Jazz On Record: A Critical Guide

Arts & Photography

FOX, Charles

Gammond, Peter

Music

Praeger

This is a very good book which will certainly become one of the essential works of reference for the jazz enthusiast. It covers the ragtime to swing period by way of 250 LPs, each of which is afforded full discographical information on dates, titles, and personnels. . . . The quality of the writing is extemely high, as indeed one has a right to expect from authors of this calibre. . . . Harrison, Fox, and Thacker have produced some beautifully composed essays on artistes such as Billie Holliday, Roy Eldridge, Duke Ellington, etc. . . . It is a book which needs to be dipped into frequently, a volume to keep close to one's record collection. . . . It will increase immeasurably anyone's knowledge of, and appreciation for, jazz. The Gramophone

Essential Jazz Records, Vol. 1: Ragtime to Swing

HARRISON, Max

Thacker, Eric

Greenwood

The Noble Enemy: A Novel of Survival

The Noble Enemy: A Novel of Survival

DOUBLEDAY

The growth of the twentieth-century oil industry parallels the life and fortunes of Tom Scott, from his first wildcat strike in Oklahoma in 1913 to his death in London in 1978

Portrait in Oil

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Educational Psychology: Its problems and methods (International Library of Psychology, Developmental Psychology, 9)

Reference

Routledge

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Practical Psychology: FOR STUDENTS OF EDUCATION (International Library of Psychology)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

The Noble Enemy

GRAND CENTRAL PUB.

An understanding of variational methods, the source of such fundamental theorems as the principle of least action and its various generalizations, is essential to the study of mathematical physics and applied mathematics. In this highly regarded text, aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics, the author develops the calculus of variations both for its own intrinsic interest and because of its wide and powerful applications to modern mathematical physics. The first two chapters deal with the first and second variation of an integral in the simplest case, illustrated by applications of the principle of least action to dynamical problems. Chapters III and IV delve into pure mathematics, exploring generalizations and isoperimetrical problems. Applied mathematics are discussed in Chapters V, VI, and VII, including studies of least action, a proof of Hamilton's principle and its use in dealing with dynamical problems in the special theory of relativity, and such methods of approximation as the Rayleigh-Ritz method, illustrated by applications to the theory of elasticity. The last three chapters examine variable end points and strong variations, including an account of Weierstrass's theory of strong variations, based upon the work of Hilbert. Ideal as a text, this volume offers an exceptionally clear presentation of the mathematics involved, with many illustrative examples, while numerous references cite additional source readings for those interested in pursuing a topic further. Students are assumed to have a knowledge of partial differentiation and differential equations.

An Introduction to the Calculus of Variations (Dover Books on Mathematics)

Science & Math

Mathematics

Dover Publications

Jazz in perspective

British Broadcasting Corporation

"It was a perfect day for a funeral." So does Francis "Boyo" Shea begin his tale of his family and its roots in Ireland and their tangled branches in America. The story opens on the day of Boyo's father's funeral. The "old fella" leaves behind a cryptic letter in which he reveals a startling family secret. He has also left a diary in which he implicates members of his family in a plot to instigate a revolution in Ireland. He reveals that most of his generation has been killed in various "accidents" but that there is a new generation that may have plans to revive the revolution idea.Two beautiful, intelligent and successful women, one of which is his cousin known to one and all as M's, play prominent roles in Boyo's future as he digs deeper and deeper into his family's background and activities. What starts out as an interesting exercise in family history quickly turns into conspiracy, international intrigue and murder. The last best chance for peace in Ireland at the start of the new millennium depends upon Boyo putting all of the pieces of his family's puzzle together in time.

Old Grudges, New Enemies

Contemporary

iUniverse

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