Take a tour through the horror paperback novels of two iconic decades... if you dare. Hear shocking plot summaries that invoke devil worship, satanic children, and haunted real estate! Horror author and vintage paperback book collector Grady Hendrix offers killer commentary and witty insight on these trashy thrillers that tried so hard to be the next Exorcist or Rosemary's Baby. Complete with story summaries and artist and author profiles, this unforgettable...

Contents: v.1 Classical music from earliest times--v.2 Classical music: romantic to modern--v.3 Music from around the world--v.4 Folk, country, and cajun music--v.5 Gospel, blues, and jazz--v.6 From rock and pop to hip-hop--v.7 Music of stage and screen--v.8 The music profession--v.9 Musical instruments and technology--v.10 The voice and song.

Surveys the history and components of music, concentrating on Western musical traditions. Music is rhythm. Music is melody. Music is feeling ... and oh, so much more. Ah, music! is about composers and instruments. It's about artists and performers. It's about history from the earliest music through classical, modern, jazz, and popular times. It's about diversity and pleasure. Beloved author and illustrator Aliki shares her keen insight and understanding...

Traces the development of opera, presents plots of fifty popular operas, and provides an in-depth study of "Carmen." Includes lists of composers and their works, opera companies, opera terms, etc.

Norton critical edition. Includes texts and criticism. Edited by Maria Tatar. Contents: Little Red Riding Hood--Beauty and the Beast--Snow White--Cinderella--Bluebeard--Hansel and Gretel--Hans Christian Andersen--Oscar Wilde--Criticism.