Birthright:Recruited for her expertise on an Antietam Creek dig, archaeologist Callie Dunbrook encounters danger – as a cloud of death and misfortune hangs over the project. She finds a passion that feels equally dangerous, as she works with her irritating, but irresistible, ex-husband, Jake. And when a strange woman approaches her, claiming to know a secret about Callie’s privileged Boston childhood, some startling and unsettling questions are raised about her very identity. (more…)

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It is not just the timbre of Norah Jones’s voice that is mature beyond her 22 years. Her assured phrasing and precise time are more often found in older singers as well. She is instantly recognizable, blending shades of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone without sounding like anyone but herself. Any way you slice it, she is a singer to be reckoned with. Her readings of the Hank Williams classic “Cold Cold Heart” and Hoagy Carmichael’s “The Nearness of You” alone are worth (more…)

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Neeme Järvi, ever the expert architect, has over the years fashioned the Detroit Symphony into a world-class orchestra. Here, they take on two important African American composers, Duke Ellington and William Levi Dawson, whose music only works if the conductor and orchestra know what they’re doing. Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony (1934, rev. 1954) is a showpiece for obscure Negro folk melodies framed in standard 19th century Romanticism (mostly influenced by Dvorák, who (more…)

A new worldwide audio standard for classical music! The High Definition Classics recordings produce an indescribable depth of sound. Enoy the lush classical sounds and dynamic interpretations of The Piano, an innovative 8-disc audio collection for listeners of all ages. From mazurkas to Minute Waltz No 1; ballads to Bagatelles, The Piano on audio compact disc is an indispensable addition to your classical music library.

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Bold graphic, captivating animation, and brilliant sound. 300-verb database with conjugations in many tenses.

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