White Zombie: Anatomy of a Horror Film
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White Zombie: Anatomy of a Horror Film
Gary Don Rhodes
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ASIN: 0786427620

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The 1932 horror film White Zombie starring Bela Lugosi has received controversial attention from film reviewers and scholars—but it is unarguably a cult classic worthy of study. This book analyzes the film text from nearly every possible viewpoint, using both academic and popular film theories. Also supplied is an extensive intellectual history of the predecessor works to White Zombie, as well as information on the significance it carried for subsequent books and films, its theatrical release around the country, its modern cultural influence, and the attempts to restore the film to its original state. Other noteworthy features of this work include an in-depth biography of White Zombie director Victor Halperin, the first complete study of his life and career, and 244 images and photographs.

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5 out of 5 stars Amazing!.......2007-07-16

Wow! All I can say is how much I really enjoy this book! This book by Mr. Rhodes gives such insight into the making of White Zombie that it is hard to believe so much can be found about one movie. Especially a movie such as White Zombie with its awesome press kit pictures and other amazing stills. I thought his first book on Lugosi was thoroughly researched...this one is just as good! Superbly done. Again and again Rhodes does not disappoint and should be a necessary book in anyone's book collection or any Lugosi completist's library.

4 out of 5 stars The Zombies are Loose!.......2002-09-26

"Holy baloney, Batman! The Joker is Loose!" I don't know about the Joker, but all the Zombies are loose in this all-comprehensive memorial to 1932's cult classic "White Zombie". Everything you wanted to know(and a 120 things you could pass on..) about this minor gem are wrapped up in "White Zombie", written by Gary Don Rhodes. I found many an interesting passage, some remarkable photographs, and several pages that improved my sleeping problems in this weighty tome. All-in-all a must-have for the Bela Lugosi fan.

4 out of 5 stars "There IS No Other Way".......2002-03-26

Gary Don Rhodes' take on "White Zombie" is keenly akin to those of Pauline Kael on "Citizen Kane" or George E. Turner on "King Kong": Each author's fascination with a focused topic yields a book of intense purpose and value beyond mere interest in one particular motion picture. Each of us has such a film in our picture-going experience, one overriding favorite that informs the way we regard all other movies, and such authors as Kael, Turner and Rhodes show us how a deeper understanding of that one film can enrich the viewing experience across-the-board.

Rhodes' scholarship (on practically any topic) is meticulous to the point of obsession. In "W.Z.: Anatomy of a Horror Film" he puts this fact-finding mania to compelling use, not only sharing the raw materials he has unearthed but also interpreting them to demonstrate how and why "White Zombie" -- an "unlikely classic," as George Turner and I once termed the film in an article for "American Cinematographer" -- has remained relevant over the long stretch.

Painstakingly researched and assembled, Rhodes' book was in preparation all during and beyond the mid-1990s period when George Turner (since deceased) and I were assembling our 20th anniversary edition of the more generalized book "Forgotten Horrors," on whose research Rhodes helped out considerably. George and I beefed up considerably our own book's chapter on "White Zombie," but we also left it to Gary Don Rhodes to get in the final say on that film's significance. Our trust has proved well placed, and the resulting volume is a fusion of style and substance worth cherishing.

Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
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    Mahler: Symphony No. 3 (Cambridge Music Handbooks)
    Peter Franklin
    Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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    ASIN: 0521379474

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    Mahler's Third Symphony was conceived as a musical picture of the natural world. This handbook describes the composition of Mahler's grandiose piece of philosophical program music in the context of the ideas that inspired it and the artistic debates and social conflicts that it reflects. In this original and wide-ranging account, Peter Franklin takes the Third Symphony as a representative modern European symphony of its period and evaluates the work as both the culmination of Mahler's early symphonic style and a work whose contradictory effects mirror the complexity of contemporary social and musical manners. The music is described in detail, movement by movement, with chapters on the genesis, early performance, and subsequent reception of the work.
    Symphony No. 3 in D Minor for Alto Solo, Choirs and Orchestra
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    Symphony No. 3 in D Minor for Alto Solo, Choirs and Orchestra
    Gustav Mahler
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    ASIN: 0486421384

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    Mahler's third symphony, which marked a turning point in his development as a composer, predominantly follows the musical style of his two earlier symphonies. With this new, affordable miniature-score edition, music lovers, performers, and students can explore the genius of the composer often regarded as the last great Austrian symphonist.

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    3 out of 5 stars Glasses Please.......2007-09-04

    I wrote a review of the score of the 9th which is also printed by Dover. The gist is that the score is too small to read easily, especially with a score as thick as the 3rd of Mahler. I found another score of this symphony in my collection and it is much larger. I think it cost me $20 and is worth every cent; study scores are fine if you HAVE to save money, but I will always believe that a score you can read easily is one that will untimately serve you best.





    Double double.(The Music)(Column): An article from: Sensible Sound
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      Release Date: 2005-07-13

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      This digital document is an article from Sensible Sound, published by Sensible Sound on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1421 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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      Mahler: Symphony No. 3.(Sound Recording Review): An article from: Sensible Sound
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        John Puccio
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        Title: Mahler: Symphony No. 3.(Sound Recording Review)
        Author: John Puccio
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        Mahler: Symphony No.3.: An article from: Notes
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          Mahler: Symphony No.3.: An article from: Notes
          Nadine Sine
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          Title: Mahler: Symphony No.3.
          Author: Nadine Sine
          Publication: Notes (Refereed)
          Date: March 1, 1994
          Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
          Volume: v50 Issue: n3 Page: p975(3)

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          Symphony No. 3 in D Major, Op. 29 (Polish): Kalmus Edition
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            Mahler:Symphony No 3
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                  Various Cdaver Avi19
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                  Mahler:Symphony No.3
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                    Claudio Abbado , and Berli Cd289 4715022
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                    Rahasia (Dungeons & Dragons module B7)
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                    Tracy Hickman , and Laura Hickman
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                    5 out of 5 stars The Best Plotted of the B-series Adventures.......2006-07-04

                    "Rahasia" is an adventure set in elven lands. It is also a step away from the usual plotted adventure in that the main antagonists'--three witches that are up to no good--spirits occupy the bodies of elven maidens. Therefore, only craven players would try to kill them. Instead ingenuity must get used to capture the witches.

                    The first part of the adventure takes place in an elven temple that has been taken over by an evil cleric. In the second part the adventurers find themselves in the dungeons below a ruined wizard's tower. Featured here is a cunning teleport maze. Also of interest are a number of wine bottles with labels that read "Red Dragon Crush" and "Purple Grapemash No.3."

                    Without a doubt "Rahasia" is an excellent module. The Hickman's' write fabulous adventures replete with tight plots and an attention to creating rich details. However, this adventure, while made for low-level character, is probably too complex for novice players.

                    5 out of 5 stars Another classic module.......2002-05-24

                    Originally published in 70s in RPGA series, TSR adopt it as B7 in 80s. Like B3, it is also one of the most popular D&D module. Excellent story, a lot of puzzles is waiting for player to solve here! Only suitable for smart, careful players to play. (I've run this module to some beginning players. Those only know "kill monsters, find treasures, gain experiences" really cannot finish it!)

                    5 out of 5 stars A wonderful storytelling adventure for levels 1-3.......2000-04-30

                    The eternal fan favorite... this adventure began as one of the most popular RPGA adventures, and finally saw the light of day in this beautifully illustrated edition. The nefarious panther lord Rahib has plans for Grey Mountain, and your intrepid adventurers seem to have incurred his wrath. And when the beautiful Princess Rahasia is kidnapped, the DM's glee (and players' dramatic misfortune) knows no bounds... a wonderful adventure for levels 1-3, easily converted to AD&D.
                    Hidup: Mutiara Penuh Rahasia
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                      Daisaku Ikeda
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                      Menyingkap Rahasia Haji
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                        Abdullah Al-Jawad Al-Amuli
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                          Kurniawan Junaedhie
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                          Rahasia Membuat Berbagai Efek Dengan Photoshop 5.5
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                            'Raja' makanan berkibar dari jalanan: Rahasia sukses usaha makanan berbasis tepung
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                              Husni Rasyad
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                                  Suyud Margono
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                                    Boyd Compton
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                                    Kumpulan perundang-undangan di bidang haki: UU no. 30 th. 2000 Tentang Rahasia Dagang, UU no. 31 th. 2000 Tentang Desain Industri, UU no. 32 th. 2000 Tentang Desain Tata Letak Sirkuit Terpadu
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                                      Kumpulan perundang-undangan di bidang haki: UU no. 30 th. 2000 Tentang Rahasia Dagang, UU no. 31 th. 2000 Tentang Desain Industri, UU no. 32 th. 2000 Tentang Desain Tata Letak Sirkuit Terpadu

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                                      Reinventing the Bazaar: A Natural History of Markets
                                      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                                      • Finally, a reasonable, non-ideological book about markets
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                                      • Just what I wanted....
                                      • The Best Begginers Guide to Markets
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                                      Reinventing the Bazaar: A Natural History of Markets
                                      John McMillan
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                                      John McMillan's Reinventing the Bazaar is an extremely accessible description of markets large and small, as well as an explanation of their underlying mechanisms. An "absolutely free market," he says, is a "free-for-all brawl," while a "real market" is an "ordered brawl." Sprinkling his analysis with hundreds of anecdotes and examples--prison camps, eBay, the American experiment with alcohol prohibition, the Tokyo fish market, and traditional Ghanaian bazaars--and pertinent quotes from the likes of Chekhov, Twain, and Steinbeck, McMillan animates his subject. Why do banks build showcase headquarters? Which "frictions" brake, and which spur, various markets? Is the "invisible hand" attached to a clothed arm? Why are both pro- and antimarket absolutists, in McMillan's view, the economics equivalent of "flat-earthers"? Is there such an animal as a "perfect" market? Reinventing the Bazaar answers these questions, and many more, in an eminently wise, entertaining, and instructive way. --H. O'Billovich

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                                      Clear, insightful, and nondogmatic, this book gives us a new appreciation for one of our most ubiquitous institutions.

                                      From the wild swings of the stock market to the online auctions of eBay to the unexpected twists of the world's post-Communist economies, markets have suddenly become quite visible. We now have occasion to ask, "What makes these institutions work? How important are they? How can we improve them?"

                                      Taking us on a lively tour of a world we once took for granted, John McMillan offers examples ranging from a camel trading fair in India to the $20 million per day Aalsmeer flower market in the Netherlands to the global trade in AIDS drugs. Eschewing ideology, he shows us that markets are neither magical nor immoral. Rather, they are powerful if imperfect tools, the best we've found for improving our living standards. A New York Times Notable Book.

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                                      5 out of 5 stars Finally, a reasonable, non-ideological book about markets.......2007-05-17

                                      I had never expected to give a 5-star review to a book about markets. But this book is a very even-handed description, favoring a case-by-case approach to "market design". Government is neither all bad nor all good, and markets are neither all good nor all bad, in this view. Nor does McMillan wrap markets in the mantles of politics and/or religion, a la Milton Friedman, George Gilder and others. The writing style isn't as felicitous as Tim Harford's "The Undercover Economist", which covers a lot of the same economics theory as this book; nor is this book quite as quick a read. But it has more real-life examples and more intellectual depth overall, while still being very much a popular, non-technical book. Like Harford's book, this one gives orthodox neoclassical economics theory (Arrow-Debreu, equilibrium, supply and demand, and other "Econ 101" stuff) more credence than it merits, but McMillan's pragmatism and professional humility somewhat compensate for this defect. Sadly, John McMillan passed away in March 2007 from cancer while still in his 50s. This book assures us that such a reasonable voice won't vanish completely -- which is lucky for us, since such voices have always been in short supply.

                                      4 out of 5 stars pleasant and valuable reading.......2007-01-29

                                      Well organized, very well researched, surprisingly readable prose for an academic, and a well balanced mix of case studies from a wide variety of actual markets and more abstract reflections based in good part on these studies. I'm not giving it the full accolade of 5 stars because of some repetitiousness and a "target audience" problem: most readers will either find themselves reading relatively long passages that teach them nothing new (if they're already well-grounded in microeconomics) or else faced with some concepts that are pretty hard and not adequately taught in this book (if the readers lack any previous study of microeconomics) -- that's a difficult problem to solve, and I don't claim to know a solution, but Professor McMillan hasn't found one either. Nevertheless, I'd recommend the book to all levels of readers, as just about everybody will get many useful notions and ways of thinking from it, and it is, all in all, quite pleasant to read from cover to cover.

                                      5 out of 5 stars Just what I wanted...........2005-09-29

                                      a fantastic review of the idea, basic history, and pros and cons of market economies. McMillan writes in a very accessable and yet erudite way, and his personal experieces (which he shares) demonstrate his authority on the subject. In looking for a good, basic introduction to macroeconomic ideas this is a helpful read. If you ever encounter leftist or rightist ideologues or a college student who is enticed by communism (a great IDEA, even McMillan agrees), this is a good reference book to silence unfounded criticisms. McMillan is empirical in his reasoning and his potent examples from history and real life are very helpful.

                                      5 out of 5 stars The Best Begginers Guide to Markets.......2004-08-21

                                      Mc Millan's book makes it easy to understand how markets work, as well as their bennefits. Although it is not a book advocating free markets, it puts some sense into the idea through fun examples, stories and quotes. Anyone toying with the idea that free market economies are bad should read this book. As an imparial comment it might show a thing or two about why it is that free market policies don't seem to work for some countries(because they are not all that free)while in others they seem miracuolous.

                                      The secrets of economic growth and sensible pro market policy can be extracted, although I wouldn't base a government's development plan on it.

                                      The book is fun to read, easy to understand and highly illustrative. A must read for anyone (for or aginst free markets)

                                      5 out of 5 stars Essential Information and Wisdom.......2004-01-15

                                      Wherever buyers and sellers get together, there is a market. In the absence of currency, trades have been consummated by assigning relative value to items (e.g. livestock, weapons, clothing) or services (e.g. plowing, medical care, harvesting). Throughout human history, there have been markets in one form or another at which people exchanged or purchased goods of various kinds, usually in a centrally located area such as a crossroads, harborside, village center, or town square. Buyers and sellers (or traders) gravitated to markets where and when there would be the most people. At least to some extent, all that remains true today even with the emergence of cybermarkets. Effective marketing in the 21st century creates or increases demand first by attracting interest. Hence the importance of visibility. It must also provide a convincing argument as to why a given product or service is preferable to other options, including not purchasing anything. Supply and demand often come into play. Pricing is frequently a decisive issue. For centuries, be it in an ancient bazaar or modern market, buying/selling/trading is among the most dynamic of human activities.

                                      In this lively as well as informative book, McMillan offers "a natural history of markets" which helps us to gain a better understanding of how markets work as well as of what they can and can't do. "Markets do what they are supposed to do, however, only if they are we structured. Any successful economy has an array of devices and procedures to enable markets to work smoothly. A workable platform has five elements: information flows smoothly; property rights are protected; people can be trusted to live up to their promises; side effects are curtailed; and competition is fostered." I agree with McMillan that, as a result of innovations made by participants, "spontaneous evolution is the main driver of [private sector] markets" if and when provided with assistance from the public sector (i.e. government).

                                      Because throughout history the strength of markets has been their adaptability and their "restless reinvention," McMillan argues, shaping new markets is both a task for governments and an opportunity for entrepreneurs. Appropriate involvement by the former ensures, for example, the protection of intellectual property; appropriate involvement by the latter ensures that the process of adaptability and reinvention is sustained. There are so many excellent books now in print which discuss the most effective marketing strategies and tactics.

                                      Secondarily, McMillan examines several of them but his primary purpose, as I understand it, is to explain how and why the market economy ("...the worst form of economy, except for all the others which have been tried from time to time") "solves some all but intractable problems...[because] it admits variety and permits criticism" This book will be of greatest interest and value to decision-makers with responsibility for marketing within organizations which either have no "workable platform" or one which may soon collapse from the weight of external competition or internal inadequacy.

                                      I also highly recommend this book to those who have a keen interest in cultural anthropology. As suggested earlier, the bazaar or market has always been and always will be among the most dynamic of human activities. Why? Because it must constantly be reinvented to accommodate ever-changing human needs and interests. McMillan's comprehensive analysis of that volatile process is a unique and brilliant achievement.

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