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  A Rare Recording of Julius...

  Julius Howell

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  Julius Franklin Howell was born in Suffolk, Virginia, in 1846. He enlisted in the Confederate States Army in 1862 and served in the 24th Virginia Cavalry until 1864 when his regiment was moved to the north of Richmond as Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant fought near Petersburg. Howell took part in the cavalry charge against Union artillery and infantry at a clearing near the Darbytown Road, during which he was shot in the leg. After his recovery, Howell returned to fight and was captured at the Battle of Sailor's Creek in Amelia County, Virginia, on April 6, 1865, and held in a Union prison at Point Lookout, MD. when he heard about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. After the war, he became an educator, preserving the memories of the Confederate soldier and serving as Commander-in-Chief of the United Confederate Veterans for decades. In 1947, he gave the following recording about his wartime experiences. He died a year later at the age of 102.

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  Classical Architecture and...

  Michael Curtis

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  A look at the statues, monuments, and buildings of the classically designed capital city—from the National Mall to Colonial Alexandria.    Classical design formed our nation’s capital. The soaring Washington Monument, the columns of the Lincoln Memorial and the spectacular dome of the Capitol Building speak to the founders’ comprehensive vision of our federal city. Learn about the L’Enfant and McMillan plans for Washington, D.C., and how those designs are reflected in two hundred years of monuments, museums and representative government. View the statues of our Founding Fathers with the eye of a sculptor and gain insight into the criticism and controversies of modern additions to Washington’s monumental structure. Author Michael Curtis guides this tour of the heart of the District of Columbia.

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  Obama Music

  Bonnie Greer

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  'Potentially... one of the best; or at least one of the most intriguing Obama books to be published'. Robaroundbooks.com
   
  
  A mixture of anecdotes about the author's own growing up in one of America's most formidable Black communities, mixed in with observations on the origins and progress of the music of the South Side: gospel, blues, soul and jazz, and Barack and Michelle Obama's relation to the sound of their community. The Guardian
  
  
   Born and raised on the South Side of Chicago, London based author and playwright Bonnie Greer seeks to demonstrate that Barack Obama's Presidency is what she calls a 'South Side Presidency'. And that it is only the South Side of Chicago, with its history and culture and institutions that could have sent an African American, in this day and age, to the White House. 
  'Obama Music' is a mixture of anecdotes about her own growing up in one of America's most formidable Black communities, mixed in with observations on the origins and progress of the music of the South Side: gospel, blues, soul and jazz, and Barack and Michelle Obama's relation to the sound of their community. All of this is woven in with history ranging from the Great Migration at the end of World War One, to the and of the 60's, an era Obama himself has stated that he feels close to. 
  
  
   This is not a conventional history book, nor a reporter-on-the campaign-trail account. 'Obama Music' is one African American woman's account of watching, from the other side of the ocean, history being made, a history rooted in the community of her birth, right in her own home town. Small, opinionated, personal, anecdotal and full of music and insights, this book can sit alongside the more heavyweight tomes as a footnote to the phenomenon that is Obama Music.

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  Ottoman Dress and Design in the...

  Charlotte Jirousek, Sara Catterall

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  “This amply illustrated, attractive book is valuable for dress history scholars . . . [an] ideal textbook for courses on clothing and cultural history.” —The Journal of Dress History Ottoman Dress and Design in the West is a richly illustrated exploration of the relationship between West and Near East through the visual culture of dress. Charlotte Jirousek examines the history of dress and fashion in the broader context of western relationships with the Mediterranean world from the dawn of Islam through the end of the twentieth century. The significance of dress is made apparent by the author’s careful attention to its political, economic, and cultural context. The reader comes to understand that dress reflects not simply the self and one’s relation to community but also that community’s relation to a wider world through trade, colonization, religion, and technology. The chapters provide broad historical background on Ottoman influence and European exoticization of that influence, while the captions and illustrations provide detailed studies of illuminations, paintings, and sculptures to show how these influences were absorbed into everyday living. Through the medium of dress, Jirousek details a continually shifting Ottoman frontier that is closely tied to European and American history. In doing so, she explores and celebrates an essential source of influence that for too long has been relegated to the periphery.

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  Paul and Vincent

  David P. Reiter

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  Based on Gauguin’s reflections of his stormy relationship with Vincent at Arles, France, this audio production brings the personalities of the two artists alive. Based on the extracts from the book Letters We Never Sent by David P. Reiter and the source for the ABC PoeticA production.

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  How To Podcast - Your Step By...

  HowExpert

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  If you want to learn the basics about podcasting, then get "How To Podcast" by someone who has real life experience doing podcasts. 
  In the "How To Podcast" guide, you will find a number of skills and techniques related to podcasting, including: 
  • How to develop a solid niche and create the product that people want. 
  • How to choose theme music, transitions, Wordpress™ plug-ins and themes. 
  • Taking your podcast, and making money from it. 
  • Recording techniques, and how to make a show that resembles the professionals. 
  • Tips for getting people to share the show for you. 
  • How to choose the right equipment and software for your budget. 
  • How to get your show hosted on a blog, listed through Feedburner™, and posted through iTunes™. 
  • Where to market your show for the greatest impact. 
  • Making a show that advertisers want to use for their campaigns. 
  • Learning to podcast with a purpose and how to build a community around it. 
  This step-by-step guide helps you develop your own show quickly and effectively. Let "How To Podcast" help you develop the skills to market yourself, your company, and make a positive impact in your community with podcasting. 
  HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

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