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If Saint Thomas Aquinas was a great theologian, it is in no small part because he was a great philosopher. And he was a great philosopher because he was a great metaphysician. In the twentieth century, metaphysics was not much in vogue, among either theologians or even philosophers, but now it is making a comeback, and once the contours of Thomas's metaphysical vision are glimpsed, it looks like anything but a museum piece. It only needs some ...

This book is designed to teach any guitarist to compose chord melody arrangements for the guitar, at a pace which is comfortable for both the beginner and the advanced student. Every method used is discussed at length with over 50 musical examples given. The accompanying audio will assure the student that he or she is playing the examples correctly. Topics include: harmonization and re-harmonization methods, analyzing melodies, dealing with ex...

The last days of the Civil War, Dawn goes mute in terror when she watches Union soldiers desecrate her sister. In that moment, she loses her sister, her plantation home and her faith. Only a kind lieutenant gives her hope. She and her younger brother, Caleb, head north to their uncle in Boston. However, their welcoming uncle dies, leaving them in the care of his lawyer who sends them to Kansas like orphan children. Once there, Jars, a dreadful...

This beginning method book presents an overview of today's contemporary drum rhythms and styles. Rather than focusing on one musical genre, Drumset 101 is a compilation of fundamental coordination exercises that can be applied to many different styles. This book aims to fill the void that has long existed for drumteachers and beginning students, providing one text for all beginning students instead of requiring the purchase of several books co...

Jazz Pentatonics is for intermediate to advanced players wishing to expand theirmelodic and harmonic vocabulary. The music is in standard notation as well as tablature and audio is included in which the more difficult exercises are played at a slower as well as faster tempo. The audio was recorded with live drums, acoustic bass and guitar. All the exercises are included on the audio recording as well as play-along tracks that enable the studen...

Contains two dozen arrangements of tunes for the beginning fiddler or violinist. This book begins with the easiest arrangements and progresses in difficulty. Each tune is written in music notation with chord changes followed by a fingering chart. Includes access to online audio.

A step-by-step method by two noted Dobro authorities. This method takes thestudent through the basics of bar position, right hand technique, producingharmonics, and minor and seventh chords. Features 25 solos in G tuning, written in notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

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No longer confined to basic folk genres, any mandolinist aspiring to a broader comprehension of music, including swing, blues, pop, choro, broadway, and even classical can expand his/her playing and through a working knowledge of jazz fundamentals. This breakthrough approach in mandolin pedagogy takes four uncomplicated fretboard patterns (FFcP) and drills a physical familiarity into the player's fingers, softening the fear of upper frets and ...

The melodic style is a beautiful three finger picking style which can be traced to the early 1900's and became a fully accepted style for playing the five-string banjo in the 1960's, and is today an integral part of the three-finger style of many banjo players at all playing levels. Plus, the songs arranged in this style are easy and fun to learn. Although the melodic style may sound impossible with all of those notes coming from it, surprisin...

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From 1956 to 1970 excavations at Tikal, one of the most famous classical Maya sites, was carried out by the University of Pennsylvania Museum Tikal Project. Until now, much of the field research from these excavations has remained unpublished. This volume draws on the original work and data collected by Dennis E. Puleston. Puleston's investigations at Tikal remain unparalleled and this edited and revised collection of his work presents the mos...

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Are you a new little monster? New to the scare? Well this is the book for you! A short guide on the "how, when, and where" to scare. Under a bed, in the attic, in the dark, even a closet is a great place from which to jump out and say "Boo!" This little book is soft spooky fun for little monsters 4 and up.

This superbly illustrated story is told in the much-beloved style of rhyme and verse. It is about a young child discovering a valuable life lesson in, of all places, his grandfather's treehouse in Nitro, West Virginia.

The truth has lain concealed for too long. It festers and boils, hankering for escape... coveting its own freedom. But this new world is not prepared for the exposure of such dark secrets. Can mankind withstand the devastating truths they so desperately seek?

Tom Vick is curator of film at Smithsonian's Freer and Sackler Galleries. He is the author of Asian Cinema: A Field Guide. He lives in Rockville, Maryland.

The Handbook of Memory Studies offers students and researchers oiriginal contributions that comprise the debates, intersections and future courses of the field. It is divided in six themed sections: 1) theories of memory, 2) social and cultural practices of memory, 3) memory in public discourse, 4) technologies that shape memory, 5) controversial pasts, 6) and intangible memory. A strong emphasis is placed on the interdisciplinary breadth of M...

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