Crime Fiction

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"Crime Fiction" provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:
*presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy - broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel
*explores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as "Rational Criminal Investigation," "The Hard-Boiled Mode," "The Police Procedural" and "Historical Crime Fiction"
*locates texts and their recurring themes and motifs in a wider social and historical context
*outlines the various critical concepts that are central to the study of crime fiction, including gender, narrative theory and film theory
*considers contemporary television series like "C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation" alongside the "classic" whodunnits of Agatha Christie.

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: (Choral) by Ludwig Van Beethoven, ISBN 0486299244

Considered the summit of the composer's symphonic achievement, the Ninth Symphony is especially notable for the final movement's glorious chorale setting of Schiller's Ode to Joy. Reproduced from the authoritative Litolff edition, this conveniently sized volume is ideal for study in the classroom, at home, or in the concert hall. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: (Choral) by Ludwig Van Beethoven, ISBN 0486299244
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Rollerball (Full Frame, Widescreen)

The year is 2018. There are no wars. There is no crime. There is only...the Game. In a world where ruthless corporations reign supreme, this vicious and barbaric "sport" is the only outlet for the pent-up anger and frustrations of the masses. Tuned to their televisions, the people watch "Rollerball": a brutal mutation of football, motocross and hockey. Jonathan E. (James Caan, "Misery") is the champion player - a man too talented for his own good. The Corporation has taken away the woman Jonathan loves (Maud Adams, "Octopussy") but they can't take away his soul - even if diabolical corporate head (John Houseman, "The Paper Chase") tells him he'd better retire...or suffer the old-fashioned way. With its surrealistic imagery and tense action sequences, "Rollerball" grips you by the heart - and never lets you go!

Feature-Length Audio Commentary By Director Norman Jewison, Featurette With Behind-The-Scenes Footage And Interviews With Jewison, New Dolby Digital 5. Rollerball (Full Frame, Widescreen)
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Symphony No. 9 in Full Score by Gustav Mahler, ISBN 0486274926

This landmark of 20th-century symphonic writing, one of Mahler's most popular and admired works, is notable for innovation, poetic drama and the fresh and formidable thinking Mahler brought to its composition. The full orchestral score is reprinted here from authoritative Universal-Edition, Vienna, 1912. New glossary of German terms. Symphony No. 9 in Full Score by Gustav Mahler, ISBN 0486274926
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Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55: Eroica by Ludwig Van Beethoven, ISBN 0486297969

The epoch-making symphony that signaled the composer's break with classical forms and brought about a profound change in the course of symphonic music. Now available for students and music lovers alike in an affordable, carefully reprinted miniature format, this stunningly crafted work has delighted audiences and critics for generations. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55: Eroica by Ludwig Van Beethoven, ISBN 0486297969
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Classical Music in America: A History of Its Rise and Fall

An award-winning scholar and leading authority on American symphonic culture argues that classical music in the United States is peculiarly performance-driven, and he traces a musical trajectory rising to its peak at the close of the 19th century and receding after World War I. Classical Music in America: A History of Its Rise and Fall
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The Creation in Full Score by Joseph Haydn, ISBN 048641907X

Combining the traditions of a Handel oratorio and the Viennese mass with Haydn's own symphonic style, this choral masterwork of seamless perfection joyfully celebrates the wonders described in the book of Genesis. The easily affordable edition includes a text underlay in both German and English. The Creation in Full Score by Joseph Haydn, ISBN 048641907X
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