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The Baltic States--Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania--were granted independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Since then, the three countries have struggled with sluggish economies, tensions with Russia, and government corruption. This extensively updated second edition of a well-regarded reference illuminates the events of the last decade, including the acceptance of all three nations into the European Union in 2004. Although it concentrates on the 20th and 21st centuries, the wide-ranging work covers major historical currents that have swept through Europe from the age of the Crusades...

Presenting detailed information about 14 standard anthologies, this useful music reference tool lists all excerpts and complete compositions, provides information concerning the type of score presented, and includes an index of composers and sources as well as an index of complete compositions and movements. The book is designed primarily for researchers and teachers of music theory to make the search for analytical source material easier and faster than previously possible. The anthologies cited are all currently in print or are generally available in music libraries.

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Exploring musical theater on film for fans of the genre, Listen to Movie Musicals! focuses on 50 must-hear movie musicals featured in the United States.

In this book, 50 movies featured for critical analysis include many of the best-known film musicals of the past and present, from The King and I to La La Land. The list also includes several important movie musicals that were popular successes that are not necessarily on the "best-of" lists in other books. This volume also includes a greater focus on the actual music of movie musicals than do most...

"Judgment Day" extrapolates today's politics into a fictional near future world.where Americans suffer the legacy of today's ill-conceived policies, including a lingering, expanded Middle Eastern war.

Washington power brokers believe that Glenn Markley-a wealthy but politically naive young businessman-can lead the country in a new direction. But the incumbent President draws on powerful allies to block this move.

Markley finds himself politically excised when he becomes the prime suspect in the...

"Judgment Day" extrapolates today's politics into a fictional near future world.where Americans suffer the legacy of today's ill-conceived policies, including a lingering, expanded Middle Eastern war.

Washington power brokers believe that Glenn Markley-a wealthy but politically naive young businessman-can lead the country in a new direction. But the incumbent President draws on powerful allies to block this move.

Markley finds himself politically excised when he becomes the prime suspect in the...