Peter and the wolf : a Prokofiev fantasy / by Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953

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The social and the symbolic /

Table of Contents: “…Overture : recasting "the social" as "the symbolic" /…”
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Romantic geography : in search of the sublime landscape / by Tuan, Yi-fu, 1930-

Table of Contents: “…Overture -- Polarized values -- Earth and its natural environments -- Interlude : wholesome but ordinary -- The city -- The human being -- Coda.…”

Stars is God's lanterns; an offering of Ozark tellin' stories. by Wilson, Charles Morrow, 1905-

Table of Contents: “…Musing overture.--The Reeds go forth.--Satyr in Arkansas.--Honey hunter.…”

Keyboard music, vol. VI by Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750

Table of Contents: “….--7 toccatas, S. 910-S. 916.--French overtures, S. 831.…”

Tango : the art history of love / by Thompson, Robert Farris

Table of Contents: “…Foreword / by David Byrne -- Overture : Gardel on Avenida Libertador -- Preface : moving with an arm around life -- Tango in Hollywood -- Tango as text -- The cultural preparation -- Habanera : the call of the blood -- Milonga : the great Buenos Aires conversation -- Dancing on the edge : the early tango called Canyengue -- Tango as music -- Tango as dance -- Envoi : El tango / by Robert Colescott.…”

Jerome Robbins : a life in dance / by Lesser, Wendy

Table of Contents: “…Overture -- Fancy free -- Age of anxiety -- The king and I -- The cage -- Afternoon of a faun -- West side story -- Fiddler on the roof -- Dances at a gathering -- The Goldberg variations -- In memory of. . . -- Coda.…”

Jerome Robbins : a life in dance / by Lesser, Wendy

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Overture,; Fancy Free,; Age of Anxiety,; The King and I,; The Cage,; Afternoon of a Faun,; West Side Story,; Fiddler on the Roof,; Dances at a Gathering,; The Goldberg Variations,; In Memory Of . . . ,; Coda,; Notes,; Acknowledgments,; Index.…”
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Steppin' on the blues : the visible rhythms of African American dance / by Malone, Jacqui

Table of Contents: “…"Gimme de kneebone bent" : music and dance in Africa -- "Keep to the rhythm and you'll keep to life" : the style of African American vernacular dance -- Overture to vocal choreography : vernacular dance on "stage" (slavery 1950) -- "Let the punishment fit the crime" : the vocal choreography of Cholly Atkins -- The history of bands : from African rituals to New Orleans : second lines: the FAMU marching 100 : historical overview--colonial America to World War I -- The FAMU marching 100 : from ballpark bleachers to national TV -- African American secret societies : remebering the past and facing the future fraternities and sororities : "a way of remembering" -- Stepping : regeneration through dance in African American fraternities and sororities : regeneration through dance.…”

Ballet class : an American history / by Klapper, Melissa R.

Table of Contents: “…Overture -- First movements. -- A (very selective) early history of ballet in America -- Ballet class -- The Russians are coming: The impact of European teachers on American ballet class -- Brought to you by the Ford Foundation: Mid-Century innovation and the dance boom -- Themes and variations. -- Up a steep and very narrow stairway: Teachers, studios, and the business of ballet -- Race and ballet in America: A troubled/troubling history -- Yes, boys take ballet class too -- Diplomates of dance: Ballet and higher education -- An art or a sport? …”

Facing it : epiphany and apocalypse in the new nature / by Killingsworth, M. Jimmie

Table of Contents: “…Overture. End of a world -- Influence and confluence: family, nature, war -- Ecology then: the lake of tears -- Dispelling dejà vu, part one -- Dispelling dejà vu, part two -- Defying apocalypse -- Apocalypse redux and the fate of sustainability -- No illusions, no fantasy, no melodrama: the legacy of Rachel Carson -- Epiphany matters -- Imagination wild and tame: the smell of money -- The presence of roadkill -- Reprise. …”
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Jerome Robbins : a life in dance / by Lesser, Wendy

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Overture, ; Fancy Free, ; Age of Anxiety, ; The King and I, ; The Cage, ; Afternoon of a Faun, ; West Side Story, ; Fiddler on the Roof, ; Dances at a Gathering, ; The Goldberg Variations, ; In Memory Of ..., ; Coda, ; Notes, ; Acknowledgments, ; Index, ; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z…”
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Ruth Page : the woman in the work / by Meglin, Joellen A.

Table of Contents: “…Overture -- Part 1. International stirrings : From Pavlovita to Première danseuse ; World travelers: Chicago Allied Arts and beyond ; "Gone modern": skyscrapers, sacks, and sticks ; A surprising partnership: Page/Kreutzberg -- Part 2. …”

The Dodgers move west / by Sullivan, Neil J., 1948-

Table of Contents: “…An Elusive Championship; 5. Los Angeles: An Overture from the Coast; 6. New York: Endgame in Brooklyn; 7. …”
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International piano festival

Table of Contents: “…Sonata in B flat major K. 333 / Mozart -- Impromptu in G major op. 90, no. 3 / Schubert -- Aufschwung : op. 12, no. 2 ; In der Nacht : op. 12, no. 5 : (from the Phantiasiestèucke, op. 12) / Schumann -- Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor op. 27, no. 2 : "Moonlight" / Beethoven -- Polonaise no. 6 in A flat major op. 53 : "Heroic" / Chopin -- Hungarian rhapsody no. 6 in D flat major / Liszt -- Prelude in E major / Bach -- Concerto for guitar, viola d'amore & orchestra / Vivaldi -- Concerto for horn and orchestra, K. 417 / Mozart -- Egmont overture / Beethoven -- Six German dances / Schubert -- Waltz in C sharp minor op. 64, no. 2 / Chopin -- Hungarian rhapsodie no. 2 / Liszt.…”

Environment : an interdisciplinary anthology /

Table of Contents: “…-- The design and use of this book -- Overture: Nature and human perception. Martin Buber, "I contemplate a tree" in I and thou (1923) / translated by Walter Kaufmann -- pt. 1: Concepts and case studies. …”
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Control, abuse, bullying and family violence in tourism industries / by Zentveld, Elisa, 1970-

Table of Contents: “…Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Overview -- Overture -- Living with and Separating from a Perpetrator of Family Violence -- Journey One: Seeking an Intervention Order -- Journey Two: Financial and Parenting Agreements -- Journey Three: Changing the Children's Surname -- Concluding Thoughts -- 1 Introduction -- Introduction -- Control, Abuse, Bullying and Family Violence -- Autoethnography -- Definitions -- Let's Assume We Have a Can Opener -- Watching Shadows on the Wall -- Conclusion -- 2 The Tourism System -- Introduction…”
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Understanding global cultures : metaphorical journeys through 31 nations, clusters of nations, continents, and diversity / by Gannon, Martin J.

Table of Contents: “…Preface: Understanding cultures in depth -- Acknowledgments and coauthors -- Part 1: Introduction: -- Understanding cultural metaphors: -- Constructing cultural metaphors -- Reading and using this book -- When culture does, and does not, matter -- Part 2: Authority-Ranking Cultures: -- Thai Kingdom: -- Loose vertical hierarchy -- Freedom and equality -- Thai smile -- Japanese garden: -- Corporate cultures -- Garden as metaphor -- Wa and shikata -- Seishin training -- Combining droplets or energies -- Aesthetics -- Similarities and contrasts -- Bedouin jewelry and Saudi Arabia: -- Desert Bedouins -- Bold form -- Handcrafted appearance -- Traditional design -- Female ownership -- Turkish coffeehouse: -- Islam and secularity -- Recreation, communication, and community integration -- Male domain -- Modest environment -- Life outside the coffeehouse -- Looking ahead -- Don Ganh: the two side of Vietnam: -- History of occupation -- French defeat and division into two -- Metaphor: the dualities of Don Ganh -- Polish village church: -- Historical background -- Central place of the catholic church -- Partitioning and polish identity -- Survivors -- Kimchi and Korea: -- 60th birthday -- Strangers by day, lovers by night -- Kimchi's public role -- Irish of Asia -- Part 3: Scandinavian Egalitarian Cultures: -- Swedish stuga: -- Love of untrammeled nature and tradition -- Individualism through self-development -- Equality -- Finnish sauna: -- From survival to political and economic success -- Sauna: a secular "holy" place of equality -- Communication: comfort with quietude -- Danish Christmas luncheon: -- Interdependent individualism -- Geographic ambivalence -- Coziness -- Part 4: Other Egalitarian Cultures: -- German symphony: -- Diversity of musical instruments -- Positional arrangements of the musicians -- Conductors and leaders -- Precision and synchronicity -- Unfinished symphony -- Irish conversations: -- Intersection of Gaelic and English -- Prayer as conversion -- Free-flowing conversation: Irish hospitality -- Places of conversations: Irish friends and families -- Ending a conversation -- Canadian backpack and flag: -- Egalitarianism and outlook -- Canadian mosaic -- Canadians as non-US Americans -- French wine: -- Pureness -- Classification -- Composition -- Suitability -- Maturation process -- Changing portrait -- Part 5: Market-Pricing Cultures: -- American football: -- Tailgate party -- Pregame and halftime entertainment -- Strategy and war -- Selection, the training camp, and the playbook -- Individual specialized achievement within the team structure -- Aggression, high risks, and unpredictable outcomes -- Huddling -- Church of football and celebrating perfection -- Traditional British house: -- Traditional house -- History, politics, economics: laying the foundations -- Growing up British: building the house -- Being British: living in the house -- Part 6: Cleft national Cultures: -- Malaysian Balik Kampung -- Returning to nearby roots -- Authority ranking -- Reinforcing common values -- Nigerian marketplace: -- Diversity -- Social dynamism -- Balancing tradition and change -- Israeli Kibbutzim and Moshavim: -- Explicit values -- Size and behavioral outcomes -- Traumas, worldview, and personality -- Italian opera: -- Overture -- Pageantry and spectacle -- Voice -- Externalization -- Chorus and soloists -- Belgian lace: -- Land of contrasts -- Control -- Cooperation and harmony -- Part 7: Torn National Cultures: -- Mexican fiesta: -- Primary focus on people -- Emphasis on religion -- Experiencing the present -- Freedom within the social order -- Russian ballet: -- Echelons of the ballet -- Drama and realism -- Russian soul -- Part 8: Base Culture And Its Diffusion Across Borders (Clusters Of Nations): The Example Of China: -- China's Great Wall and cross-culture paradox: -- Great Wall: long, tortuous, and complex history -- Confucianism and Taoism -- Sun Tzu, war, and the marketplace -- Chinese family altar: -- Roundness -- Harmony -- Fluidity -- Singapore hawker centers: -- Ethnic diversity but unity -- Efficiency -- Power of women -- Safety -- Synthesizing traditional and new values -- Part 9: India, Shiva, And Diversity: -- India: the dance of Shiva: -- Cyclical Hindu philosophy -- Cycle of life -- Family cycle -- Cycle of social interaction -- Work and recreation (rejuvenation) cycle -- India: a kaleidoscope of diversity: -- Kaleidoscope of religions and cultural celebrations -- Images of festivals and feasts -- Cell phones, call centers, and curriculum -- Changing image of cricket -- Part 10: Same Metaphor, Different Meanings: -- Spanish bullfight: -- Cuadrillas -- Sol y Sombra -- Pompous entrance parade -- Audience involvement -- Ritual of the bullfight -- Portuguese bullfight: -- Pride in traditions -- Stratification amid unity -- Artistry and human gore -- Profitless bravery -- Part 11: Popular Music As cultural Metaphors: -- Brazilian samba: -- Small-step circularity -- Physical touch -- Undulation -- Spontaneous escape -- Paradox of dancers -- Argentine tango: -- Tango's evolution -- Tango music and composers -- Dynamics of the dance -- Tango singers and their lyrics -- Gender relations -- Applying what we've learned -- Summary -- Part 12: Perspectives On Continents: -- Australian outdoor recreational activities: -- Capturing the imagination -- New realities: beyond stereotypes -- Barbecue -- Equality matching among the tall poppies -- Sub-Saharan African bush taxi: -- Short history of Africa -- African time orientation and fatalism -- Communalism and community sharing -- Hierarchy in African society: seating -- Arrangements in the bush taxi -- References -- Photo credits -- Index -- About the authors.…”

The athletic crusade : sport and American cultural imperialism / by Gems, Gerald R.

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Anthropology and global counterinsurgency /