados

Poet of the Piano

by Walter Aaron Clark ...

Enrique Granados (1867-1916) is one of the most compelling figures of the late-Romantic period in music. During his return voyage to Spain after the premiere of his opera Goyescas at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 1916, a German submarine torpedoed the ship on which he and his wife were sailing, and they perished in the waters of the English Channel. His death was mourned on both sides of the ... Read more

$42.29 USD

Enrique Granados (1867-1916) is one of the most compelling figures of the late-Romantic period in music. During his return voyage to Spain after the premiere of his opera Goyescas at New York's Metropolitan Opera in 1916, a German submarine torpedoed the ship on which he and his wife were sailing, and they perished in the waters of the English Channel. His death was mourned on both sides of the
... Read more
Ivanhoe (Summarized Edition)

Enriched edition. Medieval England of chivalry and peril: knightly tournaments, Saxon nobility under a Norman king, Crusades aftermath, and the shadow of witch trials

by Walter Scott, Aaron Payne, Aaron Payne ...

Ivanhoe situates late twelfth‑century England at the hinge of Richard I's uncertain return and Prince John's opportunism, fusing tournament pageantry and forest warfare with a clear‑eyed inquiry into conquest, law, and belonging. Through Ivanhoe, Rebecca, Isaac of York, and the formidable Templar Bois‑Guilbert, Scott stages Norman–Saxon frictions and the ethics of chivalry. In archaizing yet agile ... Read more

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Ivanhoe situates late twelfth‑century England at the hinge of Richard I's uncertain return and Prince John's opportunism, fusing tournament pageantry and forest warfare with a clear‑eyed inquiry into conquest, law, and belonging. Through Ivanhoe, Rebecca, Isaac of York, and the formidable Templar Bois‑Guilbert, Scott stages Norman–Saxon frictions and the ethics of chivalry. In archaizing yet agile
... Read more
Los Romeros

Royal Family of the Spanish Guitar

by Walter Aaron Clark ...

Series series Music in American Life
Spanish émigré guitarist Celedonio Romero gave his American debut performance on a June evening in 1958. In the sixty years since, the Romero Family—Celedonio, his wife Angelita, sons Celín, Pepe, and Angel, as well as grandsons Celino and Lito—have become preeminent in the world of Spanish flamenco and classical guitar in the United States. Walter Aaron Clark's in-depth research and unprecedented ... Read more

$14.39 USD

Spanish émigré guitarist Celedonio Romero gave his American debut performance on a June evening in 1958. In the sixty years since, the Romero Family—Celedonio, his wife Angelita, sons Celín, Pepe, and Angel, as well as grandsons Celino and Lito—have become preeminent in the world of Spanish flamenco and classical guitar in the United States. Walter Aaron Clark's in-depth research and unprecedented
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A Light in the Darkness

The Music and Life of Joaquín Rodrigo

by Javier Suárez-Pajares, Walter Aaron Clark ...

A composer of singular vision.Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999) is best known as the composer of one of the most popular works of music in the twentieth century—the Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra. It’s been featured in movies and television commercials and remains a staple of concert programs for orchestras around the world. Miles Davis said, “After listening to it for a couple of weeks ... Read more

$30.79 USD

A composer of singular vision.Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999) is best known as the composer of one of the most popular works of music in the twentieth century—the Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra. It’s been featured in movies and television commercials and remains a staple of concert programs for orchestras around the world. Miles Davis said, “After listening to it for a couple of weeks
... Read more
Federico Moreno Torroba

A Musical Life in Three Acts

by Walter Aaron Clark, William Craig Krause ...

Series series Currents in Latin American and Iberian Music
The last of the Spanish Romantics, composer, conductor, and impresario Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) left his mark on virtually every aspect of Spanish musical culture during a career that spanned six decades and saw tremendous political and cultural upheavals. After Falla, he was the most important and influential musician: in addition to his creative activities, he was President of the ... Read more

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The last of the Spanish Romantics, composer, conductor, and impresario Federico Moreno Torroba (1891-1982) left his mark on virtually every aspect of Spanish musical culture during a career that spanned six decades and saw tremendous political and cultural upheavals. After Falla, he was the most important and influential musician: in addition to his creative activities, he was President of the
... Read more

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