This vintage book comprises a detailed and fascinating comparative treatise on the anatomies of man, horse, and hound - with information on skeletons, the nervous system, and other aspects of anatomy. Complete with authentic photographs, detailed illustrations, and a wealth of interesting information, this text will appeal to those with an interest in anatomy, and would make for a wonderful addition to any bookshelf. The chapters of this book include: 'Their Positions in the Scale of Creat...

A history of the organ, from its birth as the ancient flute through to its full modern configuration. This is a helpful guide for anybody with an interest in organs or organ playing, with chapters on, construction of an organ, practical studies, problems with organ playing and musical literature for the organist and choirmaster.

Sir John Stainer is remembered today as a pioneer of English musicology. Beyond his duties as organist of London's St. Paul's Cathedral, he was a founder and president of the Musical Association, professor of music at Oxford, vice president of the Royal College of Organists, and later president of both the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society and the London Gregorian Association.In this highly readable volume, Stainer's objective was "to place the true principles of organ playing be...

A fantastic story in Prose or simply being a Ghost Story of Christmas. This timeless classic was written by Charles Dickens in 1843 and recounts the imaginative, heartwarming tale about the eerie encounters of Ebenezer Scrooge, an arrogant and insensitive miser, whose ghostly journeys through the past, the present and the future ultimately transform him into a kind and caring individual. The ultimate Christmas story for every age. From the youngest to the oldest.

PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTDrawing on a wealth of research, this "fascinating" book (The New York Times Book Review) charts the invention of our current Yuletide traditions, from St. Nicholas to the Christmas tree and, perhaps most radically, the practice of giving gifts to children.Anyone who laments the excesses of Christmas might consider the Puritans of colonial Massachusetts: they simply outlawed the holiday. The Puritans had thei...

General Sherman's 1864 burning of Atlanta solidified his legacy as a ruthless leader. Yet Sherman proved far more complex than his legendary military tactics reveal. James Lee McDonough offers fresh insight into a man tormented by the fear that history would pass him by, who was plagued by personal debts, and who lived much of his life separated from his family. As a soldier, Sherman evolved from a spirited student at West Point into a general who steered the Civil War's most decisive camp...

Edgar Award winner Otto Penzler—"detective fiction's best editor and champion" (The Washington Post)—returns with a new anthology of exhilarating mysteries, assembling Victorian society's lords and ladies and most miserable miscreants.Behind the velvet curtains of horse-drawn carriages and amid the soft glow of the gaslights are the detectives and bobbies sniffing out the safecrackers and petty purloiners who plague everything from the soot-covered side st...

The author of this text has always believed that the richest person in the world is poor without music. As a teacher, Joe Procopio has spent a lifetime successfully enhancing and enriching the lives of all he has taught. Basic Music Theory is an easy to read book about music. It is the first step to take for anyone who is not trained in music but wants to become a musician. With this book you need not be a musician. It teaches you how to read music - from the very beginning. It is also per...

(Musicians Institute Press). Navigate the guitar neck better than ever before with this easy-to-use book! Designed from Musicians Institute core curriculum programs, it covers essential concepts for players of every level, acoustic or electric. A hands-on guide to theory, it will help you learn to build any scale or chord on your own and unleash creativity. No music reading is required.

So, you want to learn some guitar fingerpicking ideas, tips and tricks? Well, Introduction to Fingerstyle Guitar eBook is for you!This eBook will teach you patterns that you can use today, how to use a capo if the song is in a key that isn't guitar friendly and how to find the best key to move it into for you. As well as much more!

Every chess player needs a set of openings he can trust!Chess Openings for Black, Explained gives you a complete repertoire of carefully selected, interrelated openings. Three-time U.S. champion and master teacher Lev Alburt, along with his grandmaster co-authors, provides everything you need to know to defend with confidence against each and every one of White's first moves. This second edition is fully updated to reflect new developments in chess during ...

To hear some sample Bass lines from this book, please click on the link in the look inside (just after the Contents)15 Original Walking Bass Guitar lines in tablature and notation for the intermediate to advanced bassist.176 bars of music over 15 Bass lines (average Bass line length 11.7 bars)Audio demonstrations and backing tracks for each Bass line at slow (70bpm), medium (135bpm) and fast (200bpm) speeds with video demonstrations for medium speed (Downloa...