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After the Last Dog Died : The True-Life, Hair-Raising Adventure of Douglas Mawson's 1912 Antarctic Expedition
Carmen Bredeson Manufacturer: National Geographic Children's Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0792261402 Release Date: 2003-10-01 |
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Survival against the odds, a clipper ship, Ernest Shackleton, the south magnetic pole, Antarctic science, a puppy named Blizzard, and a young woman named Paquita all play roles in this compelling profile of Australia's most famous Antarctic explorer. Carmen Bredeson presents the life of Sir Douglas Mawson from his early fascination with geology to his adventures in Antarctica with Shackletonleading up to a gripping account of his own scientific expedition to study uncharted parts of the continent. Tension mounts as Mawson sets out from base camp with a small team . . . suffers the loss of his men, dogs, and supplies . . . battles torturous cold with makeshift shelter, little food, and failing body . . . and ultimatelybut just barelymakes it back to camp alive. This spellbinding adventure will keep kids turning pages!
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Carmen Dog (Peapod Classics)
Carol Emshwiller Manufacturer: Small Beer Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1931520089 |
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"Combines the cruel humor of Candide with the allegorical panache of Animal Farm."- Entertainment Weekly
"Full of comic leaps and absurdist genius."- Bitch
"A wise and funny book."- The New York Times
The debut title in our Peapod Classics line, Carol Emshwiller's genre-jumping debut novel is a dangerous, sharp-eyed look at men, women, and the world we live in.
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biting satire.......2006-09-13
Interesting Concept.......2006-01-27
Highly amusing social commentary.......2000-08-02
This book was funny; however, the way that it poked fun at gender roles and modern-day society went much deeper than mere humor.
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Carmen: Black Dog Opera Library
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
ASIN: 1579125085 |
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The Black Dog Opera Library is one of the most popular, informative, and budget-friendly ways to enjoy all the great operas. Each book in the series includes a history of the opera, a synopsis of the story, a complete libretto in its original language as well as in English, and dozens of photographs and drawings depicting great scenes, singers, performances, and more. Each book also includes an excellent Angel/EMI recording of the entire opera on two CDs, as well as commentary from experts in the field who guide you through the music as you listen. All of this for less than twenty dollars!Customer Reviews:
With a rose in my teeth..........2007-07-13
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Carmen (The Black Dog Opera Library)
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1884822819 |
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The story of Carmen, the fatalistic gypsy, and Don José, her murderous soldier lover, is a perennial favorite of an overwhelming majority of opera lovers. Carmen has it all: vivid characters, wonderful tunes, stirring crowd scenes, and a setting that's just exotic enough without becoming outlandish. The Black Dog Opera Library has issued a fine introduction to this classic tragedy. This hardcover book (small enough to tuck into a handbag and take along to the opera) includes an essay that explores the opera's origins and performance history; a plot synopsis; a libretto in French and English, with a running commentary on the action; and, on two compact discs, a complete recording of the opera itself. It's a very attractive package for the price.The recording, made in 1969-70, stars mezzo-soprano Grace Bumbry as the eponymous gypsy; an incredibly intense Jon Vickers as Don José; soprano Mirella Freni, in melting voice, as his would-be wife; and Kostas Paskalis as a dark-voiced Escamillo. Rafael Fruehbeck de Burgos conducts his soloists, the chorus, and the orchestra of the Theatre National de l'Opera in idiosyncratic fashion.
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The Black Dog Music Library presents Georges Bizet's Carmen, featuring Grace Bumbry, Mirella Freni, and Jon Vickers and the Orchestre et Choeur du Theatre National de l'Opera, under the direction of Rafael Frubeck de Burgos. An Angel/EMI compact disc set, accompanied by the complete libretto with unabridged English translations and minute-by-minute commentary and information on the composer, the music, and the performance.Customer Reviews:
This listing features the wrong photo and title........2006-07-03
This is NOT Bizet's Opera,.......2005-04-04
Rational Emotion.......2003-05-09
An Introduction To Opera, A Monumental Recording.......2002-12-28
Rafael Burgos conducts a supremely effective orchestra who truly brings out the originality, drama, melody and intensity of Bizet's score. From the Overture, which concludes with its fatalistic theme, to each of the Spanish-style dances, among them Habanera, Seguidilla and Gypsy Song (all arias for Carmen), the soft melody of the Prelude to the final act and the concluding final scene, are all magnificent interpretation. The singers, individually, are fine actor/singers. Tenor Jon Vickers, who has a vast repertoire, including Wagner, brings a more realistic approach to Don Jose. He is passionate, he is obscessed and determined to have Carmen come what may. His Wagnerian intensity are self-evident in his arguments with Carmen and in the final scene of her murder, especially striking in his "Ainsi, le salut de mon ame" "And so I am to lose my heart". His Flower Song "La Fleur" is a fresh new rendition, not ending with a high, strong note as typical tenors do, but a soft high, B-flat, effectively producing the effect that he is genuinely in love, but obscessed and haunted by, Carmen.
Grace Bumbry's Carmen is her best role. She is assertive, she is seductive, flirtatious and dangerous. She is the original femme fatale. But it's clear that Bizet intended for Carmen to bring about her own fate. Her signature aria, "Habanera" compares her to a rebellious bird of freedom, a lawless Gypsy child and boasts that her love belongs to no one man. Her Gypsy Song is full of fire and mischief. But aside from these playful arias, Carmen has serious moments in the opera. Among them is the scene in which she reads the death card. "Toujours, Le Morte" (Always death) is the refrain and the lush lyricism and seriousness of her aria equals to any soprano aria that was in vogue even during Bizet's time. Her final scene, in which she is stabbed by the angry Don Jose, is her best moment. She confronts him with dignity and strength. If she is to die, she will die because she has willed it, in fact, she states it so expressively in the lines "Je sais bien que tu me tueras, mas que je vive ou que je muere, non, non, je ne tu cedarai pas ! (I know that you are going to kill me, but whether I live or I die, no, no, I will never give in to you!) Note her dramatic high register on the words "non, non,". She again asserts her free will when she says to Don Jose "Jamais Carmen ne cedera! Libre elle est nee et libre elle mourra ! ( Never will Carmen yield! She was born free and she will die free!). Kostas Paskalis, a Greek baritone, was overlooked as a fine singer during his time, for he was shadowed by baritones such as Sherril Milnes; but Paskalis is a fine interpretor of Escamillo, full of bravado and masculine energy. His crowning moment is not in "Toreador" but in the duel with Don Jose in the last act. This opera has it all. And I recommend this particular product to those interested in opera for the first time. For opera buffs this is also a treat.
The Greatet Carmen Of Them All.......2002-10-03
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Carmen's Crystal Ball (Star Sisterz)
Linda Johns Manufacturer: Mirrorstone ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0786940298 Release Date: 2006-08-08 |
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Ten Little Puppies (An Early Bird Board Book)
Carmen Kingsley Manufacturer: Fitzhenry and Whiteside ProductGroup: Book Binding: Board book ASIN: 1550416545 Release Date: 2001-06-07 |
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Outside the pet shop, one sleepy puppy enjoys a youngster's lap while another escapes the pen to go after a bumblebee. Then a growing assortment follows, as the puppies chase after the bee and find all kinds of trouble to get into along the way. Before they know it, it's getting dark and there are bees everywhere. There's only one thing to do: hightail it back to the safety of their pen. And now that the puppies are safe, you just never know - they might do it again! An adorable rhyming book; toddlers will love to count along as each page gets more and more crowded with puppies. And young ones will delight in pointing out the bee as it buzzes through every page.
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Caramelos de menta / Mint Caramels (Coleccion El Barco De Vapor / Steamboat Collection)
Carmen Vazquez-Vigo Manufacturer: Lectorum Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 8434808986 |
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The Dog Ate My Homework
Carmen Caserta , and Marilyn Nowitz Manufacturer: Greene Bark Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1880851148 |
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the dog ate my homework.......2005-01-26
Stevie, the little boy, learns a lesson about responsibility.......1999-03-24
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The Dog Who Wanted to Be a Tiger (Little Celebration)
Carmen Tafolla Manufacturer: Celebration Press (NJ) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0673761843 |
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El Dolor De Barriga: Tummy Trouble (clifford: El Dolor De Barriga) (Clifford El Gran Perro Colorado)
Manufacturer: Scholastic en Espanol ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0439551137 |
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