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Book Menuhin

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sir Humphrey Burton
  • Publisher : Faber & Faber
  • Release : 2016-12-19
  • ISBN : 0571337694
  • Pages : 463 pages

Download or read book Menuhin written by Sir Humphrey Burton and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2016-12-19 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 2000, when this biography was first published, Menuhin's name has not faded from public attention, as often happens in the decades after the death of a popular performing artist. Far from it: the centenary of his birth, April 22, 1916, is being marked by celebrations around the world.Yehudi Menuhin was born in New York of Russian Jewish immigrants. Prodigiously gifted, the 'Miracle Boy' gave his first solo recital aged eight and within five years was world-famous. Menuhin was a visionary individualist, who didn't mind shocking the establishment. His post-war support for the conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler, and his determination to build bridges with the defeated German nation, brought him into sharp conflict with the Jewish establishment and DPs in Berlin. Later he spoke out against apartheid in South Africa and denounced the Soviet Union's oppressive policy towards writers and dissidents.Drawing on contemporary sources, unpublished family correspondence and radio interviews, Burton creates a compelling portrait of an extraordinary human being - one of the best-loved classical musicians of the twentieth century.

Book The Mystery of Montague Morgan

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karen Baugh Menuhin
  • Publisher : Heathcliff Lennox
  • Release : 2021-12-03
  • ISBN : 9781916294776
  • Pages : 308 pages

Download or read book The Mystery of Montague Morgan written by Karen Baugh Menuhin and published by Heathcliff Lennox. This book was released on 2021-12-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates.' Ladies man, dandy, charming rogue, thief. Montague Morgan has a buccaneering reputation and he doesn't give a damn - until he falls in love. He has a plan, he needs money and he knows how to get it. He and his lover conspire to escape to exotic lands with stolen gold. But the gold belongs to dangerous people and plans can go awry. Morgan disappears, has he escaped, or has he fallen prey to lethal retribution? Lennox's friend, ex Chief Inspector Swift is embroiled, and Lennox steps in to help, but his wedding is fixed for Christmas Eve and it's only a few days away. As the mystery around Montague Morgan deepens, so the tension rises... Major Heathcliff Lennox - ex WW1 war pilot, 6feet 3inch, tousled dark blond hair, age around 30 - named after the hero of Wuthering Heights by his romantically minded mother - much to his great annoyance.

Book Violin

    Book Details:
  • Author : Yehudi Menuhin
  • Publisher : R.S. Means Company
  • Release : 1981-06
  • ISBN : 9780393000801
  • Pages : 144 pages

Download or read book Violin written by Yehudi Menuhin and published by R.S. Means Company. This book was released on 1981-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The violin virtuoso illuminates the skills and techniques involved in mastering this stringed instrument, through six concise, illustrated lessons

Book The Power of Reinforcement

Download or read book The Power of Reinforcement written by Stephen Ray Flora and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2004 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title According to Stephen Ray Flora, reinforcement is a very powerful tool for improving the human condition despite often being dismissed as regarding people as less than human and as "overly simplistic." This book addresses and defends the use of reinforcement principles against a wide variety of attacks. Countering the myths, criticisms, and misrepresentations of reinforcement, including false claims that reinforcement is "rat psychology," the author shows that building reinforcement theory on basic laboratory research is a strength, not a weakness, and allows unlimited applications to human situations as it promotes well-being and productivity. Also examined are reinforcement contingencies, planned or accidental, as they shape behavioral patterns and repertoires in a positive way.

Book Violin and Viola

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  • Author : Yehudi Menuhin
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1991
  • ISBN : 9781871082197
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Violin and Viola written by Yehudi Menuhin and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: London: Macdonald and Jane's, 1976.

Book Summary of Karen Baugh Menuhin s The Monks Hood Murders

Download or read book Summary of Karen Baugh Menuhin s The Monks Hood Murders written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-09-28T00:00:00Z with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 I was reading a magazine when my butler informed me that a ghost was lurking in the garden. I went outside and found nothing, but when I returned to my house, the tea and cake were missing. I had to assume that Cook had seen the ghost and was terrified of it. #2 I was reading a magazine when my butler informed me that a ghost was lurking in the garden. I went outside and found nothing, but when I returned to my house, the tea and cake were missing. I had to assume that Cook had seen the ghost and was terrified of it. #3 I was reading a magazine when my butler informed me that a ghost was lurking in the garden. I went outside and found nothing, but when I returned to my house, the tea and cake were missing. I had to assume that Cook had seen the ghost and was terrified of it. #4 I was reading a magazine when my butler informed me that a ghost was lurking in the garden. I went outside and found nothing, but when I returned to my house, the tea and cake were missing. I had to assume that Cook had seen the ghost and was terrified of it.

Book Unfinished Journey

Download or read book Unfinished Journey written by Yehudi Menuhin and published by . This book was released on 1999-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The autobiography of a renowned violinist who was a child prodigy at the age of seven.

Book The Uncommon Friendship Of Yaltah Menuhin   Willa Cather

Download or read book The Uncommon Friendship Of Yaltah Menuhin Willa Cather written by Lionel Rolfe and published by Lionel Rolfe. This book was released on 2004 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book  Not by Might  Nor by Power

Download or read book Not by Might Nor by Power written by Moshe Menuhin and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a new introduction by Adi Ophir: An early and fierce critique of Zionism from a Jewish child of Palestine who argued against nationalism and injustice. Born in 1893, Moshe Menuhin was part of the inaugural class to attend the first Zionist high school in Palestine, the Herzliya gymnasium in Tel Aviv. He had grown up in a Hasidic home, but eventually rejected orthodoxy while remaining dedicated to Judaism. As a witness to the evolution of Israel, Menuhin grew disaffected with what he saw as a betrayal of the Jews’ spiritual principles. This memoir, written in 1965, is considered the first revisionist history of Zionism. A groundbreaking document, it discusses the treatment of the Palestinians, the effects of the Holocaust, the exploitation of the Mizrahi Jewish immigrants, and the use of propaganda to win over public opinion in America and among American Jews. In a postscript added after the Six-Day War, Menuhin also addresses the question of occupation. This new edition is updated with an introduction by Israeli philosopher Adi Ophir, putting Menuhin’s work into a contemporary historical context. Passionate and sometimes inflammatory in its prose, and met with controversy and anger upon its original publication under the title The Decadence of Judaism in Our Time, Menuhin’s polemic remains both a thought-provoking reassessment of Zionist history and a fascinating look at one observer’s experience of this embattled corner of the world over the course of several tumultuous decades.

Book Clarinet

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jack Brymer
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1990
  • ISBN : 9781871082128
  • Pages : 0 pages

Download or read book Clarinet written by Jack Brymer and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For any serious clarinet player, this book is an absolute must.

Book The Monks Hood Murders

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  • Author : Karen Baugh Menuhin
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2020-08-29
  • ISBN : 9781916294745
  • Pages : 296 pages

Download or read book The Monks Hood Murders written by Karen Baugh Menuhin and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-29 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 1920s Murder Mystery in the depths of rural Yorkshire A scoundrel lies dying, he makes his confession; his sins were despicable and he wants to atone for his wasted life. He bequeaths an invaluable gift to Monks Hood Abbey, an ancient monastery set in a lonely corner of the Yorkshire moors. But sin throws a long shadow and corruption crawls in its shade. Strangers come forward and lay claim to the monks' inheritance. The Abbot calls on Major Heathcliff Lennox and ex-Chief Inspector Swift to ask for their help. They must go to Yorkshire to unravel the mayhem - but then there's mystery, and murder, and another adventure begins. Major Heathcliff Lennox, ex-WW1 war pilot, six feet 3 inches, unruly dark blond hair, age around 30 - named after the hero of Wuthering Heights by his romantically minded mother - much to his great annoyance. The Monks Hood Murders is the fifth book in the Lennox series.

Book The Black Cat Murders

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  • Author : Karen Menuhin
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019-04-28
  • ISBN : 9781096199687
  • Pages : 342 pages

Download or read book The Black Cat Murders written by Karen Menuhin and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-28 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie with a touch of Wodehouse and a dog of distinction. Who killed Sir Crispin Gibbons? A wedding invitation and news of mischief that could be murder, takes Lennox to The Earl of Bloxford's country pile. He soon finds himself in a world of purloined artworks, forgeries and a priceless Bloxford Beauty. But who are the Bloxford Beauties? And why are they the focal point around which swirls death?Lennox must confront life-long friends, unscrupulous artists and dealers to finally unravel a plot so complex that even his Scotland yard friend Jonathan Swift, is befuddled.

Book Murder at Melrose Court

Download or read book Murder at Melrose Court written by Karen Baugh Menuhin and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Downton Abbey meets Agatha Christie with a touch of Wodehouse and a dog of distinction.'

Book The Tomb of the Chatelaine

    Book Details:
  • Author : Karen Baugh Menuhin
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2021-04-03
  • ISBN : 9781916294769
  • Pages : 332 pages

Download or read book The Tomb of the Chatelaine written by Karen Baugh Menuhin and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-03 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder, mystery and a dog of distinction. Heathcliff Lennox investigates. A suspicious accident, a dead man's gun and a lost tomb. Strange events disturb the peace of Lanscombe Park, the magnificent country seat of Lord Godolphin Sinclair. Adventurer, gold prospector and arms dealer, Sinclair has spent a lifetime amassing a fortune with ruthless determination. He's a man frightened of nothing, until he receives a package from the distant past. Someone knows his secrets, they kill, and then they kill again. A game of cat and mouse is afoot, Major Heathcliff Lennox and ex Inspector Swift are called to Lanscombe Park to investigate.

Book Visions of Humanity

Download or read book Visions of Humanity written by Sönke Kunkel and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2023-09-15 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a critical reflection of the historical genesis, transformation, and problématique of “humanity” in the transatlantic world, with a particular eye on cultural representations. “Humanity,” the essays show, was consistently embedded in networks of actors and cultural practices, and its meanings have evolved in step with historical processes such as globalization, cultural imperialism, the transnationalization of activism, and the spread of racism and nationalism. Visions of Humanity applies a historical lens on objects, sounds, and actors to provide a more nuanced understanding of the historical tensions and struggles involved in constructing, invoking, and instrumentalizing the “we” of humanity.

Book Death in Damascus

Download or read book Death in Damascus written by Karen Baugh Menuhin and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-02 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 1920s Murder Mystery - Death in the desert with intrigue, adventure and a dog of distinction.' There's a damsel in distress and accusations of attempted murder flying around, but it's not in the comfortable confines of the English countryside, it's in the very distant city of Damascus. Lennox must go and investigate, although he's not too keen on exotic locations, and his old retainer, Greggs is distinctly averse to the very idea. Nevertheless, ex-Chief Inspector Swift persuades them and they reach the ancient city to discover a movie crew, a spy and a couple of mysterious ladies. Nobody seems to be telling the truth, they all have secrets, and there's one secret in particular that's drawn them like bees to the honeypot. But what is it? And then there's murder, and mysteries from the ancient past, and a handsome Sheik who remains in the shadows. Heathcliff Lennox and Swift must investigate and use all their ingenuity to unravel the enigma that lies hidden in the dusty streets of ancient Damascus. Major Heathcliff Lennox, ex-WW1 war pilot, six feet 3 inches, unruly dark blond hair, age around 30 - named after the hero of Wuthering Heights by his romantically minded mother - much to his great annoyance. Death in Damascus is the fourth book in the Lennox series. amazon reviewsKindle Customer Sally Hutcheson 5 starsExcellent Mystery. Don't pick up unless you have time to read it all She does not give away "who done it" until the very end and it still makes sense. I love her characters and hopes she finds time to write a lot more books. Kindle Customer 5 starsFast paced mystery. Very well written and fast paced. A very good page turner. Did not see the end coming. Highly recommend this series. I read book three before this in error which led to a small bit of confusion but no real problem. Kindle CustomerKathryn Loewenstein What fun this book was! Delightful story...kept me laughing at times and thoroughly entertained. Really if one wants an entertaining mystery, this is it! Hope everyone will enjoy this book as much as I did! Cat100 5 starsTerrific cozy English house mystery!I absolutely loved this book! It was really hard to put down. The characters were all so great. I can't get enough of the old fashioned English house party mystery. Kindle Customer 5 starsAn Agatha or Dorothy Sayres style that I thought went out of fashion In these days Well done, satisfying, wanting the next one! I will heartedly recommend. Puzzle without gore, depressive scenes, or bodily fluids. Well done! Vicki Oliver 5 starsWell done latest mystery with Heathcliff Lennox Karen Baugh Menuhin's mystery with WWI veteran Heathcliff Lennox is perfect for fans of traditional detective mysteries. The waning life of post-war England is spot on--the loyal servants, some of whom served as bat men in the war, the ambiance of old crumbling manor houses the dialogue--all make the book a delightful read. Mr. Fogg, Lennox's sweet dog, is joined by Mr. Tubbs, an orphaned cat. Inspector Swift re-appears, much to both men's dismay. Ms. Menuhin has a way of incorporating touches of Downton Abbey with war details along with humor. I read this book via Kindle Unlimited but have added it permanently to my library for re-reading again (and again).

Book Yehudi Menuhin

Download or read book Yehudi Menuhin written by Robert Magidoff and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 1973 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: