Exuberant rhymes are an intrinsic part of the appeal of Roald Dahls books
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Songs Of A Sourdough is Robert Service at his best!. This is nature poetry at its finest. Here the Bard Of The Yukon use picture words that place the reader right in the Yukon of old. As you read you can see the stranger stagger in to the Malamute saloon & feel the fifty below gush of air until he closes the door behind him. You will hear him play the piano & see the ghastly look of the Lady that's known as Lou. You too will jump for the floor when the shooting of Dangerous Dan Mc Grew starts. You too will hear the Call of The Yukon & understand its Law while you come to appreciate The Younger Son." ...

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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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. ...

Luke Nguyen of Red Lantern fame is going home. Travelling on a personal & culinary tour through Vietnam Luke visits his family & friends & is invited into the homes of local Vietnamese food experts & cooks to learn more about one of the richest most diverse cuisines in the world. Starting in the northwest of Vietnam in the villages & hills around Sapa Luke explores the roots of traditional cooking. Moving south he travels to the capital Hanoi renowned for its French-Vietnamese cuisine. He explores the imperial cooking of Hue discovers the famed cau lau noodles in Hoi An & tastes a host of simple seafood dishes of coastal Nha Trang & Quy Nhon his journey culminating in Saigon where he is reunited with family. The Songs of Sapa is a vibrant visual essay of Lukes journey the stories & recipes from each region with stunning photographs bursting with colour & texture capturing the beauty of Vietnam her people & their deep connection to food."" ...

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. ...