A century ago, the sound of Javanese gamelan orchestra made a deep and lasting Impression upon the young Debussy, and many composers after him, Including Ravel, Messiaen, and Britten, have found inspiration in the characteristic principles of the region's ancient musical traditions and in its distinctive sonorities. Inevitably, contact with a different musical language at once prompts many ques…
Literary London is a very readable and entertaining Companion to English Literature as well as an invaluable source of information on London
First-Time Europe is a planning guide, and is designed to help the first (or second, or third) time European traveler plan and complete a safe, rewarding, enjoyable, and affordable trip.
Now with updated texts, photos, maps and charts, Britain Explored takes a comprehensive look at the landscape, institutions and daily life of Great Britain.
This publication describes housing in Britain, looking both at owner-occupied and rented housing. The work of housing associations is covered, as are government measures to improve the condition and management of council estates, enhance the choices available to tenants and combat homelessness.
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Previous ed.: 1999
This book is the distillation of many year's research into the extensive arcane literature. It is a reference work to goide readers through the labyrinth of pre-Newtonian science and philosophy. The dictionary covers not only the materialist dimention of the search for the elixir of life and the transmutation of metals, but also the inner search for the gold of mystical illumination.