I remember jazz: six decades among the great jazzmen

Arts & Photography

ROSE, Al

Music

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<p>The names of the great Italian dynasties - the Sforza, the Visconti, the Este, and the rest - are well known. But who were the people who made up these remarkable dynastic clans? How did they come to wield such widespread political and cultural influence? And where are they now? These are some of the questions historian and long-time Italian resident Edward Burman sets out to answer. From the 14th to the 16th centuries the great dynasties dominated the cultural and administrative life of Italy. Through internecine wars, terror, and intrigue - as well as through marriage, political alliance, and trade - they secured positions of immense power and privilege and, by their lavish patronage of the arts, perpetuated their family names and provide the Italian Renaissance with much of its driving force. Thiers is a story of vivid contrasts in which violence and cynicism co-mingle with piety and idealism, barbarism and extravagance with a commitment to civilized values. The cast of memorable figures also includes the formidable Ludovico Sforza, known as 'Il Moro' because of his dark complexion; Vittoria Colonna, poetess and inspirer of Michelangelo; Cosimo de 'Medici, perhaps the greatest of all Renaissance patrons; the dazzling Beatrice d'Este; and Caterina Sforza, the Lady of Amazon of Forli, who was said to fight like a man and who, on one celebrated occasion, gave birth to a child after spending nearly 24 hours in the saddle. Besides these, Edward Burman introduces us to some modern representatives of these ancient lines, such as the present head of the Sforza family, Count Giovanni Sforza. ITALIAN DYNASTIES also directs the reader and traveler to the places and artefacts associated with individual dynasties - the palaces and churches, the universities, streets, and ruins, the paintings and the sculptures - from a classical temple in Rimini to a morgue in Milan: witnesses all to the abiding presence of Italy's dynastic rulers.</p>

Italian dynasties: The great families of Italy from the Renaissance to the present day

Edward Burman

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Ballet Genius: Twenty Great Dancers of the Twentieth Century

Freeman, Gillian

THORPE, Sir EDWARD

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HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS

Kay, Fairfax

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A doctor, with over 25 years of experience in private practice and at university level, addresses your most-asked questions and concerns. Dr Griffith tells you, in simple, clearly written charts, what to expect from any illness from the common cold to life-threatening cancer and heart disease. Describes disorders that affect everyone from infancy to old age. Discusses newly publicized health dangers, such as Reye's syndrome and AIDS. Supplies up-to-date information on the latest medical treatments, including operations and drugs. EASY-TO-READ CHARTS EXPLAIN:520 IllnessesTreatment: Diet, Activity and160 Operations MedicineSigns and SymptomsComplicationsCauses and PreventionWhen to Call the DoctorDiagnostic TestsIs Surgery Necessary?Curable or Incurable?

Complete Guide to Symptoms, Illness and Surgery

Health, Fitness & Dieting

H. Winter Griffith

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The Flint Knife: Further Spook Stories

Literature & Fiction

<p>During the golden age of English country house entertaining, from the death of Prince Albert in 1861 to the outbreak of World War I, invitations passed back and forth among members of the aristocracy. Barstow brings to life the personalities and lifestyles of a vanished age in this carefully researched and illustrated study. International royalty and the political figures of the day also feature, none more memorably than the Shah of Persia, who offered to buy the Marchioness of Londonderry and advised the Prince of Wales to execute the Duke of Sutherland when he became king. The text reveals the social and political importance of the house party and also describes the role of the country house in its local and national setting. The decline of country house living after World War I and the beginnings of the National Trust and other efforts to save for the nation these former playgrounds of the elite form the concluding chapters.</p>

The English Country House Party

History

Barstow, Phyllida

Europe

A guide to discovering your family history. It describes how to start and where to go for basic information.

Tracing Your Family Tree — The Complete Guide to Discovering Your Family History

Cole, Jean A & Michael Armstrong

Genealogy

F Scott Fitzgerald on writing

FITZGERALD, F Scott / PHILLIPS, Larry W (ed)

Rules of the Thumb: Hundreds of Ways to Guess and Get Away with It

TOM PARKER

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