Musicals is a handy guide to this ever-popular art form, offering essential information on 180 major (and some not so major) productions. Each accessible, detailed entry includes: composer, lyricist, and first American and British performances; principal characters, plot synopsis, and hit songs; original stage cast and film credits; recommended recordings; and interesting background information, reviews, and anecdotes. The guide also includes brief biographies of many of the composers and lyricists, an overview of the development of musicals, and a glossary of terms. Covering everything from landmark productions like "Showboat" and the hit shows of Rodgers and Hammerstein, to the extravaganzas of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Musicals is an essential companion for devotees and newcomers alike. Michael Patrick Kennedy is a London music reviewer. John Muir is music curator

Musicals

Arts & Photography

MUIR, John

Kennedy, Michael Patrick

Music

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

The famous conservationist's lyrical, exuberant observations of the awe-inspiring beauty of the Sierra Nevada. Introduction by Gretel Ehrlich. Penguin Nature Library.

My First Summer in the Sierra (Nature Library, Penguin)

Literature & Fiction

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A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf (Nature Library, Penguin)

Science & Math

Turner, Frederick W.

Nature & Ecology

A stirring tribute to one of America's most remote and beautiful places by one of the first modern preservationists  This Penguin Classic-Muir's first book-puts a pioneering conservationist's passion for nature in high relief. With a poet's sensitivity and a naturalist's eye, Muir celebrates the Sierra Nevada, which he dedicated his life to saving, and recounts his breathtaking visits to Yosemite Valley, Kings Canyon, Sequoia Groves, and Mount Whiskey. The Mountains of California is an affecting celebration of raw nature by one of its most ardent defenders.

The Mountains of California (Nature Library, Penguin)

Travels in Alaska (Nature Library, Penguin)

History

Americas

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My First Summer in the Sierra (Classic, Nature, Penguin)

Penguin Publishing Group

One of America's leading conservationists describes the beauty of the lakes, trees, and wildlife found in the Sierra Nevada range

The famed American adventurer, geologist, and naturalist recounts his experiences, impressions, and discoveries during four trips to Alaska between 1879 and 1890

Travels in Alaska (Classic, Nature, Penguin)

The Mountains of California

Penguin Classics

A stirring tribute to one of America's most remote and beautiful places by one of the first modern preservationists This Penguin Classic-Muir's first book-puts a pioneering conservationist's passion for nature in high relief. With a poet's sensitivity and a naturalist's eye, Muir celebrates the Sierra Nevada, which he dedicated his life to saving, and recounts his breathtaking visits to Yosemite Valley, Kings Canyon, Sequoia Groves, and Mount Whiskey. The Mountains of California is an affecting celebration of raw nature by one of its most ardent defenders.

The Mountains of California (Penguin Classics)

Business & Money

Economics

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Musicals

My First Summer in the Sierra (Nature Library, Penguin)

A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf (Nature Library, Penguin)

The Mountains of California (Nature Library, Penguin)

Travels in Alaska (Nature Library, Penguin)

My First Summer in the Sierra (Classic, Nature, Penguin)

The Mountains of California (Nature Library, Penguin)

Travels in Alaska (Classic, Nature, Penguin)

The Mountains of California

The Mountains of California (Penguin Classics)