Arthur: 6982 books

As the "social anchor" in middle-class homes of the nineteenth century, the piano was simultaneously an elegant piece of drawing-room furniture, a sign of bourgeois prosperity, and a means of introducing the young to music. In this admirably balanced and leisurely account of the popular instrument,...

Part III of the series of introductory works on opera deals exclusively with Verdi and his works:Rigoletto, La Traviata, Il Trovatore, Un Ballo in Maschera, Aida, Otello, and Falstaff.

This is part two of the series and includes: Bio of Mozart and a study of "The Magic Flute." Jacques Offenbach and his, "The Tales of Hoffman." Giacomo Puccini and his, "La Boheme," Tosca," "Madama Butterfly," and "Turindot." Johann Strauss II and "Die Fledermaus."

Who does not ponder what inspires creativity? Why does one person excel as a doctor, another as an artist, and yet a third as a composer? Why do some fortunate people seem overly endowed with an abundance of creativity—this most precious of gifts—and others with little or none at all? Can creative...

"Birds in the Night - A Lullaby" is a song composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1869. Sullivan was an English composer best known for his comic musical opera collaborations with the librettist W. S. Gilbert. His works also include 23 operas, 13 major orchestral works, eight choral works and oratorios,...

Seen on the series True Convictions on Investigative Discovery, in January 2018. By now deep into his case, the prosecutor was no longer as sure as he'd been: Were maybe not both of his murder defendants truly guilty? That's when he called his retired dad—would you help me? Dad had been one...

The definitive collection of first-hand accounts of the world's outlaw motorcycle gangs Outlaw bikers consider themselves 'the last free people in society', unconstrained by the regulations that rule ordinarycitizens. And they guard their privacy jealously. Drawing on 17 years of studying and...

Bikies consider themselves 'the last free people in society'; unrestricted by the laws that rule ordinary citizens. Yet they have strict joining rules and jealously guard their privacy. The twenty-first century has seen bikie culture move from secretive disorganised crime to far more threatening organised...

On August 27, 1914, in London, I made this note in a memorandum book: “Met Arthur Ransome at's; discussed a book on the Russian's relation to the war in the light of psychological background— folklore. ” The book was not written but the idea that instinctively came to him pervades his every utterance on things Russian.

"Let Me Dream Again" is a song composed by Arthur Sullivan in 1876. Sullivan was an English composer best known for his comic musical opera collaborations with the librettist W. S. Gilbert. His works also include 23 operas, 13 major orchestral works, eight choral works and oratorios, two...

Bela Lugosi won immediate fame for his portrayal of the immortal count in the 1931 film Dracula. After a decade of trying vainly to broaden his range and secure parts to challenge his acting abilities, Lugosi resigned himself to a career as the world's most recognizable vampire. His last years were...

Extracted from the book Survival by Arthur Conan Doyle, this ebook gives an insight into Conan Doyle’s personal psychic experiences and conclusions, including his thoughts on religion and spiritualism, science and spiritualism, the death of his son, and his wife’s experiences with spiritualism. The...

A feature film, Speed Kills, starring John Travolta, based on the book, premieres in fall 2018. "Ocean racing superstar Don Aronow loved it when writers called him a living legend. His life of adventure is well known. It is his death that baffles police. He was afraid of nothing,...

'The thought behind this book is not just me wanting to tell my story in the standard autobiographical fashion but to create a kind of self-help book that includes my story. There are many things people don't know about me and maybe when they read about those things they will have an understanding...