Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983) is now remembered largely because she was a member of Les Six, a group of French composers active in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Tailleferre encountered many obstacles, most notably a difficult personal life including two brief marriages to men who were unsupportive of her musical career; it is also true that critics tended to focus on her gender rather than her musical style. This Element tells the fascinating story of Tailleferre's life and long caree...

Pioneers in their fields and two of the best-known women in music in the twentieth century, Nadia and Lili Boulanger have previously been considered in isolation from one another. Yet, as Caroline Potter's new book demonstrates, their careers were closely linked during Lili Boulanger's short life (1893-1918) and there are several intriguing connections between their musical works. This biography also provides the first full analysis of the Boulanger sisters' musical styles, placing them wi...

The Most Comprehensive Paleo Cookbook in PrintArsy Vartanian and nine other popular Paleo bloggers have come together to bring you over 900 recipes in this ultimate, extensive collection to help you stay gluten- and grain-free. This is the largest compilation of Paleo recipes in print, and it satisfies every craving in one convenient volume. Each of the authors selected 50 to 80 of their favorite recipes from their blogs and created 10 to 20 original recipes, all assembled in this ...

The Most Comprehensive Paleo Cookbook in PrintIn this revised edition of The Ultimate Paleo Cookbook, ten popular Paleo bloggers have come together to bring you over 1,001 recipes in this ultimate, extensive collection to help you stay gluten- and grain-free. With over 100 additional recipes, this is the largest compilation of Paleo recipes in print, and it satisfies every craving in one convenient volume. Each of the authors selected 50 to 80 of their fav...

French Music Since Berlioz explores key developments in French classical music during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This volume draws on the expertise of a range of French music scholars who provide their own perspectives on particular aspects of the subject. D dre Donnellon's introduction discusses important issues and debates in French classical music of the period, highlights key figures and institutions, and provides a context for the chapters that follow. The first two of th...

With a foreword by Iain Sinclair.London is an ancient city, whose foundation dates back literally thousands of years into the legendary prehistory of these islands. Not surprisingly it has accumulated a large number of stories, both historic and mythical, during this period, many of which, though faithfully recorded at the time, have lain almost forgotten in dusty libraries throughout the city.The Secret Lore of London is a guide to the legends, including a discuss...

A bright and splashy tribute to the iconic cocktail, with more than 60 recipes for margaritas on the rocks, served up, and even frosty blended versions, from mixologists across the globe.The margarita has long dominated as America's favorite cocktail, be it for happy hour, brunch, or Margarita Monday. It's liquid vacation, sunshine in a glass, fuel for festivities. Margaritas now populate grocery store aisles in ready-to-drink cans, and bartenders can attest that t...

A mother-daughter duo reclaims and redefines soul food by mining the traditions of four generations of black women and creating 80 healthy recipes to help everyone live longer and stronger.NAACP IMAGE AWARD WINNER • “Soul Food Love has preserved our traditions but reinvented how they’re prepared. Its focus on health is a godsend.”—Viola Davis“This beautifully written compendium is literary history, cookbook, family album, m...

Erik Satie (1866-1925) was a quirky, innovative and enigmatic composer whose impact has spread far beyond the musical world. As an artist active in several spheres - from cabaret to religion, from calligraphy to poetry and playwriting - and collaborator with some of the leading avant-garde figures of the day, including Cocteau, Picasso, Diaghilev and René Clair, he was one of few genuinely cross-disciplinary composers. His artistic activity, during a tumultuous time in the Parisian art wor...

Diese Sammlung enthält die größten Klassiker der Weltliteratur, allesamt von Frauen verfasst. Sie ist jenen außergewöhnlichen Autorinnen gewidmet, die Generationen von Frauen inspirierten, sie sichtbar machten und die ersten Funken der Rebellion und des Kampfes entzündeten. Die Anthologie versammelt die beliebtesten Romane und Geschichten, Gedichte, religiöse und philosophische Studien, autobiografische Werke und politische Essays: Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë) Shirley (Charlotte Brontë) St...

It is 1939 and although Australia is about to go to war, it doesn’t quite realise yet that the situation is serious. Deep in the working-class Melbourne suburb of Richmond it is business – your own and everyone else’s – as usual. And young Kip Westaway, failed scholar and stablehand, is living the most important day of his life. Kip’s momentous day is one of nine that will set the course for each member of the Westaway clan in the years that follow. Kip’s mother, his brother Francis and, e...

Henri Dutilleux (born 1916) is one of France‘s leading composers, though until recently his music received more attention in the United States than in Europe. A fiercely independent composer who pursues his own musical path regardless of fashion, he has never courted the public eye, yet in this book he is revealed as a composer very much engaged with the work of other artists from all spheres. Caroline Potter‘s fascinating survey examines the relation of some of these artists to Dutilleux‘...