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  “Jumping”

  Keith Jarrett

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  Among music lovers everywhere, Keith Jarrett is known as an artist of rare gifts. Here he brings those gifts to a captivating discussion of his work, especially the ineffable art of improvisation--or, as we termed it here, "jumping" (as in "jumping off the deep edge").

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  Art History - A Very Short...

  Dana Arnold

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  Art history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture, and the other visual arts. In this Very Short Introduction, Dana Arnold presents an introduction to the issues, debates, and artifacts that make up art history. Beginning with a consideration of what art history is, she explains what makes the subject distinctive from other fields of study, and also explores the emergence of social histories of art (such as Feminist Art History and Queer Art History). Using a wide range of images, she goes on to explore key aspects of the discipline including how we write, present, read, and look at art, and the impact this has on our understanding of art history.This second edition includes a new chapter on global art histories, considering how the traditional emphasis on periods and styles in art originated in western art and can obscure other critical approaches and artwork from non-western cultures. Arnold also discusses the relationship between art and history, and the ways in which art can tell a different history from the one narrated by texts.

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  The Case of the Joe Ride Murder...

  Carl Amari

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  This week, we have courtroom drama with Mr. District Attorney, and mystery on Escape. We’ll hear Barbra Stanwyck on The Hollywood Star Playhouse. Plus, The Adventures of Maise, Burns and Allen and The Mysterious Traveler.
  A Falcon Picture Group audio production.

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  The Black Museum - Volume 10 -...

  Ira Marion

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  Director, Actor, Genius. Orson Welles was all these things and more.  But talent can sometimes make people afraid., And Hollywood was very afraid of Orson Welles. 
   
  So Welles went Indie, making his own works on the proceeds of various jobs that required a big name and that very distinguished voice; perfect for radio.  Here, in the Black Museum, he sets the scene as true life crime is retold.  Mr. Welles, we’re ready……

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  Accordion Eulogies - A Memoir of...

  Noé Álvarez

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  Searching, propulsive, and deeply spiritual, Accordion Eulogies is an odyssey to repair a severed family lineage, told through the surprising history of a musical instrumentGrowing up in Yakima, Washington, Noé Álvarez never knew his grandfather. Stories swirled around this mythologized, larger-than-life figure: That he had abandoned his family, and had possibly done something awful that put a curse on his descendants. About his grandfather, young Noé was sure of only one thing: That he had played the accordion. Now an adult, reckoning with the legacy of silence surrounding his family's migration from Mexico, Álvarez resolves both to take up the instrument and to journey into Mexico to discover the grandfather he never knew.Álvarez travels across the US with his accordion, meeting makers and players in cities that range from San Antonio to Boston. He uncovers the story of an instrument that's been central to classic American genres, but also played a critical role in indigenous Mexican history. Like the accordion itself, Álvarez feels trapped between his roots in Mexico and the US. As he tries to make sense of his place in the world—as a father, a son, a musician—he gets closer to uncovering the mystery of his origins.

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  Lofty - My Life in Short: A...

  Lofty Fulton

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  A memoir of standing tall against the odds 
   Australian voice-over artist Lofty Fulton knows what it's like to have the odds stacked against him: Born with achondroplasia, which is a form of dwarfism, his grandmother thought he should be locked away from the world. At school, he suffered years of relentless bullying, believing the lie he would never be loved or good enough. 
    
  At 15, Lofty's voice broke, giving him a unique gift that paved the way for his future. 
    
  LOFTY: MY LIFE IN SHORT is a deeply personal memoir - of vulnerability and courage and humour as Lofty unpacks the events of his traumatic childhood, public bigotry; a failed marriage, the highs and lows of a successful radio career and his struggles with crippling general anxiety disorder, clinical depression and a serious gambling addiction.  
    
  Lofty's story is a collusion of light and shade; a reflection on what it means to be human, to search for meaning and purpose. From brokenness to breakthrough, Lofty has slayed many of his inner demons, rising to become one of Australia's most sought after and recognisable voices.

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