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Jewel’s voice is unmistakable.
It either draws one in with ineffable appeal, or puts one off in the way of people who try a little too hard. Continue Reading »
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Kenneth Karpinski’s little book is a quick read and has its better moments.
But his humor is sarcastic, his tips are very basic, and the project has little or nothing to do with what women hate. They’re simply matters of good taste and self-awareness. Men don’t learn well by being made fun of. We carry enough weight already. Continue Reading »
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The triumphant and unostentatious stroll of Rutledge Press’ ‘Gentlemanners’ series continues with this 2003 guide to a gentleman’s kit. Continue Reading »
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Franz Schubert’s piano impromptus are not big music.
Not only are the pieces relatively brief, but the absence of instruments other than solo piano and the evasion of bombast by Schubert altogether make these compositions small music.
But small is beautiful. Continue Reading »
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In this indie album, songstress Jill Koch shows off a whimsical voice that is capable of expressing both pain and hope from its midst. She’s got a sound made for the coffeehouse or bar, a bucket of authenticity, and a knack for the turn of a phrase. Continue Reading »
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This is the sound of a brilliant career reaching its apex. Unless Gloria Estefan surprises us with a turn no one could anticipate, Mi Tierra will go down as the best music she ever produced. Continue Reading »
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One wonders how a project like this gets started.
Were Gloria and Emilio lounging around the fireplace one night when …
Gloria: ¿Amor? Continue Reading »
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With apologies to all who have winced upon reading ‘God is my copilot’ on the back of somebody else’s car, this audio version of the Bible (Today’s New International Version) makes car time like, well, like having God as one’s copilot. Continue Reading »
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The New International Version of the Bible may well be the most researched and carefully edited English presentation of the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek biblical texts every produced. Though it has generated successors, the NIV is still a worthy choice for the Bible reader. Continue Reading »
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‘LSJ‘, as this good friend of a book is called by specialists of ancient Greek language and linguistics, is a staple.
You wouldn’t skip breakfast before heading to work. You wouldn’t wear dress shoes without socks. You wouldn’t fail to own a well-worn copy of this classic Greek-English lexicon if your work immerses you in ancient Greek. Continue Reading »
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