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Adorno's study of Alban Berg is a unique document. Itself now a part of music history, it is a personal account, by a pre-eminent philosopher and aesthetician, of the life and musical works of his mentor, friend and composition teacher. Shortly after Berg's death in 1935, Adorno contributed several analyses to the first Berg biography. Thirty years...

Alban Berg: A Research and Information Guide , Third Edition is an annotated bibliography highlighting both the nature of primary sources related to the composer and the scope and significance of the secondary sources that deal with Berg, his compositions, and his influence as a composer. It is a reliable, complete, and useful resource and a...

The central point of this book is the realization that the creative work of Alban Berg, which in recent years has moved to the forefront of scholarly interest, is largely rooted in autobiography, so that therefore one can gain access to the music by studying the inner biography of its creator. Accordingly, the first of the three parts of this...

Hykie Berg is 'n bekende film- en TV-akteur, geliefd en gewild reg oor Suid-Afrika vir sy rol in Binnelanders en as wenner van Survivor. Hy is ook 'n verslaafde. Hier vertel hy sy verhaal openhartig, van sukses tot in 'n maksimum-sekuriteitsel in die Weskoppieshospitaal, waar God hom van 'n gewisse dood red. Hykie nooi jou uit om te onthou dat al...

Some people call him the smartest baseball player of all time. Moe Berg could speak twelve languages—and make up signs on the baseball diamond. How did this major league catcher go on to become an American spy in World War II?

This work very subtly ridicules the decaying values of its times. Centering on a man who has achieved some status and comes back to his town to flaunt it, this comical piece will rivet the reader's attention.

Diese Abhandlung beschäftigt sich vorrangig mit den rechtlichen Aspekten des Berg-Karabach-Konflikts. Die aktuellen Entwicklungen machen deutlich, dass die juristischen Aspekte von Sezessionskonflikten sukzessive verwischen und auch im Rahmen der internationalen Konfliktlösungsbemühungen ins Hintertreffen geraten. Die umstrittene Anerkennung des...

With a Foreword by Sydney Brenner (Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine, 2002). This biography details the life of Paul Berg (Emeritus Professor at Stanford University), tracing Berg's life from birth, in 1926, to the present, with special emphasis on his enormous scientific contributions, including being the first to develop technology...

Communication is central to multistakeholder dialogue and partnerships needed to achieve sustainability and governance reform in water resource management and infrastructure provision. The case study identifies current practice, offers advice on capacity building in an operational setting; and draws insights and lessons from experience.

Als  Jesse Morales, frischgebackener College-Absolvent und angehender Krimiautor, sich auf eine Woche als Helfer im Observatorium des Mount Washington einlässt, rechnet er mit harter Arbeit. Womit er nicht rechnet, ist die Leiche, die er zwischen den Felsen im Nebel findet. Der Mann entpuppt sich als der junge Tourist Stuart Warren, für den ein...