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Star Turns and Cameo Appearances

Memoirs of a Life Among Musicians

By: Bernard Jacobson

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Star Turns and Cameo Appearances

Memoirs of a Life Among Musicians

By: Bernard Jacobson

Up-close and personal views, by the renowned music critic and orchestra administrator, of musical luminaries from Alfred Brendel to Jessye Norman and beyond. Star Turns and Cameo Appearances is the entertaining and insightful memoir by veteran music critic Bernard Jacobson. Its pages are populated by eminent composers ranging from Hans Werner Henze to Andrzej Panufnik and by renowned performers, including Georg Solti, Daniel Barenboim, Sviatoslav Richter, and Jessye Norman. As a music critic and orchestra administrator, Jacobson has had the opportunity to observe these outstanding musicians andmany of their colleagues at close quarters. Assisting Riccardo Muti at the Philadelphia Orchestra for eight years, he saw sides of that maestro not visible to the music-loving public. Throughout Star Turns and Cameo Performances, Jacobson adds his own sensitive and sympathetic view to public perceptions of musical luminaries of yesterday and today, helping to explain and illuminate their artistry. Bernard Jacobson has worked in the music field for over fifty years, including stints as recording executive, music critic of the Chicago Daily News, artistic director and adviser for international orchestras in Holland, and visiting professor at Roosevelt University's Chicago Musical College. He has also performed and recorded as narrator of concert works and opera.

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328

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Boydell & Brewer

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1580465412

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9781580465410

Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States

By: Bernard Hamilton,Andrew Jotischky

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Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States

By: Bernard Hamilton,Andrew Jotischky

Monasticism was the dominant form of religious life both in the medieval West and in the Byzantine world. Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States explores the parallel histories of monasticism in western and Byzantine traditions in the Near East in the period c.1050-1300. Bernard Hamilton and Andrew Jotischky follow the parallel histories of new Latin foundations alongside the survival and revival of Greek Orthodox monastic life under Crusader rule. Examining the involvement of monasteries in the newly founded Crusader States, the institutional organization of monasteries, the role of monastic life in shaping expressions of piety, and the literary and cultural products of monasteries, this meticulously researched survey will facilitate a new understanding of indigenous religious institutions and culture in the Crusader states.

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565

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Cambridge University Press

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1108915922

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9781108915922

Downing Street Diary Volume Two

With James Callaghan in No. 10

By: Bernard Donoughue

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Downing Street Diary Volume Two

With James Callaghan in No. 10

By: Bernard Donoughue

The first volume of Bernard Donoughue's Downing Street Diary was described by Charles Moore in the Daily Telegraph as 'the best account of Harold Wlson's last days'; 'the sheer scale and detail are fascinating' wrote Peter Riddell in the Times Literary Supplement. This second volume covers the three years, 1976-79, when Donoughue was Senior Policy Advisor to James Callaghan. At first Callaghan quickly established dominance over his cabinet and restored calm after the plots and scandals of the later Wilson years. His incomes policy reduced inflation and, in the teeth of opposition from the left wing, he negotiated the notorious IMF loan at the expense of eliminating some of Labour's most cherished dreams. By 1978, Callaghan, a politician of great patriotism and decency, seemed to have succeeded in steering Britain into calmer waters. But then the storm broke. Trade union militants brushed aside their mediocre leaders and launched a ferocious attack on Callaghan's pay policy, driving up inflation and demonstrating the government's impotence. In the diaries we see the prime minister and the government paralysed as the 'Winter of Discontent' began to bite and politics took to the streets. As Labour drifted to inevitable defeat in the 1979 election we see Callaghan fighting honourably. From the smoke of battle there emerges a striking new leader: Margaret Thatcher. The diaries describe vividly both the decline and final collapse of 'old' Labour and how Mrs Thatcher took the opportunity to launch her crusade to dismantle trade union power and much of the British public sector. Besides James Callaghan the chief figures in this volume of Lord Donoughue's diaries are Roy Jenkins, Denis Healey, Tony Crosland, Michael Foot, Shirley Williams, David Owen and Tony Benn.

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578

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Random House

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1407020471

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Molecular Biotechnology

Principles and Applications of Recombinant DNA

By: Bernard R. Glick,Cheryl L. Patten

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Molecular Biotechnology

Principles and Applications of Recombinant DNA

By: Bernard R. Glick,Cheryl L. Patten

Since 1994, Molecular Biotechnology: Principles and Applications of Recombinant DNA has introduced students to the fast-changing world of molecular biotechnology. With each revision, the authors have extensively updated the book to keep pace with the many new techniques in gene isolation and amplification, nucleic acid synthesis and sequencing, gene editing, and their applications to biotechnology. In this edition, authors Bernard R. Glick and Cheryl L. Patten have continued that tradition, but have also overhauled the book's organization to Detail fundamental molecular biology methods and recombinant protein engineering techniques, which provides students with a solid scientific basis for the rest of the book. Present the processes of molecular biotechnology and its successes in medicine, bioremediation, raw material production, biofuels, and agriculture. Examine the intersection of molecular biotechnology and society, including regulation, patents, and controversies around genetically modified products. Filled with engaging figures that strongly support the explanations in the text, Molecular Biotechnology: Principles and Applications of Recombinant DNA presents difficult scientific concepts and technically challenging methods in clear, crisp prose. This excellent textbook is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in introductory biotechnology, as well as, courses dedicated to medical, agricultural, environmental, and industrial biotechnology applications.

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821

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John Wiley & Sons

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1683673107

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9781683673101

The Reason Why : A Common Sense Contribution to Christian and Catholic Apologetics

By: Bernard J. Otten

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The Reason Why : A Common Sense Contribution to Christian and Catholic Apologetics

By: Bernard J. Otten

In order to make this contribution to Apologetics serviceable to all, it was thought well to begin with the very elements of religion. Hence starting from the fact of creation, it is first of all made clear that religious service and worship of some kind is imperative under every conceivable condition of man's estate here on earth. This idea is evolved in the first part, which, therefore, deals with the question more or less in the abstract. In the second part, the subject is narrowed down to a consideration of supernatural religion, both as an abstract possibility and as a concrete fact. As this supernatural religion is in fact identified with Christianity, the third part deals with the question of Christ's divinity, which is quite commonly denied by religious indifferentists of the present day. The fourth and last part contains an answer to the question: Which of the hundreds of professedly Christian denominations, scattered over the face of the earth, represents the true Church of Christ? Thus the whole field of Apologetics is fairly well covered, although the treatment is necessarily somewhat brief." (B.J Otten, Professor of Theology)

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247

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FV Éditions

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ISBN 13

9791029902727

The Foundations of Mysticism

By: Bernard McGinn

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The Foundations of Mysticism

By: Bernard McGinn

The foundations of mysticism series.

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524

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The Crossroad Publishing Co.

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0824514041

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9780824514044

How to Survive Your Aging Parents

So You and They Can Enjoy Life

By: Raeann Berman,Bernard H. Shulman

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How to Survive Your Aging Parents

So You and They Can Enjoy Life

By: Raeann Berman,Bernard H. Shulman

Mom, we're leaving tomorrow. We're going on vacation for two weeks. Don't forget: call cousin Buddy if you have any problems." "Why should I have problems! I live here alone all the time. I manage fine without you both, thank you." "What's wrong, Mom? What did we do?" Susan is bewildered. "Nothing, nothing." Her mother begins to sob. "Just go on about your business, and don't worry about me.

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Agate Surrey

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1572840374

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9781572840379

Book's by Bernard John Otten

Star Turns and Cameo Appearances

Star Turns and Cameo Appearances

Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States

Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States

Downing Street Diary Volume Two

Downing Street Diary Volume Two

Molecular Biotechnology

Molecular Biotechnology

The Reason Why : A Common Sense Contribution to Christian and Catholic Apologetics

The Reason Why : A Common Sense Contribution to Christian and Catholic Apologetics

The Foundations of Mysticism

The Foundations of Mysticism

How to Survive Your Aging Parents

How to Survive Your Aging Parents

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