In September 1996 a fourteen-year-old Fatima Bhutto hid in a windowless dressing room shielding her baby brother while shots rang out in the streets outside the family home in Karachi. This was the evening that her father Murtaza was murdered along with six of his associates. In December 2007 Benazir Bhutto Fatimas aunt & the woman she had publically accused of ordering her fathers murder was assassinated in Rawalpindi. It was the latest in a long line of tragedies for one of the worlds best known political dynasties. Songs of Blood & Sword" tells the story of a family of rich feudal landlords
- the proud descendents of a warrior caste
- who became powerbrokers in the newly created state of Pakistan. It is an epic tale full of the romance & legend of feudal life the glamour & licence of the international political elite & ultimately the tragedy of four generations of a family defined by a political idealism that would destroy them. The history of this extraordinary family mirrors the tumultuous events of Pakistan itself & the quest to find the truth behind her fathers murder has led Fatima to the heart of her countrys volatile political establishment. It is the history of a nation from Partition through the struggle with India over Kashmir the Cold War the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan up to the post 9/11 War on Terror. It is also a book about a daughters love for her father & her search to uncover & to understand the truth of his life & death. It is a book about a family & nation riven by murder corruption conspiracy & division written by one who has lived it in the heart of the storm. " Songs of Blood & Sword" is a book of international significance by a young woman who has already established herself as a brave & passionate campaigner."

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With a foreword by the legendary accompanist Gerald Moore Eric Sams study (Faber 1961 revised 1983) is a notable landmark in the establishment of Wolf as one of the supreme masters of German song. Comprehensively revised & enlarged in 1983 the main subject matter remains the 242 published songs that Wolf wrote for voice & piano though the Ibsen songs for voice & orchestra are also discussed. English translations are provided & the backgrounds to the original poems by Morike Eichendorff & Goethe as well as the Italian & Spanish sources from which the songbooks were drawn are fully explored. Each song is dated its keys identified & vocal range determined. This is the most important book in the English language on the songs of Hugo Wolf since Ernest Newman proclaimed the composers genius in 1907.. . To the English-speaking student this work is a treasure to which he will find himself returning again & again: it is indispensable to those of us anxious to gain a deeper knowledge of Wolf
- Gerald Moore.
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Blake was one of the finest craftsmen of his time an artist for whom art & poetry were inextricably linked. He was an indepedent & rebellious thinker who abhorred pretention & falsity in others. His Songs of Innocence are products of this innocent imagination untainted by worldliness while the Songs of Experience resulted from his feelings of indignation & pity for the sufferings of mankind. The Songs of Innocence & Experience containing some of Blakes finest & best-loved poems are presented here in the form which best satisfied the high expectations of his poetic & artistic aspirations. The fifty-four plates which Blake originallly etched & coloured by hand are faithfully reproduced with the same delicacy &

Dimensions as the artist created them.

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William Blake subtitled his Songs of Innocence & Experience" " Shewing Two Contrary States of the Human Soul". His overall vision of the human condition is one where good & evil exist interdependently & this is an idea reflected in Blakes coloured engravings of the poems examples of which are included in this collection. This edition has comprehensive notes on the poems & an Approaches section offering commentary & activities on key themes & techniques such as Blakes political beliefs & the role of imagery within his poetry." ...

The University of Cambridge Anthologies of Poetry & Stories. Songs of Ourselves is an accessible one-volume introduction to the astonishing range of forms styles & content of verse written in the English language over more than four centuries containing work by more than 100 poets from all parts of the English-speaking world. ...

Finding the right rhyme can be excruciating songwriters too often choosing ridiculous words in desperation. This is an invaluable resource for any budding songwriter or even an experienced lyricist with writer's block. Featuring tips on songwriting the book focuses on the types of rhyme & assonance (end rhymes last syllable rhymes double rhymes beginning rhymes first syllable rhymes) for a range of popular styles. Arranged phonetically & drawn from a variety of musical 'dialects' from rock & pop to folk & hip-hop this is the quick & simple guide you need. ...

Ever wanted to write your own song? Ever wondered what it is you love about some songs but hate about others? This book will show you. Written by an expert songwriter & recorded by top artists Write Songs from Scratch is the ideal choice for any aspiring songwriter. ...

Infuse your lyrics with sensory detail! Writing great song lyrics requires practice & discipline. Songwriting Without Boundaries will help you commit to routine practice through fun writing exercises. This unique collection of more than 150 sense-bound prompts helps you develop the skills you need to: tap into your senses & inject your writing with vivid detailseffectively use metaphor & comparative languageadd rhythm to your writing & manage phrasing Songwriters as well as writers of other genres will benefit from this collection of sensory writing challenges. Divided into four sections Songwriting Without Boundaries features four different fourteen-day challenges with timed writing exercises along with examples from other songwriters poets & prose writers. ...

Like the plays in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series The Sonnets has been specially prepared to help all students in schools & colleges. Each sonnet is presented with accompanying material which aims to enrich your own experience of the poem whilst leaving you to make your own mind up about the sonnet rather than having someone else's interpretation & judgement handed down to you. You will find help with unfamiliar words with imagery & with other 'poetic' features as well as suggestions for practical work. ...

Adulation for rugby league sensation Sonny Bill Williams turned to incrimination overnight when he left the Bulldogs to play for rich French club Toulon earning himself the new name of ' Money Bill' Williams. Then he made no secret of the fact that he would like to change codes to rugby union if that allowed him to front up in the All Blacks' 2011 Rugby World Cup squad. Rumours & counter-rumours swirled until the guy with the big hand was signed to Canterbury & duly made an appearance in the All Blacks. Throw in sporadic stints boxing & the tale of this superb athlete follows the highways & byways of professional sport across the codes. Is Sonny Bill King of the Codes or King of Cash? The controversy still rages. ...