New York 1931 The manufacture & sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited by law but behind this prohibition organized crime flourishes-so too do bank robbers bootleggers assassins & homunculi Some want money some are chasing the secret to immortality & others just want to have a really good time You know what they say though You can&t always get what you want Meet the Author Katsumi Enami is the illustrator for the light novel series Baccano! Ryohgo Narita is the author of a number of successful novel series including the original " Durarara!!" books His earlier series " Baccano!" was honored with the Gold Prize at the 9th Dengeki Novel Awardsv ...

New York 1927 In a corrupt city where crime rules the streets Firo Prochainezo is Camorra an Italian criminal syndicate distinct from the mafia A member of the relatively small Martillo family Firo&s nevertheless got big ambitions & is determined to make his mark But while the Martillos may not be the biggest bad guys on the block they&ve got some distinct advantages working in their favor Does Firo have what it takes to become a made man? Let the crazy ruckus begin! About the Author Ryohgo Narita is the author of a number of successful novel series including the original " Durarara!!" books His earlier series " Baccano!" was honored with the Gold Prize at the 9th Dengeki Novel Awards Shinta Fujimoto is the artist behind the br&-new manga adaptation of the hit light novel series Baccano! Katsumi Enami is the illustrator for the light novel series Baccano! ...

THE YEAR 1934 In the depths of Alcatraz Firo Ladd Leeza & the others involved in the underground brawl attempt to figure out their next moves Meanwhile in Chicago as Isaac & Miria try to find each other the aftermath of what happened at the Russo mansion is affecting the entire city As the connections between the two locations become clear the chaos comes to a head in this explosive & heartfelt conclusion to the commotion of 1934! About the Author Katsumi Enami is the illustrator for the light novel series Baccano! Ryohgo Narita is the author of a number of successful novel series including the original " Durarara!!" books His earlier series " Baccano!" was honored with the Gold Prize at the 9th Dengeki Novel Awards ...

The year is 1931 A boy boards a train to visit his friend in New York A woman in a jumpsuit boards a train to meet her employer in New York & the conductor? He boards because it&s his job If it had been any other day they all would have gotten where they were going just fine But it&s not any other day The Rail Tracer is on the hunt The gonzo tale of gangsters immortals & outrageous luck (both bad & good) speeds into its third volume! About the Author Katsumi Enami is the illustrator for the light novel series Baccano! Ryohgo Narita is the author of a number of successful novel series including the original " Durarara!!" books His earlier series " Baccano!" was honored with the Gold Prize at the 9th Dengeki Novel Awards ...

The year 1933 A storm&s brewing in New York City as tensions among the families rise When Jacuzzi Splot & his gang is seen operating on the Gandor Family&s turf Luck Gandor employs a young woman named Maria to protect their family&s "negotiator" Tick Jefferson Maria with her katana & Tick with his scissors—they&re a well-suited duo & they both love to cut people However their violence only spawns more violence Meanwhile by the Hudson River an immortals& group named Larva finds a new person to add to their ranks The events from the last three years are about to catch up with a particular immortal from the Martillo Family About the Author Katsumi Enami is the illustrator for the light novel series Baccano! Ryohgo Narita is the author of a number of successful novel series including the original " Durarara!!" books His earlier series " Baccano!" was honored with the Gold Prize at the 9th Dengeki Novel Awards ...

NEW YORK 1930 Firo&s big day has come & everyone&s enjoying the celebration— Isaac & Miria so much so that they&ve had a bit of a change of heart! If one criminal syndicate is just too nice to rob then surely another will do Meanwhile Szilard learns that the object of his search is right under his nose Soon nothing will stand between him & ultimate knowledge! The crazy ruckus comes to a close! About the Author Ryohgo Narita is the author of a number of successful novel series including the original " Durarara!!" books His earlier series " Baccano!" was honored with the Gold Prize at the 9th Dengeki Novel Awards Shinta Fujimoto is the artist behind the br&-new manga adaptation of the hit light novel series Baccano! Katsumi Enami is the illustrator for the light novel series Baccano! ...

In Bacchus the visionary behind From Hell (with Alan Moore) & ALEC The Years Have Pants presents his version of "an American-style comic book" filtered through his own brilliant whimsical & wide-ranging sensibility With a fine blend of action comedy suspense & an ear for a great story Bacchus brings the gods & myths of ancient Greece to modern life as if they had never left Nearly 600-pages this deluxe volume collects the first half of the Bacchus saga (including Immortality Isn&t Forever The Gods of Business Doing the Islands with Bacchus The Eyeball Kid One Man Show & Earth Water Air & Fire) with new notes & commentary by the author by Eddie Campbell More from this Author 44 Horrible Dates Spider Eating Preacher Gonna Be Alright Tear This World Up Mind Trouble ALEC The Years Have Pants (A Life-Size Omnibus) ...

Eddie Campbell’s Bacchus is a true epic spanning a decade of work over a thousand pages & several millennia of alcohol consumption In Bacchus the visionary behind FROM HELL (with Alan Moore) & ALEC THE YEARS HAVE PANTS presents his version of “an American-style comicbook” filtered through his own brilliant whimsical & wide-ranging sensibility With a fine blend of action comedy suspense & an ear for a great story Bacchus brings the gods & myths of ancient Greece to modern life as if they had never left Nearly 600 pages this deluxe volume collects the second half of the Bacchus saga with new notes & commentary by the author ...

Bach & Tuning is strictly concerned with the identification of a historically accurate tuning paradigm that applies to the great majority of Johann Sebastian Bach's music This fresh narrative reveals the great composer's intentions regarding intonation A new intimate dimension of expression is the result 297 pages 17 Illustrations unspecified Reinhard Johnny ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Christmas Oratorio Bach&s six-part cantata cycle was presented by The Monteverdi Choir under the direction of John Eliot Gardiner at the Heiderkirche in Weimar in December 2000 as the culmination of a year-long pilgrimage Gardiner&s mission had been to perform Bach&s complete canon of liturgical cantatas in appropriate religious settings to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the composer&s death This is a magical record of a splendid musical occasion Although the Oratorio is seasonal the tale & the manner of its telling repay repeated listening regardless of the time of year The commitment of Gardiner his singers & musicians is deeply moving & is heightened by the splendid Baroque surroundings The story related largely by tenor Christoph Genz is a rich tapestry of musical textures ranging from the celebratory pastoral opening to the poignancy of many of the solo passages (soprano Claron Mc Fadden&s bell-like tones soar in particular) In one of the accompanying brief documentaries Gardiner says that at a time when we&re weighed down with wallpaper music Bach provides a means of escape through his sacred music The proof is in the holistic nature of this piece with its combined senses of nature at work & order represented by the discipline of the music itself of almost mathematical proportions Sublime ...