Even by the standards of miniature reading
lights, the Editor Executive Pocket Light is exceptionally lightweight and small, with
scarcely more bulk than a fat pen. It can operate either as a pocket flashlight or as a
reading light, and its...Read more
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Here, on two well-packed discs for the price of one, is the cream of Mozart's many
serenades. Mozart was the only composer to successfully conquer this hybrid form. For him,
an orchestral serenade meant a large work (often nearly an hour long)...Read more
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If the MLA
Top 100 reading list failed to satisfy your cravings, or if you want more information
about the books you choose, Lynn Gordon and Shellye McKinney's 52 Great Books to Read
provides ample direction. Each of the cards in this deck represents...Read more
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Are you a sucker for a well-told story--one that'll make you hoot with pleasure, drop your
mouth in disbelief, tear up with empathy? If that be the case, you're likely already a fan
of the brilliant beyond-hip This American Life. If you're not yet...Read more
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"Reading," say the editors of Bookworms, "may be the last private
act of our lives." Maybe so. But in this book they have taken this very private act
public. Any helplessly addicted bookworm--do unruly stacks grow in unlikely places? do you
feel...Read more
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Taken from the primo party starter You've
Come a Long Way, Baby, Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" is based on a vocal
and piano sample from Camille Yarbrough. The sample has a distinctively gospel-influenced,
"churchy" flavor, and singer and children's...Read more
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"'Meow' is like 'Aloha'--it can mean anything." So said American cartoonist Hank
Ketchum, who obviously had an understanding of the mysterious, multifaceted feline. The
Literary Cat is a paean to the pawed purrer, full of quips, quotes, and...Read more
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Hugh Johnson is undeniably a master wine connoisseur. A long-standing member of
Cambridge's Wine and Food Society, he has written an impressive array of oenological
masterpieces, such as The World
Atlas of Wine, How to
Enjoy Wine, and his...Read more
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This true story about the love between a spiritual mentor and his pupil has soared to the
bestseller list for many reasons. For starters: it reminds us of the affection and
gratitude that many of us still feel for the significant mentors of our past....Read more
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Christian Fennesz already
salvaged the electric guitar from the scrapheap of outmoded instrumentation using his
brilliant digital processing and assembly techniques. Now the Viennese wunderkind attempts
to make AM gold relevant for tomorrow's...Read more
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This little treasure is one of a score of pocket-size tomes in the "Tiny Folio"
series, which offers mini courses in art history based on the collections of the world's
great museums. The nearly 300 pages, just four by four-and-a-half inches, hold...Read more
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Who hasn't put words into their mutt's mouth? From "yes, the chicken-flavored treats
are my favorite," to "no, I'm not quite ready for my bath," all dog
devotees are guilty as charged--although not all do it in such a hilarious and endearing
manner...Read more
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This auspicious, surprising, release debuted the Winter & Winter imprimatur, which
carries on German producer Stefan Winter's longstanding role in blurring musical
boundaries, as he did for so many years with the jazz label JMT. Pianist Uri Caine,...Read more
Amazon.com The Observation Deck is kind of like an I Ching for writers. At an impasse
in your essay or novel? Looking for a new approach or even merely a warm-up exercise?
Simply pluck a card from the deck, refer to the appropriate section in the accompanying...Read more
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Have a blast with bar tricks that can keep the party going for hours!
Join in the fun
by learning the secret of the "healed" broken matchstick...the mysteriously
moving cigarette...the miraculous liquid handcuffs...and the
"can-you-line-them-up?"...Read more
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Lena Horne's Being Myself is the flip side of Sinatra's September
of My Years; rather than gazing backward ruefully, the 81-year-old diva throws
herself a well-earned party, wryly celebrating late-life romance on "As Long as I
Live" and...Read more
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